Smart Acca Picks: Dortmund vs Man City Should Provide Plenty of Goals

The first tip on this list comes from RB Leipzig against Real Madrid, with the holders having the opportunity to win the group.

Entering this match, Leipzig have been involved in some entertaining contests of late, having drawn 3-0 away at Augsburg on the weekend, coming back from 3-0 down, whilst beating Hamburg 4-0, Hertha Berlin 3-2, Celtic 2-0 and drawing 1-1 away at Mainz.

Real Madrid have won four of their last five matches, with the only anomaly being a 1-1 away draw at Shakhtar Donetsk where Antonio Rudiger scored a last-gasp equaliser. In La Liga, Real have been flawless, defeating Getafe 1-0, as well as Sevilla and Barcelona 3-1 on either side of a 3-0 victory away at Elche.

The final tip on this list comes from Borussia Dortmund against Manchester City in Group G, with the away side looking to win the group, whilst the Bundesliga outfit can confirm qualification for the Round of 16.

Dortmund have won both of their last two matches, hammering Stuttgart 5-0 after a 2-0 DFB Pokal win over Hannover 96. Prior to this, they had lost 2-0 away at Union Berlin and drawn 1-1 and 2-2 with Sevilla and Bayern Munich.

Man City managed a solid 3-1 win over Brighton at the Etihad Stadium on the weekend as Erling Haaland (2) and Kevin De Bruyne both got on the scoresheet. Prior to this though, they had lost 1-0 to Liverpool and drawn 0-0 with Kobenhavn after hammering Southampton 4-0 and thrashing the Danes 5-0 at home.

Celtic and Shakhtar Donetsk go head to head in Group F, with the home side needing to win if they are to stand a chance of qualifying for the Europa League place.

The Hoops have seen four of their last five matches have Over 2.5 Goals in them, having beaten St. Johnstone 2-1, as well as Hibernian 6-1, Motherwell 4-0 and Hearts 4-3. Their only defeat in this time was 2-0 at home to RB Leipzig.

Shakhtar have had an impressive Champions League campaign, as they hammered Leipzig 4-1 on matchday one, before drawing 1-1 with Celtic and Real Madrid on either side of a narrow 2-1 defeat to Los Blancos.

In Group E, Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb face off against Italian champions AC Milan with both sides having a good chance of qualifying for the next round if they get a win.

Zagreb’s last two Champions League matches have seen them draw 1-1 with Salzburg and lose 1-0 to the Austrians. In the HNL, Dinamo have managed 4-1 and 3-1 victories over Slaven Koprivniva and Varazdin before drawing 1-1 last time out away at Hadjuk Split.

AC Milan have lost both of their last two Champions League fixtures to Chelsea by 3-0 and 2-0 scorelines. However, they have won all of their last three Serie A matches, earning 2-0 and 2-1 wins over Juventus and Hellas Verona before thumping Monza 4-1 at the weekend, where ex-Manchester City midfielder Brahim Diaz scored a brace.

The final game on this list sees PSG host Maccabi Haifa at the Parc des Princes in what should be a routine victory for the Parisians.

PSG’s last two matches have resulted in 3-0 and 1-0 victories over Ajaccio and Marseille. Prior to this, Christophe Galtier’s men had drawn 1-1 with Benfica on either side of a 0-0 stalemate against Reims where Sergio Ramos received a first-half red card.

Last time out in the Champions League, Maccabi Haifa managed a superb 2-0 win over Juventus in Israel, having lost the return game 3-1 in Italy. They have also lost their other two Champions League fixtures to PSG 3-1 as the trio of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar all scored - their other defeat was by a 2-0 scoreline to Benfica.