Slovan Bratislava vs Dinamo Zagreb
Champions League this season
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| GP | P | GD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 6 | 8 | -5 | |
| 35 | 6 | 0 | -16 |
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Slovan Bratislava face Dinamo Zagreb on UCL MD 4.
In a clash of contrasting fortunes, Slovan Bratislava seeks to end their European drought against Dinamo Zagreb, who aim to build on their recent Champions League success.
Slovan Bratislava
Slovan Bratislava will resume the search for their first few points in this UEFA Champions League campaign. A 2-0 defeat to Girona on matchday 3 was their third loss in as many UCL matches, leaving them at the bottom of the UCL league phase table.
However, the Sky Blues are coming into Tuesday's clash on the back of three straight wins across all competitions [WLWWW]. The hosts picked up a 3-1 win over Podbrezová in the Slovak Super Liga on Saturday, taking them back to the top of the table.
Slovan Bratislava will hope to replicate this form in Europe when they take on Dinamo Zagreb. However, the Sky Blues have lost each of their last six matches in major European competitions, their longest such streak since losing nine straight matches in the Europa League in December 2014.
In addition, the Slovakian side have also lost each of their last three home matches in European competition. If the hosts suffer defeat on Tuesday, they will equal their longest-ever such losing streak of four games between December 2011 and November 2014.
Past meetings against Tuesday's visitors have not gone well for Slovan Bratislava, with the Sky Blues failing to win any of the previous four European meetings between them [0W, 2D, 2L]. Vladimír Weiss is expected to line up in a 4—5—1 formation, with David Strelec leading the line.
Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb secured their maiden win of this UCL campaign with a 2-0 victory away at Salzburg on matchday 3, taking them to 22nd place in the UCL League table. After a goalless first half, the Blues scored two second-half goals via Sandro Kulenović [49'] and Bruno Petković [84'] to secure maximum points.
The Croatian side had a forgettable opening match, losing 9-2 to six-time UCL champions Bayern Munich, which led to the sacking of former manager Sergej Jakirović. On matchday 2, they failed to hold on to a two-goal lead against Monaco, drawing 2-2 in what was manager Nenad Bjelica's first UCL game in charge.
The Blues are coming into Tuesday's clash off a 4-0 victory over Šibenik in the Croatian Football League, leaving them 3rd on the table. Dinamo Zagreb will be aiming to win consecutive UCL matches for the first time since November 1998.
The last time that the Blues met a Slovakian opponent was in the 2018-19 Europa League group stage, beating Spartak Trnava across both legs. A 4—2—3—1 formation with Kulenović in attack is expected on Tuesday against Bratislava.
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