Red hot Borussia Dortmund are set to host Atletico Madrid in a game between two very good teams. Dortmund have been scoring goals for fun and winning games whereas Atletico have been relying more on their defending to win games meaning well have a contrast in styles meeting up. Can entertainers Dortmund pull off a win or will Atletico’s suffocating defence that will come out on top?
Key Facts
Dortmund have currently won 5 straight games in all competitions having scored an incredible 22 goals in that period
6 of 11 Dortmund’s games this season had over 3.5 goals
Dortmund’s striker Paco Alcacer has scored 11 goals in 7 apps for club and country this season. 8 in 5 for Dortmund
At home Dortmund have a 5W 0D 0L 21 GS 5 GA record this season.
On average there are 3.8 goals scored in games that Dortmund are involved in this season.
Atletico have only won 2 of their 6 away games this season. 3D 1L
8 of 11 Atletico Madrid games had under 2.5 goals this season. Ironically 2 of the overs were in their champions league games
Atletico have only conceded 7 goals in 11 games this season.
Only 5 of 11 Atletico games had BTTS – Yes
Atletico have kept 4 clean sheets in their last 6 games.
Atletico have only conceded 2+ goals once this season.
Team News
Dortmund: Dortmund are coming into this game which a ton of defensive players out with injuries. Guerreiro, Schmelzer, Toljan and Akanji are all out with injuries for this game against Atletico, furthermore Kagawa is out too. However, Reus is fit which is one bit of good news. Sancho and Paco will be the players to watch as they’ve hit some unbelievably hot form right now for Dortmund.
Atletico Madrid: Atletico are set to have their first choice striker Diego Costa back after he missed time with injury. We can expect Lemar to return to the starting lineup after coming off the bench against Villarreal. Injury wise, Atletico have issues with their CB Gimenez who’ll have to be assessed whether he can play.
Betting Tips and Predictions
This is a very tricky game to get on simply because of how different these teams play. We can already see Dortmund be on the front foot while Atletico will try to frustrate them while themselves getting out and creating some chances. Dortmund’s lack of defensive players is a big worry and gives Atletico a big advantage with the likes of Lemar, Griezmann and Costa going forward. We can see both teams scoring in this match which is priced at a very decent 1.80. Furthermore in terms of a winner, we’ll give Atletico more of an edge. Atletico will simply find a way to frustrate you and given Dortmund’s inexperience this will work in their favour so we would be willing to back an Atletico 0.0 at 1.95. The prediction for this game is a 1-2 win for Atletico Madrid.
Match Odds
Borussia Dortmund Win – 2.65
Draw – 3.35
Atletico Madrid Win – 2.80
KICK OFF – 24th October 2018 – 8pm UK Time
