Borussia Dortmund vs Benfica Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview

Borussia Dortmund lock horns with Benfica in a pivotal Champions League round of 16 2nd leg clash this Wednesday night. Read the match predictions to find out why a home win is the betting tip at Signal-Iduna-Park. The aggregate score stands at 0-1 after Benfica triumphed in the first leg. Dortmund come into the game on the back of a convincing 6-2 win at home to Bayer Leverkusen while Benfica stayed top of the Primeira Liga with a narrow 0-1 win at Feirense.

Borussia Dortmund vs Benfica Preview

Borussia Dortmund will be without Mario Gotze who has been diagnosed with a muscle wasting disease. He joins Sven Bender and Sebastian Rode as long-term absentees while Nuri Sahin and Marco Reus are also in the treatment room. Lone striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will certainly have a point to prove after spurning numerous opportunities in Lisbon, including a saved penalty.

Benfica have Ederson to thank for keeping them in this tie after the stopper pulled off numerous last-ditch saves in the first leg. He’ll be in goal once more with Luisao and Lindelof for protection in central defence. Alex Grimaldo and Filipe Augusto are still expected to miss out through injury while Nelson Semedo is available for selection after serving a domestic ban. Kostas Mitroglou bundled home the decisive goal at Estadio da Luz and will lead the line for the visitors.

Team Predictions Borussia Dortmund vs Benfica

BVB 3-4-2-1 formation: Burki; Bartra, Sokratis, Ginter; Guerreiro, Weigl, Castro, Piszczek; Pulisic, Dembele; Aubameyang

SLB 4-2-3-1 formation: Ederson; Eliseu, Lindelof, Luisao, Nelsinho; Samaris, Pizzi; Carillo, Rafa, Zivkovic; Mitroglou

Borussia Dortmund vs Benfica Betting Tips

• Dortmund have won 6 drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
• Benfica have won 8 drawn 0 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
• Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Dortmund have scored an average of 2.4 goals and conceded an average of 0.9 goals per game
• Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Benfica have scored an average of 1.9 goals and conceded an average of 0.6 goals per game
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Dortmund’s previous 10 matches
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Benfica’s previous 10 matches

Borussia Dortmund vs Benfica Prediction

Borussia Dortmund were in the ascendancy for much of the first leg but couldn’t turn their dominance into goals. They have to go for it again here but will be wary that an away goal for Benfica would leave them needing to score 3 to progress. BVB have scored 12 goals in their last three matches, so come into the game knowing they can hit the net.

Benfica simply need to defend what they’ve got but that could be a dangerous game plan. The visitors can be dangerous on the break and bagging an away goal would give them a huge chance of qualifying for the next round. It’s been plain-sailing for the Portuguese side since these teams last met but they will need to step up a gear here.

Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten at home all season and Benfica have a wretched record in Germany, winning just twice from 22 visits. The home side will need to be wary of the counter attack but I can see them having the firepower to comfortably overcome Benfica.

Free Betting Tips

Match Prediction
DORTMUND at 4/11 with William Hill

Over/Under Prediction
OVER 2.5 goals at 5/8 with 888Sport

Correct Score Prediction
DORTMUND 3-1 at 21/2 with BetVictor

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