Sevilla vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

Sevilla will host Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 at the Ramon Sanchez Stadium in Seville on 18th February 2021 at 01:30 IST. Sevilla would be looking to make the best use of this opportunity as they are making the knockout phase after a year. While Dortmund were knocked out at the same stage last year by PSG.

Seville Form & Team News

Sevilla finished second in the group with Chelsea, Krasnodar and Rennes in it. They just finished just one point behind Chelsea, who topped the table with 14 points. Sevilla are doing pretty well in La Liga as well, as they are in the fourth position with 45 points from 22 matches and are just one point behind Barcelona. Sevilla have scored 32 goals and have conceded just 16 goals. They are coming into this fixture with a nine match winning streak under their belt.

Jesus Navas, Lucas Ocampos and Marcos Acuna could miss the round of 16 clash against Dortmund. Ocampos will be missed really badly by Sevilla as he is the team’s best midfielder and also has four goals and four assists in La Liga. But the goal scoring list is led by Youssef En-Nesyri with 13 goals in La Liga and four goals in the champions league. Joan Jordan is leading the assists charts with five assists.

Borussia Dortmund From & Team News

Dortmund finished at the top of the table with 13 points just three points ahead of the second placed Lazio. Dortmund had four wins, one draw and one loss in the group stage. They are currently struggling in Bundesliga as they are in the sixth position with just 33 points from 21 matches. They have 11 wins, three draws and eight losses in the league. They are coming into this fixture with a hard fought draw against Hoffenheim. They have scored 12 goals and have conceded just 5 goals in the group stages.

Dortmund have a long list of players who could miss the next match due to injuries, including Lukasz Piszczek, Roman Burki, Thomas Meunier, Axel Witsel, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Thorgan Hazard and Marcel Schmelzer. Erling Haaland is the tournament’s leading goal scorer with six goals and he also has 15 goals under his belt in the Bundesliga. Jadon Sancho has two assists under his belt in the champions league.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Sevilla are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 2.33 odds. While Dortmund are placed at 3.15 and the draw at 3.40 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Yet another exciting clash in the round of 16 of the champions league is on the cards. These two teams have played against each other twice before. By considering the current form, Sevilla are having an edge over Dortmund.

Tip 1: Draw No Bet Sevilla

In the last two head to head matches played in the champions league, Sevilla have won one match and the other ended in a draw. Sevilla have the won all the last five matches that they have played in all competitions. And also they are in nine match winning streak in all competitions. Dortmund on the other hand, have won just two of the last five matches that they have played in all competitions. Apart from that, Dortmund have lost all the last three away matches in all competitions. So it is more likely that Sevilla will avoid defeat in this first leg. Backing Sevilla draw no bet could be a value for money at 1.67 odds available at the Casumo sportsbook.

Tip 2: Total Goals Over 2.5

Both the teams are in some prolific goal scoring form in their respective leagues. In the last two head to head matches, a total of five goals were scored at an average of 2.5 goals per match. Over 2.5 goals were scored in the last head to head match that was hosted by Sevilla. And also, Over 2.5 goals were scored in six of the last six matches that Dortmund have played in all competitions. In the last five matches that Sevilla played at home, over 2.5 goals were scored in three of those matches. By considering these facts, it is more likely that over 2.5 goals will be scored at 1.80 odds available at the Casumo sportsbook.

Conclusion

A full strength Dortmund is a better team on paper than Sevilla, but Sevilla will fancy their chances to make it to the next round of the champions league against a handicapped Dortmund side. Summarizing a couple of bets mentioned above.

1. Draw No Bet Sevilla @ 1.67
2. Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.80

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