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Wembley plays host to the Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid, which features alongside fixtures from across the globe this weekend. We’ve looked through the games and provided recent form and head-to-head statistics for five matches we think have the potential to end in a draw.
Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid
Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid meet in the Champions League final at Wembley. Their last encounter was in the group stage of this competition back in 2017 and Real Madrid won 3-2 at home and 3-1 away.
Borussia Dortmund will be considered underdogs for this final, but they topped a group made up of Newcastle, AC Milan and PSG in the competition this season. They beat PSG 1-0 in both legs of their semi-final to reach Wembley.
Real Madrid are the Champions League’s most successful club with 14 titles. They won all six matches at the group stage this season and beat Bayern Munich 4-3 on aggregate to reach the final.
15 Encounters (since 1998)
3 Borussia Dortmund wins
7 Real Madrid wins
5 Draws
IFK Goteborg vs Elfsborg
IFK Goteborg and IF Elfsborg meet on Match Day 12 in Sweden’s top tier Allsvenskan. Last season Elfsborg won 2-1 in this fixture and were held to a 1-1 draw in the reverse.
Goteborg have won just one of their last five matches, which was a 1-0 victory over Mjallby in their last home game. They return home after losing 5-2 away at AIK on Monday.
Elfsborg finished second in the table last season. They’ve recorded four wins in their last six matches, but have lost their last four away games.
57 Encounters (since 1998)
14 Goteborg wins
23 Elfsborg wins
20 Draws
Kalmar vs Vasteras SK
The bottom two teams meet when Kalmar (15th) host Vasteras (16th) in Sweden’s Allsvenskan. The teams have not met since the second tier in 2003 where Kalmar won 1-0 at home and 2-0 away.
Kalmar drew 1-1 with Norrkoping in their last home game, before winning 2-0 at Varnamo and then suffering a 5-0 defeat at defending champions Malmo.
Vasteras have won only one of their eleven league matches this season, but stopped a run of four straight defeats to draw 0-0 with Sirius and 1-1 with Brommapojkarna in their last two matches.
6 Encounters (since 2000)
4 Kalmar wins
1 Vasteras win
1 Draw
Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo have won their last three meetings with Portland Timbers. They won 5-0 at home and 3-1 away in MLS last season and won 1-0 hosting their first encounter of the 2024 campaign.
Portland Timbers suffered a nine-match winless run (6L, 3D) from March into May, but then won 4-2 hosting San Jose Earthquakes and made it back-to-back wins at home with a 2-1 victory over Kansas City last weekend.
Houston Dynamo have lost three of their last four away matches. They were beaten 2-1 visiting LA Galaxy last weekend.
29 Encounters (since 2011)
11 Portland Timbers wins
9 Houston Dynamo wins
9 Draws
Belgrano vs Argentinos Juniors
Club Atletico Belgrano host Argentinos Juniors in Argentina’s top tier Primera Division. Argentinos won 3-0 hosting their last encounter, which was in February last year.
Belgrano drew 4-4 with Racing Club in their first league game of the 2024 campaign, then lost 3-0 at River Plate, before winning 2-1 hosting Central Cordoba last weekend.
Argentinos kicked off their league campaign with a 3-2 win over Rosario Central, then lost 3-0 away at Racing Club and won 1-0 hosting River Plate last weekend.
22 Encounters (since 1999)
6 Belgrano wins
6 Argentinos Juniors wins
10 Draws