Atletico Madrid v Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips – Champions League, 6th November 8.00pm
With the form that Dortmund have been showing this season, it was not that much of a shock to see them beat Atletico Madrid on match day three. The size of the win, a 4-0 success was a shock though. The Germans are running rampant in front of goal at the moment and Atletico may have trouble silencing them again. Read our predictions for Atletico Madrid v Borussia Dortmund.
Atletico Madrid v Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds*
Atletico Madrid 3/4
Draw 13/5
Borussia Dortmund 15/4
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on November 4th, 2018 at 2:39 p.m.)
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Atletico Madrid News and Form
Atletico are sat in second place in Group A, three points behind Borussia Dortmund having lost 4-0 against the Germans on match day three
This is their second home game of the campaign, having beaten Club Brugge 3-1 at the Wanda Metropolitano. Both teams to score is at 4/5 odds* (betting odds taken on November 4th 2018 at 10:47 am)
Atletico were on a five-match winning run in Europe before the loss in Dortmund last time out. They are 3/4 odds-on to win this game* (betting odds taken on November 4th 2018 at 10:47 am)
That was just their second defeat in their last 17 European fixtures (W11 D4).
Last season Atletico only won one game in last season’s campaign and failed to get out of their group.
They won just one of three home games last season having an 11 match unbeaten home streak in Europe snapped in a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea.
Atletico have won their last six home games though, with a clean sheet in five of those. Atletico to win to nil is at 2/1 odds* (betting odds taken on November 4th 2018 at 10:47 am)
The loss against Chelsea is their only defeat in 19 games at home (W15 D3)
The Spaniards are unbeaten in their last eight home games against German opposition as well (W6 D2).
Their most recent hosting of a German side ended in a 0-0 draw against Bayer Leverkusen in the 2016/17 Champions League.
Atletico Madrid v Borussia Dortmund Head to Head
There had been four previous meetings between the two sides prior to this season
They traded away wins in the 1996/97 Champions League group stage
In the 1965/66 European Cup Winners’ Cup Dortmund won 2-1 on aggregate
In both of those campaigns, Dortmund went on to actually win the title in the competition
Borussia Dortmund News and Form
Dortmund have won all three games in the group stage so far putting them in control and a draw would suit them.
Dortmund are at 15/4 odds to land a match win in this one* (betting odds taken on November 4th 2018 at 10:47 am). If they win they will win the group.
Dortmund had only won one of eleven Champions League matches before this season’s campaign.
Their win at Club Brugge on match day one was their first away win in eight European games (D2 L4).
Their record in Spain is just W1 D5 L8 the single win in that sequence coming at Atletico in the 1996/97 group stage, the season when Dortmund won the trophy.
Their last trip to Spain was last season when they lost 3-2 at Real Madrid on match day six
Before their win over Atletico on matchday three, their previous eight games against Spanish opposition were all against Real Madrid.
That 4-0 win also snapped a four-match winless streak of form they were on against Spanish sides as well.
Dortmund are undefeated in all competitions this season across all competitions.
They have scored at least two goals in all but one of their last nine games in all competitions. Over 2.5 goals is at 10/11 odds* (betting odds taken on November 4th 2018 at 10:47 am)
Atletico Madrid v Borussia Dortmund Predictions
Draw: Atletico just were ran ragged in Germany but we expect them to be stronger back on home soil against Dortmund this time. Dortmund are well in control of the group and a nice comfortable draw will suit them here.
