Overview
Bayern Munich have been in impressive form since the start of the season. They have won all three of their opening Bundesliga games, against Wolfsburg, Freiburg and Holstein Kiel. After nearly a year, the "Gray Tigers" are back at the top of the domestic league - their usual position.
Coach Vincent Kompany's team scored a total of 11 goals and conceded only 3. In addition, they easily defeated Ulm with a score of 4-0 in the German National Cup.
On the other side of the front line, Dinamo Zagreb have not been playing really consistently. After beating Qarabag to qualify for the Champions League, the Croatian representative has gone through 3 consecutive matches without knowing the taste of victory. In the most recent match, despite playing at home at Maksimir Stadium, they were still defeated by Hajduk Split with the minimum score.
The balance of power between Bayern and Dinamo Zagreb is quite different at the moment. The Bundesliga representative has a squad with many stars spread across all lines, with Harry Kane as the leader. The English striker has scored 4 goals and contributed 2 assists in just the first 3 matches.
In addition, Kompany also has Musiala, Gnabry, Michael Olise, Sane and Kimmich. According to Transfermarkt statistics, Bayern's total squad value is 12 times higher than Dinamo Zagreb's.
In terms of head-to-head record, Bayern won against Dinamo Zagreb in both meetings, scoring 7 goals against the opponent. At home at the Allianz Arena, an easy victory is predicted to belong to the "Gray Tigers".
Human resources situation
With Sane back, Kompany has almost the strongest squad in his hands. Josip Stanisic, Tarek Buchmann and Hiroki Ito are the rare cases that will be absent in the "Gray Tigers" opening match of the Champions League.
On the other side of the front line, coach Sergej Jakirovic is likely to make changes after the recent defeat in the domestic league. Sandro Kulenovic could be brought into the starting lineup for the visitors. The 24-year-old striker has 5 goals in 6 matches this season.
Expected lineup:
Bayern Munich: Neuer, Kimmich, Kim Min-jae, Upamecano, Guerreiro, Pavlovic, Palhinha, Coman, Musiala, Gnabry, Kane.
Dinamo Zagreb: Nevisitic, Ristovski, Theophile-Catherine, Mmaee, Pierre-Gabriel, Ademi, Sucic, Cordoba, Baturina, Pjaca, Petkovic.
The match between Bayern Munich and Dinamo Zagreb takes place at 2:00 a.m. on September 18 (Vietnam time).
