Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid preview: Free betting tips, odds and predictions for Champions League final
THE Champions League final takes place on Saturday with Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid battling it out for the ultimate prize.
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Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid preview
It’s not quite David vs Goliath, although it does feel a bit like that given Real Madrid’s affinity with this competition.
The Spanish heavyweights have won the European Cup/UEFA Champions League a record 14 times in their history – double the number of the next closest AC Milan (7).
Carlo Ancelotti’s side secured a maximum 18 points during the group stage, and knocked out RB Leipzig, Manchester City and Bayern Munich to reach their 18th final in this competition.
Real Madrid cruised to another LaLiga title and could secure a fifth league-and-Europe double if they beat their German opponents at Wembley on Saturday.
You have to go back to September 2023 for the last time Real Madrid lost a match in normal time, and that’s a stretch of 47 games.
Borussia Dortmund, meanwhile, are the surprise package of the tournament having escaped the group of death unscathed before knocking out PSV, Atletico Madrid and PSG to reach the final.
Edin Terzic’s side are aiming for their first piece of silverware since 2021 after a disappointing fifth-placed finish in the Bundesliga.
The Germans have only won three of their 14 meetings against Real Madrid in the Champions League, but have had success against Carlo Ancelotti’s sides over the years with the Italian losing six of his 13 games against Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid odds
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Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid betting tips
Vini time
The Champions League final is an occasion for the a big-match player, and they don’t get much bigger than Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Junior.
The 23-year-old Brazilian has enjoyed a profitable campaign at the Bernabeu, scoring 23 goals and providing 11 assists in 38 appearances in all competitions.
A whopping 10 of those goal involvements have arrived in the Champions League with five of those arriving in the knockout stages.
Only six players have registered more efforts on target in the competition this season, and those include the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland.
When it matters, he delivers.
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Yellow warning
Eduardo Camavinga looks good enough value at 23/10 to be cautioned this weekend.
The all-action French international, 21, is averaging a booking every 3.4 matches this season having collected 13 yellows in 45 appearances in all competitions.
The Real Madrid defensive midfielder has committed 20 fouls in the Champions League this season, a figure bettered by only two players (Kai Havertz and Konrad Laimer).
He’s been cautioned four times in his last 12 UCL knockout ties and Saturday’s referee Artur Dias Soares is averaging 5.2 cards per match this season (104 total in 20 games). He also booked Camavinga in last year’s semi-final against Manchester City.
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Goals?
History suggests that there won’t be a flurry of goals in this encounter.
Five of the last six and 11 of the last 16 Champions League finals have seen under 2.5 goals scored, while Real Madrid have been rock-solid at the back this season.
Ancelotti’s side have registered 21 clean sheets in their last 43 matches in all competitions, conceding just 35 goals during that period.
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