Champions League: Dinamo Zagreb vs Monaco – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round 2 match between Dinamo Zagreb and Monaco and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Dinamo Zagreb hope to live up to their early billing as the Champions League title favourites this coming Wednesday when they welcome Monaco over to the Stadion Maksimir for a round 2 match.

Dinamo Zagreb endured a disappointing opening game in the new Champions League season which left them stunned without points.

Form: Dinamo Zagreb vs Monaco

Dinamo Zagreb Form

Dinamo Zagreb suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Bayern Munich in a 9-2 defeat. Slaven also proved too hard to handle, as they won 4-1, before Dinamo Zagreb were able to strike back last time out in a 5-1 win against NK Lokomotiva. Dinamo Zagreb only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Champions League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded 12 goals.

Monaco Form

Monaco look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Barcelona, who were defeated by 2-1. Then, Le Havre got outclassed in a 3-1 win, before beating Montpellier by 2-1. Monaco didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Champions League matches, but managed three draws, while suffering three defeats. They conceded 13 and scored five goals themselves.

Betting stats for Dinamo Zagreb and Monaco

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Dinamo Zagreb and Monaco played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Dinamo Zagreb vs Monaco

Bruno Petkovic found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Maghnes Akliouche just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

Dinamo Zagreb claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Monaco won seven of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing two in this series of matches. Monaco won their last 4 matches. Monaco did not lose any of their last 5 matches away from home.

Both teams to score

Dinamo Zagreb scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Monaco scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Monaco have won to nil in their last 3 away games. Monaco managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Dinamo Zagreb saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Monaco, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.1 times goals per game themselves. Dinamo Zagrebs last 3 matches had over 4.5 goals.

Betting prediction: Dinamo Zagreb vs Monaco

To sum up, the upcoming match between Dinamo Zagreb and Monaco seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Champions League game.

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