UCL: Juventus vs. Borussia Dortmund: German’s Aiming for Another Quarter-Final (Sep 16)
Juventus host Borussia Dortmund in the first round of the UEFA Champions League with both sides hoping to open up with a win.
Dortmund is after a quick start as they look for another quarter-final appearance.
Juventus will be hoping a home opener can help them get the first all-important three points.
Odds
| Match Result | Odds |
| Juventus | 1/2 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 11/4 |
| Draw | 13/5 |
A Win Each in UCL Meetings for Juventus and Borussia Dortmund
These two giants in their native countries have met twice in recent seasons of the Champions League, with each team getting a win over their opponents.
Both games happening in 2015, in their home game, Juventus won 2-1 but in the reverse fixture, Dortmund would win 3-0, seeing them through to the next round at that stage of the competition.
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Key Stats
- Juventus haven’t lost in six games in all competitions.
- Borussia Dortmund are also currently undefeated this season.
- Juventus’s Kenan Yildiz has three assists and one goal in four fixtures this campaign.
Juventus Team News
In Serie A, Juventus have started the season with a 100% record and will be hoping to carry that form into their Champions League campaign.
Igor Tudor’s team will be without four players.
Arkadiusz Milik, Chico Conceiecao, Edon Zhegrova and Fabio Miretti are all out for this fixture.
Possible Lineup
Michele di Gregorio (GK), Federico Gatti, Bremer, Lloyd Kelly, Pierre Kalulu, Manuel Locatelli, Khephren Thuram-Ulien, Andrea Cambiaso, Teun Koopmeiners, Kenan Yildiz, Jonathan David
Borussia Dortmund Team News
Whilst Dortmund don’t have a 100% record this season, they are undefeated this season like Juventus and present another team in form.
The German side could be without six first team players for this game.
Pascal Gross, Emre Can, Nico Schlotterbeck, Niklas Sule, Fabio Silva and Julien Duranville are all likely to miss this game.
Possible Lineup
Gregor Kobel (GK), Ramy Bensebaini, Waldemar Anton, Julian Ryerson, Daniel Svensson, Felix Nmecha, Jobe Bellingham, Yan Couto, Maximilian Meier, Karim Adeyemi, Serhou Guirassy
Juventus vs. Borussia Dortmund Picks
An incredibly hard game to call with two recently reinvented sides that are both at the top of their game.
Both sides are likely to make changes from their league sides, but both come with serious depth that doesn’t lose quality.
All signs point to a high scoring draw in this opening game of the Champions League.
Other markets include Kenan Yildiz to score an assist, Serhou Guirassy to score two or more goals and Karim Adeyemi to get an assist.
