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Bologna v Borussia Dortmund : Champions League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 21st Jan, 20:00 BST, Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna

Nuri Şahin pays counterpart Vincenzo Italiano a visit on Tuesday night in the Champions League, as their Borussia Dortmund and Bologna charges go head to head at the Renato Dall'Ara. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every statistics you could realistically need to make a smart selection is published below. Switch between 17 betting markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds from leading bookmakers for it all.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Our predictive algorithm suggests there is a 78% probability of Bologna and Dortmund serving up a minimum of 2 goals in this Champions League match. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are factored into that calculation , and it seems the bookies favour that outcome too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.25.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 52% chance of Dortmund coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bologna
25%
3/1
21%
3/1
5%
Draw
24%
5/2
3%
27/10
6%
Dortmund
52%
9/10
10%
17/20
5%
Draw 1-1
11%
11/211/2
Dortmund 1-0
10%
7/1
6%
6/1
Dortmund 2-1
10%
15/2
6%
13/2
6%
Dortmund 2-0
8%
17/2
14%
15/2
6%
Bologna 1-0
6%
12/1
18%
9/1
Bologna 2-1
6%
12/1
8%
10/1
Dortmund 3-1
6%
14/1
12%
11/1
Draw 2-2
6%
12/111/1
Draw 0-0
6%
10/117/2
Dortmund 3-0
5%
16/1
11%
12/1
Bologna 2-0
4%
20/1
24%
16/1
Dortmund 3-2
3%
22/118/1
Dortmund 4-1
2%
28/1
15%
20/1
9%
Bologna 3-1
2%
28/1
12%
22/1
10%
Dortmund 4-0
2%
33/1
17%
22/1
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
4/54/5
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
1/119/20
2%
Home 1st Goal
44%
8/5
9%
-
Away 1st Goal
53%
4/7
6%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
56%
7/10
2%
8/11
BTTS - No
44%
21/20
2%
1/1
2%
BTTS - Home Win
13%
13/2
25%
11/2
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2
4%
7/2
2%
BTTS - Away Win
25%
11/4
6%
13/5
Home/draw
48%
10/11
12%
10/11
4%
Away/draw
75%
2/9
8%
1/4
Home/away
76%
2/7
1%
2/7
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1/41/4
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
3/113/5
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
2/1
6%
19/10
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
2/5
3%
4/11
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
9/217/4
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/72/15
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
10/19/1
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/201/25
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/201/25
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/117/2
Home DNB
41%
2/1
26%
15/8
7%
Away DNB
68%
4/11
11%
4/11
3%
Bologna win to nil
12%
7/1
33%
-
Dortmund win to nil
26%
12/5
9%
-
Bologna / Bologna
13%
11/2
18%
5/1
Bologna / Dortmund
4%
20/1
9%
16/1
11%
Bologna / Draw
6%
14/112/1
8%
Draw / Bologna
10%
15/2
13%
7/1
7%
Draw / Dortmund
17%
4/1
9%
18/5
4%
Draw / Draw
15%
9/217/4
5%
Dortmund / Bologna
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
Dortmund / Dortmund
27%
2/1
14%
19/10
3%
Dortmund / Draw
6%
12/112/1
8%
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Win / draw / win Champions League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Bologna
Dortmund
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Liverpool66001218 
-
l
 
2-0A
-
-
2
Barcelona65011415 
-
-
l
 
2-3A
-
3
Arsenal6411913 
-
-
-
-
4
Leverkusen6411713 
-
-
-
-
5
A Villa6411613 
-
l
 
2-0A
-
-
6
Inter6411613 
-
-
-
-
7
Brest6411413 
-
-
-
-
8
Lille6411313 
l
 
1-2A
-
-
-
9
Dortmund Away6402912 
Jan 21
-
-
-
10
Bayern6402912 
-
-
-
-
11
A.Madrid6402412 
-
-
-
-
12
Milan6402312 
-
-
-
-
13
Atalanta6321911 
-
-
-
-
14
Juventus6321411 
-
-
-
-
15
Benfica6312310 
-
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
16
Monaco6312210 
l
 
