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Borussia Dortmund vs Lille Prediction & Picks - Champions League
by Bradley Gibbs | in Champions League Picks
Tuesday's UEFA Champions League action includes a game at the iconic soccer venue of Signal Iduna Park, home to Dortmund's famous yellow wall, and with the yellow wall roaring them on, Borussia Dortmund will be hoping to build a first-leg advantage before heading to Lille for the second leg of this last-16 tie.
This is a huge game for the hosts. The Bundesliga season hasn't exactly gone the way that the men in yellow would've hoped, so they ought to be fully focused on going deep in this competition, much as they did last season. After grinding out the job against Sporting a fortnight ago, Niko Kovac's men have warmed up for this test with back-to-back league wins against lesser opposition, scoring eight and conceding zero in the process. Such form should mean that the hosts are feeling confident of Tuesday evening.
For the visitors, confidence may not be so high. They were humbled by PSG at the weekend, losing by four goals to nil, though we shouldn't judge them too harshly for that defeat, with them clearly playing with this massive game in mind. We've seen how useful the men from northern France can be in this competition, so don't be too surprised if they give the Germans a battle in Dortmund.
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Borussia Dortmund vs Lille Form
Borussia Dortmund and Lille Latest Matches
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Mar 1, 2025 - Bundesliga
Feb 22, 2025 - Bundesliga
Feb 19, 2025 - Champions League
Feb 15, 2025 - Bundesliga
Feb 11, 2025 - Champions League
Feb 8, 2025 - Bundesliga
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Feb 22, 2025 - Bundesliga
Feb 19, 2025 - Champions League
Feb 8, 2025 - Bundesliga
Jan 29, 2025 - Champions League
Jan 25, 2025 - Bundesliga
Jan 10, 2025 - Bundesliga
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Mar 1, 2025 - Bundesliga
Feb 15, 2025 - Bundesliga
Feb 11, 2025 - Champions League
Feb 1, 2025 - Bundesliga
Jan 21, 2025 - Champions League
Jan 17, 2025 - Bundesliga
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Mar 1, 2025 - Ligue 1
Feb 22, 2025 - Ligue 1
Feb 16, 2025 - Ligue 1
Feb 8, 2025 - Ligue 1
Feb 4, 2025 - French Cup
Feb 1, 2025 - Ligue 1
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Feb 22, 2025 - Ligue 1
Feb 8, 2025 - Ligue 1
Feb 4, 2025 - French Cup
Feb 1, 2025 - Ligue 1
Jan 29, 2025 - Champions League
Jan 17, 2025 - Ligue 1
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Mar 1, 2025 - Ligue 1
Feb 16, 2025 - Ligue 1
Jan 25, 2025 - Ligue 1
Jan 21, 2025 - Champions League
Jan 14, 2025 - French Cup
Jan 10, 2025 - Ligue 1
Borussia Dortmund - Lille: Form Analysis
Having exited the DFB Pokal in the round of 16, Borussia Dortmund's Bundesliga form is not necessarily any better. Admittedly, they have won their last 2 matches, against Union Berlin (6-0) and St. Pauli (0-2). However, they are only in 10th place in the standings. The team coached by Niko Kovac is therefore likely to be betting big on the Champions League. After finishing 10th in the league phase, BVB had to go through a play-off. And they didn't give Sporting CP a chance (aggregate score: 3-0). They now meet LOSC in the last eight of the C1.
Lille knocked out some of the big names in the Champions League league phase.
For their part, Lille still have big goals in Ligue 1. Despite their latest defeat by PSG (4-1), they remain in 5th place in the French league, just 2 points off the top 4. Before losing to the in-form French outfit, Lille had beaten Stade Rennais (0-2) and AS Monaco (2-1). In the Champions League, Bruno Genesio's men surprised everyone during the league phase. To finish in the top 8 and go straight through to the last 8, they held off Juventus (1-1), but also beat Real Madrid (1-0) and Atlético de Madrid (1-3).
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Lille v Borussia Dortmund last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Missing players
F. Nmecha
S. Umtiti
T. Santos
ForwardE. Zhegrova
Borussia Dortmund & Lille Squad Analysis
Borussia Dortmund will be without Felix Nmecha for the first leg of their Champions League Round of 8 tie. Julian Ryerson remains a doubt after missing his side's last Bundesliga match. There are several players in Niko Kovac's squad who will need to be closely monitored. Karim Adeyemi is back to his best lately. In fact, he scored against St. Pauli last weekend. And what can we say about Serhou Guirassy's performances? He has already scored 24 goals in all competitions this season. He is the current top scorer in the Champions League, with almost 10 goals.
Serhou Guirassy is the Champions League's top scorer, with 10 goals.
As for Lille, Tiago Santos, Samuel Umtiti and Edon Zhegrova are all out. Bruno Genesio has a number of other players in his squad to give the last Champions League finalists a run for their money. These include Lucas Chevalier. The young tricolored keeper shines in Lille's goal. And he's determined to keep his feet on the ground in this 8th final of the Champions League. Hakon Arnar Haraldsson, who scored twice just over two weeks ago against AS Monaco, will be eagerly awaited. The same goes for Jonathan David. After coming on at the hour mark against PSG, he scored his side's only goal of the game.
Most goals and assists
Borussia Dortmund
Lille
J. David
(19 Goals)
P. Gross
(11 Assists)
O. Sahraoui
(4 Assists)
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J. David
(4 Assists)
Borussia Dortmund and Lille Stats in Champions League
Borussia Dortmund - Lille Key Points
- Karim Adeyemi is Dortmund's best player this season in terms of shots per 90 minutes.
- This season, Karim Adeyemi is averaging a very pleasing 1.07 shots on target per 90 minutes.
- Against Sporting in those two UCL play-off games, Adeyemi registered three shots on target, hitting the target both home and away.
- In his last six appearances, Adeyemi has registered six shots on target.
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