Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting Predictions

The Dortmund vs Sporting UEFA Champions League 2024-25 is likely to end in a draw and the hosts might get to the next stage of the European competition.

Match info: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund

Date: Wednesday, 19^th February 2025

Time: 6:45 pm Nigerian time

Borussia Dortmund will try to avoid one of the greatest European upsets in history when they host Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday at Signal Iduna Park in the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 playoff tie.

BVB won the reverse fixture 3-0 on February 11 with all three goals coming in a dominant second-half display, while Sporting never truly threatened their Bundesliga opponents despite producing 13 shots.

Head-to-head:

• Dortmund have won 4 of the 5 UEFA Champions League meetings between the two teams.
• Sporting recorded just 1 win.
• Dortmund have only lost one of their last 15 home matches in the UCL.
• Sporting Lisbon have lost their last two away matches in the Champions League.

Form:

• Dortmund in the Champions League: D-L-D-W-L
• Dortmund in all competitions: L-L-D-W-L
• Sporting in the Champions League: W-D-L-D-W
• Sporting in all competitions: L-D-D-W-D

Team News:

• Borussia Dortmund will be without the services of Felix Nmecha, Ramy Bensebaini and Filippo Mane because of the injuries.
• Daniel Braganca, Pedro Goncalves, Nuno Santos, Hidemasa Morita and Geny Catamo will not be in action for Borussia Dortmund because of their injuries.

Player(s) to watch:

• Serhou Guirassy was one of the goal scorers for Borussia Dortmund in their 3-0 win over Sporting in the first leg. Serhou Guirassy is also the top goal scorer for Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League. He will lead the attack from the front and might score another goal for the Bundesliga side and seal a win for them.
• Viktor Gyokeres has been in great form. He is the top scorer in the Liga Portugal ongoing season. Leading his side from the front, Viktor Gyokeres have a big responsibility on his hands as the under-pressure Sporting Lisbon need some goals to get through to Dortmund. It will not be an easy task as Sporting are three goals down but a player like Gyokeres can conquer this impossible.