Monaco take on the visitors Borussia Dortmund at “Stade Louis II” in the second-leg match of the UEFA Champions League’ quarter-final. The game will be played on Wednesday, April 19th. The first-leg match ended with 3:2 scoreline in favour of Monaco.
Last week “Les Monegasque” defeated “Die Schwarzgelben” on the road in the UEFA Champions League. Monaco were much solid in all components of the game: team’s speed, tactical knowledge and mentality. By the end of the first half they took 2:0 lead plus missed from the penalty spot. At their own turf “Les Monegasque” demonstrate even stronger football. Leonardo Jardim’s team recorded 14 victories out of 15 recent home clashes with at least two scored goals including 3:1 win over Paris SG. In the UEFA Champions League Monaco conducted nine matches during last two years and recorded seven victories and two draws in them.
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In contrast to their rival, Borussia Dortmund show weak performance on the road. In the Bundesliga the team recorded only four triumphs in 15 away clashes and three of three of those victories were over sides participating in the relegation battle. Concerning the UEFA Champions League, “Die Schwarzgelben” got only two triumphs in six recent games at the away turfs. Moreover, in the Eurocups’ play offs they managed to win only once (against Zenith) in six recent encounters. As for the first-leg match against Monaco, Borussia Dortmund could show better performance just after two conceded goals as “Les Monegasque” focused on their defense.
Both Monaco and Borussia Dortmund are very much alike in their football philosophy and prefer to play quick with a lot of scored and conceded goals. Taking into account all mentioned above alongside with the hosting side’s powerful play in front of their supporters and the Germans weak performance at away grounds, I believe that “Les Monegasque” will extend their undefeated home streak and promote to the semi-final, but still the teams will combine a number of goals.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score.
