UEFA Champions League - Borussia Dortmund VS Atletico Madrid Prediction
UEFA Champions League - Borussia Dortmund VS Atletico Madrid
Match Time: 17-04-2024 03:00 Wednesday（GMT+8)
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Borussia Dortmund - WWWLLW
Abdoulaye Kamara (unknown injury), Sébastien Haller (Ankle injury) and Ramy Bensebaini (Inner ligament injury) will not be taking part for Borussia Dortmund boss Edin Terzić.
In our view, Dortmund should go for a 4-2-3-1 formation for the game, utilising Gregor Kobel, Julian Ryerson, Mats Hummels, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ian Maatsen, Marcel Sabitzer, Emre Can, Donyell Malen, Julian Brandt, Karim Adeyemi and Niclas Fuellkrug.
Borussia Dortmund are hoping to win again after their last result, a 1-2 Bundesliga 1 triumph over Borussia Mönchengladbach.
In that match, Borussia Dortmund had 54% possession and 12 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Borussia Dortmund was Marcel Sabitzer (22', 28'). For their opponents, B. M'gladbach got 18 shots on goal with 4 on target. Max Wöber (36') was the scorer for Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Their most recent results highlight the fact that things are going according to plan in the Borussia Dortmund rearguard. Borussia Dortmund have been mean at the back, seeing the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their previous 6 clashes standing at 4. That kind of trend might not be carried forward here, of course.
Atlético Madrid - LWLWWW
Thanks to a completely healthy squad ready to go, the Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone does not have any fitness worries to speak of before this clash.
We believe Atleti will likely utilise a 3-5-2 formation, starting the game with Jan Oblak, Axel Witsel, Jose Gimenez, Mario Hermoso, Nahuel Molina, Marcos Llorente, Koke, Rodrigo De Paul, Cesar Azpilicueta, Alvaro Morata and Antoine Griezmann.
Atlético Madrid will go into this clash following a 3-1 La Liga win with the downing of Girona FC in their last outing.
In that game, Atlético Madrid had 41% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For Atlético Madrid, the goalscorers were Antoine Griezmann (34', 50') and Ángel Correa (45'). At the other end, Girona had 12 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Artem Dovbyk (4') scored for Girona FC.
In as many as 5 out of the previous 6 clashes featuring Atlético Madrid, at least three goals have gone in. The average number of goals per game in that spell is 3, with the average number of goals for Atlético Madrid equalling 1.5.
Borussia Dortmund possible starting lineup:
Kobel; Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen; Sabitzer, Can, Brandt; Sancho, Fullkrug, Malen
Atletico Madrid possible starting lineup:
Oblak; Witsel, Gimenez, Azpilicueta; Molina, Llorente, Koke, De Paul, Lino; Griezmann, Morata
Borussia Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*Atletico Madrid have a slight edge over Borussia Dortmund and have won three out of the five matches played between the two teams in European competitions, as opposed to Borussia Dortmund's two victories.
*Borussia Dortmund have lost each of their last two matches against Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League but secured a 4-0 victory in their previous home game against Diego Simeone's side in the competition in 2019.
*Borussia Dortmund have lost only two of their last 13 matches at home against Spanish opponents in the UEFA Champions League and are unbeaten in their last five such knockout matches in the competition.
*Atletico Madrid have won only two of their last 10 matches away from home against German opponents in the UEFA Champions League and have suffered defeat in seven of their last eight such games under Diego Simeone.
Prediction: Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Atletico Madrid (Atletico win 4-3 on aggregate)
There is nothing to separate these two teams in the head-to-head record, with both posting three wins from their seven matches, while there has also been one draw. It would not be a surprise to see Dortmund turn this one around on Tuesday, but there is just something about Atletico at this stage of the competition, and we are backing the Madrid giants to claim a draw, which would see them advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League once again.
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