Borussia Dortmund v Chelsea: Betting Preview and Tips

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The UEFA Champions League returns this week with the first legs of the round of 16 getting underway. On Wednesday, Chelsea face a daunting trip to German giants, Borussia Dortmund, hoping for some welcome respite from their domestic woes. Here at betting.bet, we deliver the very best match previews and expert betting tips as well as top free bet promotions and generous match odds courtesy of Betfair.

Champions League Group Stage Recap

Chelsea progressed to the knockout stage as Group E winners ahead of Milan, Red Bull Salzburg and Dinamo Zagreb. The Blues lost their opening group game at Dinamo Zagreb but won away at both Milan and Red Bull Salzburg.

Borussia Dortmund were runners-up in Group G behind Manchester City, edging out Sevilla and FC Copenhagen for that second qualification spot. The Germans were unbeaten in their three home group games having defeated FC Copenhagen (3-0) on match day one before sharing the spoils against both Sevilla (1-1) and Manchester City (0-0).

Domestic Form

Borussia Dortmund are three points off top spot in the Bundesliga and in red-hot form. Since the World Cup, Dortmund have won six straight matches and are unbeaten at home in all competitions since August.

Meanwhile, Chelsea are languishing in tenth in the Premier League, already twenty points off the pace set by league leaders, Arsenal.

The Blues drew 1-1 at West Ham United at the weekend to extend their winless run on the road to eight matches. Their last away win came at Red Bull Salzburg in the Champions League group stage back in October.

Betting Tips

Borussia Dortmund ended the group stage with three consecutive draws whilst Chelsea's last three matches have finished all square. Another stalemate on Wednesday is a real possibility. You can back the draw at 23/10 with Betfair.

Since the departure of Erling Haaland, Dortmund have lacked a real out and out goalscorer with scoring responsibilities shared throughout the side this season. German international, Julian Brandt is the club's top scorer this season and has scored in two of their last three matches. Despite his decent run of form in front of goal, Brandt offers incredible value in the goal scorer markets. Brandt is 9/2 to score at any time whilst he is 12/1 to score first.

According to the betting markets, Chelsea's main scoring hope is another German. Kai Havertz is 15/2 to score first or 11/4 to score any time. However, we'd be more inclined to back Joao Felix in either of these markets at 8/1 and 3/1, respectively.

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