Bologna vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds

The German giants are looking to enter the automatic qualification places.

Borussia Dortmund will face Bologna on matchday seven of the UEFA Champions League. The game will take place in the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium and will hold great significance for the future of both teams in this competition. Bologna are currently on the 33rd spot in the table and are yet to win a game. They are almost out of the competition and need to win both of their remaining games to stay in the contest.

Dortmund on the other hand find themselves in the ninth position. The German side will be adamant on finishing in the top eight and avoiding an additional knockout game. They are coming into this game on the back of three consecutive losses.

Being an away side is always difficult, especially in the UEFA Champions League. However, Dortmund are still coming into this game as favourites.

KickOff:

Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at 1:30 AM IST

Venue: Renato Dall’Ara Stadium

Form:

Bologna(in all competitions): W-D-D-L-W

Borussia Dortmund(in all competitions): L-L-L-W-D

Players to watch out for:

Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna)

The Italian is Bologna’s top goalscorer in the ongoing Serie A campaign with seven goals. His ability to find the attackers in the box with his long passes is very helpful for his team to unlock their opponents. He times his arrival in the box brilliantly as well and that helps him in getting into great goalscoring positions.

Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund)

The striker is having an incredible first season at Borussia Dortmund. He is currently leading the goal-scoring charts for his team in the Bundesliga as well as the UEFA Champions League. Guirassy possesses a natural goalscoring instinct and always finds himself in the right positions at the right time.

Match Facts:

• The last game between these two teams ended in a 3-0 win for Bologna.
• Bologna won 3-1 against Monza in their last game.
• Borussia Dortmund lost 2-0 against Frankfurt in their last game.

Bologna vs Borussia Dortmund: Betting tips & odds

• Tip 1: Borrusia Dortmund to win – 2.07 by Stake
• Tip 2: Both teams to score – 1.63 by 1XBET
• Tip 3: Excepted Goals – Over 2.5 – 1.84 by Dafabet

Injury and Team news:

Nicolò Cambiaghi, Michel Aebischer, and Oussama El Azzouzi are out due to their respective injuries for the home side.

Borrusia Dortmund on the other hand will be without Niklas Süle due to injury and is expected to return to action next month. Ramy Bensebaini will not be available as well as he will be serving his yellow card suspension.

Head to Head:

Total matches: 1

Bologna won: 0

Borrusia Dortmund won: 1

Draws: 0

Predicted Lineup:

Bologna (4-2-3-1)

Ravaglia(GK); Miranda, Lucumí, Beukema, Posch; Freuler, Ferguson; Domínguez, Odgaard, Orsolini; Castro

Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1)

Kobel(GK); Anton, Can, Schlotterbeck; Ryerson, Nmecha, Grob, Couto; Brandt, Gittens; Guirassy

Match Prediction:

UEFA Champions League games are always difficult to predict as they feature some of the best teams in Europe. However, considering the form of both sides in the competition so far, our Match Prediction for this one will be –

Prediction: Bologna 1-2 Borussia Dortmund

Telecast details

India: Sony Sports Network

USA: Paramount+

UK: TNT Sports TV

Nigeria: DS tv

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