Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta Predictions | betCompare

Match info: UEFA Champions League Playoff

Venue: Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund

Date: Tuesday, 17^th February2026

Time: 9 pm Nigerian time

Kicking off their fight for a place in the Champions League’s last 16, Borussia Dortmund and Atalanta BC will meet for the first leg of their knockout playoff on Tuesday evening.

Former winners Dortmund have recently reached the final and the last eight; La Dea boast a less impressive history but finished higher in this season’s league phase.

Head-to-head:

• Both teams have never faced each other in the UEFA Champions League.

• Atalanta have won three of their last five matches.

• Borussia Dortmund have won four of their last five fixtures.

• La Dea have never defeated Dortmund in their two meetings.

Form:

• Dortmund in the Champions League: L-W-D-L-L

• Dortmund in all competitions: W-L-W-W-W

• Atalanta in the Champions League: W-W-W-L-L

• Atalanta in all competitions: L-D-W-W-W

Team News:

• Emre Can is not going to be in action for Borussia Dortmund. He is injured.

• Atalanta will miss out on the services of Charles De Ketelaere due to his injury.

Player(s) to watch:

• Serhou Guirassy has now scored back-to-back in the last three matches for Borussia Dortmund. He will be looking to come up with another top performance. He scored a sensational brace and led his side to an easy win recently.

• Nicola Zalewski will be looking to step up his game so that he can contribute to his side’s attacking efforts. He is coming in after scoring an important goal in the previous Serie A fixture for his side. Zalewski can control the midfield well and is also capable of scoring goals.