Read our prediction for D. Zagreb vs Manchester City below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions. Use our betting tips for the match between D. Zagreb vs Manchester City and you can increase your winnings!
D. Zagreb vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting tips
Manchester City has so far been unbeaten in the group stage of the Champions League and with that it has already been placed for the knockouts. For opponent Dinamo Zagreb it can go either way one match before the end. They can continue their way in the Champions League, Europa League or without a European adventure after the winter break. What will it be?
Dinamo Zagreb:
The champion of the Croatian competition is starting to make a name for himself in Europe. The club already became champion of the 1. HNL in 2018 and 2019 and this year the club has also positioned itself as the die-hard title candidate. Only two games were lost and competitor Hajduk Split is now nine points behind. Last season, Mario Gavranovic and Bruno Petkovic were club top scorers and both players scored nine times in 25 league games. Mislav Orsic is the big name in Zagreb this season. He already scored nine hits in eleven games and if the 26-year-old left winger continues at this pace, he will shatter the goal record for his club in one season.
Yet the Croatian league is not of a high standard, but that makes it all the more clever that Orsic is also showing it in the Champions League this season. He scored against Shakhtar Donetsk and even scored three against Atalanta. Collectively, it was a shame for Dinamo Zagreb that this was the only win. With one win and two draws, it is in third place. With one point ahead of Atalanta, the Nenad Bjelica team still has the Europa League in their own hands, but with a world top player such as Manchester City visiting this will of course be a difficult job.
Manchester City:
Manchester City is not running a very best season in the Premier League. In order to compete with league-leader Liverpool, almost every game will have to be won this season, but the team of Pep Guardiola does not yet meet that requirement. His team already had six mistakes this season. As a result, after sixteen rounds of play, the champion of England already has a backlog of fourteen points on Liverpool and six points on Leicester City. Norwich City, Wolves and Liverpool already managed to win away against The Citizens, but last weekend Manchester City also remained scoreless. Guardiola’s team was already half an hour behind a 0-2 deficit through goals from Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial and this deficit did not make up for Manchester City. There was a small glimmer of hope when substitute Nicolás Otamendi headed in a corner, but in the end the game ended in 1-2.
In a European context, Manchester City did better and with a lead of five points on number two, the top club is already assured of first place in the group. They remained undefeated and seemed very convincing at times.
D. Zagreb vs Manchester City head to head matches
01.10.19 CL Manchester City D. Zagreb 2 : 0