Borussia Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th April 2024

Visitors Atletico Madrid arrive for their second leg match against Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park this coming Tuesday. Following a tense first leg encounter in the Champions League, the match finished 2-1.

Atletico Madrid did well to take a tight 2-1 win in the first leg, though conceding a goal could spell trouble for them. They still have to get the job done, but will feel confident after the first leg of seeing another round in the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund is feeling the pressure following a loss in the first leg, and they must take the initiative in the return leg to turn the aggregate score in their favor.

Borussia Dortmund go into their next Champions League match, averaging a fairly humble 1.1 per game in their last ten matches in this tournament. They scored 11 goals, while conceding nine. That amounts to an average of 0.9 conceded per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Atletico Madrid show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.2 times on average per game in this tournament. They scored 22 goals and conceded 11, an average of 1.1 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in two of these.

Borussia Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

Borussia Dortmund Form

Borussia Dortmund suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by VfB Stuttgart in a 0-1 defeat. Atletico Madrid also proved too hard to handle, as they won 2-1, before Borussia Dortmund were able to strike back last time out in a 1-2 win against Borussia Moenchengladbach. Borussia Dortmund won three of their previous six matches at Signal Iduna Park in the Champions League. They drew three as well, but suffered no defeats, scoring six goals to one against.

Atletico Madrid Form

In their last three matches, Atletico Madrid first beat Villarreal 1-2, then Borussia Dortmund by 2-1 and finally Girona by 3-1. Atletico Madrid only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Champions League. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by nine goals to seven.

Borussia Dortmund don't score many goals but, they are equally tough to crack down. This makes for a low scoring match, when Atletico Madrid come visiting this coming Tuesday.

Borussia Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid Team News

Borussia Dortmund could be looking at five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Atletico Madrid. Borussia Dortmund have to alter their line-up, as both Karim Adeyemi and Jadon Sancho get a day in the shade.

Ramy Bensebaini, Felix Nmecha and Julien Duranville are all absent from the Borussia Dortmund squad that faces Atletico Madrid at Signal Iduna Park.

Atletico Madrid have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of the match on Tuesday against Borussia Dortmund.

Alvaro Morata, Jose Gimenez, Cesar Azpilicueta, Marcos Paulo, Thomas Lemar and Vitolo all face a spell on the sidelines for Atletico Madrid due to various injuries.

Borussia Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid H2H

Atletico Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed win by 2-1 and 2-0, respectively. Entering the clash against Atletico Madrid at Signal Iduna Park, Borussia Dortmund have a 1-0-2 record in their past three encounters against their upcoming visitors.

Both teams found the back of the net in one of the last three matches between Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid.

Borussia Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid Results

Borussia Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips

Marco Reus is the most prolific Champions League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Atletico Madrid look to Antoine Griezmann, hoping he can add to his current total of four Champions League goals in his latest games.

Borussia Dortmund claimed a win four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Atletico Madrid won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing five in this series of matches. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Borussia Dortmund managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at Signal Iduna Park, Atletico Madrid kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past three encounters between Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid, with Borussia Dortmund scoring 1.66 goals on average per game. Atletico Madrid averaged 1.34 goals, while both teams scored one time. Borussia Dortmund saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Atletico Madrid. They performed an average of 1.3 goals in these.