Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th March 2023
The scoreline read 1-0 after the first leg and now decision time is here for visitors Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea. Their second leg meeting in the Champions League takes place at the Stamford Bridge this coming Tuesday.
Borussia Dortmund managed a tight 1-0 win and kept a clean sheet in the first leg, thus knowing another clean sheet will see them go through. They don't need a win to seal qualification against Chelsea which of course in a huge advantage.
Chelsea scored 16 in the last ten outings for an average of 1.6 a game in this tournament. They conceded 11 and managed a clean sheet in two of these matches.
Borussia Dortmund scored 18 goals, conceded 11 and held on for a clean sheet in four of their last ten matches in this tournament.
Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction
Chelsea Form
Chelsea lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 0-1 by Southampton and 2-0 against Tottenham. They turned the table by winning 1-0 against Leeds. In their last six Champions League home matches, Chelsea won four times. They've drawn once and lost once, while scoring 13 and conceding five goals.
Borussia Dortmund Form
In their last three matches, Borussia Dortmund first beat Hertha Berlin 4-1, then Hoffenheim by 0-1 and finally RB Leipzig by 2-1. In their last six away matches in the Champions League, Borussia Dortmund won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 12 goals conceded and nine scored.
Are Chelsea good enough currently to justify the prices with the bookies, when they face Borussia Dortmund at Stamford Bridge? It could be tight, but considering form and match history, we believe the home side represents the best betting option.
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Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund Stats
- In 28 of the last 30 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 13 Chelsea home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Chelsea home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 6 Chelsea home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- B. Dortmund have won 12 of the last 13 matches
- B. Dortmund have won 11 of the last 13 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- B. Dortmund have won the last 7 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- B. Dortmund have won the last 5 away matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- B. Dortmund have won the last 7 away matches in a row
Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund Team News
The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Chelsea, as they prepare to meet Borussia Dortmund, since ten could be missing.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Edouard Mendy, Raheem Sterling, Christian Pulisic, Armando Broja, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ben Chilwell, Reece James, Wesley Fofana and N'Golo Kanté are all absent from the Chelsea squad that faces Borussia Dortmund at Stamford Bridge.
More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Borussia Dortmund, who are looking at nine players nursing various problems.
Borussia Dortmund need to do without Emre Can, Thomas Meunier, Mats Hummels, Anthony Modeste, Marius Wolf, Tom Rothe, Abdoulaye Kamara, Mateu Morey and Sebastien Haller, who are not fit enough to travel to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund H2H
B. Dortmund celebrated a 1-0 win in their most recent meeting with their upcoming opponent. Are we in for something similar at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday?
Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund Results
Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips
Joao Felix found the back of the net once in the previous six Champions League games for Chelsea, who won't mind him striking again this coming Tuesday. Punters will also be looking for Jude Bellingham to keep his current streak of three goals in his last six Champions League games going for Borussia Dortmund.
Chelsea claimed a win four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Borussia Dortmund won eight of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing two in this series of matches. Chelsea managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played at Stamford Bridge. Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings away from home.
Chelsea saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Borussia Dortmund, who managed to score 2.5 times in those matches.