It's game one of two in the Champions League as Borussia Dortmund host Chelsea. This is a Round of 16 fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
Last season, Borussia's Champions League journey ended in the group stage.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Signal-Iduna-Park as Borussia Dortmund have scored 24 goals to get 22 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Bundesliga are 7-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). 2W-3D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Borussia Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund are returning here after visiting Werder Bremen and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Bynoe-Gittens and Brandt scored the goal(s). Midfield player Bellingham got a match rating of 8.4 in that game, the max score being 10. Bellingham hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 9 of 13 times and had 38 successful passes (of 44 total).
In the game before, a nice away win at Bochum. A DFB Pokal game.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Bundesliga game versus Hertha BSC in only four days. This game is also played here at Signal-Iduna-Park.
Goals are plentiful at Signal-Iduna-Park in the league this season as Borussia Dortmund has scored 24 goals here in 9 home games.
Chelsea form and stats
Chelsea was sent out of Champions League in the quarter-finals last season, when Real Madrid turned out to be too strong.Playing away, Chelsea have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier League this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away.
Chelsea has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to West Ham United for a 1-1 draw. Midfield player Fernández was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.72/10. Fernández served one assist, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 84 successful passes (of 94 total).
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Fulham in the Premier League.After this away game Chelsea return home for a Premier League game against Southampton. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 15 goals have been conceded by Chelsea in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Brandt 6 goals |  Y. Moukoko 6 goals |  G. Reyna 5 goals |
Borussia Dortmund missing players
Chelsea missing players
| Borussia Dortmund | Chelsea | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 60 | 26 | Scored | S | 12 | 25 | ||
| 31 | 8 | Conceded | C | 19 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 88% | ||
| 92% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 56% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 44% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 64% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 40% | ||
| 6.2 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15.5 | 15.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.1 | 12.6 | ||
| 6.3 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 37% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 23% | ||
| 12.7 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.1 | 11 | ||
| 4.9 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 59 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 41 | 43 |
| 2 | Union Berlin | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 42 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 | Freiburg | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 37 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 36 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 35 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 30 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 27 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 26 |
| 11 | Mainz 05 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Köln | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -11 | 21 |
| 14 | Hoffenheim | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -10 | 19 |
| 15 | Bochum | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 32 | -25 | 19 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 16 |
| 17 | Hertha BSC | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -27 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 28 | 51 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 32 | 45 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 41 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 39 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 35 |
| 7 | Fulham | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Brentford | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 31 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 29 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 28 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 25 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -2 | 24 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 25 | -20 | 24 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 23 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 20 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Everton | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 18 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 32 | -24 | 18 |
| 20 | Southampton | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -22 | 15 |
