Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Richard Clarke, Football Analyst | Published: 6 months ago | Last Updated: Oct 23, 02:00 | 4 min read

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Football UEFA Champions League Estadio Santiago Bernabeu Wed 23 Oct 03:00

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  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

We’re Predicting Real to Cover the Line

The 2023-24 Champions League finalists clash at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. We think that the game could be one-sided in favour of Real Madrid and our betting prediction is the 2.08 about them -1.5 goals on the Asian Handicap. This means beating Borussia Dortmund by two goals or more.

Match Preview & H2H

Real Madrid played Celta Vigo in their last match and this was on the road at Abanca Balaidos. The scoreline was a 2-1 win in the Spanish La Liga encounter, with Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior scoring for Los Merengues. Real enjoyed 53% possession and had three shots on target.

Borussia Dortmund most recently played a German Bundesliga clash against St. Pauli which was a 2-1 home win. BVB boasted 73% possession and had three shots on goal, with Ramy Bensebaini and Serhou Guirassy on the scoresheet at Signal Iduna Park.

In their previous Champions League games, Madrid lost 1-0 away to Lille, while Dortmund trashed Celtic 7-1 at home.

Madrid achieved a 2-0 victory against Dortmund when the teams last met in the 2023-24 Champions League final at Wembley in London.

Real Madrid – Last 10 League Games

7 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, averaging 2.0 goals from 6.1 shots on goal and 16.6 attempts. Madrid have had 57.2% possession, 561.4 passes and 5.4 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 0.8 goals from 3.0 shots on goal and 11.2 attempts, while being awarded 4.3 corners.

Kylian Mbappe leads the way with 7 goals, while Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo have 5 and 2 respectively. Luka Modric and Vinicius Junior have been top assistors on 3, with goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois keeping 2 clean sheets.

Borussia Dortmund – Last 9 League Games

Dortmund have 6 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, averaging 2.7 goals from 6.3 shots on goal and 14.6 attempts. Nuri Sahin's team have averaged 60.9% possession, 599.6 passes and 6.3 corners per game, with the opposition getting 1.4 goals from 4.2 shots on goal, 11.4 attempts and 3.6 corners.

Serhou Guirassy has scored 7 goals, followed by Karim Adeyemi on 5 and Jamie Gittens with 4. Julian Brandt has clocked up 4 assists, with Gregor Kobel keeping 3 clean sheets in the last 9 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Real Madrid confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois (GK), Lucas Vazquez, Eder Militao, Antonio Ruediger, Ferland Mendy, Jude Bellingham, Federico Valverde, Luka Modric, Rodrygo, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior.

Borussia Dortmund confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Gregor Kobel (GK), Julian Ryerson, Niklas Suele, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ramy Bensebaini, Marcel Sabitzer, Felix Nmecha, Donyell Malen, Julian Brandt, Jamie Gittens, Serhou Guirassy.

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Expert Champions League Analysis

Knowing the players that are injured give us a helping hand when putting together football betting tips. Once we’ve also looked at the form guide, we use the available stats and make predictions.

Key Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund stats:

  • Madrid have not lost any of their last 10 La Liga matches
  • Madrid have scored 2 or more goals in 15 of their past 20 La Liga matches
  • Madrid have won 7 of their past 10 La Liga home matches
  • Madrid have kept 9 clean sheets in their past 20 La Liga matches
  • Dortmund have conceded 2 or more goals in 4 of their last 7 Bundesliga matches

Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

The Asian Handicap market allows us to back Real Madrid by two or more goals in this Champions League encounter. Our -1.5 goals pick is available at odds of 2.08.

Those expecting a one-sided affair can back Real on the Asian Handicap -2.5 and you would need them to win by three goals or more.

Our Pick

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Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund Odds

The bookies are taking no chances with their betting odds of 1.45 about Real Madrid which reflects they have a 69% chance of winning this Champions League encounter. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get 5.75 about Borussia Dortmund.

The expectation is that Over 2.5 Goals will be scored according to the latest odds. Punters expecting both teams to find the net can get 1.53 when it comes to BTTS Yes.

The good news is that you can access hundreds of markets for any Champions League match. All the leading football betting sites have a massive range of pre-match and In-Play betting options.

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Team Stats

Latest Champions League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Real Madrid logo Real Madrid Betting Stats

Borussia Dortmund logo Borussia Dortmund Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 13 wins, 1 defeats and 6 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 7 wins, 1 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 12 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 6 wins, 3 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Real Madrid

Borussia Dortmund

Goals / match
1.6 3
Conceded / match
1 2.2
Total / match
2.6 5.2

Corners

Corners

Real Madrid

Borussia Dortmund

For / match
3.2 6.6
Against / match
4.4 2.8
Total / match
7.6 9.4

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

It’s good to know about any injuries and this is reflected in our Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund team news, with this leading to predicted and confirmed lineups.

