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 the frenetic pace of Liverpool who are 6 points ahead. After ending a 3-game winning streak by drawing at Brighton 1-1, they resumed their march forward against Tottenham 2-1 before sharing the points again against Aston Villa last weekend 2- 2.24th in the Champions League with one 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 also shared points with Monaco 2-2 and Celtic 0-0. Ultra-dominant on the national scene, Dinamo Zagreb have won their last 7 championship matches. Less sovereign this season, the Croatians will have to raise their level to win the title. After having lined up 5 matches without a loss, 3 draws and 2 defeats, they reacted by dominating Varazdin at the end of December 3-2. Forced to play friendlies to remain competitive during the winter break, the Croats took the lead ahead of Lech Poznan 1-3 but were held to a draw by Jagellonia Bialystok 1-1.

Arsenal deplores the loss of the essential winger Saka (5 goals and 10 assists in PL, 4 goals and 2 assists in C1). We also find in the infirmary the Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus, the starting defender White, the promising winger Nwaneri and the long-term absentee Tomiyasu, and now the French international central defender Saliba. Absent in the last 4 matches, Calafiori (left or central side) is uncertain. Target of criticism these days due to his lack of efficiency, the German international Havertz (8 goals and 2 assists in PL, 3 goals in C1) reassured himself by finding the fault against Aston Villa on Saturday. The other attackers Martinelli (6 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.

The captains Saliba and Gabriel contribute greatly to the good performances of the Gunners but the Frenchman should therefore be absent this evening, replaced in the hinge by Timber. 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.

• Summary: Arsenal is going head to head with GNK Dinamo Zagreb starting on 22 Jan 2025 at 20:00 UTC at Emirates Stadium stadium, London city, England. The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League .
• Arsenal Feedinco Rating: 7.05
• D. Zagreb Feedinco Rating: 6.84