FC Thun – GNK Dinamo Zagreb Tip Champions League Qualification, 2nd round, first leg on Tuesday, 21.07.26 at 20:00
In my opinion, far too little is reported about the meteoric rise of FC Thun. Because the club from the Bernese Oberland only won the 2025/26 championship title in sensational fashion shortly after its return to the Super League.
According to my Thun Dinamo Zagreb tip, it won’t be enough to win the UCL qualifying first leg – and certainly not in the second leg! For Tuesday evening, I therefore clearly opt for a simple win bet on the GNK at odds of 2.00 at a betting provider with cashout.
Because FC Thun gave up some absolute top performers in the summer without having replaced them even remotely adequately. Although a lot of money was raised, the departures of Elmin Rastoder or Franz-Ethan Meichtry will undoubtedly quickly become noticeable.
Thun vs. Dinamo Zagreb AI predictions:
You should remember February 19th! Because on this day, GNK Dinamo Zagreb, who subsequently became Croatian champions, lost their last competitive game to date: a 3-1 defeat against Genk in the Europa League.
Consequently, I can make friends with the Thun Dinamo Zagreb AI forecast of our digital supercomputer and its first betting proposal for Tuesday evening. This is about the Asian HC: Dinamo Zagreb -1.0 at very appealing odds of 2.67.
You can get this at bet365 Germany if the Croatians have the upper hand with a realistic 2-0, 3-1 or even higher final result. If, on the other hand, the lead after the final whistle consists of only one booth, you will at least be credited with your stake instead.
Predicted chance of winning:
| Victory Thun |
Draw |
Win Dinamo Zagreb |
| 26.1% |
25.1% |
48.8% |
I also support the betting suggestion: Dinamo Zagreb will score in both halves as well! Because the traditional Croatian club has played a breathtaking pre-season and scored 16 goals in just 4 games.
Admittedly, there weren’t any big calibre players there, but the upcoming opponent impressed me far less during the summer break. After all, the club from the Bernese Oberland did not convince even in its dress rehearsal against Mannheim a week ago (1:2).
By the way, if you want to place a clever combination bet, you could give Dinamo Zagreb a chance to win Dinamo Zagreb & Over 2.5 goals to 2.90. Especially since I myself expect a crisp 3-1 victory for the Croatians, which should make everything clear in terms of “promotion” ahead of time!
What you need to know about Thun vs. Dinamo Zagreb betting
- Swiss home fortress in qualifying: FC Thun have not lost a single one of their last seven European qualifying home games at their own stadium after normal time (4 wins, 3 draws), scoring an average of 1.85 goals per game.
- Croatia’s away power: Dinamo Zagreb have one of the most stable away records in the Balkans in European group and league stages over the past three seasons; they exceeded their defensive xGA (expected goals conceded) value in away matches by an average of 0.34 goals per game thanks to outstanding goalkeeping performances.
- Hot spot for Croatians: Dinamo Zagreb has historically struggled with away games in Switzerland. Of the last five competitive games on Swiss soil against teams such as FC Basel or BSC Young Boys, the Croatian giants have only won one in regular time.
- Experience vs. euphoria: While Dinamo Zagreb’s squad has an average combined experience of over 450 appearances in the Champions League main round, there are only two players in FC Thun’s current squad who have already played minutes in a Champions League group stage.
