- Scoring form: Hapoel Beer-Sheva (HBS) average 1.60 goals per game across their last 10 competitive matches.
- Combined stats: GNK Dinamo Zagreb (GND) average 2.40 goals scored and 1.30 goals conceded across their last 10 all-competitions matches.
- Recent form: HBS have a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last five matches, whereas GND have won just two of their last five.
Style clash to ensue in Romania
Tactical approach
Neither Hapoel Beer-Sheva or GNK Dinamo Zagreb will be too pleased to have been drawn against each other in the UEFA Europa League 2026-2027, but the matchup promises to be an interesting one with the Israeli outfit set to play at a higher tempo and with more directness than the Croats. Ran Kozuch has done a fine job with Hapoel since taking the reins on 1st July 2024, but his 4-3-3 side, which morphs into a narrow, compact mid-block when out of possession, is in its most dangerous form when winning second balls and breaking at pace in transition.
Recent form
The Camels have scored 16 goals across their last 10 all-competitions matches and their momentum has certainly swung of late. A 1-4 defeat at Maccabi Tel-Aviv in the Israeli top flight was followed up by a 0-2 win over Hapoel Petah Tikva, which isn't ideal preparation for this clash.
Dinamo to hold edge, but goals are likely
GNK Dinamo Zagreb, the bookmakers' choice at 1.9, are a far more sophisticated unit than Hapoel, but their form is also more mixed coming into this game. A 1-0 win over NK Gorica was followed by a 4-2 loss at NK Osijek last time out, suggesting that the Croatian champions are still not operating at the highest of levels.
Mario Kovacevic has done a great job at the helm since arriving on 4th June 2025 and has maintained a solid game model with his players, who are adept at controlling the ball, pressing in numbers and punching with pace when they get it right. The Blues are a 4-3-3 outfit with a hybrid of 4-2-3-1, and the difference in the two sides' approach could see the midfield battle prove to be pivotal.
- Dinamo have the edge in terms of form over a ten-game period, going 6-2-2 in all-competitions, while Hapoel are 6-1-3.
- However, both sides have lost two of their last five, which is why we will pass over the moneyline markets here and focus on the goal lines.
Goals are the play
GNK Dinamo Zagreb look the more likely winners, but we prefer the odds for Over 2.5 goals at 1.65 and Both Teams To Score: Yes at 1.55, while we are also siding with the Modri/Plavi to just edge it.
Dion Drena Beljo is the team's greatest goal threat with three in five and he can help Dinamo Zagreb to a narrow victory at Stadionul Rapid-Giulesti on Wednesday.
