Dortmund vs PSG betting preview: Best odds and predictions for Champions League clash
BORUSSIA DORTMUND and PSG lock horns for the third time this season when they meet in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday.
Of the four teams remaining in this year’s competition, only the Parisians are yet to win the Champions League.
They will see a two-legged tie against Dortmund as a great opportunity to make it to their second final in four years.
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Quick betting tips for Dortmund vs PSG
- PSG over 1.5 goals – 9/10 with Spreadex
- PSG to win – 29/20 with bet365
- Kylian Mbappe to score – 11/10 with bet365
Dortmund vs PSG odds
Here are the latest match odds for Dortmund vs PSG from our favourite football betting sites. Odds are subject to change.
Borussia Dortmund vs Paris Saint-Germain betting preview
PSG have never won the Champions League. The best they have managed was runners-up in 2020 when they lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich in the final in Lisbon.
Borussia Dortmund won this trophy in 1997, defeating Italian giants Juventus 3-1 in the final. Making the victory all the sweeter, they won it at the Olympiastadion in Munich – which was Bayern’s home ground back in the day.
Wednesday’s match will be the third time the two teams do battle this season, having already met twice in the group stages.
The two sides were locked in a titanic battle alongside AC Milan and Newcastle in Group F.
In the meetings between the sides, PSG won 2-0 in the Matchday 1 clash in Paris. The points were split with a 1-1 draw on Matchday 6 in Dortmund.
Eventually, Dortmund topped the group with 11 points from six matches. PSG finished second with only eight points. The French champions only managed two wins in their six fixtures.
Dortmund are the underdogs in the betting to reach the final.
According to the best football betting sites, the first leg represents Dortmund’s best chance.
The odds on Edin Terzić’s team are 9/5 to win their home tie, with PSG at 29/20. To qualify for the final, the Parisians are 4/11, with Dortmund at 2/1.
Put bluntly, the bookies see Dortmund losing in Paris, meaning they need to take a healthy lead to France next week.
This is also reflected in the odds to win the competition outright, where the Germans are again the outsiders.
After knocking out the defending champions, Manchester City, in the quarter-finals, Real Madrid are the 7/5 favourites to win the Champions League for a record 15th time.
PSG are second favourites at 5/2, Bayern is next at 11/4, and Dortmund are 9/1.
Dortmund vs PSG key stats
- Borussia Dortmund sits fifth in the German Bundesliga with 57 points from 31 matches.
- It’s been a disappointing domestic season for Edin Terzić and his team. They are five points behind fourth-placed RB Leipzig, whom they lost 4-1 against last Saturday.
- PSG have just won the French Ligue 1 title for the third successive season and the sixth time in seven years.
- The champions have 70 points from 31 matches and are 12 clear of Monaco, who sit second.
- In their last five in all competitions, Dortmund has won two, lost two, and drawn one. The draw was against Xavi Alonso’s unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen. The German champions did need a 97th-minute equaliser to maintain their unbeaten run.
- PSG have won three of their last five in all competitions, with one draw and one defeat. Two of the three wins came on the road in Barcelona (1-4) and Lorient (1-4).
- Ramy Bensebaini and Sebastien Haller will be missing for the home team. Decisions on the fitness of Ian Maatsen, Donyell Malen and Mats Hummels, will be made closer to kick-off.
- PSG are without the injured Presnel Kimpembe, Layvin Kurzawa and Sergio Rico.
- Gianluigi Donnarumma, Nuno Mendes, Lucas Hernandez and Fabian Ruiz are set to return after sitting out Saturday’s 3-3 home draw with Le Havre.
Dortmund vs PSG best bets
Find our best bets for Borussia Dortmund vs PSG below. All our odds for the bets are from the best football betting sportsbooks, as per our expert reviews. Odds in our football betting tips are also subject to change.
PSG over 1.5 goals
PSG have had an exceptional season, again dominating their domestic league.
In their last eleven matches, they have scored two or more goals in ten of them. The run includes four at the Camp Nou against Barcelona and two away at Real Sociedad in the Round of 16.
They only know one way to play. And it’s hard to imagine Luis Enrique will change for this fixture.
Back PSG to score over 1.5 goals at 9/10 with Spreadex
PSG to win
We can see Luis Enrique’s team playing attacking football and taking the game to Dortmund.
Dortmund are not in great form. And they are also an open team who will present PSG with chances.
We believe that Mbappe and his teammates will be all too willing to accept any chances on Wednesday, and we are backing them to win at 29/20
Back PSG to win at 29/20 with bet365
Kylian Mbappe to score anytime
The big players turn up on the big occasions.
In Barcelona, PSG looked like they were heading out of the competition.
Okay, a red card aided the Parisians’ recovery. But when it came to the crunch, Kylian Mbappe popped up with two decisive goals to finish the tie.
With a Champions League final on the line, expect Mbappe to deliver again.
Back Kylian Mbappe to score anytime at 11/10 with bet365
How to watch Dortmund vs PSG
- Location: Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany
- Time: 20:00 BST on Wednesday, May 1st
- Where to watch: TNT Sports 1
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