Match preview
On Tuesday, Borussia Dortmund will face Chelsea in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge with the goal of completing the job after winning the first leg 1-0.
Three weeks ago, the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 match took place at Signal Iduna Park, and Karim Adeyemi’s amazing goal ended up being the deciding factor between the two teams.
If Chelsea can’t overcome the gap and secure a significant victory on Tuesday, their already awful season might get even worse. On Saturday, Graham Potter’s team defeated Leeds United and recorded a remarkable victory. With Wesley Fofana’s goal, the Blues were able to snap a six-game losing streak.
Graham Potter is under a lot of pressure, and a defeat to Dortmund may spell the end of his tenure as Chelsea’s manager. Since the 2014–15 season, the Blues have left the Champions League in the round of 16 four times, and they are currently in a rather dire situation.
The opposite is true for Borussia Dortmund, who have won all 10 of their games since the World Cup. With goals from Marco Reus and Emre Can in their most recent Bundesliga game on Saturday, they did well to humiliate RB Leipzig.
Despite having more opportunities than Edin Terzic’s team, Leipzig was unable to take advantage of them. Dortmund and Bayern Munich are now equal on points for first place in the Bundesliga, separated only by goal differential.
In what may turn out to be a defining season for them, Dortmund will fancy their chances against Chelsea on Tuesday night and seek to gather even more momentum.
Chelsea vs Dortmund H2H
1-0 |
Chelsea vs Dortmund form guide
Chelsea’s last 5 games- WLLLD
1 – 0 | Leeds | |
Tottenham | 2 – 0 | |
0 – 1 | Southampton | |
Borussia Dortmund | 1 – 0 | |
West Ham | 1 – 1 |
Dortmund’s last 5 games – WWWWW
2 – 1 | RB Leipzig | |
TSG Hoffenheim | 0 – 1 | |
4 – 1 | Hertha Berlin | |
1 – 0 | Chelsea | |
Werder Bremen | 0 – 2 |
Key facts
- This is the first time Chelsea has hosted Borussia Dortmund. The Blues have lost their previous two home games in the Champions League against German opponents after winning six of their first seven matches
- In the UEFA Champions League, Borussia Dortmund has dropped their past five road games to English teams.
- The defeat by Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park became Chelsea’s ninth defeat in the first leg of a Champions League knockout stage match. Chelsea has advanced from four of the last seven.
- In five of their six Champions League knockout round matches where they won the first leg, Borussia Dortmund advanced.
- In their last nine home matches in the Champions League, Chelsea has earned seven victories.
Chelsea vs Dortmund Prediction
Likely outcomes in this fixture are as follows:
- Dortmund TO WIN @ 4.11
- Under 2.5@ 1.99
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