Dynamo Zagreb v AEK Athens

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Croatian hosts, Dinamo Zagreb will take on Greek club, AEK Athens, in this 1st leg of their 3rd Qualifying Round tie in this season's Champions League at the Stadion Maksimir with both teams keen to get a foothold in this two-legged affair.

Dinamo Zagreb bring a solid four-match unbeaten run in all competitions into this opening leg having picked up three wins and a draw, with the victories picked up against Astana (home and away) and a domestic win against Istra 1961, while also picking up a point in a 0-0 draw with Gorica in the Croatian HNL.

The bigger picture shows Dinamo Zagreb have suffered just the one defeat in their previous 19 matches in all competitions, while also losing just once in their last 21 games on home soil, and the hosts have also scored in 16 of their last 17 home games as well, which bodes well for the goals market for this upcoming fixture on Tuesday night.

Dinamo Zagreb recorded a comprehensive 6-0 win on aggregate against Kazakhstan outfit, Astana, in the previous qualifying round in this competition.

AEK Athens have yet to start their domestic top flight campaign in the Greek Super League but the visitors do bring an encouraging sequence of results into this upcoming 1st leg tie in Croatia having won four of their five pre-season friendlies, recording wins against Antwerp, Shakhtar Donetsk, Volos and Trabzonspor.

AEK have also been handed just the one defeat in their last 12 matches in all competitions which came in the form of a pre-season loss to Lokomotiva Zagreb but the Greek visitors have also collected nine wins in the process, so they too will feel confident about their chances for this 1st leg tie.

The visitors have also picked up nine wins in their last 11 outings on their travels in all competitions, while the goals market also looks promising from AEK Athens' point of view as the visitors have scored in 10 of their last 11 away games, so they also look in good shape to hit the back of the net in this opening leg.

Dinamo Zagreb v AEK Athens Verdict

Both Dinamo Zagreb and AEK Athens have produced some impressive results in recent times respectively and both sides will want to make a positive start in this 1st leg tie with both sides keen to progress from this two-legged encounter and past the play-off qualifiers in order to reach the financially lucrative group stage of this season's Champions League.

Dinamo Zagreb and AEK Athens are also more than capable in hitting the back of the net as well, so this looks the most likely outcome in this opening leg.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score Yes @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.30:

Correct Score 1-1 @ 6.50