0-1A
-
-
-
17
S. Lisbon6312210 
-
Jan 29
-
-
18
Feyenoord6312-110 
-
-
-
-
19
Brugge6312-210 
-
-
-
w
 
0-3F
20
Real Madrid630319 
-
-
-
l
 
5-2F
21
Celtic623109 
-
-
w
 
7-1F
-
22
Man City622248 
-
-
-
-
23
PSV622228 
-
-
-
-
24
D. Zagreb6222-58 
-
-
-
w
 
0-3F
25
PSG621307 
-
-
-
-
26
Stuttgart6213-37 
-
-
-
-
27
Shakhtar6114-84 
d
 
0-00-0
-
Jan 29
-
28
Sparta6114-114 
-
-
-
-
29
Sturm Graz6105-53 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
-
30
Girona6105-63 
-
-
-
-
31
Red Star Bel.6105-93 
-
-
-
-
32
Salzburg6105-153 
-
-
-
-
33
Bologna Home6024-62 
-
-
-
Jan 21
34
RB Leipzig6006-70 
-
-
-
-
35
S. Bratislava6006-160 
-
-
-
-
36
Young Boys6006-190 
-
-
-
-
Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
6
Bologna have not won in 6 consecutive european games
Bologna 33RD
3 league games
Home
Overall
6
Goals: Scored
1
Conceded
3
Games: Scored
1 / 3
Conceded
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
Failed to score
2 / 3
Draw
1
Lost
2
Goals: Scored
1
Conceded
7
Games: Scored
1 / 6
Conceded
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
Failed to score
5 / 6
Draw
2
Lost
4
Dortmund 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
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Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Bologna of late. It has been 6 Champions League matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Tuesday night against Borussia Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund have been consistent in front of goal of late, finding the net in 14 consecutive Champions League games. Their PG of 1.7 against Bologna on Tuesday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Bologna 33rd Dortmund 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Bologna will score no more than 1 goal
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that Dortmund will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
3 home / away league games
=0
Bologna’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+8
Dortmund’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.3
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Champions League - 2024/2024 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/287698/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Bologna
PG (predicted goals)
Dortmund
1.1
1.7
Attack rating
BOL
BVB
32%
better
view stats
Games scored13
19
Failed to score7
1
Scored first12
12
Goals scored26
42
Avg. goals scored1.3
2.1
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for15
21
Avg. XG for1.3
1.8
KickOff rating
+32%
Defence rating
28%
better
BOL
BVB
view stats
Games conceded11
15
Clean sheets9
5
Conceded first5
8
Goals conceded21
32
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
18%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+28%

The line-ups for the Champions League match between Bologna v Dortmund will show here when available.

Bologna Champions League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6112
L SkorupskiJ LucumíC LykogiannisS Posch
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Skorupski GLK6
-
S Beukema DEF6
1
-
J Lucumí DEF61
1
-
S Posch DEF6
2
-
R Freuler MID6
2
-
G Fabbian MID6
2
-
S Junior FWD6
-
D Ndoye FWD6
-
T Dallinga FWD6
-
N Moro MID5
1
-
R Orsolini FWD5
1
-
J Miranda DEF4
-
S Castro FWD4
2
-
C Lykogiannis DEF31
2
-
T Pobega MID3
-
L Ferguson MID3
1
-
K Urbański MID3
-
J Odgaard FWD3
1
-
N Casale DEF2
1
-
E Holm DEF2
-
T. Corazza DEF1
-
M Aebischer MID1
1
-
Dortmund Champions League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6623
N SchlotterbeckS Guirassy P GroßR Bensebaini
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Bensebaini DEF61
3
-
N Schlotterbeck DEF61
-
P Groß MID62
1
-
M Sabitzer  MID6
1
-
F Nmecha MID611
1
-
J Bynoe-Gittens FWD64
-
S Guirassy  FWD662
-
G Kobel GLK5
-
J Ryerson DEF5
1
-
E Can MID511
-
J Brandt MID52
-
D Malen FWD521
1
-
Y Couto DEF4
1
-
W Anton DEF4
-
M Beier FWD4
-
J Duranville FWD3
-
N Süle DEF2
-
K Adeyemi  FWD23
-
A Meyer GLK1
-
G Reyna MID1
-
W Campbell FWD1
-