Sabah will face Borussia Dortmund on October 20 as part of the third round of the Champions League main round. The hosts made it to the main European tournament for the first time in their history and won their first Champions League title in the last match. Borussia, in turn, lost to Buda Glimt in Norway, and it won't be easy to score three points in Azerbaijan either. Will the Germans be able to cope with Sabah's pressure and what bets should they pay attention to in the match? You will find out the answer in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Sabah FK
Current form
Sabah started the general stage of the Champions League with a major defeat in England against Manchester United (0-4), but in the second round he caused a slight sensation and outplayed Slavia Prague on his own field. The match ended 2-0, with Kahim Parris and Joy-Lance Mikkels scoring goals in the second half. Thus, the wards of Valdas Dambrauskas scored the first goal in the main European tournament, won the first victory and played the first match to zero. It's an amazing event for all the fans and the players of the Azerbaijani team themselves.
Sabah is showing excellent results in the Azerbaijani championship and is currently ranked first in the standings. The team did not suffer a single defeat, scored 18 goals and conceded only one goal, the best result of the season. The Owls defeated Gabala 4-0 in the last round.
Disqualifications and injuries
Aliev's entry into the field remains questionable.
Interesting betting trends
Sabah has not conceded a single goal in the last three games.
The Owls have won on home turf in the last eight games in all tournaments.
Borussia started the Champions League with a victory over Villarreal in Germany. The opponents scored five goals between them in the second half, including two own goals and a penalty. The Bumblebees won 3-2, striker Seru Gerassi scored a double. However, in the second round, the team stumbled in Norway over Bud Glimt. The Germans lost 0:1, conceding the only goal in the second half.
In the German championship, Niko Kovacs's team is in second place in the standings with 14 points in the asset, lagging behind Bavaria in additional indicators. Borussia has not suffered a single defeat, but it has failed to win in the last two rounds. First, the Bumblebees exchanged goals twice with Werder Bremen (2-2), and in the last game they could not cope with the outsider Union (0-0) on the road. Note that in two consecutive matches in all tournaments, a team cannot score.
Disqualifications and injuries
The injured Jan, Constantelias, Lerma and Karetsas will miss the game.
Interesting betting trends
Borussia has failed to win the last three matches in all competitions.
In the last five bumblebee games, the referees showed an average of four yellow cards.
Approximate composition: Male – Gadu, Anton, Schlotterbeck – Ryerson, Bellingham, Nmecha, Svensson – Nvaneri, Bayer – Girassi.
Borussia are a class above the opponent, but they are not in the best form for the match against Sabah. Bumblebees cannot win three consecutive games in all tournaments (two draws and one loss), in two of which they did not score at all. The trip to Baku will be the third in a row, and it may not be possible to cope with it, and fatigue is likely to affect the result.
The situation of the Azerbaijani team is much better. Head coach Dambrauskas gave the team a rest in the last round of the championship to prepare for the Champions League match. The Owls look brilliant on their own field, they have won eight matches in a row and conceded only two goals in these matches. Sabah proved his worth in the last Champions League game against Slavia, but today the opponent is more serious and high-profile. In our opinion, you shouldn't expect a big sensation, but Baku can surprise you on their own field, and the support of the fans and the fatigue of the opponent will not allow you to lose big.
The betting tip is an Asian handicap (+1.5) on Sabah with a coefficient of 2.07
We believe that there will be few goals in Azerbaijan. Borussia has been playing low-scoring opponents very often lately, with no more than one goal scored in three of the Bumblebees' last four matches. We should also note that in Sabah's previous match in the Champions League, only two goals were recorded. We expect that the opponents will play for the result, and we advise you to pay attention to the bet with a lower total.
The betting tip is a total of less than 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 2.85
A bet on the exact difference in the bill
The Germans have a task to win in Azerbaijan, and the experience of playing in European competitions can affect the final score. Kovac's team, in our opinion, will take the game into their own hands and will not allow Sabah to create chances at their own goal. Considering that Borussia's last four out of seven meetings ended with a victory for either team with a one-goal difference, we'll bet on that.
The betting tip is a victory for any of the teams with a one—goal advantage with a coefficient of 3.15
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Stas Pokatilov