Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Borussia Dortmund and Sturm Graz who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
As the early season favourites, Borussia Dortmund will look to justify their title credentials this coming Tuesday when they take on Sturm Graz for a round 4 match in the Champions League.
The hosts are currently 11th in the Champions League standings with six points after three rounds. Sturm Graz are trailing behind them on zero points, which makes them 32th in the rankings ahead of their next game.
Form: Borussia Dortmund vs Sturm Graz
Borussia Dortmund Form
Borussia Dortmund recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 2-1 against Augsburg, before drawing 0-0 with Wolfsburg. They won their most recent game 2-1 against RB Leipzig. 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 six and scored 15 goals.
Sturm Graz Form
Sturm Graz claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 0-2 against Sporting CP. A 1-2 win followed against LASK, before drawing 1-1 with Rapid Wien. Sturm Graz claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Champions League. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 15 goals to five.
Betting stats and facts for Borussia Dortmund and Sturm Graz
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Borussia Dortmund and Sturm Graz. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 8 Borussia Dortmund matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Borussia Dortmund have won the last 6 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Borussia Dortmund have won 3 of the last 4 home matches and the sum of goals was over 5.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Borussia Dortmund home matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Borussia Dortmund home matches the sum of goals was over 5.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Sturm Graz away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Sturm Graz have lost 8 of the last 10 away matches in the Champions League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Sturm Graz have lost the last 5 matches in a row in the Champions League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Sturm Graz matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Sturm Graz away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Borussia Dortmund vs Sturm Graz
As the new Champions League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Borussia Dortmund and Sturm Graz this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Popular betting markets: Borussia Dortmund vs Sturm Graz
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Signal Iduna Park across all tournaments Borussia Dortmund won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Sturm Graz claimed six wins, two draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Borussia Dortmund are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 8 matches without defeat.
Both teams to score
Borussia Dortmund scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Sturm Graz scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Borussia Dortmund played. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Sturm Graz played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Borussia Dortmund managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Sturm Graz kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Borussia Dortmund’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Sturm Graz, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves. Somehow Borussia Dortmund failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches.
Recommended tip: Borussia Dortmund vs Sturm Graz
To sum up, the upcoming match between Borussia Dortmund and Sturm Graz seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Champions League game.
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