Dinamo Zagreb will host the match of the 3rd round of the Champions League group stage in Austria. Our sports portal gives a forecast for the meeting.
Red Bull Salzburg
The Austrian champion did not suffer a single defeat at the start of the group stage of the most prestigious club tournament in Europe. In the 1st round, "Salzburg" shared points with "Milan" (1:1), while both goals of the team scored before the whistle for the break. A week later, Matthias Jaissle's wards came away from defeat in an away match with Chelsea (1-1) — this time the teams scored only after the break. In the domestic championship, "Salzburg" scored 23 points at the end of 10 rounds and is on the first line in the table. However, in the last two games, the defending champion drew twice.
Dinamo Zagreb
The Croatian champion created a sensation in the first round of the LCH — he beat Chelsea with a score of 1-0 on his field. The hosts played a swift attack in the first half, and then brought the meeting to victory. By the way, it was after this game that the Chelsea management dismissed the head coach Thomas Tuchel. A week later, Dynamo arrived in Italy, where they lost to Milan (1:3). In the domestic championship, the club from Zagreb is doing just great: 10 wins in 11 matches, 31 points, 34 goals, first place in the table. In the previous round, Ante Ciacic's team beat Slaven 3-1 on their own field.
Statistics and figures:
- Bookmakers consider the Austrian club the favorite of the upcoming game;
- Salzburg have four draws in their last five matches;
- Dynamo has won nine times in the last 10 meetings;
- In the last five head—to-head matches, "Salzburg" won three victories, "Dynamo" - one;
- The last game with the participation of the teams ended with the victory of the Croatian club (2:1) in overtime.
Forecast
In my opinion, Salzburg will take advantage of the support of their stands and win their first victory in the group stage. The Croatian club plays worse away than at home, so it is unlikely to be able to catch on to points in a match with an opponent of approximately equal strength.