Prediction, betting tips and odds for Dortmund vs. Celtic

Where can you watch Dortmund vs Celtic?

You can watch Dortmund against Celtic in the Champions League from 8 p.m on Tuesday, October 1stlive on TNT Sports 2

Match prediction and best bet

Draw-Borussia Dortmund double result
1 point 18-5 hill

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Dortmund vs Celtic Opportunities

Borussia Dortmund 1-2
Celtic 11-2
Pull 19-5

Odds were correct at time of publication

Dortmund vs Celtic Predictions

After a poor showing in European competitions, Celtic are aiming for a third straight Champions League win, but it would be a major surprise if they managed a hat-trick away to Borussia Dortmund.

The Glasgow giants beat Feyenoord 2-1 in their final group game last season and started their 2024-25 Champions League campaign with a 5-1 home win over Slovan Bratislava.

Celtic are 4-7 ahead of Hills and will clinch a playoff spot by finishing between ninth and 24th in the league stage. That seems to be a realistic goal with games against Club Brugge, Dinamo Zagreb and Young Boys still to come.

Avoiding defeat against last season’s runners-up Dortmund would be a huge advantage for Brendan Rodgers’ men, although they could make the hosts work for their win.

BVB topped a group consisting of Paris St-Germain, Milan and Newcastle last season before beating PSV Eindhoven, Atlético Madrid and PSG to reach the Champions League final against Real Madrid.

They terrified the Spanish champions but conceded two late goals, marking the end of coach Edin Terzic’s second spell at the club.

Prolific Stuttgart striker Serhou Guirassy arrived in the summer and Dortmund got off to a solid start under new coach Nuri Sahin.

They won 3-0 away at Club Brugge on matchday one, but had to wait until the 76th minute to make the breakthrough, which is why it is attractive to bet on a draw and a double result for Dortmund in the game against Celtic.

Late goals characterized BVB’s first weeks of the season – ten of its 14 goals in the Bundesliga and Champions League came after an hour.

Celtic will be encouraged by signs of vulnerability in Dortmund’s last two league games, when they lost 5-1 at Guirassy’s former club Stuttgart before going down 2-0 at home to local rivals Bochum on Friday.

Just before half-time, Guirassy halved the deficit and Dortmund won 4-2, with substitute Felix Nmecha scoring the final goal of the game.

Sahin has a number of talented attacking midfielders in his squad, including 20-year-old Englishman Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, although Celtic have kept six clean sheets in nine games this season.

One of those failures came in a 3-0 league win over Rangers and they restricted Slovan Bratislava to just two shots on target on matchday one before recording a 6-0 win away to St Johnstone on Saturday.

The trip to Dortmund represents significant progress for Rodgers and his players, and BVB is likely to expose the gap in quality in the second half.

Key statistics

Ten of Dortmund’s 14 Bundesliga and Champions League goals this season came in the 62nd minute or later

Dortmund vs Celtic Team news

Borussia Dortmund
Marcel Sabitzer missed Friday’s win against Bochum but should be available. Giovanni Reyna continues to be left out.

Celtic
Cameron Carter-Vickers is the Scottish champions’ only player who is a doubt due to injury.

Likely teams

Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1): Kobel; Couto, Sule, Schlotterbeck, Ryerson; Gross, Can; Painting, Brandt, Adeyemi; Guirassy
Subs: Anton, Beier, Sabitzer, Nmecha, Duranville, Bynoe-Gittens, Bensebaini

Celtic (4-3-3): Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor; Engels, McGregor, Hatate; Kuhn, Furuhashi, Maeda
Subs: Trusty, Bernardo, McCowan, Forrest, Valle, Idah, Ralston

Insider information

Borussia Dortmund

Starman Serhou Guirassy
Top scorer Serhou Guirassy
Penalty taker Serhou Guirassy
Card magnet Pascal Gross
Assist Ace Karim Adeyemi
Standard aerial threat Niklas Sule

Celtic

Starman Kyogo Furuhashi
Top scorer Callum McGregor
Penalty taker Arne Engels
Card magnet Greg Taylor
Assist Ace Niclas Kuhn
Standard aerial threat Liam Scales

Dortmund vs Celtic bet Builder Predictions

Serhou Guirassy can score at any time
The Dortmund striker has scored 31 goals in his last 28 Bundesliga starts and is averaging four shots per game this season

Second half with the most goals
Dortmund have scored most of their goals after an hour and Celtic have scored 11 goals in the second half of their last three games

Greg Taylor should be shown a card
BVB are blessed with a variety of quick wingers, so Celtic’s left-back seems a likely candidate for a card

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