Champions League: Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting CP – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round of 32 match between Borussia Dortmund and Sporting CP and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Borussia Dortmund enjoy home advantage, when visitors Sporting CP swing by on Wednesday for a clash in the Champions League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Form: Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting CP

Borussia Dortmund Form

Showing inconsistent form, Borussia Dortmund lost two of their past three matches, going down 1-2 against VfB Stuttgart, before beating Sporting CP 0-3. The joy was short-lived, as Bochum proved too strong in a 2-0 defeat. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Borussia Dortmund but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Champions League matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 14 goals while conceding seven.

Sporting CP Form

Sporting CP have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against FC Porto, they gained a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Borussia Dortmund, who ran out 0-3 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 2-2 draw with Arouca. Sporting CP managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Champions League. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring ten time and letting in seven.

Betting stats and facts for Borussia Dortmund and Sporting CP

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Borussia Dortmund and Sporting CP. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting CP

Serhou Guirassy has seven strikes in six Champions League matches for Borussia Dortmund, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Sporting CP. The visitors are looking to Viktor Gyoekeres, who has provided his team with four Champions League goals.

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Full-time result

Borussia Dortmund claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Sporting CP won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Borussia Dortmund scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Sporting CP scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive home games Borussia Dortmund played. Of the previous 10 outings, Borussia Dortmund scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games. Borussia Dortmund have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Sporting CP.

Total goals

Borussia Dortmund saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Sporting CP, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches.