Dinamo Zagreb vs NEC Nijmegen

2 - 4
🕒 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:45 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 22430 🧑‍⚖️ Manfredas Lukjancukas 🔁 League Stage - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
League Stage - 3
League Stage Table
Dinamo Zagreb 18 · NEC Nijmegen 20
Referee Stats
3 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 0%
Draws 33%
Away wins 67%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (16-15).
  • Dinamo Zagreb controlled possession (58%).
  • Dinamo Zagreb had the sharper finishing (10-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Dinamo Zagreb (Home stats)

Games / Record

2
W-D-L: 1-0-1

Goals For / Against

3 / 4
Avg: 1.50 / 2.00

Points

3
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

0
NEC Nijmegen (Away stats)

Games / Record

2
W-D-L: 1-0-1

Goals For / Against

4 / 7
Avg: 2.00 / 3.50

Points

3
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Europa League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.50
PPG
1.50
1.50
GF
2.00
2.00
GA
3.50
50%
O2.5
100%
50%
BTTS
50%
50%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Dinamo Zagreb rank18th
NEC Nijmegen rank20th
Dinamo Zagreb points4
NEC Nijmegen points4
Dinamo Zagreb: #18 · 4 pts · GD -1
5 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
NEC Nijmegen: #20 · 4 pts · GD -3
5 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Dinamo Zagreb last 5 home

L W
Points3/6
Weighted index33
Goals3-4
Record1-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 away

W L
Points3/6
Weighted index67
Goals4-7
Record1-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Dinamo Zagreb trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 50%

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 50%

Scoring reliability

Dinamo Zagreb score at home100%
Dinamo Zagreb clean sheet at home50%
NEC Nijmegen score away50%
NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Dinamo Zagreb score first50%
Dinamo Zagreb win after scoring first100%
NEC Nijmegen score first50%
NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Dinamo Zagreb 0% · NEC Nijmegen 0%
Avg first goal minute: Dinamo Zagreb 94.0' · NEC Nijmegen 25.0'

Vs league average

Dinamo Zagreb score at home1.50 vs 1.50
Dinamo Zagreb concede at home2.00 vs 1.57
NEC Nijmegen score away2.00 vs 1.57
NEC Nijmegen concede away3.50 vs 1.50
Dinamo Zagreb score level with league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 27% above league average.
Defensive side: Dinamo Zagreb are 27% above league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 133% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games1
Avg goals6.00
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 6.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Dinamo Zagreb goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
76-90+ 2
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
61-75 0

NEC Nijmegen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
10
5
Total Shots
16
15
Shots off Goal
4
5
Blocked Shots
2
5
Shots Inside Box
11
10
Shots Outside Box
5
5
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
5
2
Fouls
11
18
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
7
Total Passes
516
360
Passes Accurate
436
284
Passes %
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Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
23'
23' D. Beljo
25' ⚽
⚽
25' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
Clement Bischoff
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Lebreton
33' ⚽
⚽
33' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
D. Beljo
Normal Goal · Assist: Olof Matteo Perez Vinlöf
36' ⚽
⚽
36' ⚽ VAR
L. Ivanušec
Goal cancelled
37' ⚽
⚽
37' ⚽ Goal · 3-1
D. Beljo
Normal Goal
43'
43' N. Lebreton
45' ⚽
⚽
45' ⚽ Goal · 3-2
B. Linssen
Normal Goal · Assist: Clement Bischoff
54' ⚽
⚽
54' ⚽ Goal · 3-3
B. Linssen
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Nejašmić
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ Iker Almena
1st substitution · For: Dani Rodríguez
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ N. Galešić
2nd substitution · For: M. Valinčić
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ A. Hoxha
3rd substitution · For: M. Oršić
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ D. Geiger
1st substitution · For: Jamiro Monteiro
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ Olof Matteo Perez Vinlöf
4th substitution · For: B. Goda
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ L. Ivanušec
5th substitution · For: L. Kačavenda
80' ⚽
⚽
80' ⚽ Goal · 3-4
T. Chery
Normal Goal
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ Deveron Fonville
2nd substitution · For: Kevin Kers
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ P. Schuurs
3rd substitution · For: Gabriel Brás
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ T. Chery
4th substitution · For: W. Willumsson
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ B. Linssen
5th substitution · For: K. Sierhuis
90+2'
90+2' Clement Bischoff

Dinamo Zagreb vs NEC Nijmegen 2-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

NEC Nijmegen beat Dinamo Zagreb 4-2 on Thursday, 22 October 2026 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Manfredas Lukjancukas. It was played at Unknown Venue 22430.

First half: D. Beljo received a yellow card for Dinamo Zagreb at 23'. NEC Nijmegen took the lead at 25' when Clement Bischoff scored, with the assist credited to N. Lebreton, making the score 0-1. Dinamo Zagreb leveled the score at 33' when D. Beljo scored, with the assist credited to Olof Matteo Perez Vinlöf, making the score 1-1. VAR intervened at 36' for Dinamo Zagreb (Goal cancelled). Dinamo Zagreb extended the lead at 37' when D. Beljo scored, making the score 3-1. N. Lebreton received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 43'. NEC Nijmegen reduced the deficit at 45' when B. Linssen scored, with the assist credited to Clement Bischoff, making the score 3-2.

Second half: NEC Nijmegen leveled the score at 54' when B. Linssen scored, with the assist credited to D. Nejašmić, making the score 3-3. Dinamo Zagreb made their 1st substitution at 59', with Iker Almena replacing Dani Rodríguez. Dinamo Zagreb made their 2nd substitution at 67', with N. Galešić replacing M. Valinčić. Dinamo Zagreb made their 3rd substitution at 67', with A. Hoxha replacing M. Oršić. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 76', with D. Geiger replacing Jamiro Monteiro. Dinamo Zagreb made their 4th substitution at 76', with Olof Matteo Perez Vinlöf replacing B. Goda. Dinamo Zagreb made their 5th substitution at 76', with L. Ivanušec replacing L. Kačavenda. NEC Nijmegen took the lead at 80' when T. Chery scored, making the score 3-4. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 81', with Deveron Fonville replacing Kevin Kers. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 81', with P. Schuurs replacing Gabriel Brás. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 90', with T. Chery replacing W. Willumsson. NEC Nijmegen made their 5th substitution at 90', with B. Linssen replacing K. Sierhuis. Clement Bischoff received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 90+2'.

Dinamo Zagreb used 5 substitutions while NEC Nijmegen used 5 substitutions. Dinamo Zagreb got 1 yellow card, while NEC Nijmegen got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (16-15).
  • Dinamo Zagreb controlled possession (58%).
  • Dinamo Zagreb had the sharper finishing (10-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Dinamo Zagreb vs NEC Nijmegen Head-to-Head History by Season