Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal Prediction and Betting Tips | August 6th 2024

Borussia Dortmund and Villareal return to action on Tuesday when they go head-to-head in a friendly at CASHPOINT Arena. Both sides have struggled in pre-season and will be looking to secure a morale-boosting result ahead of their return to league football.

Dortmund picked up their first win in pre-season a fortnight ago when they scraped a 3-2 victory over Japanese outfit Cerezo Asaka at the Nagai Stadium.

Before that, Nuri Sahin’s men kicked off their friendlies with a 1-1 draw against German third-tier side Erzgebirge Aue on July 17, four days before suffering a 4-0 hammering at the hands of Thailand outfit Pathum United.

Dortmund will follow up Tuesday’s game with a clash against Aston Villa on August 10, one week before taking on Phönix Lübeck in the opening round of the 2024-25 DFB Pokal.

Villareal, on the other hand, played out a goalless draw with English Premier League side Nottingham Forest at City Ground last Friday.

Marcelino’s men have now failed to win three of their four pre-season matches — losing twice and claiming one draw — with a 3-1 victory over FC Sion on July 24 being the exception.

Villareal wrap up their pre-season schedule with a game against Brighton and Hove Albion on August 10, nine days before a mouth-watering clash with Atletico Madrid in the 2024-25 La Liga opener.

---

Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• This will be the second-ever encounter between Dortmund and Villarreal, with the Spanish side claiming a 2-0 victory when they first met in a friendly back in July 2022.
• Dortmund have won just one of their last four games in all competitions while claiming one draw and losing twice, including June’s 2-0 defeat against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League final.
• Villareal are winless in five of their last six matches while losing twice and picking up three draws since picking up back-to-back wins over Sevilla and Girona in May.
• Dortmund have failed to keep a clean sheet in five of their last six matches in all competitions while conceding 12 goals in that time.

---

Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal Prediction

Coming off securing their first win of the off-season, Dortmund will head into Tuesday’s clash with confidence as they look to gather momentum ahead of the new Bundesliga campaign. While we expect Villareal to put up a fight, we are backing Sahin’s men pick up a narrow victory at CASHPOINT Arena.

Prediction: Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Villarreal

---

Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Dortmund to win

Tip 2: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have scored in five or Villareal’s last six games)

Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in four of Villareal’s last five outings)