Football Previews
The first all German Champions League final takes place this Saturday; Borussia Dortmund take on Bayern Munich in what promises to be one of the greatest finals in recent history. Only two German sides have lifted the Champions League trophy in recent history, Borussia Dortmund in 1997 and Bayern Munich in 2001.
Both sides come into the tie in excellent form:
Borussia Dortmund – L D D L W W W
Bayern Munich – W W D W W W W
Dortmund have lost two of their last seven while Bayern Munich have won thirteen of their last fourteen matches. These two sides did meet in the Bundesliga three weeks ago and the game finished 1:1.
These two teams have met 45 times in recent years and Bayern Munich come out on top (Borussia Dortmund won 11, Bayern Munich won 19, 15 Draws).
Bookmakers side strongly with Bayern Munich to lift the trophy but the match odds are a little less sure.
Current betting odds: Borrusia Dortmund (15/4) Draw (29/10) Bayern Munich (4/5)
To lift the trophy odds: Borrusia Dortmund (21/10) Bayern Munich (2/5)
Gamingtips Prediction – Borrusia Dortmund 2:4 Bayern Munich
German games are generally very high scoring and although the last five Champions League finals produced less than 3 goals per game on average, there may be some serious value in over 3.5 goals at odds of 7/4. Both teams like to press forward and although Bayern Munich have the best defensive record in Germany, they have shown on occasion that they can waver at the back.
Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski will both start and they currently trail Christiano Ronaldo at the top of the goals scored chart for the Champions League this season.
The game gets underway at 19:45 GMT+0, will be held at Wembley Stadium and will be referee’d by Nicola Rizzoli.
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