February 10, 2025
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Sporting Lisbon vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Prediction, Tips & Preview
Our Sporting Lisbon vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction Sees Hosts Make Home Advantage Count
Sporting Lisbon and Borussia Dortmund meet in a two-legged UEFA Champions League play-off. With the first leg taking place in the Portuguese capital, can Lisbon take a lead to Germany?
Champions League Betting Picks
Sporting Lisbon Win & BTTS – 4.00
Over 2.5 Goals – 1.70
Bet on Sporting vs DortmundSporting to Secure First-Leg Victory on Home Turf
Despite taking just 11 points from eight games, Lisbon secured a spot in the Champions League play-offs. They finished in 23rd, level on points with Dinamo Zagreb, who missed out on play-off qualification.
Dortmund were looking for a top-eight finish, but the German side missed the cut by a point. Borussia collected 15 points from a possible 24, winning five and losing three. Things were very tight in the race for the top eight, with just three points separating sixth to 19th.
Sporting made a stunning start with Ruben Amorim at the helm, but their European form stuttered when Amorim left for Manchester United. They took one point from their final four fixtures but scraped into the play-offs.
Back-to-back defeats to Barcelona and Bologna dented Dortmund’s top-eight hopes. Even a 3-1 home victory over Shakhtar Donetsk on the final night was not enough. Since then, Nuri Sahin has been sacked, with Niko Kovac taking over.
Recent Sporting Lisbon vs Borussia Dortmund Head-to-Head Meetings
The clubs met in the group stage of the Champions League in the 2021-22 season. Dortmund won the home match 1-0 thanks to a Donyell Malen effort. However, Sporting got revenge in Lisbon a month later, with Pote (2) and Pedro Porro on target in a 3-1 home win.
They also squared off in the 2016-17 Champions League, with the German side winning home and away. After a 2-1 victory in the Portuguese capital, the Prussians won 1-0 at Signal Iduna Park.
Sporting Lisbon vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips & Predictions
Each club has changed managers during the Champions League campaign, but both teams will fancy their chances of winning this two-legged tie. Kovac’s tenure started with a narrow defeat last weekend, and we fancy Sporting to edge this first leg.
You can get the solid betting odds of 4.00 for the home win and both teams to score. Also, take a punt on over 2.5 goals at 1.70.
Champions League Betting Picks:
Sporting Lisbon Win & BTTS – 4.00
Over 2.5 Goals – 1.70
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