Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Borussia Dortmund
Match Time & Date:
05/11/2024
02:00 PM
Prediction: 3-0
Sturm Graz
Buoyed by a 2-1 win over Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Sturm Graz in the Champions League round 4. The Yellow-Blacks are eyeing their third win of the process, but they will have to showcase their worth on the field. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Serhou Guirassy, who sealed the victory against the Red Bulls, while the likes of Adeyemi, Anton, Couto, Duranville, Kobel, Reyna, Ryerson, and Sule remain in the recovery room.
Sturm Graz, on the other hand, do not seem to be competitive at this level, losing each of their first three group games and seeing that Borussia Dortmund have turned their Signal-Iduna-Park into a real fortress, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. The likes of Borkovic, Gorenc Stankovic, and Wuthrich are out of contention with injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Julian Brandt):
Julian Brandt is one of the most promising wingers in Germany. He started playing football in his hometown, Bremen, at SC Borgfeld, moving to FC Oberneuland, after which he joined VLF Wolfsburg’s youth academy. With 27 goals in his 48 games during two seasons with the Wolves, Brandt recommended himself to Bayer 04 Leverkusen, signing a five-and-a-half-year contract in January 2014.
The 22-year-old winger prefers to play on the left flank, but he can also provide help on the right side, as well as an attacking midfielder. During the season 2015/2016, Julian Brandt netted goals in six consecutive games, becoming the youngest player since Gerd Muller to achieve this.
The good performances in the season made Joackim Low call the youngster in Germany’s preliminary 27-man squad for the Euro 2016 and he made his first appearance for the senior squad in May 2016, against Slovakia. He was a part of the Germany squad at the Summer Olympics, where Brandt and his teammates won the silver medal. In the summer of 2018, Julian Brandt made the World Cup team.
Highlighted Team ():
PSV 
Girona 
Celtic 
Leipzig 
Lille 
Juventus 
Liverpool
Bayer Leverkusen 
Real Madrid 
Milan 
Sporting 
Man City
