Lille vs Borussia Dortmund prediction 12.03.2025 | Champions League

• Competition: Champions League, 1/8 Finals, 2nd Leg
• Date: Wednesday, 12th March, 2025
• Kickoff: 17:45 UK / 18:45 CET
• Venue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy (Villeneuve d'Ascq)

After a 1:1 in Germany in the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 Finals, Lille will welcome Borussia Dortmund in the second leg at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve d'Ascq.

In the previous two seasons, Lille finished fourth and fifth in French Ligue 1. This year, the Mastiffs have been on a similar pace as they sit in fifth place with 44 points from 25 matches but are on level with points with 4th placed Monaco. Even the 3rd place and the Champions League (group phase) is only two points away, and the Mastiffs have a reason to be optimistic about their chances of reaching it. In the Champions League, Lille truly impressed most football pundits as they reached the 1/8 Finals, avoiding the 1/16 Finals duel. After a draw in the first leg vs Dortmund, we consider them to be a slight favorite in reaching the next phase of the competition.

Borussia Dortmund are playing a terrible Bundesliga season for the second year in a row. They are in an awful 10th place with only 35 points from 25 rounds but still four points away from European spots and seven away from the desired 4th place. But last season, the Prussians reached the CL finals and will try to save this year with another deep European run. However, reaching the next stage of the competition will not be an easy task, especially if we consider their pretty poor road record this season.

Lille vs Borussia Dortmund pick: Lille to (AH 0) win

Lille are in solid form, losing only once in the last five matches. That loss was away from home against the strongest team in France, PSG, so we can give them a little pass on that one. Also, at home, Lille are undefeated in the Champions League. Including two games in the Qualifiers vs Fenerbahce and Slavia Prague, they have won five and drew one. They even won 1:0 against the reigning champs, Real Madrid!

Borussia Dortmund has been inconsistent this season, and we definitely do not trust them away from home, where they lost ten out of 19 games in all competitions - 53%.

Also, in the first h2h game, we saw a really close match, but we believe the Mastiffs were a bit better even on the road. Now, considering all the above, Lille should be closer to winning the upcoming game on their pitch.