Champions League Betting Predictions Week 4
CSKA Moscow Vs Bayer Leverkusen
This is the second competitive encounter between CSKA Moscow and Bayer Leverkusen after this season’s match day one fixture. All four goals in that game were scored before half-time (2-2).
Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in their last four encounters with Russian clubs in all competitions (W3 D1), which includes winning on each of their last two trips to Russia (both v Zenit St Petersburg).
Meanwhile, CSKA Moscow have lost six of their last seven games against German opposition, all in the Champions League. They failed to score in five of those seven games.
CSKA are still winless in the Champions League this season (D2 L2). They have also won only one of their last 10 Champions League home games (D4 L5), it was against PSV in September 2015 (3-2). CSKA have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 26 Champions League games, their last shut-out being in November 2011 against Trabzonspor (0-0). Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in their last six Champions League games (5 draws followed by a win), their longest run without a defeat in the competition.
Form Guide:
CSKA: W1 D1 L3 | Leverkusen: W4 L1
Champions League Betting Predictions:
Bet both teams to score @ 1.76
Borussia Dortmund Vs Legia Warsaw
The only previous meeting between the two sides ended in a 6-0 win for Dortmund in Warsaw back in September.
Dortmund had 15 shots on target against Warsaw on matchday one last September, the most by a team in a Champions League game this season. Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten against Polish opposition in European competition (W2 D1).
Legia Warsaw have lost four of their last five games against German opposition, in all competitions (D1). They’ve conceded 19 goals in those five games. Only two of Dortmund’s last 26 Champions League games has ended in a draw (W15 L9). Legia Warsaw are winless away from home in the Champions League (D1 L5), conceding 14 goals in the last four games.
Form Guide:
Dortmund: W4 D1 | Warsaw: W4 D1
Champions League Betting Predictions:
Back Dortmund to win & Over 2.5 @ 1.37
Dinamo Zagreb Vs Olympique Lyonnais
Lyon have won all three of their previous encounters with Dinamo Zagreb, scoring 12 goals and conceding only one.
Dinamo Zagreb have lost 22 of their last 25 Champions League games (W1 D2). They have also failed to keep a clean sheet in all of those 25 games, conceding 67 goals in the process.
Dinamo Zagreb have failed to score in their last six Champions League games – the record in the competition belongs to Deportivo La Coruna (8). Dinamo are also the only team yet to find the net in this season’s tournament, registering only three shots on target in four games.
Lyon have won only three of their last 17 Champions League games away from home (D4 L10).
Form Guide:
Dinamo: W3 D1 L1 | Lyon: W3 D1 L1
Champions League Betting Predictions:
Bet Over 2.5 @ 1.82
FC Copenhagen Vs FC Porto
Portuguese clubs are unbeaten against Danish opposition in the European Cup/Champions League (W10 D5). This includes the 1-1 draw between Porto and Copenhagen at the Dragao earlier this season. The last four European Cup/Champions League encounters between Danish and Portuguese clubs on Danish soil have all ended in a draw.
Copenhagen are winless against Portuguese opposition in all competitions (D2 L3). Copenhagen have won only two of their last 12 Champions League games (D4 L6). Porto have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last seven Champions League away games.
Form Guide:
Copenhagen: W4 D1 | FC Porto: W2 D2 L1
Champions League Betting Predictions:
Back both teams to score @ 2.14
Leicester City Vs Club Brugge
Club Brugge are winless in their last nine games against English clubs in all competitions (D2 L7), failing to keep a clean sheet in any of those games. Club Brugge’s only previous encounters with English clubs in the European Cup/Champions League both ended in defeat: 0-1 v Liverpool in the 1978 final and 0-3 v Leicester City in this season’s group stages.
Leicester City’s two home games in this season’s Champions League have both ended 1-0, with Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani involved on both goals as goalscorer and assist provider. Leicester City are the first team in Champions League history to keep a clean sheet in each of their opening four games. Indeed, Kasper Schmeichel – who broke his hand in the last CL game against Copenhagen – has saved all 11 shots on target he’s faced.
FORM GUIDE:
Leicester: W1 D2 L2 | Club Brugge: W2 D2 L1
Champions League Betting Predictions:
Back Leicester straight win @ 1.63
Monaco Vs Tottenham Hotspur
Both teams have always scored in each of the three encounters between Monaco and Tottenham. Monaco have only kept one clean sheet in their last 10 games against English clubs, in all competitions. Meanwhile, Tottenham have never won an away game against French opposition, in all competitions (D3 L1).
Monaco have reached the knockout stages in five of their six previous Champions League participations whilst Tottenham also got out of the group stages in their only previous appearance, in 2010/11. Monaco have lost only two of their last 19 Champions League games at home (W13 D4). Moreover, their last home defeat in the group stages dates back to September 2000 against Glasgow Rangers (0-1). Monaco have also kept five clean sheets in their last seven Champions League games at their Louis-II stadium.
Form Guide:
Monaco: W4 D1 | Tottenham: W1 D2 L2
Champions League Betting Predictions:
Back both teams to score @ 1.70
Sevilla Vs Juventus
Italian clubs have lost 10 of their last 11 away games against Spanish opposition in the Champions League (D1). The last win dates back to December 2011 when Napoli beat Villarreal at the Madrigal (2-0). 11 of Juventus’ 16 shots against Sevilla last September were off target, one blocked (0-0).
Sevilla have won their last three Champions League games, only Atlético Madrid are currently on a better run (4). They’ve also won 10 of their 13 Champions League home games (D1 L2), scoring in each of those 13 fixtures. Sevilla are also one of two teams yet to concede a goal in the Champions League this season, alongside Leicester City.
Juventus have won their two away games in this season’s Champions League, scoring five goals and conceding none. They’ve also lost only three of their last 22 Champions League games (W11 D8) one of these games was against Sevilla (December 2015).
Form Guide:
Sevilla: W2 D1 L2 | Juventus: W4 D1
Champions League Betting Predictions:
Bet Over 2.5 @ 2.51
Sporting Lisbon Vs Real Madrid
Real Madrid have won none of their two previous visits to Sporting in European competition, losing 2-1 in the 1994/95 UEFA Cup and drawing 2-2 in the 2000/01 Champions League group stages. Real Madrid have never failed to score against Portuguese opposition, in all competitions (20 games). In their encounter with Sporting in September (2-1), Real Madrid scored their two goals in the 89th and 94th minute.
None of Sporting’s last 10 home games in the Champions League has ended in a draw (W6 L4). Meanwhile, Real Madrid have won none of their last four away games in the Champions League (D3 L1), their longest drought on the road since their winless run of 6 matches from December 2006 to February 2008. Real Madrid have failed to score only once in their last 48 Champions League group games (Paris SG 0-0 Real Madrid, October 2015).
Form Guide:
Sporting: W2 D2 L1 | Madrid: W4 D1
Champions League Betting Predictions:
Back Real Madrid & Over 2.5 @ 2.20
