Niko Kovac’s Dortmund have won all 3 games since losing the Super Cup. Inigo Perez’s Villarreal have 2 points from 4 La Liga games and are winless.<\/p>\n
Best bets for Borussia Dortmund vs VillarrealBorussia Dortmund to win at odds of 1.75 with 1xBet<\/a>Over 3.5 goals at odds of 2.15 with 1xBet<\/a>Serhou Guirassy first goalscorer at odds of 3.80 with 1xBet<\/a>Our analysis: Form of both teamsScore prediction: Borussia Dortmund 3-1 VillarrealGoalscorers prediction: Borussia Dortmund: Guirassy, Bellingham, Nmecha – Villarreal: Perez<\/p>\n Borussia Dortmund host Villarreal at Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday. Both clubs open their Champions League league-phase campaigns in Germany.<\/p>\n Niko Kova\u010d’s side have won three straight since losing the Super Cup to Bayern. They beat Hamburger SV 2-0 and then came from two down to win 3-2 at Hoffenheim. They also thrashed HEBC Hamburg 5-0 in the DFB-Pokal.<\/p>\n Nico Schlotterbeck, Emre Can and Ramy Bensebaini are among six absentees. Filippo Man\u00e9 is also a doubt at centre-back. Serhou Guirassy leads the line again. He scored twice against Villarreal last season.<\/p>\n \u00cd\u00f1igo P\u00e9rez’s side are winless in four La Liga games. They have collected just two points and lost 3-2 at home to Deportivo on Saturday.<\/p>\n Nicolas P\u00e9p\u00e9 scored in that defeat and offers their main spark. Georges Mikautadze and Gerard Moreno provide alternatives up front. Dortmund beat Villarreal 4-0 here last season.<\/p>\n Probable lineups for Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal<\/p>\n Borussia Dortmund expected lineup: Kobel, Gadou, Anton, Man\u00e9, Ryerson, Bellingham, Nmecha, Svensson, Karetsas, Beier, Guirassy<\/p>\n Villarreal expected lineup: Luiz J\u00fanior, Freeman, Renato Veiga, Logan Costa, Cardona, P\u00e9p\u00e9, Pape Gueye, Saliba, Moleiro, Ayoze P\u00e9rez, Gerard Moreno<\/p>\n Recent form points one way\u00a0<\/p>\n Dortmund arrive on the back of three straight wins. They have taken maximum points from their opening two Bundesliga games. Villarreal are winless in four La Liga matches. \u00cd\u00f1igo P\u00e9rez’s side have managed just two points all season.\u00a0<\/p>\n They also conceded three at home to Deportivo on Saturday. Signal Iduna Park has been a fortress in Europe. Dortmund have lost just two of their last 23 Champions League games there.\u00a0<\/p>\n They beat this same Villarreal side 4-0 at home last season. An implied probability of 57.14% looks fair given the gulf in confidence between the two sides.<\/p>\n Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal Bet 1: Borussia Dortmund to win at odds of 1.75 with 1xBet<\/a>Goals have flowed freely for both<\/p>\n Dortmund have found the net freely across all competitions. They scored twice against Hamburger SV and found the net three times at Hoffenheim. A 5-0 Pokal win over HEBC Hamburg came in between.\u00a0<\/p>\n Villarreal, meanwhile, have struggled to keep opponents out. Their last game finished 3-2 to Deportivo at home. That is five goals in a single afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n Dortmund racked up 4.03 expected goals in last season’s 4-0 meeting. Villarreal will have to chase the game if they fall behind, as expected. An implied probability of 46.51% looks generous based on the current evidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n