Dortmund VS Benfica BETTING TIPS (8-03-2017)
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PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Dortmund VS Benfica
Borussia Dortmund and Benfica meet at Signal-Iduna-Park in a second-leg match of this UEFA Champions League round of 16 after Benfica’s (1-0) home win in the first leg .
After the defeat in the first leg, the home team arrives at this decisive game at a disadvantage as they have to recover 1 goal and did not score goals in the previous game. In the last game he played for the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen won at home (6-2). In the last 10 home games Borussia Dortmund have recorded 9 wins and 1 draw. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded goals in 5 of the last 7 games but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 6 of the last 7 games for this competition. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 6 times and only got 1 turnaround.
Borussia Dortmund kick-off a 6-2 win at Bayer Leverkusen, their third consecutive win in official matches: Aubameyang (2), Dembélé, Schurrle, Guerreiro and Pulisic. Recall that in the first leg of this tie, the German team lost away from home against Benfica 1-0. In this home game, coach Thomas Tuchel should play in 3-4-3, benefiting possession of the ball and attacks by the corridors, especially through the left. As usual, the striker Aubameyang is the highlight of Borussia Dortmund with 21 goals and 1 assist. Looking at the last 10 matches it is possible to note that the Germans have some defensive weaknesses, having suffered on average 1.43 goals per game. Marcos Reus, Gotze and Rode are absent from this match due to injury.
The visiting team reach this second leg with a 1 goal advantage but conceded 0 home goals in the first leg. The team arrives at this meeting after a victory away with Feirense by (0-1). In the last 10 matches played for all competitions, Benfica won 7 and lost 3. Their attack has scored regularly as they scored at least one goal in each of the last 7 matches for this competition. This is a team that scores many times first: opened the scoring in 13 of their last 15 games, of those 13 reached the break in lead in 8 and managed to maintain the lead until the end of the 90 ‘in 12. In the last 15 matches away to All competitions for the first time: he suffered 4 of his 11 goals between the minutes (46’-60 ‘).
Benfica’s side leave for the game with a 1-0 win over Feirense, scoring the seventh consecutive win in official matches: Pizzi was the great hero by signing the only goal. As mentioned, the incarnates have a good advantage on the tie. In this away game, coach Rui Vitória should keep the usual 4-4-2 with Mitroglou and Jonas being the most advanced men of the Portuguese team: the first player is the highlight so far since he has scored 13 goals. Like its adversary, Benfica have shown some defensive difficulties, because in the last 10 meetings suffered on average 1.43 goals per challenge. For this game the coach can not count on Grimaldo, Fejsa and Filipe Augusto, players recovering from injury.
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