Napoli v Borussia Dortmund – Match Preview and Betting Tip
The first round of Champions League fixtures sees this mouthwatering fixture between two of Europe’s in-form teams. Borussia Dortmund have picked up where they left off last season, taking the Bundesliga by storm in their early fixtures. The German league club reached the final of the Champions League last season and will be hoping to establish themselves as a permanent diner at Europe’s top table this time out.
Standing in their way, though, on matchday one is a formidable Napoli team that has made an impressive start to life under former Liverpool and Chelsea coach Rafa Benitez. Despite losing last season’s top scorer Edinson Cavani to PSG, Napoli have a 100% record in Serie A after two fixtures, and will fancy their chances of seeing off the Germans here.
Winner
Based on their European pedigree which was hard earnt last season in an excellent Champions League campaign, Dortmund are the favourites to win this match. Certainly their early season Bundesliga form would suggest that they are well capable of doing so, and the club look to have a wealth of attacking and midfield talents in particular, while the likes of Gundogan, Hummels and Subotic, all of whom play defensive roles in the team, have been sought after and coveted all over Europe. That said, Napoli are a tough outfit on the home turf, and Naples is well known to be one of the most intimidating venues, not only in Italy, but the whole of Europe. Thus, I think the draw is very generously priced in this particular fixture, as the outsider of the three options, so I’m tipping this one to end up all-square. Best odds available are 12-5 with BetVictor.
Correct Score
One can often reasonably expect early Champions League matches to be extremely cautious in nature. However, this particular Dortmund side loves to play open, attacking football, as evidenced by their 6-2 win over Hamburg on Saturday. Thus, I think there will be goals in this one, but with both teams probably fairly satisfied to accept a point, I don’t think it will be a goal fest. My tip for this fixture is for the final score to be Napoli 1 – 1 Borussia Dortmund. Best odds available are 13/2 with BetVictor.
Under / Over 2.5 Goals
I’m going for the under 2.5 goals bet in this market, best odds available are 21/20 with BetVictor.
Winning Margin
The score draw can be had at 17/5 with BetVictor.
First Goalscorer
There are lots of good goalscoring options on both teams in this fixture, but I’m going for the in-form Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who netted twice at the weekend. Numerous bookmakers are offering him at 13/2 to score the first goal.
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