📊 Form Guide

Borussia Dortmund

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Borussia Dortmund will be looking for another win after the 1-2 Bundesliga 1 success over Borussia Mönchengladbach.

In that game, Borussia Dortmund had 54% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Borussia Dortmund was Marcel Sabitzer (22', 28'). At the other end, B. M'gladbach had 18 shots at goal with 4 on target. Max Wöber (36') scored for Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Their most recent results highlight the fact that things are going according to plan in the Borussia Dortmund rearguard. Borussia Dortmund have been mean at the back, seeing the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their previous 6 clashes standing at 4. That kind of trend might not be carried forward here, of course.

Atlético Madrid

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Atlético Madrid will go into the clash after a 3-1 La Liga win in the defeat of Girona FC in their most recent outing.

In that match, Atlético Madrid managed 41% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For Atlético Madrid, the goalscorers were Antoine Griezmann (34', 50') and Ángel Correa (45'). On the other side, Girona had 12 shots at goal with 5 on target. Artem Dovbyk (4') was the scorer for Girona FC.

In as many as 5 out of the previous 6 clashes featuring Atlético Madrid, at least three goals have gone in. The average number of goals per game in that spell is 3, with the average number of goals for Atlético Madrid equalling 1.5.

🗞️ Team News: Borussia Dortmund

Abdoulaye Kamara (unknown injury), Sébastien Haller (Ankle injury) and Ramy Bensebaini (Inner ligament injury) will be missing for Borussia Dortmund boss Edin Terzić.

It seems likely that Dortmund will possibly use the 4-2-3-1 formation, utilising Gregor Kobel, Julian Ryerson, Mats Hummels, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ian Maatsen, Marcel Sabitzer, Emre Can, Donyell Malen, Julian Brandt, Karim Adeyemi and Niclas Fuellkrug.

📋 Team News: Atlético Madrid

Thanks to a completely injury-free group to pick from, the Atlético Madrid boss Diego Simeone does not have any fitness worries at all ahead of this clash.

We believe Atleti appear most likely to begin the game with a 5-3-2 system, starting the game with Jan Oblak, Axel Witsel, Jose Gimenez, Mario Hermoso, Nahuel Molina, Cesar Azpilicueta, Rodrigo De Paul, Koke, Marcos Llorente, Alvaro Morata and Antoine Griezmann.

💭 Prediction

In our opinion, Atlético Madrid have the firepower to put one past this Borussia Dortmund team, but it might not quite prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We reckon that it will be a narrow 2-1 win for Borussia Dortmund at the end of this one. Let’s see what happens here.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 18:00 16/04/2024