Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Hapoel Beer Sheva
Match Time & Date:
31/07/2018
01:00 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Dinamo Zagreb
Against all odds, Hapoel Be’er Sheva suffered a heavy 5-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb at Maksimir stadium in the first leg of the Champions League second qualifying round. The Israeli side will have a mountain to climb in the return leg if they are to advance to the third qualifying round, but recording such a big win over the Croatian champions is easier said than done. The Modri are with one foot in the next round and we predict that they are going to eliminate Hapoel Be’er Sheva without any difficulties. Arijan Ademi impressed in the first leg and he is likely to prove a handful for the opposition defenders. The visitors are likely to adopt a cautious approach in Tuesday’s football match, which is the main reason why we believe the two sides are going to play out a draw at Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium.
Highlighted Player (Isaac Cuenca):
Isaac Cuenca is a product of Barcelona football academy “La Masia”. Cuenca scored two goals in two appearances for Barcelona B and he made his official debut for the first team on October 25, 2011 in a 1-0 win over Granada. However, after failing to establish himself as a first-team regular at Barca, the pacey winger signed a loan deal with Ajax in 2013, but he made no more than three appearances in Eredivisie for the Dutch club.
After ending his loan spell with the Amsterdammers, Isaac Cuenca returned to Spain and signed a one-year deal with Deportivo La Coruna. The 179-cm tall footballer, who was born in Reus, Spain, on April 27, 1991 left the Galician side at the end of the 2014/2015 season and he played for the likes of Bursaspor and Granada before joining Israeli outfit Hapoel Be’er Sheva.
Issac Cuenca has two caps for Spain U21 team, but he has yet to make his senior debut with La Roja.
Highlighted Team (Dinamo Zagreb):
Arguably the biggest club in Croatia and one of the most prominent football outfits in the Balkan region, Dinamo Zagreb have won 18 league titles, 11 of which came successively. Dinamo Zagreb have never been relegated to a lower tier of both Croatian and Yugoslav football.
Modri as they are called in Croatia are renowned for their impressive production line of youth footballers. Their highly organised football academy has so far produced world-class players such as Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Marko Pjaca and many others. Dinamo Zagreb play their home matches at the Stadion Maksimir in front of 35,000 people.
The club lacked support during the last couple of seasons due to fans’ disagreement with club management, most notably notorious Zdravko Mamic, who is under investigation for long-lasting corruption, tax evasion and embezzlement. For the first time since 2015, Dinamo Zagreb will have the full support of their most faithful supporters in the Champions League.
