A close first game at the Phillips Stadium left everything to be decided in Germany between Borussia Dortmund and PSV. Edin Terzic’s team can claim to have an advantage here as generally, Borussia displays its best football in front of the Yellow Wall. Whether this will be enough to progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League remains to be seen.
Borussia Dortmund Team News
A somewhat uneventful first game that ended 1-1 has left everything up for grabs. Borussia did not play to their fullest in the first leg as evidenced by Edin Terzic’s claiming that his team’s performance was sloppy. It is a fair thing to say not only for the game but for Borussia Dortmund’s season as a whole. Performances range from brilliant to mediocre to downright frustrating. Consistency is what the team lacks, but the team’s form at home has generally been acceptable, albeit they lost their last home game against Hoffenheim 2-3. But in the Champions League, Dortmund is unbeaten at home across the last two editions of the tournament. And in this edition they recorded 2 wins and 1 draw, winning against the likes of Milan and Newcastle with a clean sheet and reaching a 1-1 draw with PSG. PSG’s goal is the only one Dortmund has conceded at home in this year’s tournament.
PSV Team News
But coming to the Signal Iduna Park will be PSV, who look unbeatable this season with their only recorded losses being a group stage loss to Arsenal and a KNVB Cup elimination to Feyenoord. While head coach Peter Bosz is adamant that his team is perfectly capable of securing the points away from home, it is exactly in away games where PSV’s form does seem to waver now and then. Most recently it is the loss to Feyenoord in the Cup and draws against Ajax and Utrecht in the league. But in their Champions League group, PSV managed to win just 1 of their 3 games, suffering a devastating loss to Arsenal, reaching a draw with Lens and securing a very late and dramatic 2-3 win over Sevilla.
Head-to-Head-Games
The first leg in The Netherlands was the first competitive game between Borussia Dortmund and PSV since 2002. From a historical point of view, PSV have never won against Borussia Dortmund, while the Germans have never won against PSV at home.
Borussia Dortmund – PSV Betting Prediction
While Borussia Dortmund is wildly inconsistent this season, their home performances have been probably the most stable part of their performances. It is at the Signal Iduna Park where they seem to show up regularly, especially during Champions League games. PSV come with a nearly unbeatable auro to them, but a closer look reveals that away games for them aren’t all that great, especially when we take a look at their group stage performance in this regard. I believe that Dortmund will win this one here and secure a place in the quarter-finals, but it is most definitely going to be a tough game for them. But things for them seem to click when playing at home in the Champions League.
Betting Tip: Borussia Dortmund To Win
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Odds: 2.10
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