Overview
After a 2-9 defeat to Bayern Munich in their opening match of the Champions League this year, Dinamo Zagreb have had positive results in their following matches. They drew 2-2 with AS Monaco and defeated Salzburg 2-0. In their most recent domestic match, Dinamo Zagreb also had an impressive 4-0 victory over Sibenik.
Things have been pretty good for Dinamo Zagreb in recent weeks. They are on an eight-game unbeaten run in all competitions. Nenad Bjelica's men have been particularly impressive on the road. They are unbeaten in their last five away games, winning four of those games.
Bratislava are under a lot of pressure in their first Champions League appearance. The Slovakian side are one of six teams still without a win after their first three games. In particular, they have conceded 11 goals, the most in the League Phase so far.
Although Bratislava is playing well in the domestic league with 31 points after 10 matches, the Champions League is still beyond the reach of the Slovakian representative.
Meanwhile, Dinamo Zagreb is more or less a familiar name in European arenas. Therefore, they are considered to be better than Bratislava in terms of class.
Dinamo Zagreb have never lost to Bratislava, picking up one win and two draws in their previous three matches. The most recent meeting was a 2-2 draw in a friendly in 2017.
Human resources situation
Marko Tolic could start for Bratislava. Alen Mustafic will continue in midfield, while Guram Kashia will start in defence.
On the other side of the front line, Lukas Kacavenda could be given a starting spot in midfield for Dinamo Zagreb. Kulenovic will again lead the attack, while Raul Torrente appears in defence.
Expected lineup:
Slovan Bratislava: Takac, Blackman, Kashia, Voet, Vojtko, Barseghyan, Mustafic, Savvidis, Marcelli, Tolic, Strelec.
Dinamo Zagreb: Zagorac, Ristovski, Theophile-Caterine, Torrente, Ogiwara, Sucic, Kacavenda, Spikic, Rog, Pjaca, Kulenovic.
The match between Bratislava and Dinamo Zagreb takes place at 0:45 am on November 6 (Vietnam time).
