Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th April 2024

Borussia Dortmund travel to Civitas Metropolitano to face Atletico Madrid on Wednesday for the first of two meetings in Quarter Finals round of qualifying for the Champions League.

Atletico Madrid managed to claw their way through the round 1/8 against Inter despite losing the first leg. A win in the second leg sent Atletico Madrid through with an aggregate score of 2-2. Borussia Dortmund knocked out PSV Eindhoven in the round 1/8 to book their place in the next phase of the tournament. They managed an aggregate score of 3-1 after drawing the first leg, before winning the second.

Having come through their tie against Inter in the previous round unscathed, Atletico Madrid are favoured to do the dirty against Borussia Dortmund as well. They'll fancy their chances of bagging a good enough result at the Civitas Metropolitano in this first leg to carry them through to the next round.

Atletico Madrid are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Champions League, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches in this tournament. The home side scored 2.2 goals on average per match, or 22 in total, while allowing 12 goals against, for an average of 1.2 per outing. They managed two clean sheets along the way.

Borussia Dortmund enter their next Champions League match, averaging a lowly 1.1 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament. They scored a disappointing total of 11 goals, while also conceding seven. That amounts to an average of 0.7 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Inter by 2-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 0-3 against Barcelona, before claiming three points in a 1-2 win against Villarreal. Atletico Madrid put four wins on the board in their previous six Champions League matches at the Civitas Metropolitano. They drew twice while losing none, scored 18 goals while conceding seven.

Borussia Dortmund Form

In the last three matches, Borussia Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1, won 0-2 against Bayern Munich, and lost 0-1 against VfB Stuttgart. Borussia Dortmund won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and six scored.

You could argue a case on behalf of both teams, but form quite simply looks better, and the prices with the bookmakers for a home win are decent. Therefore, Atletico Madrid get the nod here against Borussia Dortmund.

Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Atletico Madrid, as they prepare to meet Borussia Dortmund, since six could be missing. Pablo Barrios gets a day off from the Atletico Madrid squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Alvaro Morata, Jose Gimenez, Cesar Azpilicueta, Marcos Paulo, Thomas Lemar and Vitolo nurses various injuries and won't take part for Atletico Madrid against Borussia Dortmund at Civitas Metropolitano.

Borussia Dortmund face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Wednesday against Atletico Madrid. Jadon Sancho is ineligible for selection in the Borussia Dortmund squad, as he is suspended.

Ramy Bensebaini, Felix Nmecha and Julien Duranville all face a spell on the sidelines for Borussia Dortmund due to various injuries.

Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund H2H

The last time these two teams clashed, Atletico Madrid emerged victorious by a 2-0 score. Are we in for a similar outcome this coming Wednesday? Entering the clash against Borussia Dortmund at Civitas Metropolitano, Atletico Madrid have a 1-0-1 record in their past two encounters against their upcoming visitors.

Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund Results

Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

It is a great season for Alvaro Morata, who currently has 14 league goals to his name during this season. Atletico Madrid will rely on his services to gun down Borussia Dortmund.

Atletico Madrid won eight of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing two times. Borussia Dortmund won five of their last 10 games away from home, while drawing four and losing one. Borussia Dortmund have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches away. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid have been able to keep a clean sheet in four of their last 10 games at home.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atletico Madrid, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Borussia Dortmund's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches.