Champions League: Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round 4 match between Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Manchester City hope to live up to their early billing as the Champions League title favourites this coming Wednesday when they welcome Borussia Dortmund over to the Etihad Stadium for a round 4 match.

Form: Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund

Manchester City Form

Manchester City look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Aston Villa, they were left empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Swansea in a 1-3 win. They followed that up with a 3-1 win against Bournemouth in their most recent outing. Manchester City won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 15 and conceded seven goals.

Borussia Dortmund Form

In their last three matches, Borussia Dortmund beat FC Koln 1-0, drew 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt and beat Augsburg by 0-1. Borussia Dortmund managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Champions League away matches, in which they scored 14 while also conceding 13 times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats and facts for Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund

Manchester City against Borussia Dortmund is also a battle between Erling Haaland and Serhou Guirassy with both in decent form. The former scored six while the latter has four Champions League goals in their last six games respectively.

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Full-time result

Manchester City won eight of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing two times. Borussia Dortmund won six of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and one defeats as well. Borussia Dortmund won their last 4 matches on the bounce. Manchester City have not lost to Borussia Dortmund in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Manchester City scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Borussia Dortmund scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Manchester City managed to open the scoreline in no less than eight of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Borussia Dortmund performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in seven of their last 10 games. Borussia Dortmund have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Manchester City when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Manchester City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Borussia Dortmund played across all tournaments. They scored two times on average in the process. Borussia Dortmund scored at least one goal in their last 21 matches.