Ace Football previews the Champions League round 2 match between Borussia Dortmund and Celtic and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Borussia Dortmund hope to live up to their early billing as the Champions League title favourites on Tuesday when they welcome Celtic over to the Signal Iduna Park for a round 2 match.
A look at the Champions League standings shows that zero points and two places currently separate the two teams.
Form: Borussia Dortmund vs Celtic
Borussia Dortmund Form
Borussia Dortmund beat Club Bruges by 0-3, lost 5-1 against VfB Stuttgart, before defeating Bochum 4-2. Borussia Dortmund claimed four wins in their last six Champions League matches at the Signal Iduna Park. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored ten goals.
Celtic Form
In their last three matches, Celtic first beat Hearts 2-0, then Slovan Bratislava by 5-1 and finally St. Johnstone by 0-6. Celtic didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Champions League matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 19 and scored three goals themselves.
Betting stats for Borussia Dortmund and Celtic
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Borussia Dortmund and Celtic. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 17 of the last 19 Borussia Dortmund matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Borussia Dortmund home matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Borussia Dortmund home matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Borussia Dortmund have won 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Borussia Dortmund have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Celtic have won the last 11 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Celtic have won 9 of the last 11 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Celtic have won 9 of the last 10 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Celtic have lost 7 of the last 8 away matches in the Champions League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Celtic have won 9 of the last 11 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Borussia Dortmund vs Celtic
Jamie Gittens is the most prolific Champions League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Celtic look to Kyogo Furuhashi, hoping he can add to his current total of three Champions League goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Borussia Dortmund vs Celtic
Full-time result
Borussia Dortmund won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Celtic won nine from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost zero in this run. Celtic did not lose any of their last 5 matches at home. Celtic are on a serious roll of now 26 matches without defeat. Good luck taking on Celtic currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 13 away games without defeat.
Both teams to score
Borussia Dortmund scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Astonishingly, Celtic scored the opening goal of the match in ten of their last ten games. Celtic have won to nil in their last 3 away games. Borussia Dortmund managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Borussia Dortmund, who scored an average of 2.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Celtic, who managed to hit the net 3.7 times on average in these games. Celtics last three matches had over four goals.
Recommended tip: Borussia Dortmund vs Celtic
To sum up, the upcoming match between Borussia Dortmund and Celtic seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Champions League game.
Borussia Dortmund vs Celtic: Who wins the game?
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