Dinamo Zagreb vs Celtic Prediction 10 December 2024

Which team will make it to the Champions League playoffs? Currently, each of them is struggling to break into the top 24. However, Celtic will remain in the playoff zone regardless of the outcome of the sixth round. Dinamo Zagreb will exit if they don't earn points. However, there is no clear favorite in the upcoming match.

Head-to-Head

In the 2014/15 season, the opponents were in the same Europa League group. At that time, Celtic was stronger in Glasgow, scoring the only goal in the sixth minute. The match in Zagreb was much more eventful. However, this time the Croatian team was stronger (4:3).

Dinamo Zagreb

Dinamo Zagreb is on a decline. Even in the national championship, they haven't won in the last four rounds. The team has dropped to third place and is now six points behind Hajduk. However, things are going well in the Champions League, except for the failure against Bayern (2:9) in the first round. Surprisingly, the Croatian team was recently ahead of Munich in the standings. This was possible thanks to away victories over Salzburg (2:0) and Slovan (4:1). Moreover, Dinamo took points from Monaco (2:2). However, they have struggled against German teams. In the last round, they conceded three unanswered goals from Borussia Dortmund in Zagreb.

Celtic

Celtic is confidently heading towards another championship in Scotland. They are nine points ahead of Aberdeen and have a game in hand. Therefore, the team can focus on the Champions League, where they are only in 20th place in the standings. They have only lost to Borussia Dortmund, albeit by a large margin (1:7). It should be noted that the Scots have not faced any truly top opponents so far. Nevertheless, Celtic defeated not only Slovan (5:1) but also Leipzig (3:1). They barely held off Atalanta's attack in Bergamo (0:0), and in the last round, they drew with Brugge at home (1:1).

Champions League standings