Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund prediction and betting tips on September 18, 2024
Game Prediction
The match between Brugge and Borussia Dortmund will take place in the 1st round of the Champions League on September 18, 2024. The German club will come to neighbouring Belgium for a victory, but the hosts have its own plans for taking points.
Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund: key statistics and trends
- Brugge has won 4 times in a row.
- Borussia Dortmund has not lost in 7 matches in a row.
- Brugge wins the first half in 53% of games, Borussia Dortmund – in 46% of confrontations.
Our prediction for the match Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund
“The Blue and Blacks” were not particularly stable last season. Still, they, before the finish line, replaced the coach and Hayen justified the trust, eventually managing to get to 1st place. “The Bumblebees” showed themselves to be more contradictory. Speaking about the Bundesliga, they fell back from 2nd position (and missed out on the “silver salad bowl” by not winning in the last round) to 5th place, but at the same time, the Germans reached the Champions League final, and lost there only to Real Madrid.
There has happened a lot in Dortmund since then. Nuri Şahin became the head coach, such long-term leaders as Reus, Hummels and Füllkrug left the team, as well as Morey, Haller, Rothe, Moukoko, Wolf and so on. At the same time, the club bought Guirassy, Bayer, Gross and Yan Couto. As for the team from Belgium, it let go of Igor Thiago, who was sold back in February, adding Nusa, for whom RB Leipzig paid 21 million, in the summer. The money was used to get Romero, Tzolis, Nilsson, Siquet, van den Heuvel and de Smet.
Both teams had a poor start. “The Black and Blues” lost with a 1-2 score to Union in the Super Cup and took 1 point in the first 3 rounds of the Pro League, and only then began to win. For instance, Kortrijk was thrashed in the previous round 3-0. “The Yellow and Blacks”, having thrashed Phoenix Lübeck in the cup and confidently beaten Eintracht at the home arena, limited themselves to a goalless draw in the struggle with Werder in Bremen, although they played the last 20 minutes with a man down after Schlotterbeck was sent off. Heidenheim did not pose any difficult tasks either – the opponent was beaten on the native field – 4-2.
Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund: possible starting line-ups
Brugge (possible line-up): Mignolet – de Cuyper, Mechele, Ordonez, Seys – Onyedika, Vetlesen, Vanaken, Tzolis, Olsen – Nilsson.
Borussia Dortmund (possible line-up): Kobel – Schlotterbeck, Sule, Anton, Ryerson – Gross, Can, Brandt, Sabitzer, Gittens – Beier.
Previous head-to-head matches: Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund
Taking into account the first matches, the Germans and Belgians exchanged victories. Still, “the Blue and Blacks” took 1 point, losing 3 times, in 4 previous meetings.
Free prediction for the match Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund
The German club is the favourite of the following battle, but it is are not without problems, and the hosts are in good shape. We bet on “total: over 2.5” (odd: 1.727).