Atletico Madrid v Borussia Dortmund

Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund Preview

The quarter-finals of the Champions League continue on Wednesday night and features this upcoming 1st leg clash between Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund at the Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano with Atletico Madrid bringing a 2-1 win away from home at Villarreal last time out in La Liga into this 1st leg tie, while Borussia Dortmund were handed a disappointing 1-0 defeat at home to Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on the weekend.

Recent results overall for Atletico Madrid have been generally disappointing as the Spanish hosts have managed to pick up just four wins from their previous 12 matches in all competitions which includes domestic top flight victories over the likes of Las Palmas, Real Betis and the aforementioned Villarreal, while also edging out Italian Serie A league leaders Inter Milan on penalties in the previous round of the Champions League.

Atletico Madrid have also been handed six defeats within this 12-game sequence but it should be noted that four of these six losses were incurred on their travels with defeats on the road at Sevilla, Inter Milan, Athletic Bilbao and Cadiz respectively.

Form and results on home soil though still remain very solid indeed for Diego Simeone's side at their Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano as Atletico Madrid have been dealt just two defeats in their last 34 matches in all competitions.

Borussia Dortmund currently find themselves in a head-to-head battle with RB Leipzig for the last of the Champions League spots in the German Bundesliga but Dortmund's cause was not helped by the 1-0 loss at home to high-flying Stuttgart on the weekend so the visitors will be keen to set the record straight in Madrid on Wednesday night.

Borussia Dortmund had previously strung together an impressive looking five-match winning streak in all competitions as Edin Terzic's side had swept aside the likes of Union Berlin, Werder Bremen, Eintracht Frankfurt and most impressive of all, a 2-0 win away from home at Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.

In addition, Borussia Dortmund had registered a solid 2-0 home win against Dutch outfit PSV which contributed to a 3-1 win on aggregate in the previous round of the Champions League, so the German visitors will still fancy their chances of gaining a positive result here at the Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano on Wednesday night.

Borussia Dortmund have also put together an unbeaten run of nine games in all competitions on the road as well, so they may prove to be stubborn opponents for their hosts Atletico Madrid,

Atletico Madrid v Borussia Dortmund Verdict

Atletico Madrid won the previous meeting against Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at home back in 2018 and a similar result could unfold here for the hosts.

Therefore, our main bet will be Atletico Madrid win @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Atletico Madrid win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.87

Correct Score: Atletico Madrid 2-1 @ 8.50