Sevilla in Need of a Win as They Host Borussia Dortmund in Champions League
Sevilla FC vs Borussia Dortmund - 05/10/2022
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Manchester City are the clear favourites to win Group G of the Champions League and that leaves three other teams battling for second place.
Two of those teams meet on the 5th of October at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán as Sevilla host Borussia Dortmund. The hosts begin this round of fixtures bottom of the group on 1 point while the visitors are top on 6 points.
Sevilla come into the match on the back of a 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Atletico Madrid in La Liga. Atletico Madrid opened the scoring in the 29th minute and doubled their advantage 12 minutes into the second half to win the game.
That result means Sevilla have failed to win any of their 3 most recent fixtures in all competitions. In addition to the loss against Atletico Madrid on the weekend, Sevilla have picked up a point in a 1-1 draw at Villarreal in La Liga and in a 0-0 draw at FC Copenhagen in the Champions League.
Sevilla have played 9 competitive matches this season and recorded only 1 victory, which was away to Espanyol in La Liga.
Form in the Champions League shows Sevilla have won 1 of their 10 most recent games in the competition. They have recorded 1 victory from their last 6 Champions League matches at home and both teams have scored in 3 of their last 5 UCL games on home soil.
Borussia Dortmund travel to the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán having lost 3-2 at FC Cologne on the weekend in the Bundesliga.
Having led 1-0 at half time, Borussia Dortmund conceded 3 goals in the space of 18 minutes in the second half. Borussia Dortmund got one back with 11 minutes remaining but could not score the equaliser.
That result means Borussia Dortmund have lost 3 of their last 4 games in all competitions. In addition to the defeat at FC Cologne, Borussia Dortmund have suffered defeats at RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga and Manchester City in the Champions League.
Trends show Borussia Dortmund have won 4 of their 10 most recent fixtures in the Champions League.
They have won 2 of their last 3 in the competition, with the wins coming at home against Besiktas and FC Copenhagen. There have been over 2.5 goals in 6 of the latest Champions League matches of Borussia Dortmund.
Team news and Sevilla will be without the injured trio of Karim Rekik, Marcos Teixeira Marcão, and Jesus Manuel Corona.
Borussia Dortmund have several injuries to contend with, including Marius Wolf, Marco Reus, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Mateu Morey, and Mahmoud Dahoud. Mats Hummels and Giovanni Reyna could return from injury.
Both teams come into the game on the back of a defeat and neither have been in good form.
However, Borussia Dortmund have looked the better of the two teams in the Champions League and could come away with a win in a match that sees both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals.
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2
1 - 3
2.80
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2.50
2.80
3.40
2.50
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no
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