Lille vs Borussia Dortmund Predictions

As things stand, the first leg between Lille and Borussia Dortmund ended in a draw. In the second leg, BVB might end up as the better team.

Match info: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Date: Wednesday, 12^th March 2025

Time: 6:45 pm Nigerian time

Still on course for a historic Champions League achievement, Lille welcome Borussia Dortmund for the return leg of their round of 16 tie on Wednesday.

The Mastiffs have the opportunity to reach the quarter-finals for the first time, following an impressive performance in the first leg last Tuesday.

Head-to-head:

• The first leg was their first-ever UEFA Champions League meeting, and it ended 1-1.
• They faced each other twice in the UEFA Europa League in 2002, and both matches ended in draws.
• This will be the fourth meeting between Lille and Borussia Dortmund across all competitions.
• Lille have won three of their last five matches in all competitions.
• Dortmund are coming in after facing a 0-1 defeat to Augsburg in the Bundesliga.

Form:

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

Team News:

• Ethan Mbappe, Tiago Santos, Samuel Umiti, and a couple of more players are injured and will not be in action for Lille.
• Borussia Dortmund will be without the services of Varney Chukwuemeka, Daniel Svensson, and Felix Nmecha. All of them have injuries and will be out of action.

Player(s) to watch:

• Jonathan David is going to be a big threat to Dortmund’s defence going into the UCL round of 16 second leg. The Canadian forward has been able to score six goals and has also bagged a couple of assists in the UCL for Lille this season. He has shown some decent performances and will be looking to continue them.
• Serhou Guirassy is the UEFA Champions League top goal scorer for this season at the moment. He has scored 10 goals in 11 matches. Guirassy has been able to score five goals in the last five matches for BVB. He is going to play a vital role in the attacking front for the visitors here.