Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona predictions: Champions League tips and odds

Our betting expert provides two bets and a bet builder for Wednesday’s Champions League fixture between Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona at Signal Iduna Park (kick-off, 8pm BST).

Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona tips

• Over 3.5 goals @ 1/1 with bet365
• Jamie Gittens to score any time @ 15/4 with bet365
• Bet builder: Robert Lewandowski to score any time, Jamie Gittens over 0.5 shots on target, Lamine Yamal any-time assist @ 8/1 with bet365

Go for goals at the Westfalenstadion

Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona are locked together on 12 points in the league phase standings and both will fancy their chances of finishing in the top eight to claim an automatic last-16 place.

Barca go into this game as the clear favourites and Dortmund struggled in their previous meeting with La Liga opposition, a 5-2 defeat by Real Madrid being their only loss in Europe this term.

That defeat was in Madrid, but at home Dortmund have been exceptional, winning nine of their 10 games across all competitions and being held by leaders Bayern Munich in the other.

As underdogs, there is a lot to like about Dortmund against a Barca side who have lost at Monaco in Europe and have won just one of their last four away games overall. However, the more prudent play could be to focus on the goals market.

Over 3.5 goals appeals at evens, with Dortmund’s Champions League games averaging 4.4 goals and Barca’s 4.6. As such, these teams should be able to combine for at least four goals in total.

Both teams boast some exceptional attacking options – former Dortmund man Robert Lewandowski leads the tournament’s scoring charts with seven goals and Barca team-mate Raphinha has five, while Serhou Guirassy and Jamie Gittens have four each for the hosts.

Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona tip 1: Over 3.5 goals @ 1/1 with bet365

Gittens a man for the big stage 

Lewandowski is the standout any-time scorer pick at evens and the Pole features in our bet builder, but as a standalone option Jamie Gittens looks great value at 15/4 to score at any time.

The England Under-21 forward has netted in each of his last four games for Dortmund and seems to enjoy the big occasions, having struck at the Bernabeu in the defeat by Real and in the Der Klassiker draw with Bayern at this venue a couple of weeks ago.

Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona bet 2: Jamie Gittens to score any time @ 15/4 with bet365

Three player bets form 8/1 bet builder

The old cliche of players coming back to haunt their former clubs has been taken to the next level by Lewandowski since he left Dortmund for fierce rivals Bayern Munich back in 2014.

The Poland striker has scored 27 goals in 26 games against his old employers – and he can add to that total on Wednesday. Lewandowski comes into this game in red-hot form as the tournament’s leading scorer and he has 16 goals in his last 12 games for the Catalan giants.

As a single bet Gittens looks great value to score, but for the purposes of this bet builder a shot on target will suffice. The 20-year-old is averaging 2.4 attempts per game in this competition and exactly one per game on target, while in the Bundesliga he averages 0.9 per game on target.

The biggest price in this treble is an any-time assist from Barca prodigy Lamine Yamal. The forward is his side’s key creator with 10 assists in 19 games across La Liga and the Champions League.

This creates an 8/1 bet builder and you can use the bet365 bonus code TMG50 to make the wager.

Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona bet builder: Robert Lewandowski to score any time, Jamie Gittens over 0.5 shots on target, Lamine Yamal any-time assist @ 8/1 with bet365

Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona odds

• Borussia Dortmund @ 23/10 with bet365
• Draw @ 29/10 with bet365
• Barcelona @ 1/1 with bet365

Odds, correct at the time of publication, are subject to change.