UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 Qualifying rounds Tue, Aug 4 · 19:00 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
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Away travel1,155 kmRest days7 · ?Matches / 14d2 · 0
Real contextStrength only
Dinamo Zagreb—%
Draw—%
Kauno Žalgiris—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Zagreb)

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Referee · BelgiumEric Lambrechts
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.32
  • Matches 62

Team strength

Dinamo ZagrebKauno Žalgiris
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
43 Current StrengthIn forecast 6
33 AttackIn forecast 7
44 DefenceIn forecast 8
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Dinamo Zagreb

Attack—
Defense risk—

Kauno Žalgiris

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Dinamo ZagrebKauno Žalgiris
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.25
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.75
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
100% Scored inContext 75%
0% Clean sheetsContext 50%
26.00 ShotsContext —
6.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
23% On target shareContext 33%
15.50 Shots in the boxContext —
60% Box shareContext —
8% ConversionContext 11%
— OffsidesContext —
12.00 Shots allowedContext —
3.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def —
5.00 BlocksContext —
1.50 Goalkeeper savesContext —
50% Save rateContext —
65% PossessionIn forecast —
599 PassesContext —
505 Accurate passesContext —
84% Pass accuracyContext —
7.11 Team ratingContext —
14.00 FoulsContext —
16.50 Fouls sufferedContext —
3.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.75
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 4 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
2.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.13 xGVia Att/Def —
1.44 xG allowedVia Att/Def —
+0.27 Goals minus xGContext —
70% Scored inContext 70%
0% Clean sheetsContext 30%
13.90 ShotsContext —
4.44 Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
29% On target shareContext 34%
8.89 Shots in the boxContext —
59% Box shareContext —
10% ConversionContext 11%
2.14 OffsidesContext —
11.80 Shots allowedContext —
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def —
3.78 BlocksContext —
2.70 Goalkeeper savesContext —
56% Save rateContext 63%
54% PossessionIn forecast —
510 PassesContext —
430 Accurate passesContext —
84% Pass accuracyContext —
6.79 Team ratingContext —
11.00 FoulsContext —
11.60 Fouls sufferedContext —
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.20
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Dinamo Zagreb
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,300 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Kauno Žalgiris
Rest—since last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel1,155 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load12%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Dinamo Zagreb Kauno Žalgiris
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7UEFA Champions League 2026-2027, 28 Jul—
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,155 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,300 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 20 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one77

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Dinamo Zagreb Confirmed XI
4-3-3
44I. Filipović(G)
22M. Vinlöf 26S. McKenna 36Sergi Domínguez 25Moris Valinčić
8M. Zajc 27J. Mišić 7L. Stojković
11A. Hoxha 9D. Beljo 21M. Lisica
Kauno Žalgiris Confirmed XI
4-4-2
55T. Švedkauskas(G)
33M. Konatar 77R. Lekiatas 3A. Tolordava 45J. Moutachy
70F. Ourega 14V. Slivka 32F. Baldassarra 9L. Kreković
19Renan Oliveira 7A. Benchaib

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Dinamo Zagreb Absences are shown before kick-off
Kauno Žalgiris Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Dinamo Zagreb · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
3.00
Conceded
2.00
Kauno Žalgiris · Away No away games yet this season.

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Eric Lambrechts Belgium · 62 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.02league 4.32
Red cards0.11league 0.25
Cards 5+39%league 43%
Fouls22.2league 25.9
Penalties0.32league 0.33
Home wins45%league 50%
Dinamo Zagreb

No previous matches with this referee.

Kauno Žalgiris

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Dinamo Zagreb2 games · scored 4 · conceded 3
1 0-15
2 16-30
31-45
46-60
1 61-75
3 76-90
Kauno Žalgiris4 games · scored 5 · conceded 3
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
31-45
1 46-60
61-75
3 1 76-90
Dinamo Zagreb10 games · scored 14 · conceded 23
2 3 0-15
5 16-30
2 7 31-45
1 2 46-60
3 2 61-75
6 4 76-90
Kauno Žalgiris10 games · scored 11 · conceded 12
2 4 0-15
3 2 16-30
2 31-45
2 2 46-60
61-75
4 2 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.