Our betting experts preview the Champions League match between Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea and offer team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
The spotlight is on both Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea. They face each other on Wednesday at Signal Iduna Park for the opening leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
As the Group E winners, Chelsea take to their road for their European game since November. Borussia Dortmund booked their spot in the knockout stages by finishing second in Group G.
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Borussia Dortmund Form
In their last three outings, Borussia Dortmund won 5-1 against Freiburg, beat Bochum by 1-2, and hammered Werder Bremen 0-2. BVB won three of their previous six matches at Signal Iduna Park in the Champions League. They drew two and suffered one defeat, scoring 11 goals to four against.
Chelsea Form
Having collected three points from their previous three matches without winning, Chelsea are on the lookout for a win again. Against Liverpool, they settled for a 0-0 draw, before splitting the points with Fulham in a 0-0 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a single point after drawing 1-1 against West Ham. The Blues came through their last six away games in the Champions League with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once. They scored 12 goals and conceded eight.
Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea Stats
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea. The facts are based on statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- B. Dortmund have won the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 5.5
- In the last 3 B. Dortmund home matches the sum of goals was over 5.5
- B. Dortmund have won the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- B. Dortmund have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring more than 3.5 goals
- B. Dortmund have won 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was over 5.5
- In 25 of the last 27 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Chelsea away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Chelsea have not won the last 7 away matches in a row
- Chelsea have not won 9 of the last 11 matches
Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea Betting Tips
Full-time result
Signal Iduna Park saw Borussia Dortmund claiming seven wins out of a possible 10 across all tournaments. They drew three times. Visitors Chelsea won one of their 10 latest away games, drew four, and lost five as well.
Both teams to score
Borussia Dortmund scored first in six of their last ten home games. Chelsea scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. The Blues managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Borussia Dortmund scored an average of three goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Chelsea, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches. Borussia Dortmund were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches.
Match predictions: Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea
To sum up, the upcoming match between Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea seems to be a good betting opportunity.
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