Dinamo Zagreb vs Monaco Preview & Prediction | 2024-25 UEFA Champions League | League Phase

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Monaco have a golden chance to back up their famous win over Barcelona with a second consecutive league phase triumph here, taking on a Dinamo Zagreb side beaten 9-2 in Munich.

KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Wednesday October 2nd 2024: UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 3:00pm / US PT – 12:00pm

HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – TNT Sports 8/ US – CBS Sports

HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – discovery+ / US – Paramount+

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PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Nevistic; Ristovski, Theophile-Catherine, Torrente, Pierre-Gabriel; Sucic, Misic; Cordoba, Baturina, Pjaca; Petkovic

UNAVAILABLE: Mmaee (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Theophile-Catherine (Injured)

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PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Kohn; Vanderson, Kehrer, Salisu, Henrique; Zakaria, Camara; Akliouche, Balogun, Ben Seghir; Embolo

UNAVAILABLE: Majecki (Injured), Diop (Injured), Coulibaly (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE:

KEY STATS

• Dinamo are without a win in their last 12 UEFA competition matches against French teams (D2 L10). Since a 3-1 victory at home against Auxerre in the Cup Winners’ Cup in September 1994.
• Dinamo have lost their last five UEFA competition matches at home against French teams.
• Dinamo have won only three of their last 40 matches in the UEFA Champions League competition proper (D5 L32).
• Monaco are without a win in their last seven away matches in the UEFA Champions League proper (D3 L4). Since a 3-2 victory against Dortmund in the quarter-finals in April 2017.
• Monaco are aiming to win successive matches in the UEFA Champions League proper for the first time since the 2016/17 group stage.
• The only time Monaco have started a campaign in the UEFA Champions League proper with two successive wins was in 2003/04 when they began the group stage with back-to-back successes against PSV and AEK Athens.

DINAMO ZAGREB VS MONACO PREDICTION

It will be interesting to see how Dinamo Zagreb approach this game after that thrashing at the hands of Bayern Munich. At home, you would expect a significantly better performance from them, but that may not be enough against a Monaco side riding the crest of a wave following that stunning win over ten-man Barcelona.

Monaco have historically struggled away in Europe, but if they can replicate their performance levels shown in their first game, then they stand an excellent chance of getting a positive result. Whilst utilising the safety of the draw no bet market would be wise, it’s well worth backing Monaco.

DINAMO ZAGREB VS MONACO TIP: MONACO DRAW NO BET