Dinamo Zagreb v Borussia Dortmund: Prediction and Tips

Just three points off the top of the table going into week five of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League season, it’s been a positive start for Borussia Dortmund as they prepare to make the trip to Croatia to face Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday.

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Dinamo Zagreb v Borussia Dortmund Prediction

Key Prediction Stats & Insights

Supercomputer Prediction

Dinamo Zagreb v Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

Predicted Starting Line-ups

Dinamo Zagreb v Borussia Dortmund Prediction

Prediction	BetSie Supercomputer %	Odds	Odds %
Borussia Dortmund win	71.3%	7/10	58.8%

Key Prediction Stats & Insights

• Dinamo Zagreb have won just one of their last four home games in all competitions
• Borussia Dortmund have won two of their last three away games in the UEFA Champions League
• AEK Athens were the last side to win at Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League in August 2023

Supercomputer Prediction

Dinamo Zagreb	11.8%
Draw	16.9%
Borussia Dortmund	71.3%

The odds suggest that Borussia Dortmund have a 58.8% chance of winning their upcoming UEFA Champions League clash against Dinamo Zagreb.

With a 71.3% probability, the BetSie Supercomputer believes the visitors possess an even greater chance of winning the match compared to the betting odds.

Dinamo Zagreb v Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

Tip	Current Odds
Borussia Dortmund to win & both teams to score	21/10
Julian Brandt anytime goalscorer	3/1
Sandro Kulenovic anytime goalscorer	11/4

Borussia Dortmund to win and both teams to score - 21/10

Starting matchday five sat in seventh place in the standings with nine points from their first four games, BVB are on course to reach the knockout stages if they can maintain their current form.

Next up is a trip to the Stadion Maksimir to face a Zagreb side that have also impressed in the UEFA Champions League and find themselves just two points outside the top eight.

An intriguing encounter looks to be on the cards in this one, which BVB might just end up edging.

While Dortmund have struggled on the road of late, this looks to be a good opportunity for an away win, against Nenad Bjelica’s team who have only won once in their last five home games in all competitions.

Dinamo have the attacking quality to get on the scoresheet but BVB look good value to come away from Croatia with the spoils.

Julian Brandt anytime goalscorer - 3/1

Bagging his first Bundesliga goal of the season last time out in a 4-0 win over Freiburg, Julian Brandt is a player to look out for in the anytime goalscorer market.

The Germany international had been knocking on the door as he’s currently ranked joint-24th in the Bundesliga for shots at goal (19).

Only Serhou Guirassy has had more shots in the league for BVB this season and his availability is uncertain for Wednesday night’s game due to illness.

Clearly not afraid to try his luck, Brandt offers value to find the back of the net and add to his six goals previously scored in the UEFA Champions League.

Sandro Kulenovic anytime goalscorer - 12/5

The man set to lead the line for the hosts in this one in the absence of Bruno Petkovic is Sandro Kulenovic, who will be the main attacking threat BVB will have to try and deal with.

Already a scorer against RB Salzburg and Slovan Bratislava earlier in this UEFA Champions League campaign, Kulenovic has shown he can be a serious threat at this level.

At 6ft 3in, the Croatia U23 international is a real threat in the air as well as with the ball at his feet and, against a Dortmund defence that has conceded six goals in this competition already, Kulenovic looks capable of adding to his UEFA Champions League goal tally this week.

Predicted Starting Line-ups

Dinamo Zagreb

Formation: 4-3-3
Team: Zagorac; Ristovski, Theophile-Catherine, Torrente, Ogiwara; Kacavenda, Bernauer, Baturina; Spikic, Kulenovic, Pjaca.

Borussia Dortmund

Formation: 4-2-3-1
Team: Kobel; Ryerson, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini; Nmecha, Can; Malen, Brandt, Gittens; Beier.

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