Borussia Dortmund vs Tottenham Champions League Lines & Preview

Tottenham Hotspur roared out to a 3-0 lead in the first leg of this Champions League Round of 16 tie, despite missing star Harry Kane. Kane returns as the Spurs head across to continental Europe to finish the job and head off to the Champions League quarterfinal. It would just take one goal by Tottenham on the road for Borussia Dortmund to need to stack up five goals to have a chance to advance — and they have only scored four goals total in their last four matches. Even if Tottenham fails to score, Dortmund would need three goals just to push matters to extra time. As for the outcome of this leg, check out our Champions League betting preview below.

Borussia Dortmund vs Tottenham Champions League Lines & Preview

@BVB have scored 2+ ⚽️ in 16 of their 17 home games this season. How many will they score tonight? #UCL

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) 5 de marzo de 2019

When: Tuesday, March 5, 2019, 3:00pm ET Where: Signal-Iduna-Park, Dortmund, Germany TV: Galavision Radio: None Live Stream: fuboTV Champions League Odds: Borussia Dortmund -110 / Tottenham Hotspur +275 / Draw +280

Why should you bet on Borussia Dortmund?

Dortmund has had a full extra day of rest over Tottenham, as Tottenham drew with Arsenal in Premier League play on Saturday while Dortmund lost to Augsburg on Friday, and Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has been in the media complaining about that. The fact that this sort of distraction might enter the Spurs’ minds is interesting and could lead to some lack of focus. Also, the travel day that Tottenham faces could add some fatigue to their legs on the pitch. Dortmund captain Marco Reus has come out and said about this match, “I believe that we’re capable of achieving the impossible. There have already been some matches at this stadium that have made history. We’ll need to go to our limits if we are to get the goals in the right moments,” in an interview with BBC. The fact that he is framing the game in such terms suggests a possible lack of faith on his part — or a recognition of the sheer scale of the type of game Dortmund would have to play.

Why should you put your money on Tottenham Hotspur?

No team has ever opened at home in Champions League play with a 3-0 win but then found elimination after the road leg. It did happen in 2017 that Paris St-Germain won the opening leg 4-0 against Barcelona in the Round of 16 but then lost 6-1 in the second leg to fall out of the bracket, though, so the Spurs definitely need to maintain focus throughout to keep things from falling off the table. Dortmund has won just once in their last seven matches in all competitions, turning what was a huge lead atop the Bundesliga table to a virtual tie with Bayern Munich. Tottenham has won three in a row against Borussia Dortmund in Champions League play, twice in the group stages last year and in this year’s first leg in the Round of 16. Dortmund is also in the middle of a dreadful stretch in Champions League knockout play, having won just three and losing the other ten. Tottenham has a 17-match scoring streak in Champions League play, and they have played 31 total matches in Champions League competitions, but they have only lost by more than two goals once, back in 2011.

Expert Pick and Final Score Prediction for Borussia Dortmund vs Tottenham

I see Tottenham coming out to play conservatively but getting that crucial goal — and Dortmund doing enough to win the match at home, 2-1, but to lose in aggregate and see Tottenham go on to the Champions League quarterfinals. Dortmund has to find ways to solve their goal-scoring problems that have caused them issues in the Bundesliga as well as in other competitions, and it is unlikely that they will solve them against a team as solid as the Spurs.