1. HNL Football Betting
1. HNL Croatia
With a national team that regularly delivers good results, the Croatian league is the perfect platform for future football stars to prove their talent on the international stage.
Croatia is a football nation that has come together after suffering many difficult trials They have come a long way in a relatively short space of time. Croatian players have no mental block when it comes to challenging to reach the final stages of high-pressure games.
The Croatian first division is called 1. HNL, and comprises only ten teams. The second division is called 2. HNL and comprises 16 teams. Place your bets on the Croatian second division football with bwin.
Which team dominates the league?
Dinamo Zagreb has won every championship since the 2005-06 season, with one exception: in the 2016-17 season, Dinamo finished second behind HNK Rijeka.
That makes 22 titles for Dinamo Zagreb since the championship was first founded in 1992.
Since the inception of the league, four teams have never been relegated — Dinamo Zagreb, NK Osijek, HNK Rijeka, and Hadjuk Split. Of the ten teams competing for the championship this season, only the team that finishes bottom of the 1. HNL league will be relegated.
The defending champions get a ticket to the Champions League and the Europa Conference League — a European football competition sponsored by bwin — along with the other two teams that complete the podium. Place your bets on the Europa Conference League on our online sports betting platform.
Bet on the Croatian championship
The Croatian football championship is placed around twentieth position in the UEFA rankings.
The season spans from July to June, and with only ten teams, each team in the Croatian league meets its opponents four times in a single season.
Keep an eye on the calendar with the top teams participating in the energy-intensive European competitions as well — in addition to the Croatian Cup.
Recommended bets on the championship
The goal ratio for this season is 2.95 per game for all teams. Rijeka and Dinamo are prolific in front of goal — both teams manage to score an average of 2.28 goals per game since the beginning of the season. When these two teams are on the bill, a recommended bet is to bet on them winning with more than 2.5 goals.
Football betting is always an exciting time to be in stadiums where the fans are out in force to cheer on their team and to try and intimidate or upset their opponents.