Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund Preview

Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund

Competition – Champions League

Stadium – Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Date: 6th December 2017

Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT

Real Madrid were obvious favourites to advance as top of this group when the draw for the Champions League were announced with Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund expected to fight for the second position.

However, things have turned out a little different from expectations.

Los Merenges find themselves in second position, three points behind Tottenham who have been impressive so far this campaign.

Although they have secured qualification to the next round, this was largely due to their visitors’ poor showing in the competition this season.

Real Madrid are not having a good season as they have just three wins from their last eight games in all competitions.

Their defence has been the main culprit in this poor run as they have conceded 9 goals in those 8 games.

They do have a good home record with seven wins, four draws and just one loss in 12 home games.

Dortmund have not won a single game in the Champions League this season with their two points coming from two draws against APOEL who have a chance of beating them to the Europa League spot.

The Germans are sixth in the Bundesliga table after starting the season with five consecutive wins and clean sheets.

They have just one win from their last eight games in all competitions and they have also conceded 19 goals in those matches.

They have won two, lost three and drawn two of their last seven meetings with Real Madrid.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Real Madrid

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
W Real Madrid 3-2 Málaga 25 Nov, 2017 Spanish Primera División
W Apoel Nicosia 0-6 Real Madrid 21 Nov, 2017 Champions League
D Atletico Madrid 0-0 Real Madrid 18 Nov, 2017 Spanish Primera División
W Real Madrid 3-0 Las Palmas 5 Nov, 2017 Spanish Primera División
L Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Real Madrid 1 Nov, 2017 Champions League

Borussia Dortmund

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
D Borussia Dortmund 4-4 Schalke 04 25 Nov, 2017 German Bundesliga
L Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur 21 Nov, 2017 Champions League
L VfB Stuttgart 2-1 Borussia Dortmund 17 Nov, 2017 German Bundesliga
L Borussia Dortmund 1-3 Bayern Munich 4 Nov, 2017 German Bundesliga
D Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Apoel Nicosia 1 Nov, 2017 Champions League

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
Borussia Dortmund 1-3 Real Madrid 26 Sep, 2017 Champions League
Real Madrid 2-2 Borussia Dortmund 7 Dec, 2016 Champions League
Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Real Madrid 27 Sep, 2016 Champions League
Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Real Madrid 8 Apr, 2014 Champions League
Real Madrid 3-0 Borussia Dortmund 2 Apr, 2014 Champions League

 

Check Also

Internazionale vs Como Preview

Inter Milan will look to make it four league wins in a row when they ...

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *