Dortmund vs PSV prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – Play Offs betting tips on match 2024-03-12 20:00.
[p]Borussia Dortmund could claim to hold the advantage in this UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie after securing a 1-1 draw away to PSV Eindhoven last week, particularly as head coach Edin Terzić believed the performance could have been much better, describing their first leg play as “sloppy”. But that adjective summarises their 2024 as a whole, with Terzić having to tread a fine line between advancing in this competition and ensuring Dortmund can return to the Champions League next season via their domestic league placing, although they’ve boosted their chances in recent weeks with two straight Bundesliga wins.[/p]
[p]The German side haven’t lost a single home game across any of the last two Champions League editions (W3, D4), but draws at home to PSG (1-1) and AC Milan (0-0) during the group stage suggest Dortmund will have to work hard to replicate their last run to the quarter-finals in 2020/21. And with just two wins from their last six competitive home games (D2, L2), some Dortmund fans could be forgiven for viewing this fixture with a bit of trepidation.[/p]
[p]Adding to that fear is the form of PSV this season, as the Dutch giants have proven themselves almost unbeatable right throughout the season wherever they play. A 4-0 group stage loss at Arsenal joins a 1-0 KNVB Cup elimination at Feyenoord as the only two competitive losses PSV have suffered from 39 matches (W29, D8), setting them up to potentially reach the last eight of the Champions League for the first time since 2006/07. [/p]
[p]Head coach Peter Bosz is confident of progression on the basis of having “already shown this season that we can get results away from home”. Whilst that is true, successive failures to win away against Utrecht (1-1), Feyenoord (L 1-0) and Ajax (1-1) earlier this calendar year could carry more weight than the three consecutive away wins they’ve since enjoyed against weaker opposition. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Donyell Malen will be hoping a Bundesliga suspension didn’t halt his momentum after he scored in three consecutive competitive games prior to it. Luuk de Jong’s immense 31 competitive goals for PSV this season includes three separate goalscoring appearances in the Champions League proper.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Nine of PSV’s 11 UEFA fixtures this season saw both teams score on the day.[/p]