Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 26/09/2021, 07:21  by James | Modified on 28/09/2021 at 17:11 in Champions League Predictions

On Tuesday night, Borussia Dortmund will welcome Sporting Lisbon to Westfalenstadion for a Group C clash on matchday two of the UEFA Champions League. The hosts are second in the group with three points after kicking off their campaign with a win at Besiktas. Sporting are bottom after suffering a heavy home defeat at the hands of Ajax. If Sebastian Haller can run rampant through the Sporting defence, imagine what Erling Haaland is capable of accomplishing. The giant forward is one of the most prolific attackers in Europe, but he couldn't help Dortmund from falling to a 1-0 Bundesliga defeat away to Gladbach on Sunday. It ended a run of four victories in all competitions for BVB. At home, they have been good, winning three of their four matches there in all competitions. Bayern handed them their only loss there in a German Super Cup meeting. Each game was chocked full of goals, an average of 5.5 per game. This stat may not be good news for a Sporting side not in the habit of scoring many goals at the moment.

Five of Sporting's last six matches in all competitions featured fewer than three goals, with the Ajax home defeat the anomaly. Their most recent outing was a 1-0 home win over Maritimo in the Primeira Liga, with the controversial winner coming from the penalty spot in the 98th minute. Sporting lost their two previous meetings with Dortmund in 2016, and they look primed to lose again on Tuesday. Back Dortmund minus one.