CHELASEA get their Champions League campaign up and running with a trip to Croatia to take on Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday evening.
After clinching their second continental crown during Thomas Tuchel's first-half season in charge, the Blues failed to defend their trophy last term, as they were eliminated by eventual-winners Real Madrid.
The Blues are as big as 20/1 (Bet 365) to go all the way this time around and they will be expected to comfortably navigate their way through Group E where they have been housed alongside AC Milan, RB Salzburg and Dinamo Zagreb.
After making a mixed start to their Premier League campaign, Chelsea will be feeling a bit better about themselves after they warmed up their first pool fixture with a controversial 2-1 win over West Ham on Saturday.
As for Dinamo Zagreb, they find themselves dining at Europe's top-table for just the second time in their history, following their maiden appearance back in 2019-20.
Having posted Europa League wins over both Tottenham and West Ham in recent times, Ante Cacic and Co certainly won’t be fazed by the task in hand on Tuesday evening.
Outright Betting
Despite avoiding defeat in each of their eight home games this season so far, Dinamo Zagreb head into this clash as 6/1 (William Hill) outsiders while the draw is an unfancied 10/3 (William Hill) with the same firm.
Chelsea, who won just one of their three group stage games away from home last season, arrive in the Croatian capital as short-priced 4/9 favourites with Betfred.
Betting Angles
Chelsea are too short to side with at the above-mentioned price but merging an away win and under five match goals will bring about a 5/6 (Bet 365) Bet Builder that makes appeal.
While Thomas Tuchel has an awesome array of attacking talent at his disposal, he is a manager who is happy to sacrifice flair for success.
That was evident at this stage of last season's competition, with each of the Blues four victories generating under five match strikes.
It's also worth pointing out that the above-mentioned combination has clicked in each of the capital clubs' three Premier League victories this season so far.
What's more, Chelsea will likely have one eye on their London derby with Fulham on Saturday lunchtime, so Tuchel will want to get the job done here with the minimum of fuss.
With this in mind, supporting a Chelsea success in a game that features fewer than five match goals makes appeal at the Stadion Maksimir on Tuesday evening.
Elsewhere, I'll also dip into the team corner market and take the 11/10 on offer with Bet 365 for Dinamo Zagreb to hit over three corners during this contest.
Chelsea have conceded a minimum of four flag kicks in each of their three away games this season and that coupled with the possibility of the hosts finding themselves chasing the game, makes four or more Dinamo Zagreb corners look worthy of interest at 11/10 (Bet 365).
This UEFA Champions League match between Dinamo Zagreb and Chelsea will be played on Sep 6, 2022 and kick off at 17:45. Check below for our tipsters best Dinamo Zagreb vs Chelsea prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
