Champions League
2019-10-02 - Slavia Prague vs Borussia Dortmund
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football ; UEFA Champions League: Group F
Eden Arena - Prague
Wednesday, 02nd October 2019 - kickoff 18:55 CET
Slavia Prague
Most people immediately wrote Slavia Prague off when they were drawn in this so-called ‘Group of Death’ together with Barcelona, Inter and Borussia Dortmund. However, they left pretty good impression in their first group game, drawing 1-1 away against Inter. They were controlling that game well and conceded a stoppage time goal.
Anyhow, Slavia Prague are once again relaxed in front of this match. Pressure is on the visitors, so Slavia Prague is calmly preparing. Interestingly, this is first Champions League campaign for Slavia Prague in 12 years. In the last 12 years they have been eliminated 4 times in the preliminary stages of the Champions League. However, last season was very successful for them as they reached the quarterfinals of the Europa League, where they got eliminated by the eventual winners Chelsea.
Slavia Prague are playing well defensively and their European games have not involved too many goals over the years. All of their last 7 UEFA games had ended with less than two goals scored.
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund were very unlucky not to beat Barcelona in their first match in this group. The game ended in goalless draw, with Marco Reus missing a penalty shot late in the second half.
Borussia Dortmund have done well in their recent Champions League participations, reaching the knockout stage in 5 of their last 6 involvements. However, they have managed just one victory in their last 6 Champions League matches, drawing twice and losing three times. What is even more surprising is that they have failed to score a single goal in each of their last three Champions League games.
Another negative statistic regarding Borussia Dortmund`s European games is that they have won only twice (against Club Brugge and AS Monaco) in their last 12 away games in Europe (6 defeats, 4 draws).
The Betting Verdict
This will be first duel ever between these two sides. Both teams will be motivated for a victory here because in the next round Borussia Dortmund will travel to face Inter and Slavia Prague awaits Barcelona.
This might be one of the crucial encounters for both teams in this group. I expect this to be a close game but give slight advantage to Borussia Dortmund to win it.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Slavia Prague 1-2 Borussia Dortmund
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
Take Borussia Dortmund to win at odds of 1.95 with BetVictor
