Prediction and betting tips for Borussia Dortmund vs Celtic: BVB will teach Bhoys a lesson

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Betting preview Borussia Dortmund vs. Celtic

Celtic have had an excellent start to the season with nine wins from nine games in all competitions, but know that Tuesday's game against Borussia Dortmund will be the biggest challenge they have faced so far (8pm, TNT Sports 2 and Discovery+).

The Bhoys currently sit at the top of the SPL table with a maximum of 18 points and are second in the Champions League table on goal difference, behind Bayern Munich, following their impressive 5-1 win over Slovan Bratislava at Celtic Park.

Tuesday's opponents also won their opening game, beating Club Brugge 3-0 in Belgium, but their league form has been a little more inconsistent.

With 10 points from the first five games, they are currently in fifth place in the Bundesliga. They recently lost 5-1 in Stuttgart before coming from 2-0 down to win 4-2 at home against Bochum in their last game.

This is the fourth time the two sides have met and the German side leads the tie 3-1, with Celtic's only win coming in the first meeting in 1987.

Brendan Rodgers' side have never won a Champions League game against German opponents in eight attempts and have lost their last four.

So can they do better against Dortmund? Betting providers have their doubts and believe that Dortmund has no more than half of the chance of securing their second European Cup win of the season. Celtic are already 11/2 tall and have recorded their first win on German soil.

Regardless of whether they can get a result or not, Celtic should expect to score, after all the German side have conceded seven goals in their last two games, including the loss to a struggling Bochum side in their last outing. And Celtic have found themselves easy to score with 33 goals in all competitions so far, so confidence will be high, especially with 12 different players on the scoresheet.

Dortmund have scored 10 goals in just three home games so far, and when it comes to goal expectations we think along the same lines as football betting sites: both teams will not score more than 8/13 goals.

However, getting on the scoresheet may not save the Hoops from defeat and we link the idea of ​​a Dortmund win and both teams scoring, which pays out at £17 on some betting apps, including William Hill /10 results.

BVB are unbeaten in 11 games at home in the UEFA Champions League, winning seven and drawing four, and defeated Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid at Signal Iduna Park last season.

Celtic, on the other hand, have lost each of their last five away games in the competition and have failed to win any of their last eight games, drawing one and losing seven.

The last time the Bhoys won their first away game of a Champions League season was in September 2017 – they beat RSC Anderlecht 3-0, which was their only win of the 2017/18 season.

Borussia Dortmund vs. Celtic Prediction 1: Borussia Dortmund wins and both teams score – 17/10 William Hill

Tips from Borussia Dortmund against Celtic: Gittens gives Bhoys Kitten

Should Dortmund win, it would be obvious that strong winger Jamie Gittens will be on target, having already scored four goals and assisted another this season.

Following in the footsteps of Jadon Sancho and Jude Bellingham, the 20-year-old is the latest young English talent to shine for Dortmund, scoring a brace in 22 minutes in BVB's 3-0 win over Club Brugge on matchday one in the Champions League.

Gittens has been a starter in Dortmund's last two Bundesliga games since that cameo, and while head coach Nuri Sahin has other options, the German press believes Gittens will keep his place in the team.

The in-form Serhou Guirassy tops the goalscoring markets on both established and new betting sites and has scored four goals in his last three games. However, against Celtic and Gittens, who rarely manage to score at least one goal, he only has 11/10 points. A shot on goal on the pitch can prove more valuable.

Prediction 2 from Borussia Dortmund against Celtic: Jamie Gittens scores at any time – 5/2 BoyleSports

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