Dortmund vs Newcastle prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – Group Stage betting tips on match 2023-11-06 17:45.
Just two weeks after defeating Newcastle 1-0 to blow UEFA Champions League (UCL) Group F wide open, Borussia Dortmund now prepare to welcome them to Signal Iduna Park for the hotly anticipated reverse. Edin Terzić’s men have posted a mixed bag of domestic results since that memorable night on Tyneside (W1, D1, L1), a run culminating in their joint-heaviest home defeat in Der Klassiker (4-0) last weekend against arch rivals Bayern Munich.
Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel said there was “no excuse” for that result, but there is at least an immediate opportunity to assert themselves in the top-two in Group F with a resurgent result. A four-game winless run of home games against English opponents ahead of this paints a bleak picture (D1, L3), yet the perennial Bundesliga challengers should enter this contest with confidence having lost just one of their last 16 UCL home group games (W9, D6, L1).
Newcastle have done some soul searching since their reverse defeat, drawing with Wolves before turning on the style to defeat Manchester United and Arsenal without reply, the latter of which marked two years since Eddie Howe agreed to join the then-relegation battling club! Never losing away to German opponents in club history may provide even more comfort for the travelling Toon Army (W2, D1), yet the most recent of those trips was back in 2006/07.
Even so, Newcastle are historically strong in UEFA group stages, losing just three of their last 21 such games at any venue (W11, D7). That solid form matches up well with Newcastle’s general away form this season, as they’ve followed up defeats in their opening two competitive away games of the season with a five-game unbeaten run (W2, D3), albeit with their last two draws seeing them give up a lead on three occasions.
Players to watch: While he missed the reverse through injury, Dortmund’s Julian Brandt may return with a vengeance after scoring the first or last goal in two of his last four appearances. Trying to outdo him may be Miguel Almirón, whose four goals this season all came in -1 handicap-busting victories, whilst three also served as the match opener.
Hot stat: Just one of Dortmund’s last six competitive games stood level at half-time (HT: W2, D1, L3).