Introduction
A Luke De Jong penalty was what it took to cancel out Donyell Malen’s opener, setting both teams on level terms for the second leg of this tie. PSV dominated most of the proceedings, and they will probably see themselves as unlucky not to have left with a win. Now, both sides reconvene for the decisive second leg at the atmospheric Signal Iduna Park, knowing that they must win to go through in normal time.
About the game
Dortmund went into the first leg clash unbeaten since the turn of the year, and they were arguably fortunate for things to have remained that way after 90 minutes. They did manage to score, though, meaning that they have scored in all but one of their seven European matches this season. And that has been a feature of games involving Edin Terzic’s side this season. Even though they have struggled to find their rhythm for a consistent period of time this season, they have still managed to find the back of the net consistently. Terzic’s team sit ten points behind the top spot in 4th on the Bundesliga table, having won just half of their 24 league games. However, they have failed to find the net in only one of their last ten Bundesliga games.
Dortmund have actually fared better in the Champions League this season. They somehow managed to finish top in a group that was considered the toughest in this year’s competition. The Germans finished ahead of PSG, AC Milan, and Newcastle and scored seven goals in their six clashes with those teams. Having edged out those teams, Dortmund will feel they have little reason to be apprehensive when PSV show up on Wednesday.
However, PSV are a team in the midst of a fantastic season. Peter Bosz has seen his team open up a ten-point lead at the top of the Eredivisie table. More impressive is the fact that they have remained unbeaten in the league, winning 21 and drawing 3 of their twenty-four league games so far. They will also be proud to have made it out of a Champions League group that saw them pitted against Arsenal, Sevilla, and Lens.
As brilliant as their league form has been, many will argue that it is not a fair reflection of their quality on the European stage. And they may have a point as the pedigree of teams they face week in week out cannot be compared to what they have faced in this season’s Champions League. However, PSV more than held their own in those group stage ties. They only lost once against Arsenal before battling to three draws and securing the two wins against Lens and Sevilla that saw them go through.Like Dortmund, PSV are a team that scores goals. Irrespective of the quality of opponents, they have scored 92 times in their thirty-four competitive games this season. In the Champions League where the quality is much higher, they have scored nine times in their seven games so far. And with this tie poised for both teams to try and get a win to qualify, we believe that going for goals rather than a result is the safest way to go.
The Best Betting Odds for Borussia Dortmund vs PSV Eindhoven
| Markets | Odds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borussia Dortmund win |
2.08 
|
2.07 
|
2.10 
|
2.07 
|
2.149 
|
|
| Draw |
3 80
|
3 70
|
2.75
|
3.72
|
3.865
|
|
| PSV Eindhoven win |
3.30
|
3.40
|
3.25
|
3.30
|
3.43
|
|
| Over 2.5 |
1.58
|
1.62
|
1.61
|
1.61
|
1.671
|
|
| Over 2.5 |
1.58
|
1.62
|
1.61
|
1.61
|
1.671
|
|
| Over 2.5 |
1.58
|
1.62
|
1.61
|
1.61
|
1.671
|
|
Conclusion
PSV more than matched Dortmund in that first leg tie. That performance showed that there is little to separate both of these teams in terms of quality. PSV are actually in the midst of some patchy form with four wins, four draws, and one defeat in their last nine in all competitions. Dortmund, on their own part, have been very inconsistent this season which makes it safer to bank on the only outcome that has been a certainty for both of these teams this season – goals.
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