Ace Football previews the Champions League round of 16 match between Borussia Dortmund and Lille and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Lille go up against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday for a Champions League meeting at Signal Iduna Park.
Team form: Borussia Dortmund vs Lille
Borussia Dortmund Form
Borussia Dortmund recorded two wins and a draw in their last three matches. They started off drawing 0-0 with Sporting CP. Next up was a 6-0 win against Union Berlin, before St. Pauli were defeated in 0-2 win. Borussia Dortmund claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 13 and conceded seven goals.
Lille Form
Lille won twice in their last three matches as Rennes were defeated by 0-2, before they beat Monaco 2-1. Paris Saint-Germain proved too strong, though, and a 4-1 defeat followed. Lille won half their previous six away matches in the Champions League, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding nine.
Betting facts for Borussia Dortmund and Lille
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Borussia Dortmund and Lille played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 10 Borussia Dortmund matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Borussia Dortmund matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Borussia Dortmund matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Borussia Dortmund home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Borussia Dortmund matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Lille matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Lille away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Lille matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Lille away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Lille away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Borussia Dortmund vs Lille
Borussia Dortmund against Lille is also a battle between Serhou Guirassy and Jonathan David with both in decent form. The former scored seven while the latter has five Champions League goals in their last six games respectively.
Betting markets: Borussia Dortmund vs Lille
Full-time result
Borussia Dortmund won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing three as well. Lille won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost three in this run. Lille scored at least once in their previous 11 matches.
Both teams to score
Borussia Dortmund scored first in six of their last ten home games. Lille got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Borussia Dortmund have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Of the previous 10 outings, Lille scored the opening goal five times, whereas Borussia Dortmund were first on target in eight of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Borussia Dortmund saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Lille. They performed an average of 2.1 goals in these. Lille scored at least once in their previous 11 matches on the bounce.