Barcelona v Dortmund Prediction, Preview & Best Bet - Champions League

We have a Dortmund v Barcelona prediction for you plus a breakdown of the betting odds, team news and matchups ahead of their quarter-final first leg.

Dortmund at the weekend had a 1-4 win over SC Freiburg to go within 7 points of fourth place.

Barcelona drew 1-1 against Betis at the weekend which meant they extended their La Liga lead to 4 points.

How To Watch Barcelona v Dortmund

When is Barcelona v Dortmund?

Barcelona v Dortmund will take place on Wednesday at 8.00 pm

TV Channel

TNT Sports 2, discovery +, Virgin Media Two

Where is Barcelona v Dortmund Being Played?

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Barcelona v Dortmund Odds

Barcelona are the favourites at 1/4 for this game.

Dortmund can be gotten at  17/2 to win per the latest football odds at BoyleSports and f you fancy a draw that is priced at 9/2.

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Handicap Betting

Barcelona - 2 @ 17/10

Dortmund ₊ 2 @ 21/20

Handicap Draw -2 @ 16/5

Barcelona v Dortmund Preview

Barcelona’s Form

For a side which was so dominant for the best part of two decades, the club had a turbulent few seasons due to the departure of club legend Messi, a mass exodus of his supporting cast as well as a myriad of financial issues. This season they’ve found some success again though winning the Supercopa earlier in the season and currently lead La Liga by 4 points with 8 games remaining in the domestic season leading La Liga and into the Champions League quarter-finals as well as this semi-final.

Their Champions League form has been exceptional this season with their 19-point total from 8 matches meaning they finished 2nd in the league phase only 2 points behind Liverpool who topped the table. Their sole slip-ups came on an opening night defeat 2-1 against Monaco and a 2-2 draw with Atalanta in their final league phase matchday. In the Round of 16, they then made light work of Benfica winning 4-1 on aggregate to reach this stage of the competition.

Barcelona could be about to become a force again on the global football stage, provided they can manage their off-the-field issues. The ability to dominate possession like always as well as the newfound ability to play on the break with pace using Yamal, Torres Raphinha and co makes them more tactically versatile than ever before.

Barcelona’s Last Five Results

Barcelona 1-1 Real Betis | April 5th | Draw

Atlético Madrid 0-1 Barcelona | April 2nd | Win

Barcelona 4-1 Girona | March 30th | Win

Barcelona 3-0 Osasuna | March 27th | Win

Atlético Madrid 2-4 Barcelona | March 16th | Win

4 Wins and 1 Draw

Dortmund’s Form

Though Dortmund in 23/24 only finished 5th in the Bundesliga, they also overcame the "Group of Death” draw in the Champions League to reach the Final albeit they went on to lose 0-2 to their opponents in this game Barcelona. Their Bundesliga form this season has been inconsistent with them currently 8th with 10 games remaining though they’re only 7 points behind Eintracht Frankfurt in 3 ^rd .

Dortmund often save their best form for this competition and this season is no different with their 15 points from 8 matches enough to advance to a seeded playoff position. Notably one of their three defeats was a 2-3 thriller against Barcelona. In the playoffs, they earned a 3-0 aggregate win over Sporting and then overcame Lille 2-3 on aggregate to reach this quarter-final.

Following some manager upheaval Niko Kovač took charge in February having previously had spells with the likes of Croatia, Bayern and Wolfsburg. His fortunes have been mixed since coming in with 6 wins from 12 matches this’ll be his toughest test yet.

Dortmund’s Last Five Results

SC Freiburg 1-4 Dortmund | April 5th | Win

Dortmund 3-1 Mainz | March 30th | Win

RB Leipzig 2-0 Dortmund | March 15th | Loss

Lille 1-2 -Dortmund  | March 12th | Win

Dortmund 0-1 Augsburg | March 8th | Loss

3 Wins and 2 Losses

Barcelona v Dortmund Predicted Lineups

Barcelona’s Predicted Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

GK: Szczesny

RB: Koundé, CB: Cubarsi, CB: Martinez, LB: Balde

CM: Pedri, CM: De Jong

RW: Yamal, AM: Lopez, LW: Raphinha

CF: Lewandowski

Dortmund Predicted Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

GK: Kobel

RB: Anton, CB: Can, CB: Bensebaini, LB: Ryerson

CM; Chukwuemeka, CM:Nmecha

RW: Adeymi, AM: Brandt, LW: Beier

CF: Guirassy

Barcelona v Dortmund Head-To-Head Results & Stats

All-Time Head-To-Head Record

Barcelona wins: 3

Dortmund wins: 0

Draws: 2

Head-To-Head Results

Dortmund 2-3 Barcelona | Champions League | December 11th, 2024

Barcelona 3-1 Dortmund | Champions League | November 27th, 2019

Dortmund 0-0 Barcelona | Champions League | September 17th, 2019

Dortmund 1-1 Barcelona | UEFA Super Cup | March 11th, 1998

Barcelona 2-0 Dortmund | UEFA Super Cu | January 8th, 1998

Key Players To Watch

Robert Lewandowski - Barcelona

The veteran Polish striker is returning to the club he spent 8 years at from 2014-2022 and in his debut season for Barcelona in 23/24 he finished with a tally of 26 goals and 9 assists from 49 games in all competitions.

This year he’s reacquainted himself with manager Hansai Flick and the scoring streak has continued with 38 goals and 3 assists in 44 games in 24/25. He is 3/1 to score first in this game and 8/13 to score anytime.

Serhou Guirassy-Dortmund

Since signing from Stuttgart for a reported €18 million fee last July he’s had a prolific start to his Dortmund career scoring 25 times and assisting 8 goals across 37 games in all competitions including a brilliant record of 10 goals and 5 assists from 12 Champions League games.

He can be gotten at 9/1 to be the first scorer or at 5/2 to score anytime.

Barcelona v Dortmund Prediction & Best Bet

Prediction: Barcelona 3-1 Dortmund

Barcelona have been the standard bearers in the competition so far and so are justifiably outright favourites for the competition at odds of currently 5/2.

Dortmund have shown they can be competitive against Barcelona earlier in the season but will need their best performances of the season here to get through this tie.

Home advantage should be enough to swing a couple of goals in favour of the Catalan outfit.

Best Bet: Barcelona Win + Under 4.5 Goals @ 10/11

*Prices are subject to fluctuation.

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