Champions League: Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Sporting CP and Borussia Dortmund who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

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

Team form: Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund

Sporting CP Form

Sporting CP have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 1-1 draw with Bologna, a 3-1 victory over Farense, and a 1-1 draw with FC Porto. Sporting CP only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Champions League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded 11 goals.

Borussia Dortmund Form

Borussia Dortmund won twice in their last three matches as Shakhtar Donetsk were defeated by 3-1, before they beat FC Heidenheim 1-2. VfB Stuttgart proved too strong, though, and a 1-2 defeat followed. Borussia Dortmund won half their previous six away matches in the Champions League, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding nine.

Betting stats and facts for Sporting CP and Borussia Dortmund

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

In-form players: Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund

Sporting CP against Borussia Dortmund is also a battle between Viktor Gyoekeres and Serhou Guirassy with both in decent form. The former scored five while the latter has six Champions League goals in their last six games respectively.

Popular markets: Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Estadio Jose Alvalade across all tournaments Sporting CP won six times, drew two and lost two times. Borussia Dortmund claimed three wins, one draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Astonishingly, Borussia Dortmund failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 matches.

Both teams to score

Sporting CP scored first in six of their last ten home games. Borussia Dortmund scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Borussia Dortmund games. Sporting CP will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Tuesday, as Borussia Dortmund have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to four clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Sporting CP saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Borussia Dortmund played across all tournaments. They scored 1.7 times on average in the process. Sporting CP scored at least once in their previous 10 matches.