- Recent home form: Dinamo have won 3 and tied 1 of their last 5 home games.
- Player form: Nikola Petkovic has scored 3 goals in 2 games in this season's UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026.
Dinamo have a dynamic plan
Playing style
Dinamo Tbilisi are set up in a direct, vertical style that can create havoc on the field. Temuri Ketsbaia's side play direct when they can, but also work the flanks and look to transition quickly when the ball is won back.
Players and recent form
Algassime Bah is Dinamo's leading scorer in this competition, with 1 goal in 2 games, but his movement allows Dinamo to play forward with a sharp outlet when necessary.
- Dinamo have won 2 and drawn 1 of their last 3 games on home turf, so they should be confident of getting the better of Lithuanian visitors Zalgiris on Thursday.
- The hosts' recent form of 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat suggests they are a well-oiled team at this point, while Zalgiris are a positive side that have produced 3 straight wins, including a 1-3 away win at OFK Petrovac and a 2-1 victory at home in UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026.
Zalgiris can make a good game of it
Zalgiris' recent form reads 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, although all of those games have been in a different environment to Thursday's clash in Georgia. Andrius Skerla's team play a 4-3-3 system with a possession mindset and controlled build-up play, which usually results in them getting the ball in the final third and creating enough chances to win games.
But Zalgiris can be left open at the back by this approach and in Nikola Petkovic they have a danger man. The attacker has scored 4 of his team's last 8 goals and 3 in 2 appearances in the current campaign.
Dinamo are a solid team, and a team that can hold their own at home, which they have done across all competitions by winning 3, tying 1 and losing 1 of their 5 recent games. Zalgiris have won 3, tied 1 and lost 2 of their 6 away games, so they can make this a tough matchup but Dinamo have the setup to win the midfield battles and nick it in the channels.
The hosts are the more likely winners in this matchup, but we're taking the odds on offer at 1.76. Dinamo are a more dynamic team and have a better home record than Zalgiris, so the odds are slightly stacked in their favour.
