This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge when the Champions League tournament arrives in town and Dinamo Zagreb with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Dinamo Zagreb have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Chelsea nor Dinamo Zagreb as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Chelsea form and stats
Chelsea was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Champions League. Real Madrid was too strong.Chelsea have collected 11 points from their Premier League home games so far after 3-2-0. This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in this competition.
Chelsea lost their last game at Brighton & Hove Albion after a 1-4 scoreline. Gallagher, an attacker, was the highest rated player for the side in that game, collecting a rating of 7.83 (out of 10). Gallagher served one assist, hit two key passes and had 26 successful passes (of 29 total).
Before that game, a fine away win at Salzburg. A Champions League match. Chelsea are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 13 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 6, drew 6 and lost 1.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Chelsea, as the Premier League home game vs Arsenal is only four days away.
Chelsea has scored {10 goals} so far and conceded {5 goals} from 5 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
Dinamo Zagreb was sent out of Champions League in the play-offs last season, when Sheriff turned out to be too strong.Dinamo Zagreb have an excellent away record in the 1. HNL so far with 4-2-1 from 7 games. Total Champions League statistics for Dinamo Zagreb: 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses.
Dinamo are travelling again after losing away to Osijek in their previous match (0-1).
The game earlier was the Champions League-duel against Milan, a home defeat (0-4).
After this away game Dinamo Zagreb return home for a 1. HNL game against Sibenik. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Dinamo's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Dinamo Zagreb as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Surprisingly enough, the last time Dinamo Zagreb kept a "clean sheet" was also meeting this opponent, five league matches ago (Dinamo - Chelsea 1-0).
Top Goalscorers
  B. Petković 7 goals |  M. Oršić 6 goals |   K. Havertz 3 goals |
Chelsea missing players
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
| Chelsea | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 37 | 19 | Scored | S | 20 | 55 | ||
| 27 | 9 | Conceded | C | 12 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 52% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 28% | ||
| 56% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 5 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.2 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 13.8 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.4 | ||
| 30% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 34% | ||
| 9.8 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 11.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Milan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Salzburg | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 29 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 24 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | Fulham | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Brentford | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | Everton | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 14 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | -16 | 13 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 12 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -9 | 12 |
| 17 | Southampton | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 12 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -4 | 11 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -13 | 10 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | -15 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 35 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 30 |
| 3 | Osijek | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Slaven Koprivnica | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -10 | 23 |
| 5 | Varazdin | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 22 |
| 6 | Istra 1961 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -2 | 17 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 15 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 13 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 13 |
| 9 | Rijeka | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 10 | Gorica | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 6 |
