Week 1 brings us a match on Sep 6th, where Dinamo Zagreb will host Chelsea in a meeting of these two Champions League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. Dinamo Zagreb is fresh off their 3-1 win against Rijeka. Rasmus Lauritsen scored the first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in the 28th minute, then Dario Špikić added another in the 30th minute on a feed from Mislav Oršić. Dinamo Zagreb is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Chelsea recorded a 1-2 loss against Southampton. Raheem Sterling scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 23rd minute, but Roméo Lavia got the equalizer for Southampton in the 28th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 46th minute on a goal by Adam Armstrong. Chelsea is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Chelsea’s most prolific scorer has been Raheem Sterling. The English attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Both Bruno Petković and Mislav Oršić have been the hottest scorers for Dinamo Zagreb in the last five each having scored 3 goals.