Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb Predictions

Despite Arsenal being in poor form they are surely the favourites to win this fixture. Most probably the home team will win the fixture.

Match info: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Emirates Stadium, London

Date: Wednesday, 22^nd January 2025

Time: 9 pm Nigerian time

On the cusp of sealing their place in the last 16 of the Champions League, Arsenal's final home match of the league phase sees the Gunners take on Dinamo Zagreb in Wednesday's Emirates encounter.

The Gunners have only been out-performed by Liverpool and Barcelona in this season's league phase so far, while their Croatian visitors sit just inside the unseeded playoff positions and are now under the wing of a World Cup-winning captain.

Head-to-head:

• Arsenal have won 3 of the 4 UEFA Champions League meetings between the two teams.
• Dinamo Zagreb recorded just 1 win.
• The two clubs have never played out a draw.
• Arsenal scored 9 goals in their encounters, while Dinamo Zagreb scored 3.
• The winner of the last meeting was Arsenal
• The average number of goals in meetings between Arsenal and Dinamo Zagreb is 3
• When Arsenal leads 1-0 at home, they win 86% of their matches.
• Arsenal are 3^rd in the UCL table.

Dinamo Zagreb sit 24^th on the log.

Form:

• Arsenal in all competitions: D-L-D-W-D
• Dinamo Zagreb in all competitions: L-D-D-L-W

Team News:

• Arsenal will miss, Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka, Ethan Nwaner, Ben White Takehiro Tomiyasu, and William Saliba due to injuries.
• All players are fit to play for Zagreb.

Player(s) to watch:

• Myles Lewis Skelly is an all-round and versatile player who can cover multiple positions with ease and effectiveness if needed. He is a great mix of progressive passer and carrier who always tries to find a vertical option in his game. Skelly knows how to dictate the tempo, he is creative and has the natural ability of an orchestrator midfielder who can perform at all midfield positions. He is strong, agile, and a player with very good coordination and pace. He also possesses high stamina, energ,y and the ability to go on long bursting runs through the middle of the park. He has a passing accuracy of 95% per game and a 67% successful dribbling rate.
• Martin Baturina is astute and technically capable of playing in various tactical systems. He likes to have the ball at his feet and has the natural ability of an orchestrator midfielder who can perform at all the midfield positions. A player who sees the game differently and uses his creativity and cleverness brilliantly. The Croatian is fast and mobile and covers a lot of ground. With his positioning and movements between the lines, he can create a lot of trouble for the opposition team. His through balls can create trouble for the Gunner’s defense in the upcoming fixture. In 15 games, he has scored once and provided six assists.