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UEFA Champions League - Borussia Dortmund VS Sporting CP Prediction
UEFA Champions League - Borussia Dortmund VS Sporting CP
Match Time:20-02-2025 01:45 Thursday (GMT+8)
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Borussia Dortmund
Niko Kovac has no new injury concerns hampering his preparations ahead of his side’s latest fixture. The Borussia Dortmund manager will be bereft of the services of three first-team players on Wednesday.
Ramy Bensebaini (muscle) and Felix Nmecha (knee) are the most notable absentees, while Filippo Mane is recovering from a muscular issue. Otherwise, Kovac has a full-strength squad to take on Sporting CP this midweek.
Gregor Kobel will take his spot between the sticks, with Borussia Dortmund lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in front of him vs Sporting CP on Wednesday. The backline should feature Julian Ryerson, Emre Can, Nico Schlotterbeck, and Daniel Svensson.
As for the midfield unit, Marcel Sabitzer and Pascal Gross should pair up in the double pivot, with Julian Brandt reprising the no. 10 role. Finally, Serhou Guirassy will lead the line for Borussia Dortmund against Sporting CP, with Jamie Gittens and Karim Adeyemi being the two wide attackers.
Sporting CP
Like his counterpart in the Borussia Dortmund dugout, Rui Borges has no new issues to worry about ahead of the trip to Signal Iduna Park. The Sporting CP manager will be without three first-team players on Wednesday.
Pedro Goncalves is closing in on returning from a muscular injury. However, Wednesday’s game has come too soon for the Portuguese international. Meanwhile, Nuno Santos (knee) and Geny Catamo (ankle) remain on the sidelines.
Rui Silva will take his place between the sticks, with Sporting CP lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in front of him vs Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday. The backline should feature Ivan Fresneda, Ousmane Diomande, Goncalo Inacio, and Matheus Reis.
As for the midfield unit, there is no looking past Morten Hjulmand and Joao Simoes in the double pivot. Francisco Trincao will reprise the no. 10 role, with Geovany Quenda and Maximiliano Araujo being the two wide attackers. Finally, Viktor Gyokeres should spearhead the Sporting CP attack against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.
Borussia Dortmund possible starting lineup:
Kobel; Ryerson, Can, Schlotterbeck, Svensson; Ozcan, Gross; Adeyemi, Brandt, Bynoe-Gittens; Guirassy
Sporting Lisbon possible starting lineup:
Silva; Fresneda, Diomande, Quaresma, Reis; Debast, Hjulmand; Trincao, Simoes, Biel; Gyokeres
Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
The two teams have squared off five times thus far with all meetings taking place in the Champions League group stage. All games have produced conclusive results, with Dortmund leading 4-1 in wins.
Three of the five meetings between them have produced over 2.5 goals, though the hosts have also kept three clean sheets in these games.
The visitors have won just one of their last seven away games across all competitions.
Borussia Dortmund have registered one win in their last seven home games while suffering three defeats.
Sporting have won just one of their 16 away meetings against German teams.
The visitors are winless in their last five games in the Champions League, suffering four defeats. They have conceded 13 goals while scoring four times.
Dortmund have lost just one of their last 15 home games in the Champions League, with that loss registered earlier this season against Barcelona.
Prediction: Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Sporting Lisbon (Dortmund win 5-2 on aggregate)
Sporting will not be able to sit back and absorb pressure given they trail by three goals, and they may concede several chances during counter-attacks. While Dortmund are unlikely to keep a clean sheet considering their poor form this campaign, the hosts will not care about the details of the second leg as long as they progress to the round of 16.
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