Arsenal vs D. Zagreb Prediction & Betting Tips (22 January)

Returning to the Champions League last year after a 6-year absence, Arsenal showed great promise by reaching the quarter-finals. This season, the London team hopes to reach a new milestone and the results have been promising so far. Indeed, the Gunners are now in 3rd place in the standings, one point ahead of 9th place. Held in check on the field of Atalanta 0-0 and beaten in the den of Inter 1-0, they otherwise won against PSG 2-0, Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0, Sporting 1-5 and Monaco 3-0. Close to the Premier League title in the last two seasons, Arsenal should still be too tight this season. Mikel Arteta's men are currently 2nd but are struggling to keep up with Liverpool's frenetic pace. After ending a 3-game winning streak by conceding a 1-1 draw at Brighton, they hosted Tottenham to come and Aston Villa last weekend to come.

24th in the Champions League with a point ahead of 25th place, Dinamo Zagreb can believe in its chances of participating in the play-offs. This is already a good performance for Martin Baturina's teammates who have pocketed 2 victories in this phase of the league, against Salzburg 0-2 and Slovan Bratislava 1-4. Otherwise, they lost to Bayern Munich 9-2 and Dortmund 0-3 and otherwise shared the points with Monaco 2-2 and Celtic 0-0. Ultra-dominant on the national scene, Dinamo Zagreb has won its last 7 championships. Less sovereign this season, the Croatians will have to raise their level to win the title. After having lined up 5 matches without a setback, 3 draws and 2 defeats, they reacted by dominating Varazdin at the end of December 3-2.

Arsenal deplores the loss of the essential winger Saka (5 goals and 10 assists in PL, 4 goals and 2 assists in C1). Also in the infirmary are Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus, starting defender White, promising winger Nwaneri and long-term absentee Tomiyasu. Target of criticism these days due to his lack of efficiency, the German international Havertz (7 goals and 2 assists in PL, 3 goals in C1) should still start up front. The other attackers Martinelli (5 goals and 2 assists in PL) and Trossard (3 goals and 2 assists in PL) are also applying, as is playmaker Odegaard (1 goal and 2 assists in PL). Very solid at the back, Arsenal have only conceded 2 goals in the first 6 Champions League matches. Captains Saliba and Gabriel contribute greatly to the Gunners' good performances.

Dinamo Zagreb must do without important midfielders Misic and Sucic as well as starting striker Petkovic (3 goals and 2 assists in the league), injured. The very promising playmaker Baturina (1 goal and 5 assists in the league) plays a major role in this formation. He should start this Wednesday just like the providential striker Kulenovic (8 goals in the league, 3 goals in C1) and the former Juventus player Pjaca (4 goals in the league). In the defensive sector, we find the former Stéphanois Theophile-Catherine and Pierre-Gabriel.