Borussia Dortmund vs. Chelsea Betting Tips: Jude Bellingham backed to continue goalscoring form
Borussia Dortmund welcome Chelsea to Signal Iduna Park Wednesday evening in the first-ever meeting between these two sides.
This first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 will be shown live on BT Sport.
Tipster J is on hand to delve into the markets and highlight a couple of tasty bets.
Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea Odds
Dortmund have been exceptional since the return of the Bundesliga following the World Cup as Edin Terzic’s side have won six games on the bounce accumulating 17 goals scored in the process.
They now sit in 3rd position in the League, but are firmly in a title race as they now trail leaders Bayern Munich by just three points.
They qualified for the last-16 after finishing second in the group to outright favourites Manchester City, whereas Chelsea topped a group featuring Salzburg, Ac Milan and Dinamo Zagreb.
Despite heavy spending in January, Chelsea and Graham Potter seem to be struggling to find a winning formula.
Since the turn of the year, The Blues have only managed to claim all three points on one occasion, drawing four and losing three of their last eight games.
This Chelsea side have drawn their last three league games, only managing to score in one of these outings.
Potter will be hoping his new signings will add some much-needed firepower imminently, or a Premier League top four finish will be out of the question. Going all the way in Europe could be the best route for Champions League qualification next campaign.
Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea Tips
Jude Bellingham is having his best goal scoring season to date this campaign.
He is priced at 6/1 to add to his tally, which is a bet I certainly thinks holds some value Wednesday evening.
The young talented English teenager has managed 10 goals this season for Dortmund in just 26 games in all competitions, based on this data you would expect around 6/4.
However, Dortmund will not play teams of Chelsea’s quality on a weekly basis, but at 6/1 it is certainly worth a punt.
The English ace has four goals this UCL campaign in five appearances, including a goal vs Manchester City at the Etihad.
He did not score in his last outing on the weekend vs Werder Bremen, but managed four shots that day for a combined total of 0.68xg, and something similar here vs Chelsea could see this 6/1 shot land.
We have a card happy ref here so I am more than happy to delve into the cards market.
Two players who stand out are Emre Can and Enzo Fernandez, combining for a 12/1 double with bet365.
Emre Can ranks highly in the Dortmund squad for fouls committed per game and I would expect him to be in the thick of it once again on Wednesday.
He's the most defensive-minded of the midfielders and will be tasked with keeping Joao Felix quiet, who is capable of drawing lots of fouls.
Similarly, on the opposing side, Enzo Fernandes is the pick of the bunch for a caution.
He will oppose Jude Bellingham who is the most fouled player in the Bundesliga!
A centre midfielder has been booked against Dortmund in their last three outings, so choosing Enzo for a card seems reasonable here, as he should start as Chelsea’s holding mid.
