Borussia Dortmund vs Paris Saint-Germain Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st May 2024

Paris Saint-Germain swing by Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday for at first leg Champions League Semi Finals round qualifying match at the Signal Iduna Park.

Borussia Dortmund managed to claw their way through the round Quarter Finals against Atletico Madrid despite losing the first leg. A win in the second leg sent Borussia Dortmund through with an aggregate score of 5-4. Paris Saint-Germain pulled off a strong comeback to make it through the round Quarter Finals against Barcelona. After losing the first leg, Paris Saint-Germain claimed a big enough win in the return leg to set the aggregate score at 6-4.

Bookmakers are predicting Paris Saint-Germain to win the first leg match at Signal Iduna Park, considering they had a successful previous round against Barcelona. They visit Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday which looks to be a tight contest, though, as they seem reasonably evenly matched. Borussia Dortmund have the advantage of a noisy crowd in this first leg, which could prove decisive.

Borussia Dortmund scored 15 goals, conceded nine and fought their way to a clean sheet four times in their previous ten matches in this tournament.

Paris Saint-Germain scored 19 goals, conceded 13 and managed a clean sheet three times in their previous ten matches in this tournament.

Borussia Dortmund vs Paris Saint-Germain Prediction

Borussia Dortmund Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Borussia Dortmund at the moment. Against Atletico Madrid, they came out on top in a 4-2 win, before drawing 1-1 against Bayer Leverkusen. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 4-1 defeat against RB Leipzig. Borussia Dortmund put four wins on the board in their previous six Champions League matches at the Signal Iduna Park. They drew twice while losing none, scored ten goals while conceding three.

Paris Saint-Germain Form

Paris Saint-Germain look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining seven points. They ran out 4-1 and 1-4 winners against Lyon and Lorient, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Le Havre, who claimed a point in a 3-3 draw. In their last six away matches in the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and nine scored.

The two teams rate more or less equal at the bookies, but in current form, and with Borussia Dortmund looking a little out of sorts, Paris Saint-Germain no doubt offers the value bet here.

Borussia Dortmund vs Paris Saint-Germain Team News

Borussia Dortmund could have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday. Borussia Dortmund have to alter their line-up, as both Jadon Sancho, Emre Can and Ian Maatsen get a day in the shade.

Ramy Bensebaini, Felix Nmecha and Julien Duranville are all absent from the Borussia Dortmund squad that faces Paris Saint-Germain at Signal Iduna Park.

Paris Saint-Germain could have up to five players on the injured and absent players for their match on Wednesday atSignal Iduna Park Ousmane Dembele, Achraf Hakimi, Randal Kolo Muani and Layvin Kurzawa can't be called upon by Paris Saint-Germain, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Names like Layvin Kurzawa, Milan Skriniar, Sergio Rico, Nuno Mendes and Presnel Kimpembe most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Borussia Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund vs Paris Saint-Germain H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Borussia Dortmund played Paris Saint-Germain. The pair split the points in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. As Borussia Dortmund enter the match against Paris Saint-Germain at Signal Iduna Park, they do so with a 1-3-2 h2h record in their previous six encounters.

Both teams found the back of the net in three of the last six matches between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain.

Borussia Dortmund vs Paris Saint-Germain Results

Borussia Dortmund vs Paris Saint-Germain Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Marco Reus, who is performing well for Borussia Dortmund. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Champions League outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Paris Saint-Germain.The visitors will be looking to Kylian Mbappe to find the net once again, after managing six Champions League goals for Paris Saint-Germain in recent matches.

Borussia Dortmund were able to win five of their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing three of the games. They suffered defeat in two of these outings. Paris Saint-Germain won nine of their last 10 games away, drew one and suffered defeat in zero of them. Paris Saint-Germain managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past six encounters between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain, with Borussia Dortmund scoring 0.67 goals on average per game. Paris Saint-Germain averaged 1.17 goals, while both teams scored three times. Borussia Dortmund saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Paris Saint-Germain, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of three times goals per game themselves.