Red Bull Salzburg vs Dinamo Zagreb prediction, H2H & Probable Line-ups - Oсtober 23, 2024
Dillan George
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
On Wednesday, October 23, Red Bull Salzburg will host Dinamo Zagreb in Matchday 3 of the UEFA Champions League. The match is scheduled to kick off at 21:00 CET. Here is the match preview and betting analysis from Dailysports.
Red Bull Salzburg
A new era has begun at Red Bull, with the legendary Jürgen Klopp taking over as the head of football operations at the company. His arrival is also expected to assist Pep Lijnders, Salzburg's head coach and Klopp's long-time assistant at Liverpool. However, Salzburg's season has been underwhelming thus far.
In the Austrian Bundesliga, the 17-time champions currently sit in fourth place with 18 points from 8 matches. League leaders Sturm Graz are ahead by 6 points, although Salzburg has two games in hand. In their last 5 league matches, Salzburg managed just 2 wins. They bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Rheindorf Altach, following a humiliating 0-5 defeat to Sturm Graz.
Salzburg’s Champions League campaign has been nothing short of disastrous. In the first match, they lost 0-3 to Sparta Prague, followed by a 0-4 home defeat to Brest.
Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb has long dominated the Croatian league, but this season they face a tougher battle for the title. After 10 rounds, Dinamo is in third place with 20 points, level with Rijeka, but Hajduk Split has pulled ahead with a 4-point lead.
In their last match, Dinamo drew 2-2 with Istra, having previously secured back-to-back victories against Varaždin (1-0) and Lokomotiva Zagreb (5-1). However, Dinamo has earned only 7 points from their last 5 league games.
In the Champions League, Dinamo Zagreb suffered a crushing 2-9 loss to Bayern Munich in their first game, but they bounced back to unexpectedly draw 1-1 against Monaco.
Match Facts
- Dinamo Zagreb is unbeaten in their last 5 matches across all competitions.
- Red Bull Salzburg has won just 1 of their last 10 away matches in the Champions League.
Possible Lineups
- Red Bull Salzburg: Blaswich – Dedić, Piątkowski, Baidoo, Terzić – Kjærgaard, Gourna-Douath, Bidstrup – Baidoo, Konaté, Gloukh
- Dinamo Zagreb: Zagorac – Ristovski, Theophile-Catherine, Torrente, Pierre-Gabriel – Ademi, Mišić, Sučić – Baturina – Petković, Kulenović
H2H
- This will be the 9th meeting between these two teams. In the previous 8 encounters, Dinamo Zagreb has won just once, while Red Bull Salzburg has claimed victory four times.
Red Bull Salzburg vs Dinamo Zagreb prediction
While Red Bull Salzburg are the favorites, their defensive issues make backing a home win risky. My prediction is that both teams will score.
