Champions League, Tuesday, 17.09.2024 at 21:00
The first Champions League matchday of 2024/25 brings us an exciting duel that almost seems like a modern-day David vs: Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb.
While Munich, as the undisputed favorites and one of the most successful teams in Europe, are looking forward to the next challenge after their strong start to the season, Dinamo Zagreb is the team with the lowest win percentage among teams with over 50 competitive matches.
With a success rate of just 13% from 52 games, the Croatian club are clear outsiders. My Bayern Dinamo Zagreb betting tip therefore unsurprisingly points to a convincing performance from start to finish by the Bundesliga club
Harry Kane is particularly hungry and will probably want to be in the spotlight again against Dinamo Zagreb on the first matchday of the completely restructured “premier competition”.
The England striker produced his best performance last season with eight goals in the Champions League and is second only to Wayne Rooney when it comes to the most goals scored by an Englishman in the competition.
If all goes as I expect in my Bayern Dinamo Zagreb tip, Kane will get plenty of chances to add to his goal tally.
The bookmaker prediction
The Bayern Dinamo Zagreb betting odds are unmistakable as to who has the “leather pants” on here.
A win for Munich is quoted at just 1.14, which clearly underlines their superiority. A draw, on the other hand, is at 9.00 and is therefore rather unlikely.
The odds for a Dinamo Zagreb win are even higher at an average of just 18.0, which also reflects the microscopically low expectation of a Croatian win.
Overall, therefore, everything points to the bookmakers firmly expecting Bayern to put in a dominant performance.
KI prediction Bayern vs Dinamo Zagreb: ChatGPT bets on it
Over the weekend, I had ChatGPT come up with my own Bayern Dinamo Zagreb AI prediction to get some objective input. I actually liked a lot of what the artificial intelligence suggested.
The high-risk tip, an FCB win with a handicap of -4, is certainly very bold at first glance.
After all, this offer reflects the expectation that Bayern will set off a monumental firework display of goals across their venue.
However, there have been similar victories against comparable teams at the Allianz Arena, so this tip is not completely far-fetched, but clearly a risky bet.
The medium-risk bet that both teams will score is definitely more realistic. Even if Bayern is the clear favorite, Zagreb can still score. This bet strikes a good balance between risk and potential reward.
The low risk bet, half time/final score 1/1, seems very reasonable. Bayern will probably take control early and have the game decided before the half-time whistle.
The odds are fair here, and an early lead for Munich is very likely anyway.
Analysis: Bayern vs Dinamo Zagreb
Bayern are fully on course to implement the club management’s ambitious plan.
Of course, it is too early to make a long-term prediction as to whether FCB will actually become Bundesliga champions in 2024/25.
Because even if FCB are currently ahead of Leverkusen after three matchdays and nine points, it will probably be months before they can finally shake off the Werkself.
However, the record champions put in an extremely dominant performance against Kiel (6:1) at the weekend on the Baltic Sea, in which their own “championship claim” came into its own.
On the other hand, Zagreb have sold a number of promising players for big money in recent years, which has permanently weakened the club on the pitch.
Winning the Croatian championship is no longer a matter of course. GNK will certainly not be traveling to Munich in good shape.
Since September, they have failed to pick up full points in two HNL clashes against Rijeka and Hajduk Split.
The test match against Trnje in between? With a 2:1 defeat, it was also clearly in the “can’t really happen to you” category
Quota analysis
Here are two tips that you shouldn’t miss out on and are available on every sports betting app reviewed by my betting friends!
Harry Kane will probably get so many chances that another brace like the one against Kiel at odds of currently 2.70 seems quite realistic.
The Englishman is in excellent form and will be on the ball every two minutes.
I also recommend Bayern’s victory with HC -1 in the 1st half. The odds of 2.90 are really strong, and it’s quite possible that the record champions will make everything clear before the break. A 2:0 lead at the break is definitely within the realms of possibility
Will it be like 2015?
Think back to the UEFA Champions League clash between the record champions and Dinamo Zagreb in 2015, when the Munich side won convincingly 5-0 at home.
Bayern dominated the game with an impressive 77% possession, 27 shots on goal and 51 touches in the visitors’ penalty area. Zagreb managed just six shots and were limited to five touches in their own penalty area.
My Bayern Dinamo Zagreb betting tip for Tuesday is based heavily on this historic result, as I can well imagine that we will see a similar dominant performance from FCB.
Bayern on the 1st UCL matchday? Invincible!
Bayern Munich are highly likely to record a clear victory in their upcoming match against Dinamo Zagreb.
After all, Munich have always won their opening games in the last 20 UEFA Champions League seasons. Since the 2002-03 season, when they lost 3-2 to Deportivo de La Coruña in their first game, they have scored 51 goals and conceded just five.
This impressive record underlines their dominance in the group stage. Are you seriously going to bet against such a statistical regularity?
Did you know that Dinamo Zagreb have scored at least one goal in 12 of their last 15 away matches in the Champions League? The GNK players never seem to go down without resistance!
This impressive streak shows that the Croatians are regularly dangerous on foreign soil.
That’s why I wouldn’t want to put the chances of the Croatians scoring a consolation goal in the single-digit percentage range, so I have to agree with the Bayern Dinamo Zagreb AI prediction
However, Dinamo travel to the Bavarian capital with a negative experience.
The Croatian serial champions lost their top-of-the-league clash against Hajduk Split 0:1 at the weekend.
If even the team now coached by Gennaro Gattuso is too strong for GNK, how can they do well against the German record champions?
You should also have noticed that the great Croatian young talents, such as Josip Sutalo, have gradually left Zagreb in recent years
My Bayern Dinamo Zagreb tip:
My Bayern Dinamo Zagreb prediction worked out over the weekend clearly points to a clear win for Munich.
The difference in class between the two teams is unmistakable, and the previous encounters confirm this.
In addition, FCB have always won their first game in the last 20 Champions League seasons, scoring a whopping 51 goals and conceding just five (yes, that’s true!).
Harry Kane will certainly play a central role as he scored eight times in the Champions League last season. Therefore, I think it’s very likely that Bayern will win with a handicap of -2 thanks to his help
My tip: Victory Bayern with HC -2