If you’re looking for the latest player information, check out the Champions League squads.

Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Real Madrid Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Borussia Dortmund Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Real Madrid Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

1 Thibaut Courtois
17 Lucas Vazquez 3 Eder Militao 22 Antonio Ruediger 23 Ferland Mendy
5 Jude Bellingham 8 Federico Valverde 10 Luka Modric
11 Rodrygo 9 Kylian Mbappe 7 Vinicius Junior
1 Gregor Kobel
26 Julian Ryerson 25 Niklas Suele 4 Nico Schlotterbeck 5 Ramy Bensebaini
20 Marcel Sabitzer 8 Felix Nmecha
21 Donyell Malen 10 Julian Brandt 43 Jamie Gittens
9 Serhou Guirassy

Borussia Dortmund Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Real Madrid Substitutes

  • 6Eduardo Camavinga
  • 13Andriy Lunin
  • 14Aurelien Tchouameni
  • 15Arda Guler
  • 16Endrick
  • 18Jesus Vallejo
  • 19Daniel Ceballos
  • 20Francisco Garcia
  • 26Fran Gonzalez

Borussia Dortmund Substitutes

  • 3Waldemar Anton
  • 13Pascal Gross
  • 14Maximilian Beier
  • 23Emre Can
  • 33Alexander Meyer
  • 35Marcel Lotka
  • 37Cole Campbell
  • 38Kjell Waetjen
  • 39Filippo Mane
  • 42Almugera Kabar
  • 46Ayman Azhil

Previous Real Madrid Lineups

20 Oct La Liga
Celta Vigo 1-2 Real Madrid
06 Oct La Liga
Real Madrid 2-0 Villarreal
03 Oct Champions League
Lille 1-0 Real Madrid

Previous Borussia Dortmund Lineups

19 Oct Bundesliga
Dortmund 2-1 St. Pauli
05 Oct Bundesliga
Union Berlin 2-1 Dortmund
02 Oct Champions League
Dortmund 7-1 Celtic

You can find out the Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund lineups including substitutes ahead of kick-off. Check out our predicted lineups before getting confirmed starting 11s.

Injuries & Suspensions

Real Madrid Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Brahim Díaz Phy discomfort
Daniel Carvajal ACL injury
David Alaba ACL injury

Borussia Dortmund Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Pascal Groß Knock injury
Niklas Süle Gastrointestinal
Yan Couto Muscle injury
Maximilian Beier Illness
Julien Duranville Thigh injury
Karim Adeyemi Hamstring
Giovanni Reyna Groin strain

Team Squads

Real Madrid Squad

Borussia Dortmund Squad

We have injury news so you can get the list of player injuries, while suspensions are also flagged up which means a player is missing the next game.

It’s great to get information and stats on the squad for every team in the division.

