The Champions League is finally back after three weeks of absence, as Real Madrid will host Dortmund in the League Stage third round this Tuesday. Los Blancos are the defending champions and have the most experience in this competition, while BVB are currently leading the UCL standings, so this is one of the most anticipated matchups.
Real Madrid beat Dortmund in the 2024 UCL final, and they will clash once again four months later in the 24/25 UCL League Phase, so what should we expect from this matchup?
| ℹ️ Tournament: | UEFA Champions League season 2024-25, League Stage (Round 3) |
| ⚽️ Venue: | Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid, Spain |
| 🗓️ Date: | 22 October 2024 |
| ⏰ Time: | 7 p.m. GMT on Tuesday |
According to the most reputable football sportsbooks, Real Madrid are the big home favorites at 1.50 (1/2). A draw is offered at 5.0 (4/1), while Borussia Dortmund are the away underdogs at 6.0 (5/1) to beat Los Blancos in the UCL 3rd round.
Los Blancos have clearly had the upper hand in this matchup historically, as in the last 11 head-to-head games, Real Madrid won five, drew three, and Borussia Dortmund won three. The last time BVB beat Real M was over a decade ago in the 2014 UCL quarterfinals 2nd leg, but Los Blancos still qualified.
Real Madrid are currently sitting in second place in the La Liga standings. Lille handed Los Blancos their first defeat of the season in the last round, so Real are currently in the midtable in the UCL. Madrid will be looking ahead to El Clasico against Barcelona this weekend.
Real M are coming off a crucial 2-1 away win over Celta Vigo in La Liga. Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior scored the winning goals to level the points with the leaders, Barcelona. The 24/25 UCL betting sites have Madrid as the second favorites to win the title, so they need to bounce back after the Lille loss to increase their chances of finishing inside the top 8.
Real Madrid don’t have any new injuries, but David Alaba, Brahim Diaz, and Daniel Carvajal are all out with long-term injuries.
Borussia Dortmund are currently sitting in 6th place in the Bundesliga standings. The Black and Yellow are also at the top of the Champions League standings, as they have a huge goal difference after two big wins so far. Dortmund will face Wolfsburg in the DFB-Pokal round of 32 at the end of the month.
Dortmund are coming off a 2-1 home win over FC St. Pauli in the Bundesliga. Ramy Bensebaini and the on-fire striker, Serhou Guirassy, scored to overcome the tricky newly promoted club. BVB have won all of their five home games so far in all competitions this season, and they are doing very well offensively despite their poor defending.
Borussia Dortmund will miss Karim Adeyemi after getting injured against Celtic, while Yan Couto and Julien Duranville are also still out.
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This is a revenge game for Dortmund after losing the 2024 UCL final to Madrid, so they must be eagerly waiting for this matchup since they knew the draw. The Black and Yellow should come out firing, especially from the start, so the double chance for them to win or draw the first half has a lot of value. Dortmund were losing after the first half in only three of their first 10 games of the season.
The FIFA football betting apps have some enticing odds on this betting option. Real Madrid were losing or drawing after the 1st half in nine of their last 13 games, as they are a team that always shows up in the 2nd half.
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Dortmund have the best offense in the UCL, with 10 goals scored in two games, while Real Madrid have the great attacking force of Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, and Jude Bellingham. Both teams have scored, and the game went over the total in five consecutive games for BVB, as their shaky defense can’t step up with their amazing offense. Real M will almost certainly score in this home game, so there’s a very good chance this match goes over the total.
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Serhou Guirassy is tied for second on the 24/25 UCL top scorers list with three goals. The Guinean striker scored seven goals in seven games for Dortmund after joining them in July from Stuttgart. Guirassy is a player who gets a lot of attempts in the games, as he has 24 shots in his last six starts for BVB, which is an average of four shots per game.
We expect Borussia Dortmund to have a good start in the first half of this match, and we also think it will be a high-scoring game. Make sure you use our 2024 Real Madrid vs Dortmund betting predictions and bet them at the best bookmakers in Europe to have more fun watching the game.
