Monaco – Dortmund Prediction & Picks (11.12.2018)

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Monaco – Dortmund SOCCER PICKS

For no one is a secret that the German team leaves as a favorite due to the collective and offensive potential that it has, which is allowing it to carry out a great campaign so far. For this reason and knowing that the Gauls are not reliable in their actions. At stake is to win the group if Atlético de Madrid does not win in Belgium. He paints to be an open duel and with spaces due to the defensive errors exhibited by the Gauls in many of his matches.

Monaco:

The picture of the Principality did not play last weekend, being his last league match against Amiens as a visitor (triumph 0-2). These days, he has 13 points in the French tournament and is still in direct relegation places. In the group has registered 1 point of 15 possible, lacking the quality enough to be a competitive rival between the lines. The logic indicates that it has problems to stop well in its field, being feasible that it is surpassed by the bands from the initial whistle.

As a local in the Principality, Monaco has added two consecutive defeats by the group. First lost 1-2 to Atletico Madrid, then stumbled 0-4 against Bruges. If we analyze these results, we can affirm that the team is unbalanced between the lines, standing out for badly marking and for carrying out the collective transitions incorrectly. Therefore, we should not be surprised that he always leaves spaces and that he rarely keeps his fence unbeaten. In this opportunity, we doubt that it risks too much, since it could receive a hard win.

Borussia Dortmund:

The German side arrives toned to this match after beating Schalke 1-2 in the classic and adding another triumph more often in the Bundesliga. He has managed to take an important advantage over his escorts, being feasible that he can win at the end of the season. In the Champions League, he has 10 points in total, product of 3 wins in a row, the defeat against the “colchoneros” in Spain and the unexpected 0-0 parity against Brujas at home. His goal is to get a win and wait for the Atleti to stumble, in order to capture the first place in the group.

As a visitor, Borussia Dortmund has reaped 3 units out of 6 possible, after beating Bruges 0-1 in Belgium and losing 2-0 to Atlético de Madrid in the Metropolitan Wanda. For this exit it is expected that the Germans risk and take advantage of their greater hierarchy to generate diverse situations of goal. The logic is that the lines advance and unbalance the bands. If they do, they can score one or perhaps goals in the first 45 minutes of play.

This will be the second match that both teams will hold in the Principality. The first was in May 2017 and was played for the 4th of the Champions League final. That day, the French team won 3-1 clearly, after taking a clear lead in the first half (2-0). In this edition of the European tournament, Dortmund won 3-0 at the Signal Iduna Park.


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