UEFA Europa League Matchday 3 Thu, Oct 23 · 20:00 Eleda Stadion, Malmö
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Our take

Dinamo Zagreb were slight favourites.

Dinamo Zagreb were the stronger side on L90 Strength (56 vs 30). Absences weigh more on Malmo FF. Malmo FF had 21.1 days of rest, Dinamo Zagreb 21 and had to travel 1,108 km.

Away travel1,108 kmRest days21.1 · 21Matches / 14d0 · 0
Malmo FF27%
Draw26%
Dinamo Zagreb46%
Expected goals 1.15 – 1.55
Malmo FF28%
Draw27%
Dinamo Zagreb45%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.54
Malmo FF28%
Draw26%
Dinamo Zagreb45%
Expected goals 1.17 – 1.54
Malmo FF22%
Draw25%
Dinamo Zagreb54%
Expected goals 1.02 – 1.74
Malmo FF27%
Draw27%
Dinamo Zagreb46%
Expected goals 1.13 – 1.55
Over 2.5 51% Both score 54% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Malmö)

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Referee · FranceWilly Delajod
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.44
  • Matches 94

Team strength

Malmo FFDinamo Zagreb
30 L90 StrengthIn forecast 56
25 Current StrengthIn forecast 43
24 AttackIn forecast 33
20 DefenceIn forecast 44
— 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

Malmo FF

Attack—
Defense risk—

Dinamo Zagreb

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Malmo FFDinamo Zagreb
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 3.00
2.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
0.46 xGVia Att/Def 1.10
2.50 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.42
+0.04 Goals minus xGContext +1.90
50% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
9.00 ShotsContext 8.50
3.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
33% On target shareContext 47%
4.50 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
50% Box shareContext 70%
6% ConversionContext 35%
— OffsidesContext 1.50
17.50 Shots allowedContext 8.50
8.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
4.50 BlocksContext 1.50
5.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.00
65% Save rateContext 67%
52% PossessionIn forecast 46%
450 PassesContext 437
376 Accurate passesContext 367
84% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.56 Team ratingContext 6.99
12.00 FoulsContext 9.00
13.00 Fouls sufferedContext 8.00
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.50 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.10
— xGVia Att/Def 0.91
— xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.76
— Goals minus xGContext +0.89
70% Scored inContext 70%
40% Clean sheetsContext 20%
8.83 ShotsContext 9.20
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.56
38% On target shareContext 35%
4.25 Shots in the boxContext 5.67
59% Box shareContext 57%
11% ConversionContext 20%
1.40 OffsidesContext 2.00
13.00 Shots allowedContext 14.00
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.50
4.00 BlocksContext 3.70
3.17 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.10
63% Save rateContext 56%
49% PossessionIn forecast 39%
469 PassesContext 358
394 Accurate passesContext 288
84% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.58 Team ratingContext 6.89
11.00 FoulsContext 10.20
14.33 Fouls sufferedContext 10.10
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
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

Malmo FF
Rest21.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Dinamo Zagreb
Rest21 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel1,108 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
Malmo FF Dinamo Zagreb
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match21.1UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 2 Oct21UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 2 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,108 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 1
Next matchdays after this one13.913.9

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

Malmo FF Confirmed XI
4-3-3
33M. Ellborg(G)
25Gabriel Busanello 19C. Rösler 18P. Jansson 17J. Stryger Larsen
7O. Rosengren 6C. Lewicki 40K. Busuladžić
29S. Hakšabanović 11E. Ekong 38A. Bolin
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Dinamo Zagreb Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
33I. Nevistić(G)
3B. Goda 26S. McKenna 36Sergi Domínguez 25Moris Valinčić
27J. Mišić
11A. Hoxha 8M. Zajc 77D. Ljubičić 21M. Lisica
9D. Beljo
+3 more reported missing outside this XI

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
Malmo FF Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Dinamo Zagreb Scores -0.02 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Malmo FF-0.9 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Dinamo Zagreb+0.9 pp

Home / Away this season

Malmo FF · Home 0.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.00
Dinamo Zagreb · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
3.00
Conceded
1.00

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 · Willy Delajod France · 94 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.64league 4.09
Red cards0.27league 0.11
Cards 5+40%league 39%
Fouls24.9league 25.2
Penalties0.44league 0.36
Home wins45%league 45%
Malmo FF

No previous matches with this referee.

Dinamo Zagreb

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

Malmo FF2 games · scored 1 · conceded 5
1 0-15
1 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Dinamo Zagreb2 games · scored 6 · conceded 2
1 0-15
3 1 16-30
31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Malmo FF10 games · scored 17 · conceded 13
3 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 5 31-45
4 2 46-60
2 2 61-75
5 2 76-90
Dinamo Zagreb10 games · scored 18 · conceded 21
1 3 0-15
5 2 16-30
1 3 31-45
6 3 46-60
3 4 61-75
2 6 76-90

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

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