Monaco will be looking to build on their excellent win against Barcelona in the opening round of fixtures in the new-look Champions League when they make the trip to Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday night.
The hosts were thrashed 9-2 by Bayern Munich last time out but this is a team that do have goals in them and should cause Monaco a few problems.
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Dinamo Zagreb vs Monaco prediction: Back-to-back wins for Monaco?
Key Stats
- Monaco have won five of their last six matches in all competitions.
- Dinamo Zagreb were beaten 9-2 in their opening Champions League tie against Bayern Munich.
- Both teams have scored in five of the hosts' last six outings.
- Four of Monaco's last five fixtures have ended with both teams scoring.
Correct score prediction: Dinamo Zagreb 2-3 Monaco
Wednesday's hosts have scored at least two goals in three of their last four outings but Monaco have scored three times in two of their last four outings, which is why we're backing a 3-2 final scoreline in favour of the visitors.
Pre-game odds and win probability: The odds favour the visitors
- HOME: 4/1 (5.00) – 20%
- DRAW: 31/10 (4.10) – 24.4%
- AWAY: 3/4 (1.75) – 57.1%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Monaco are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 57.1% and we can't argue with the bookmakers on this selection.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: First encounter
Monaco's trip to Zagreb this week marks the first-ever meeting between the two clubs and we're expecting the pair to produce an entertaining 90 minutes.
Dinamo Zagreb preview: Lost heavily at Bayern
Dinamo Zagreb sit third in the HNL table following an impressive 5-1 victory over Lokomotiva Zagreb on Saturday.
Sandro Kulenovic provides the main goal threat in this Zagreb side. The Croatian forward has scored eight goals in all competitions which includes two in the Champions League qualifiers.
Defender Dino Peric and midfielder Mauro Perkovic are the two main injury concerns for the hosts this week.
Predicted lineup: Nevistic (GK), Ristovski, Bernauer, Pierre-Gabriel, Torrente, Ademi, Misic, Baturina, B. Petkovic, Hoxha & Cordoba
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
Monaco preview: Unbeaten in all competitions
Monaco continued their excellent start to the new season with a 2-1 home win against Montpellier on Saturday.
Adi Butter's side sit joint-top in Ligue 1 alongside PSG on 16 points and got off to a winning start in the Champions League with a famous 2-1 victory over Barcelona.
Wednesday's guests will be without the services of Edan Diop and Radoslaw Majecki this week due to injury.
Predicted lineup: Kohn (GK), Henrique, Salisu, Singo, Vanderson, Golovin, Zakaria, Akliouche, Ben Seghir, Embolo & Balogun
UEFA Champions League 02/10/24
D
Dinamo Zagreb
2
Monaco
2
France Ligue 1 28/09/24
W
Montpellier
1
Monaco
2
France Ligue 1 22/09/24
W
Le Havre
1
Monaco
3
UEFA Champions League 19/09/24
W
Barcelona
1
Monaco
2
France Ligue 1 14/09/24
W
Auxerre
0
Monaco
3
Player to watch: Folarin Balogun
Folarin Balogun only made a couple of brief appearances for Arsenal before being sold to Monaco in 2023 but it was during his loan spell with Reims that the American striker really made a name for himself.
Balogun, 23, scored 22 times in 39 games for Reims during the 2022/23 season prompting Monaco to buy the striker from Arsenal where he went on to score eight times in 32 games last season.
The former Arsenal man is making a name for himself in France
The USA international hasn't made a great start to the 2024/25 season but has scored twice in Ligue 1 and we're expecting the striker to continue to improve over the next few weeks, starting on Wednesday night against Dinamo Zagreb.
