Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea Match Analysis & Prediction
15/02/2023 11:00 pm
The first-ever meeting between Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea takes place at Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday night, as the two teams meet in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
The hosts progressed to the knockout rounds after finishing second in Group G behind Manchester City, while the visitors navigated their way past AC Milan, Red Bull Salzburg and Dinamo Zagreb to claim top spot in Group E.
Borussia Dortmund extended their winning run since the World Cup break to six matches across all competitions after claiming a 2-0 Bundesliga victory away at Werder Bremen on Saturday.
Edin Terzic’s side currently sit third in the Bundesliga standings and remain in a hotly-contested race for the title, with only eight points separating the top six teams with 14 matches remaining.
Dortmund will welcome a return to the Signal Iduna Park which has become somewhat of a fortress for the German outfit in the Champions League, as they have lost just four of their last 21 home matches in the competition. However, three of those defeats have been against English opposition.
BVB have struggled against English teams over the years, failing to win any of their last 10 such games in European competition including eight defeats.
Their last victory against an English side dates back to March 2016 when current Chelsea forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a brace in a 2-1 win away at Tottenham Hospur in the Europa League.
Despite winning just two of their six matches in the Champions League group stage earlier this season, Terzic’s side managed to finish avove both Sevilla and Copenhagen to progress to the last 16, and they will now seek to beat an out-of-sorts Chelsea side over two leags as they aim to reach the quarter-finals for just the third time in the last nine seasons.
Meanwhile, Chelsea have won just one of their eight matches since the turn of the year and have drawn each of their last three Premier League matches including a 1-1 draw away at West Ham United on Saturday.
Chelsea’s hopes of finishing in the top four continue to fade as they currently occupy ninth place in the Premier League table and sit 10 points behind fourth-placed Newcastle United. The Blues may be required to go all the way in the Champions League if they wish to compete in Europe’s elite competition again next season.
The Blues endured a rocky start to their group-stage campaign earlier this season, with a shock 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb bringing an end to Thomas Tuchel’s reign in charge.
However, they bounced back under the tutelage of Graham Potter and won their remaining four matches to top Group E ahead of second-placed AC Milan.
Since a 2-1 away victory against Red Bull Salzburg on October 25, Chelsea have failed to win any of their last nine matches on their travels across all competitions, and securing a positive result against Dortmund on Wednesday could prove challenging as they have won just three of their last 11 away meetings with German opposition.
Borussia Dortmund vs. Chelsea Head to head
These two teams have not previously met on any occasion and this will be their first meeting in the Champions League.
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Borussia Dortmund Team News
Borussia Dortmund’s Youssoufa Moukoko was forced off with an injury against Bremen and has emerged as a doubt for Wednesday’s contest, so either Sebastian Haller or Anthony Modeste are expected to lead the line as a result.
Marius Wolf, Abdoulaye Kamara and Mateu Morey are all ruled out with injury, but Thomas Meunier has recovered from a muscle strain and is set to battle with January signing Julian Ryerson for a place at right-back.
Borussia Dortmund's Last 5 Matches
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25/01/2023Mainz1Borussia Dortmund2Bundesliga
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29/01/2023Bayer Leverkusen0Borussia Dortmund2Bundesliga
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04/02/2023Borussia Dortmund5Freiburg1Bundesliga
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08/02/2023Bochum1Borussia Dortmund2DFB Pokal
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11/02/2023Werder Bremen0Borussia Dortmund2Bundesliga
Chelsea Team News
N’Golo Kante, Christian Pulisic, Armando Broja and Edouard Mendy all remain sidelined with injuries, while Aubameyang, Benoit Badiashile, Noni Madueke, David Datro Fofana and Andrey Santos are all ineligible after being left out of Potter’s Champions League squad.
If deemed fit to play, Kalidou Koulibaly will likely play alongside Thiago Silva at centre-back, with Reece James and Ben Chilwell set to start as either full-back or wing-backs.
Chelsea's Last 5 Matches
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12/01/2023Fulham2Chelsea1Premier League
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15/01/2023Chelsea1Crystal Palace0Premier League
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21/02/2023Liverpool0Chelsea0Premier League
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03/02/2023Chelsea0Fulham0Premier League
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11/02/2023West Ham United1Chelsea1Premier League
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