Dortmund vs PSG prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – Play Offs betting tips on match 2024-04-30 19:00.
[p]Potentially only 180 minutes stand between Borussia Dortmund and a first UEFA Champions League (UCL) final berth since 2012/13. In their tenth UCL appearance since, PSG provide the opposition in this semi-final, and Dortmund will be keen to claim an advantage ahead of the return in Paris, but just six wins from their last 12 home UCL knockout matches (D1, L5) suggests that may be a tall order.[/p]
[p]Their preparations for such a big match have been far from ideal too, going down 4-1 away to RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga on Saturday, a result which means that with a top-four finish now realistically off the cards, they can focus all their efforts in this tournament.. Getting past PSG will be no easy task as that’s something Dortmund twice failed to do when the pair shared a group earlier this season (D1, L1), although the Germans are yet to lose at home to the French giants in European competition (W1, D2). [/p]
[p]PSG were on course to be humbled at home by relegation-threatened Le Havre on Saturday, but a late fightback saw them turn a 3-1 deficit into a 3-3 draw. That result saw them miss the chance to claim the Ligue 1 title, but they only had to wait 24 hours longer, as Monaco’s failure to beat Lyon on Sunday meant they’d claimed a third-successive top-flight crown. [/p]
[p]They’ll hope there’s no hangover from the celebrations here, and with a negative recent away record in Germany (W1, D2, L4), they’d have been wise not to party too hard in the build up to this match. A Ligue 1 crown is often seen as a formality for the French juggernauts, but the UCL is the prized jewel that has so far eluded them, but standing on the brink of a first European final since 2020, back-to-back away wins in the two knockout rounds prior should fuel belief they can head home for next week’s second leg with a positive result. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: High-flying Dortmund full back Ian Maatsen was on target in the quarter-finals, and he’s rather peculiarly made the score 2-0 on his last four goalscoring appearances. Even if he does make the game 2-0, don’t rule out Kylian Mbappé cancelling him out, as he netted a brace in PSG’s away leg in the last 16 and quarter-finals. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: 12 of PSG’s last 13 UCL away games saw both teams score. [/p]