Lille vs Borussia Dortmund prediction and betting tips on March 12, 2025
Game Prediction
A return match between Lille and Borussia Dortmund will take place in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League on March 12, 2025. The winner of this meeting will take a victory in the dispute for a place in the quarter-finals.
Our prediction for the match Lille vs Borussia Dortmund
The team from France took 4th place in the Ligue 1 last season. Speaking about the new cycle, it, having already replaced the coach, is trying to confirm its level, although not everything works out, because the competition for a place in the quartet is serious. The German club fell even to 5th place in 2024, but at the same time reached the Champions League final. After that, Terzić left the club, but his successor, Şahin, was removed in the middle of winter. Being already under the leadership of Niko Kovač, the team has managed to fix some things, but it seems that the maximum possible in the current Bundesliga is to reach 7th or at most 6th position.
The German club is trying to compensate for the failures at the inner arena, as in the previous season, through the Champions League. The team won 5 matches, although it also lost 3 times. As a result, the team had to play in the play-offs in February. Sporting was shocked already in Lisbon – the opponent was routed with a 3-0 score. After that, a goalless draw on the native field was more than enough to advance. The French club started in the summer and knocked out Fenerbahçe and Slavia in the qualification. As for the main round, the team got 1 point more – 16 points. And that 1-1 draw in the struggle with Juventus allowed it to start the play-offs from the 1/8 finals. In Dortmund, the club repeated this result, exchanging goals.
David and the company score almost twice per match – 1.85. At the same time, the defence is not bad, and they concede only 1.15 goals per meeting. The representatives of Germany, despite all their problems, concede 1.18 goals while scoring 2.36 goals per game.
Lille vs Borussia Dortmund: key statistics and trends
- Lille has won 5 of 8 previous league struggles.
- The French club has scored in all previous encounters.
- Borussia Dortmund has drawn both previous matches in the competition.
Lille vs Borussia Dortmund: possible starting line-ups
Lille (possible line-up): Chevalier – Gudmundsson, Alexsandro, Diakite, Meunier – Haraldsson, Andre, Bouaddi, Mukau – Akpom, David.
Borussia Dortmund (possible line-up): Kobel – Bensebaini, Schlotterbeck, Can, Ryerson – Gross, Sabitzer, Reyna, Beier, Adeyemi – Guirassy.
Previous head-to-head matches: Lille vs Borussia Dortmund
The clubs played in the UEFA Cup in 2002. Both meetings resulted in draws, but the Germans went further due to the “away goal rule”.
Free prediction for the match Lille vs Borussia Dortmund
The chances are considered equal; the Germans are even more sympathetic. Still, the French club played more consistently in the League – we believe in its victory with “a 0 goal handicap” (odd: 1.94).