For the second season running in the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid will be finishing in second place in the group stage. That hasn’t stopped them winning the tournament in the last two seasons of course though. Borussia Dortmund are struggling quite badly at the moment and they need to secure points just to try and get third place in the group as that’s the best that they can hope for. Real Madrid are 1/2 to claim the victory at the Bernabeu with Borussia Dortmund at 6.
Champions League – Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid – Wednesday 6th December – 19:45 UK Time
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Real Madrid
Borussia DortmundReal Madrid Form
It has been patchy from Real Madrid all around on the domestic and continental fronts and after only picking up one point from their two group stage games against Tottenham, find themselves locked into second place. So there is nothing to play for so will that mean that they don’t even bother sending out a strong side for this one? Real Madrid holds a fantastic W24 D5 L3 record at home against German sides and they have only lost one of their last 38 UEFA Champions League home games (W32 D5). It’s fantastic stuff and they are W21 D3 L0 in their last twenty-four home fixtures in the group stage alone in the competition, and that is unbeaten form which goes back to 2009. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in each of their five group stage games this season.
Borussia Dortmund Form
Dortmund have won just one of their last 11 fixtures in all competitions and are really struggling along. Just last season they topped their Champions League group above Real Madrid but haven’t even gotten close to quailfying this time around. They have just two points from draws against APOEL and they need to match whatever APOEL do on the night to ensure they finish third and get to the consolation prize of the Europa League. Dortmund have only one win in their last ten European games and have only won one of thirteen previous trips to Spain (D5 L7). They are currently on a three-match winless streak out on the road in Europe (D1 L2). They just are not the force that they have been for a while and their defence may struggle to hold out, even if it is an understrength Madrid side that they face.
Head to Head News
From the six previous meetings at the Bernabeu between these two, Real Madrid are W4 D2. Real Madrid took a comfortable 3-1 win at BVB on matchday two, and have lost just one of their last six against the Germans home and away (W3 D2 L1). Overall Real Madrid lead the head to head 5-3 with five drawn matches.
Top Betting Tips
Will Real Madrid even be bothered about this home game? Are Borussia Dortmund good enough to win even if they Madrid aren’t bothered about it? Just to sum up Dortmund’s season, they recently blew a 4-0 lead against Schalke to draw and couldn’t beat ten-man Leverkusen on the weekend. This may just end up in a draw.