UEFA Champions League Betting Predictions – Week 1 – Wednesday
Bayer Leverkusen Vs CSKA Moscow
This is the first competitive encounter between Bayer Leverkusen and CSKA Moscow. Bayer Leverkusen have won their last three encounters with Russian clubs in all competitions, all against Zenit St Petersburg.
Meanwhile, CSKA Moscow have lost all five of their away games against German opposition in the Champions League (3 goals scored, 13 conceded). Bayer Leverkusen’s last six Champions League games have produced 25 goals, that’s an average of 4.2 goals per game. Bayer Leverkusen have won only one of their last eight Champions’ League group games (4-1 v BATE Borisov, September 2015), drawing four times and losing three.
Form Guide:
Leverkusen: W4 L1 | Moscow: W4 D1
Football Betting Prediction:
Back Bayer Leverkusen to win & Over 2.5 @ 2.55
Club Brugge Vs Leicester City
This is the first competitive encounter between Club Brugge and Leicester City. Club Brugge’s only previous encounter with an English club in the European Cup/ Champions League was in the 1978 final against Liverpool (0-1). Club Brugge are winless in their last eight games against English clubs in all competitions (D2 L6), failing to keep a clean sheet in any of those games. Club Brugge have only kept two clean sheets in their last 15 Champions League games.
Form Guide:
Brugge: W1 D1 L3 | Leicester: W1 D1 L3
Football Betting Prediction:
Back Leicester straight win @ 2.40
Juventus Vs Sevilla
Juventus and Sevilla faced each other in the Champions’ League group stages last season, their only previous meeting in European competition. Both won their home games. Juventus have lost only one of their 15 home games against Spanish opposition in the Champions League (W8 D6), it was against Deportivo La Coruña in March 2004 (0-1).
Sevilla have lost three of their four away games in European competition against Italian clubs, the only exception being their 2-0 win against Fiorentina in the 2014/15 Europa League semi-final. Juventus have lost only two of their last 35 home games in the Champions League (W22 D11). Both of those defeats were against Bayern Munich. Juventus have won one of their last six Champions League games (1-0 v Manchester City, November 2015), drawing three and losing two.
Form Guide:
Juventus: W4 D1 | Sevilla: W2 D1 L2
Champions League Betting Predictions:
Back Juventus to win @ 1.50
Legia Warsaw Vs Borussia Dortmund
This is the first competitive encounter between Legia Warsaw and Borussia Dortmund. It’s also the first meeting between a Polish and German club in the Champions League since 1996/97 when Borussia Dortmund faced Widzew Lódz in the group stages. Dortmund won 2-1 at home and drew in Poland (2-2). Legia Warsaw’s five home games in European competition against German clubs have produced 29 goals, an average of 5.8 per game. Their only win in those five home games came in the 1968/69 Fairs Cup against 1860 Munich.
Form Guide:
Legia: W2 D1 L2 | Dortmund: W4 L1
Champions League Betting Predictions:
Back Borussia to win @ 1.30
Olympique Lyonnais Vs Dinamo Zagreb
Lyon and Dinamo Zagreb were in the same Champions’ League group stages in 2011/12. The French club won both games: 2-0 at home and 7-1 in Croatia. Dinamo Zagreb have won only one of their eight away games in European competition against French clubs (D3 L4), it was versus Auxerre in the 1989/90 UEFA Cup Preliminary Round.
Lyon have lost five of their last seven Champions League games (W1 D1). Lyon lost all three of their home games in last season’s group stages. They had lost only three of their previous 21 home games in the competition.
Form Guide:
Lyon: W2 L3 | Dinamo: W3 D1 L1
Champions League Betting Predictions:
Back Dinamo Zagreb to win @ 5.00
FC Porto Vs FC Copenhagen
This is the first competitive encounter between Porto and Copenhagen. Porto have faced Danish clubs four times at home in European competition, winning all four and not conceding a single goal (8 scored). Meanwhile, Copenhagen are winless against Portuguese opposition in all competitions (D1 L3), losing both of their trips to Portugal, each time against Benfica.
Form Guide:
FC Porto: W3 D1 L1 | Copenhagen: W2 D3
Football Betting Predictions:
Back FC Port to win @ 1.62
Real Madrid Vs Sporting Lisbon
Real Madrid and Sporting Portugal are facing each other in the group stages of the Champions League for the second time after 2000/01. Both teams drew in Lisbon (2-2) before Real won 4-0 at home. Sporting have lost both of their games at the Santiago Bernabéu against Real Madrid, in the 1994/95 UEFA Cup and 2000/01 Champions League (0 goal scored, 5 conceded). In the group stages, Real Madrid have won 17 of their last 19 games (D2). They’ve also kept a clean sheet in nine of their last 10 group games. Real Madrid have failed to score only once in their last 44 Champions’ League group games (Paris SG 0-0 Real Madrid, October 2015).
Form Guide:
Real Madrid: W5 | Sporting: W4 D1
Football Betting Prediction:
Back Madrid to win and Over 2.5 @ 1.50
Tottenham Hotspur Vs AS Monaco
Tottenham and Monaco’s only previous encounter was in last season’s Europa League group stages. Both teams drew in Monaco (1-1) before Spurs won 4-1 at White Hart Lane. Tottenham have won all four of their home games against French clubs in European competition (11 goals scored, 5 conceded). Monaco have won only one of their last five away games against English opposition (D2 L2), it was versus Arsenal in the 2014/15 Champions League Last 16 (3-1). Tottenham have won one of their last five Champions League games (1-0 v AC Milan in February 2011), drawing two and losing two.
Form Guide:
Tottenham: W3 D2 | AS Monaco: W5
Champions League Betting Prediction:
Back Tottenham to win & Over 2.5 @ 2.58
