Borussia Dortmund — Sporting forecast (cf 3.90) and bets on the Champions League match

Current form

Borussia was approaching the start of the Champions League as a clear contender for a place in the top eight – the finalist of the last draw of the tournament must set such ambitious goals for himself, especially since the selection of players allowed him to fight for a direct ticket to the 1/8 finals. The Bumblebees started with two big wins in a row, beating Celtic and Brugge with a total score of 10:1, but they failed to consistently complete the entire distance.

Gradually, Borussia slowed down and made several annoying mistakes at the finish line, which eventually prevented them from finishing above 10th place in the table, which was certainly a big disappointment. In the first match against Sporting, the Bumblebees sensationally defeated the Lions with a score of 3:0 and now it remains to hold this advantage.

In the Bundesliga, Borussia has a real disaster – according to the results of 22 rounds, Dortmund occupy only 11th place in the table with 29 points, but at the same time they are only eight points behind the Champions League zone, such a handicap still leaves a chance of success. The situation could have been more comfortable, but in the last round Borussia lost 0-2 to Bochum, suffering their second defeat in a row in the championship.

Disqualifications and injuries

Bansebaini and Nmecha are injured.

Interesting betting trends

• Borussia have lost two of their last three matches.
• In all 15 home matches of the current season, Borussia scored
• Borussia have conceded in 14 of the last 15 matches.

Approximate composition: Male – Coutu, Jan, Schlotterbeck, Svensson – Zabitzer, Gross – Adeyemi, Brandt, Gittens – Girassi.

Current form

Sporting also approached the start of the Champions League as a clear contender for a place in the top eight – the status of Portuguese champion obliged them to set themselves such ambitious goals, and the selection of players allowed them to fight for the 1/8 finals quite well. In the first four rounds, the Lions scored 10 points and the issue of a place in the top eight was almost resolved, but it did not work out.

After the departure of Ruben Amorim to Manchester United, Sporting launched a long unsuccessful streak on all fronts, which led to failure. There was a risk of being left out of the playoffs altogether, but a 1-1 draw against Bologna in the last round secured the 23rd place. In the home match against Borussia, the Lions failed and now they need to perform the same feat in Dortmund as the bumblebees did in Lisbon.

In the Portuguese championship, Sporting is also far from perfect. According to the results of 22 rounds, Ruy Borges' team leads the table with 52 points, but at the same time it is only two points ahead of the second Benfica, Porto is six points away. The gap could have been more serious, but in the last round, Sporting drew 2-2 with Aroka, failing to win the second match in a row.

Disqualifications and injuries

Morita, Braganza, Santos, Goncalves and Katamo are injured.

Interesting betting trends

• In the last three matches, Sporting has not won – a defeat and two draws.
• In 11 of the last 12 matches, Sporting have scored
• In the last five matches, Sporting have conceded

Approximate line–up: Silva Fresneda, Diomande, Debast, Araujo – Trincan, Simons, Juhlmann, Kenda – Harder, Diekeres.