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Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting CP Predictions & Tips - Dortmund down with injuries in the Champions League

Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting CP predictions for Tuesday’s Champions League match
The Group C clash is being played at Signal-Iduna-Park (8pm BST)
Dortmund have seen BTTS in their last 7 Champions League matches
Can the hosts justify the favouritism at home?
Preview, tips, stats & team news

Dortmund have seen BTTS in their last 7 Champions League matches (Getty)

Eddy Tora 27 Sep 2021

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Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting CP Predictions

Sporting CP can score against Borussia Dortmund and keep it closer than the odds suggest. I am backing BTTS and taking Sporting with a goal start.

Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting CP Predictions
Head to Head
Borussia Dortmund Form
Borussia Dortmund Injuries & Team News
Sporting CP Form
Sporting CP Injuries & Team News
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Borussia Dortmund have seen BTTS in their last 7 matches (Champions League).
Borussia Dortmund have seen BTTS in 7 of their last 8 matches (all competitions).
Sporting CP have seen BTTS in 4 of their last 5 matches (Champions League).

Head to Head

Borussia Dortmund have a 2-0 advantage against Sporting CP, winning 1-0 and 2-1 in the 2016/17 Champions League group stage.

Borussia Dortmund Form

Borussia Dortmund recently won four straight including 2-1 at Besiktas in the Champions League.

Marco Rose’s side backed up with a 4-2 win against Union Berlin.

Dortmund are coming off a disappointing 1-0 defeat at Borussia Monchengladbach. Mahmoud Dahoud was sent off in the 40th minute and they couldn’t register a shot on target.

Borussia Dortmund Injuries & Team News

Mateu Morey and Giovanni Reyna are injured with Dan-Axel Zagadou still recovering from a long injury layoff.

Thomas Meunier, Marco Reus, Julian Brandt, Erling Haaland, Marcel Schmelzer, Mats Hummels, Manuel Akanji, Axel Witsel and Raphael Guerreiro are doubtful.

Sporting CP Form

Sporting CP won four straight matches to start the season. They beat Braga 2-1 in the Super Cup.

The Lions suffered two 1-1 draws in the Primeira Liga before a humiliating 5-1 defeat to Ajax in the Champions League.

Rúben Amorim’s side bounced back with a 1-0 win at Estoril and 1-0 win against Maritimo, Pedro Porro scoring from the penalty spot in each game.

Sporting CP Injuries & Team News

Pote and Gonçalo Inácio are doubtful.

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Verdict

Borussia Dortmund v Sporting

Borussia Dortmund have a lot of injury concerns for this one. A lot will depend on their starting side so I am siding on Sporting CP.

Sporting CP +2

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