Borussia Dortmund vs Newcastle tips and predictions: Double disappointment for Toon
- Robbie Savage
- 6 November 2023
Planet Sport Bet’s Robbie Savage is backing Borussia Dortmund to make it back-to-back wins against Newcastle in the Champions League (Tues 1745 GMT).
I went for a Newcastle 2-0 win last one, and I got that one wrong with Dortmund winning the game 1-0.
Dortmund are on the back of a heavy defeat against Bayern Munich at the weekend, Kane with a hat-trick. Newcastle are on the back of a great win against Arsenal.
Both teams are level on points in the group, but I think Dortmund will nick it.
I think Dortmund will bounce back from that defeat against Bayern, and I think both teams to score. I'm going 2-1 Dortmund.
Robbie’s Tip: Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Newcastle
Borussia Dortmund vs Newcastle team news
Emre Can is absent with a hip issue picked up during the win over Newcastle while Mateu Morey and Julia Duranville remain sidelined.
Dan Burn and Jacon Murphy have joined Newcastle’s walking wounded after leaving their win against Arsenal early.
They’ll join Alexander Isak, Sven Botman, Harvey Barnes, Elliot Anderson, Matt Targett and Javier Manquillo in the treatment room.
Sandro Tonali is serving a suspension for breaching betting regulations.
Key stats
- Newcastle unbeaten in five away games
- Dortmund beat Newcastle 1-0 last time they met
- Dortmund lost their first game of season in league against Bayern Munich last weekend (4-0)
- Dortmund have averaged 16 corners in their Champions League matches this season
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While Newcastle were busy producing their biggest win of the season against Arsenal, Dortmund were limping to defeat against Bayern Munich.
Harry Kane’s third Bundesliga hat-trick saw Dortmund thrashed 4-0 on home soil and there could be an emotional hangover from a defeat of that magnitude.
Dortmund looked very organised at St James Park but the host's approach at Signal Iduna Park will leave space, so it’s unlikely the Toon will be held scoreless again.
Both teams scoring has not been a common occurrence for the German side but tired legs are likely to be a factor after such a testing weekend.
Edin Terzic’s side have also kept their fare share of clean sheets, but they have shipped at least three in two of three.
As well as the debacle against Bayern, Hoffenheim put three past them, so the hosts may need to push for more than one to win this game.
The standout stat from Dortmund’s Champions League campaign is their three fixtures have averaged 16 corners.
The line for this game is currently set at 10 corners which, on the evidence, should be achieved with ease.
