Dortmund vs Lille Prediction

Dortmund vs Lille Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | UEFA Champions League

Arnav Kholkar

Modified - Mar, 23 2025, 10:26 PM

5 min

This upcoming match will be just the third time Dortmund and Lille will meet in European competitions. The previous two matches came in the UEFA Cup in 2001-02, with both games ending in draws.
Lille have won just two of their 11 total meetings with German sides in European competitions (D4, L5).
Dortmund have lost just one of their last 16 home UCL matches (W10, D5).
Dortmund are unbeaten in their last five knockout games in the CL (W4, D1).

Dortmund vs Lille Preview

Competition: UEFA Champions League
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: 8:00 PM GMT
Venue: Signal Iduna Park

Dortmund vs Lille will take place at the Signal Iduna Park in the first leg of the round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League in the late kick-off slot on March 4.

The hosts will enter this contest on the back of a decent run of form. They have lost just once in their last five matches across competitions, winning three games and drawing one. In this span, they have scored 11 goals and conceded just two, keeping an impressive four clean sheets. They defeated St. Pauli 2-0 away from home last time out and will look to extend their winning run.

Lille, on the other hand, will enter the next game in a much worse state of form. They have won twice in their last five matches across competitions, losing the other three matches. In this run, Lille have scored seven goals but conceded a worrying eight goals and will need to stay compact in defence. They were smashed 4-1 by PSG in their last match and will look for a win to overcome that disappointment.

On that note, here is the team news from both camps.

Dortmund Team News

Dortmund manager Niko Kovac. (Image Credits: Dortmund official X /@BlackYellow)

Manager Niko Kovac fielded a strong lineup in his team's last match as they secured a comfortable 2-0 win away from home. Most players performed at a high level, including all five substitutes the manager used. However, there were no new injuries or suspensions to report.

They will be without two players for their next match, though. Felix Nmecha (knee) and Julian Ryerson (flu) will miss out as they continue to recover.

Lille Team News

Lille players in action. (Image Credits: Official X@/losclive)

Lille manager Bruno Genesio fielded a strong lineup in his team's last match but they were humbled 4-1 by a relentless PSG side. All players but the goalkeeper struggled to make an impact, with five subs also being used. There were no new injuries or suspensions to report, though.

They will be without three players for their next match. Edon Zhegrova (muscle), Samuel Umtiti (knee) and Tiago Santos (cruciate ligament) will miss out as they continue to recover.

Dortmund vs Lille Predicted Lineups

Dortmund Predicted Lineup

Goalkeeper: Gregor Kobel.

Defenders: Yan Couto, Emre Can (C), Nico Schlotterbeck, Ramy Bensebaini.

Midfielders: Marcel Sabitzer, Pascal Gross, Giovanni Reyna.

Forwards: Karim Adeyemi, Maximilian Beier, Serhou Guirassy.

Lille Predicted Lineup

Goalkeeper: Lucas Chevalier.

Defenders: Thomas Meunier, Bafode Diakite, Alexsandro Ribeiro, Gabriel Gudmundsson.

Midfielders: Nabil Bentaleb, Benjamin Andre (C), Angel Gomes.

Forwards: Ngal'ayel Mukau, Mitchel Bakker, Chuba Akpom.

Dortmund vs Lille Head-to-Head Record

These two teams have never crossed path despite both qualifying for European competitions with fair regularity. This means the upcoming match will be the first-ever between Dortmund and Lille.

Key Players to Watch in Dortmund vs Lille

Serhou Guirassy (Dortmund)

Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy. (Image Credits: Official X@/Dortmund)

The striker has been in red-hot form for the Black & Yellow this season so far. He has scored a whopping 24 goals and also provided five assists in just 32 games this season. That includes 14 goals and two assists in the Bundesliga, coupled with 10 goals and three assists in 10 CL games. He will look to continue performing in the same way.

Jonathan David (Lille)

Lille striker Jonathan David. (Image Credits: Lille's official X /@LOSC_EN)

For many seasons now, Jonathan David has been a lone shining light in Lille's ranks as he continues to perform and score goals. Aged just 25, he has already racked up an impressive 220 matches for Lille, scoring 105 goals and providing 26 assists as well. This season, he has raced to 21 goals and nine assists across competitions, with six goals and one assist in eight CL games. He will look to extend his run.

Dortmund vs Lille Prediction

Since there is no recent head-to-head to refer to, recent form suggests Dortmund will be better off than Lille when they clash. Add to that the German side's home advantage and it is almost certain they will win the first leg.