Newcastle United will look to extend its eight-game unbeaten streak against another in-form team on Wednesday as the Magpies face Borussia Dortmund at St James’ Park.
Bookmaker 10bet offers odds at 3.10 for Newcastle to win the game with both teams scoring, while the odds are at 7.50 for both teams to score and Dortmund getting the three points.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: October 24th, 12:30 P.M. (EST)
Following last year’s hugely impressive campaign, Newcastle struggled to hit its high standards at the beginning of this season, suffering three losses in four games, but the team has been back to its best over the last five weeks. The current eight-game unbeaten run includes six victories and six clean sheets.
On home turf, Newcastle has failed to win just once in 2023-24, beating PSG with ease in the last Champions League outing and even taking down Manchester City. With Aleksander Isak and Callum Wilson banging in the goals and Kieran Trippier leading a rock-solid backline, Newcastle has become a tough nut to crack for any team.
Dortmund is also full of attacking talent but lacks defensive stability. Last Friday’s 1-0 triumph over Werder Bremen marked only the fourth clean sheet for the team this season. The BVB is still flying high in the Bundesliga and has won five straight league fixtures, but an improvement at the back is definitely needed to start turning tight European clashes in their favor.
Edin Terzic would like to see his team take more chances in front of goal as well, with Dortmund failing to score in both previous Champions League outings this season. The campaign started with a 2-0 loss in Paris, and Dortmund ended up canceling each other out with AC Milan three weeks ago in a 0-0 draw.
Dortmund has been shooting blanks in Europe despite already having six players with multiple goals in the Bundesliga. Julian Brandt, in particular, has been producing some red-hot stuff, scoring three times and delivering four assists in seven league starts. He will likely be in the middle of most Dortmund attacks again on Wednesday.
Brandt and Dortmund will battle to end Newcastle’s impressive European record. The Magpies have been unbeaten in 15 games, winning 10 matches, since a UEFA Intertoto Cup clash with Deportivo La Coruna in 2006. The team has also lost just two of the last 20 UEFA club competition group-stage matches overall.
