Borussia Dortmund vs PSV Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 UEFA Champions League | Quarter-Final
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THE FACTS
When is Borussia Dortmund vs PSV on and what time does it start? Borussia Dortmund vs PSV will take place on Wednesday 13th March, 2024 – 20:00 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Borussia Dortmund vs PSV? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What channel is Borussia Dortmund vs PSV on in the UK? Borussia Dortmund vs PSV will be televised live on TNT Sports in the UK
Where can I stream Borussia Dortmund vs PSV in the UK? Borussia Dortmund vs PSV can be streamed live on the discovery+
THE LOWDOWN
BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Borussia Dortmund come into this one on the back of an impressive victory away to Werder Bremen in their most recent outing, last weekend. Donyell Malen opened the scoring after 21 minutes before Jadon Sancho doubled the lead around 15 minutes later. Marcel Sabitzer was sent off but Dortmund held off Werder, despite Justin Njinmah getting a goal back in the 70th minute.
The hosts have been unconvincing throughout this season and there is a bit of pressure on Edin Terzic as they battle it out with RB Leipzig for a place in the top four, some 20 points off league leaders Bayer Leverkusen. They arguably had the worse of it in the first-leg of this tie, too, in Eindhoven.
PSV
Under the management of former Borussia Dortmund boss Peter Bosz, PSV Eindhoven have enjoyed a magnificent campaign. In the Eredivisie, they won each of their opening 17 matches in the first-half of the campaign and they remain unbeaten after 25 matches of the 2023/24 campaign, sitting ten points clear of Feyenoord at the top-of-the-table.
PSV come into this one on the back of a slender but impressive 1-0 defeat of high-flying Go Ahead Eagles in their most recent outing, at the weekend. Sergino Dest scored the only goal of the game after ten minutes at De Adelaarshorst and PSV managed to hold on for all three points, despite Armando Obispo’s red card late in the second-half.
THE TEAM NEWS
BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Borussia Dortmund only have a couple of availability concerns for this weekend’s visit of PSV on Wednesday evening. Samuel Bamba will be missing due to injury as well as Ivory Coast international striker, Sebastian Haller.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Kobel; Ryerson, Sule, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen; Can, Sabitzer; Sancho, Brandt, Malen; Fullkrug
UNAVAILABLE: Bamba (Injured), Haller (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
PSV
PSV have a couple of definite absentees for this weekend as both Ismael Saibari and former Club Brugge attacker Noa Lang also unavailable due to injury. Midfielder Joey Veerman could also miss this one as he is an injury doubt.
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Benitez; Teze, Obispo, Boscagli, Dest; Schouten, Til, Junior; Lozano, de Jong, Tillman
UNAVAILABLE: Saibari (Injured), Lang (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Veerman (Injured)
THE KEY STATS
- Dortmund have lost only two of their last 13 UEFA Champions League matches (W5 D6).
- Dortmund have won only three of their previous 12 UEFA competition matches against Dutch teams (D4 L5).
- Dortmund have not won any of their last nine second leg matches in UEFA competition two-legged ties (D4 L5).
- Dortmund have lost only two of their last 19 UEFA Champions League matches in their own stadium (W10 D7).
- Dortmund have won eight of their previous nine UEFA competition ties when they have drawn the first leg away from home.
- PSV have lost only one of their last 12 UEFA club competition matches (W6 D5).
- PSV are unbeaten in their last six UEFA Champions League matches (W2 D4).
- PSV have only failed to score in one of their last 12 UEFA club competition matches.
- PSV have lost the second leg in only two of their last 14 UEFA competition two-legged ties (W9 D3).
- PSV have lost 13 of their last 16 UEFA competition matches away from home against German clubs (D3).
THE PREDICTION
There is a likelihood that the winner of this tie will be viewed as the ‘weakest’ team in the quarter-finals of the competition next month. Borussia Dortmund will believe their home advantage has presented them with an excellent opportunity but PSV will go to Germany with abundance of quality and genuine confidence. This is an open tie and could well be, as a result, one of the more entertaining second-legs with both teams scoring seeming quite likely.
TIP: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
