Milan and Dinamo Zagreb get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Group Stage fixture.
It's no vacation for neither Milan 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.
Milan form and stats
Last season, Milan's Champions League journey ended in the group stage.Perfect Serie A season at home so far for Milan 3 wins from 3 appearances.
A strong away win for Milan against Sampdoria the last match, as Messias and Giroud were on target. Defender Calabria got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.41/10. Calabria hit one key pass and won 7 of 11 duels.
In the game before, 1-1 away to Salzburg (Champions League). The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Milan home games with this odds we find 11 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 4 matches were won by at least two goals.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Napoli are coming to town in four days.
On the other hand, Milan have conceded 4 goals.
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.3-1-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Dinamo Zagreb in their 1. HNL matches away. Total Champions League statistics for Dinamo Zagreb: 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Dinamo play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Gorica. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Čačić when Oršić scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute. Bočkaj, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.81. Bočkaj hit one key pass and won 7 of 11 duels.
Before that match, the win at home against Chelsea in the Champions League (1-0).
Dinamo Zagreb have another fixture that requires travelling in just four nights, a 1. HNL match versus Lokomotiva Zagreb. A hard calendar for them!
Dinamo have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 9 goals from 4 away matches. It's not easy to score on Dinamo Zagreb as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Oršić 6 goals |   O. Giroud 3 goals |  R. Leão 3 goals |
Milan missing players
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
| Milan | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 19 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 46 | 15 | Scored | S | 16 | 63 | ||
| 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 24 | ||
| 84% | 78% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 56% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 22% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 22% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 64% | ||
| 56% | 78% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 8% | ||
| 5.4 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16.4 | 17.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 14 | ||
| 5.9 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 6.5 | ||
| 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 37% | ||
| 9.5 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 9.2 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Milan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Salzburg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 2 | Milan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Inter | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Udinese | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Roma | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Torino | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Juventus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | Lazio | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | Salernitana | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Fiorentina | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Sassuolo | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Hellas Verona | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Spezia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 15 | Empoli | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Bologna | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Lecce | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 18 | Sampdoria | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 2 |
| 19 | Cremonese | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| 20 | Monza | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -11 | 0 |
| 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 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 25 |
| 2 | Slaven Koprivnica | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 14 |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Osijek | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Varazdin | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 9 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 9 | Gorica | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 10 | Rijeka | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 5 |
