On Wednesday night, Borussia Dortmund make the trip to St James’ Park where they will match up against Newcastle United in the third round of fixtures in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
The hosts come into this fixture on the back of a comfortable 4-0 home victory against Crystal Palace in the English Premier League, with four different players getting on the score sheet for Eddie Howe’s side.
While the visitors secured all three points on their last time out when they beat Werder Bremen 1-0 in the Bundesliga, thanks to a goal from Julian Brandt.
Newcastle United vs Borussia Dortmund
Wednesday 25 October, 20:00
Champions League
The Magpies have somewhat steadied the ship in recent times after a slow start to the season, as they have not lost in their last eight games in all competitions.
Along this run, they have drawn and won from their opening two fixtures in the luxurious Champions League, impressive results considering the group that they are in is deemed as the ‘group of death’.
Alexander Isak has had an impressive start to the 2023/24 campaign, finding the back of the net six times in eight Premier League fixtures, and he will be hoping to open his Champions League account against Dortmund.
Dortmund come into this fixture on the back of a solid start to the season, as they are one of three sides that remain unbeaten in the Bundesliga after eight games played.
However, the German side are yet to pick up a victory in the Champions League this term after they lost against PSG and drew against AC Milan, so the pressure will certainly be on them heading into the fixture against Newcastle.
Bet9ja Tips
With the recent home performances from Newcastle, we believe that they will come away with the victory in this one and you can get odds of 1.62 at Bet9ja for this to happen. Both teams don’t concede many goals, which means a 2-0 correct score home win at 9.10 could be a tempting offer.
We predict that Isak will find the back of the net due to his recent form, and you can get odds of 2.50 for this. Anthony Gordon scored in his last game and has looked good this season, and you can get odds of 1.60 for him to have over 1.5 shots.
Bet9ja Odds (at time of writing): Newcastle win: 1.62, Draw: 4.25, Dortmund win: 5.30
