Bayern Munich begin their latest Champions League campaign on Tuesday night. Our Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb prediction and Champions League betting tips, consider whether it’ll be a strong start for the Bavarians.
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Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb prediction: Comfortable win for Kompany’s men
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- Our Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb betting tips take into account that the Croatians have lost 17 of their last 18 away Champions League group stage matches.
- Dinamo have conceded 1.83 goals per game on average against German opposition in European competition.
- It’s four wins from four competitive matches for Bayern under Kompany so far, with 15 goals scored.
Correct score prediction: Bayern Munich 4-1 Dinamo Zagreb
While Dinamo have a decent record of making it through the qualifying rounds, they invariably fall well short against better sides at this stage. With the Kompany honeymoon ongoing and fresh from a big weekend win, Bayern should cruise to victory here.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Convincing home win expected
- HOME: 2/13 (1.15) – 86.7%
- DRAW: 15/2 (8.50) – 11.8%
- AWAY: 14/1 (15.00) – 6.7%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
The home team are the red hot favourites according to the Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb odds with an implied probability of 86.7% that they win this match.
Bayern come into this after a big 6-1 win away to Holstein Kiel in the Bundesliga with Harry Kane scoring a hat-trick.
Meanwhile, it was bitter disappointment for Dinamo Zagreb on Friday night as they went down to a 1-0 home defeat against rivals Hajduk Split in the Croatian League.
Today’s football betting tips look at some of the best picks from the upcoming action around the world.
Most recent H2Hs: Bayern dominant in 2015 meetings
Our Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb prediction suggests the Germans will again have the edge, as was the case when the sides met in the group stage in the 2015/16 season. Bayern were 2-0 winners in Croatia and 5-0 victors at the Allianz Arena.
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Bayern Munich preview: Sane return leaves hosts in good shape
Leroy Sane is fit again, meaning Bayern should be able to call upon all of their main attacking weapons here. Josip Stanisic, Tarek Buchmann and Hiroki Ito are still out injured though.
Predicted Lineup: Neuer (GK), Davies, Min-Jae, Upamecano, Kimmich, Pavlovic, Palhinha, Gnabry, Musiala, Olise & Kane
UEFA Champions League 02/10/24 L Aston Villa 1 Bayern Munich 0 Germany Bundesliga I 28/09/24 D Bayer Leverkusen 1 Bayern Munich 1 Germany Bundesliga I 21/09/24 W Werder Bremen 0 Bayern Munich 5 UEFA Champions League 17/09/24 W Dinamo Zagreb 2 Bayern Munich 9 Germany Bundesliga I 14/09/24 W Holstein Kiel 1 Bayern Munich 6
Dinamo Zagreb preview: Petkovic to lead the line
The visitors are likely to operate defensively in this game, with Bruno Petkovic expected to be the lone striker. They may go with a similar eleven to the team that played a big league game on Friday.
Predicted Lineup: Nevisitic (GK), Ristovski, Theophile-Catherine, Mmaee, Pierre-Gabriel, Cordoba, Ademi, Sucic, Baturina, Pjaca & Petkovic
UEFA Champions League 02/10/24 D Monaco 2 Dinamo Zagreb 2 Croatia HNL 28/09/24 W NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1 Dinamo Zagreb 5 Croatia Cup 25/09/24 W NK Banjole 1 Dinamo Zagreb 3 Croatia HNL 21/09/24 L Slaven Belupo 4 Dinamo Zagreb 1 UEFA Champions League 17/09/24 L Bayern Munich 9 Dinamo Zagreb 2
Player to watch – Harry Kane
England striker Harry Kane will be desperately hoping that this is the season when he finally adds the kind of silverware that his career deserves. Kane has already scored four and assisted two so far in three Bundesliga outings this season.
Kane smashes Haaland’s record
After scoring three last time out, Kane became the fastest man to reach 50 goal involvements in Bundesliga history. He managed the feat in just 35 games, beating Erling Haaland’s record.
