We have eight fixtures to look forward to in the Champions league on Wednesday the 3rd of November including the meeting between Borussia Dortmund and Ajax.
The game will take place at Signal-Iduna-Park, with the hosts sitting second in Group C on 6 points and the visitors top of the group with 9 points to their name.
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Borussia Dortmund come into the match on the back of a 2-0 win over Cologne at home in the Bundesliga on the weekend. The first goal came just before half time and Borussia Dortmund doubled their advantage in the 63rd minute.
That result means Borussia Dortmund have won 6 of their last 7 games in all competitions.
The only defeat in those 7 fixtures came in the Champions league and it was the reverse fixture against Ajax, which ended in a hugely disappointing 4-0 loss in Amsterdam.
Trends show Borussia Dortmund have a good record of 5 undefeated games in their last 6 home encounters in the Champions League.
However, they have recorded just a single victory from their last 4 Champions League fixtures on home soil and that came in their most recent home Champions League match against Sporting Lisbon.
Conceding goals has been a bit of a problem when playing at home in the Champions League of late and Borussia Dortmund have kept just a single clean sheet in their last 4 Champions League games at Signal-Iduna-Park.
However, Borussia Dortmund have found the back of the net themselves in each of their last 9 home Champions League matches.
Ajax make the trip to Germany having been held to a 0-0 draw at Heracles in the Eredivisie on the weekend. Despite failing to take maximum points, Ajax remain top of the table in Holland, 2 points clear of PSV Eindhoven in second place.
Ajax come into this match on a 4 game unbeaten run and they have lost only one of their last 14 matches in all competitions this season. That run includes 3 Champions League games and Ajax come into this fixture defending a 100% record in the group.
Ajax started with a comprehensive 5-1 win at Sporting Lisbon before beating Besiktas 2-1 at home.
The best result of the group to date was the 4-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund last time out. Trends show Ajax have scored 2 or more goals in 6 of their last 7 away Champions League fixtures.
Looking ahead to the team news and Borussia Dortmund are definitely without Nico Schulz, Erling Haaland, Raphael Guerreiro, and Mateu Morey. Mahmoud Dahoud, Giovanni Reyna, and Marcel Schmelzer are doubts.
Ajax travel without Sean Klaiber, Maarten Stekelenburg and Andre Onana while there are doubts over Zakaria Labyad and Noussair Mazraoui due to illness.
We expect to see plenty of goals in this game and it would not be a surprise for both teams to score and the match to finish with over 2.5 goals.
With home advantage, Borussia Dortmund will be confident of getting revenge for the defeat last time out by taking maximum points and moving level with Ajax in the group.