Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction and Betting Tips

This Sunday sees Premier League champions Arsenal involved in what has become a pre-season staple – the Emirates Cup – as they take on Borussia Dortmund.

This game is Arsenal’s fourth pre-season fixture, but it will be their first in front of their home fans, so they will no doubt want to win.

So can they do it, or will Bundesliga stalwarts Dortmund leave them stunned?

Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Arsenal have faced Borussia Dortmund on eight occasions previously, all in the UEFA Champions League. Interestingly, they’ve only ever lost at home to them once, in the 2013-14 season.
• Arsenal saw their unbeaten run in pre-season ended last week, as they were surprisingly beaten 1-3 by La Liga side Real Betis in Dublin. Given the Arsenal side contained players such as Viktor Gyokeres, Piero Hincapie and new signing Christos Tzolis, this was a very disappointing result for Mikel Arteta’s men.
• Borussia Dortmund have also seen mixed results in their pre-season campaign, beating Rot-Weiss Oberhausen and losing to Fortuna Dusseldorf at home in Germany before losing to Cerezo Osaka and beating FC Tokyo on a tour of Japan.
• Arsenal are slowly seeing their key players return from holiday now, and this game should see them be able to call upon Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Magalhaes. It will, however, likely be too early for new signing Bruno Guimaraes.
• Borussia Dortmund may be able to hand a debut to new signing Konstantinos Karetsas in this match, while England u21 international Jobe Bellingham could also be involved in his home country.

Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

Arsenal undoubtedly looked undercooked in their recent loss to Real Betis, but given the amount of key players they still have missing – including Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and Martin Zubimendi – it was hardly surprising.

With a bit more time on the training pitch, though, we should expect them to be sharper here. And while Borussia Dortmund are a good side, finishing 2nd in the Bundesliga last season, they are not quite as strong as the Gunners, who will want to make a mark in their return to the Emirates.

Therefore, the prediction is a home win.

Prediction: Arsenal 2-0 Borussia Dortmund

Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result – Arsenal to win.

Tip 2: Arsenal to keep a clean sheet – Yes.

Tip 3: Game to feature fewer than 2.5 goals – Yes.