UEFA FlagTables & Standings

Champions League

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Dortmund 2 2 0 0 10:1 6
2 Brest 2 2 0 0 6:1 6
3 Benfica 2 2 0 0 6:1 6
4 Leverkusen 2 2 0 0 5:0 6
5 Liverpool 2 2 0 0 5:1 6
6 Aston Villa 2 2 0 0 4:0 6
7 Juventus 2 2 0 0 6:3 6
8 Man City 2 1 1 0 4:0 4
9 Inter Milan 2 1 1 0 4:0 4
10 Sparta Prague 2 1 1 0 4:1 4
11 Atalanta 2 1 1 0 3:0 4
12 Sporting 2 1 1 0 3:1 4
13 Arsenal 2 1 1 0 2:0 4
14 Monaco 2 1 1 0 4:3 4
15 Bayern Munich 2 1 0 1 9:3 3
16 Barcelona 2 1 0 1 6:2 3
17 Real Madrid 2 1 0 1 3:2 3
18 Lille 2 1 0 1 1:2 3
19 PSG 2 1 0 1 1:2 3
20 Celtic 2 1 0 1 6:8 3
21 Club Brugge 2 1 0 1 1:3 3
22 Feyenoord 2 1 0 1 3:6 3
23 Atlético Madrid 2 1 0 1 2:5 3
24 PSV 2 0 1 1 2:4 1
25 Stuttgart 2 0 1 1 2:4 1
26 Bologna 2 0 1 1 0:2 1
27 Sh. Donetsk 2 0 1 1 0:3 1
28 Dinamo Zagreb 2 0 1 1 4:11 1
29 RB Leipzig 2 0 0 2 3:5 0
30 Girona 2 0 0 2 2:4 0
31 Sturm Graz 2 0 0 2 1:3 0
32 AC Milan 2 0 0 2 1:4 0
33 Crvena Zvezda 2 0 0 2 1:6 0
34 RB Salzburg 2 0 0 2 0:7 0
35 Slovan Bratislava 2 0 0 2 1:9 0
36 Young Boys 2 0 0 2 0:8 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bayern Munich 1 1 0 0 9:2 3
2 Dortmund 1 1 0 0 7:1 3
3 Barcelona 1 1 0 0 5:0 3
4 Celtic 1 1 0 0 5:1 3
5 Benfica 1 1 0 0 4:0 3
6 Inter Milan 1 1 0 0 4:0 3
7 Sparta Prague 1 1 0 0 3:0 3
8 Juventus 1 1 0 0 3:1 3
9 Real Madrid 1 1 0 0 3:1 3
10 Liverpool 1 1 0 0 2:0 3
11 Sporting 1 1 0 0 2:0 3
12 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 2:0 3
13 Brest 1 1 0 0 2:1 3
14 Monaco 1 1 0 0 2:1 3
15 Atlético Madrid 1 1 0 0 2:1 3
16 Leverkusen 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
17 Aston Villa 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
18 Lille 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
19 PSG 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
20 Dinamo Zagreb 1 0 1 0 2:2 1
21 PSV 1 0 1 0 1:1 1
22 Stuttgart 1 0 1 0 1:1 1
23 Man City 1 0 1 0 0:0 1
24 Atalanta 1 0 1 0 0:0 1
25 Bologna 1 0 1 0 0:0 1
26 RB Leipzig 1 0 0 1 2:3 0
27 Girona 1 0 0 1 2:3 0
28 Crvena Zvezda 1 0 0 1 1:2 0
29 Sturm Graz 1 0 0 1 0:1 0
30 AC Milan 1 0 0 1 1:3 0
31 Club Brugge 1 0 0 1 0:3 0
32 Sh. Donetsk 1 0 0 1 0:3 0
33 Young Boys 1 0 0 1 0:3 0
34 Feyenoord 1 0 0 1 0:4 0
35 RB Salzburg 1 0 0 1 0:4 0
36 Slovan Bratislava 1 0 0 1 0:4 0

Spain FlagLa Liga 2024/2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Barcelona 33 24 4 5 89:32 76
2 Real Madrid 33 22 6 5 66:31 72
3 Atlético Madrid 33 19 9 5 56:27 66
4 Athletic Club 33 16 12 5 50:26 60
5 Villarreal 33 15 10 8 56:45 55
6 Real Betis 33 15 9 9 50:41 54
7 Celta Vigo 33 13 7 13 50:49 46
8 Osasuna 33 10 14 9 40:46 44
9 Mallorca 33 12 8 13 31:38 44
10 Real Sociedad 33 12 6 15 32:37 42
11 Rayo Vallecano 33 10 11 12 35:42 41
12 Getafe 33 10 9 14 31:30 39
13 Espanyol 33 10 9 14 35:42 39
14 Valencia 33 9 12 12 37:49 39
15 Sevilla 33 9 10 14 35:44 37
16 Girona 33 9 8 16 40:52 35
17 Alavés 33 8 10 15 35:46 34
18 Las Palmas 33 8 8 17 38:53 32
19 Leganés 33 6 12 15 30:49 30
20 Real Valladolid 33 4 4 25 24:81 16

Germany FlagBundesliga 2024/2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bayern Munich 31 23 6 2 90:29 75
2 Leverkusen 31 19 10 2 66:35 67
3 Frankfurt 31 16 7 8 62:42 55
4 Freiburg 31 15 6 10 44:47 51
5 RB Leipzig 31 13 10 8 48:42 49
6 Dortmund 31 14 6 11 60:49 48
7 Mainz 05 31 13 8 10 48:39 47
8 Werder Bremen 31 13 7 11 48:54 46
9 B. M'gladbach 31 13 5 13 51:50 44
10 Augsburg 31 11 10 10 33:42 43
11 Stuttgart 31 11 8 12 56:51 41
12 Wolfsburg 31 10 9 12 53:48 39
13 Union Berlin 31 9 9 13 31:45 36
14 St. Pauli 31 8 7 16 26:36 31
15 Hoffenheim 31 7 9 15 40:58 30
16 Heidenheim 31 7 4 20 33:60 25
17 Holstein Kiel 31 5 7 19 45:74 22
18 Bochum 31 5 6 20 30:63 21

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