Champions League betting and spectator preview: Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund meet at Etihad Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
These teams have little in common geographically as Borussia Dortmund have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Bundesliga. That game was also an away game, at RB Leipzig. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Manchester City form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the semi-finals against Real Madrid.Perfect Premier League season at home so far for Manchester City 3 wins from 3 appearances.
Manchester City are returning here after guesting Sevilla in a Champions League game and winning with a 4-0 scoreline. Defender Cancelo got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.14/10. Cancelo signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and won 2 of 7 duels.
1-1 away at Aston Villa before that.There will be little rest for Manchester City after this match as they are travelling to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a Premier League game in only three days.
City always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Etihad Stadium with 14 goals in 3 league games. Manchester City have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.Borussia Dortmund have six points from their first three away games in the Bundesliga, meaning two victories and a loss.
Borussia Dortmund are travelling again after losing away to RB Leipzig in their previous match (0-3). Bellingham got a match rating of 7.6 in that game, top player of the team. Bellingham dribled past the opponent 6 of 8 times and had 37 successful passes (of 42 total).
A home win as predicted against København preceding that, in the Champions League.
A quick return to home after this game, as Borussia Dortmund are hosting Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga only three days away.
Borussia have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 4 goals have been scored. 4 goals have been conceded by Borussia Dortmund in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's three City victories, one draw and two Borussia Dortmund wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Haaland 10 goals |  İ. Gündoğan 2 goals |  B. Silva 2 goals |
Manchester City missing players
Borussia Dortmund missing players
| Manchester City | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 9 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 70 | 41 | Scored | S | 25 | 49 | ||
| 30 | 14 | Conceded | C | 10 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 92% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 58% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 6.8 | 7.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16.5 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.1 | 12.5 | ||
| 6.1 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5.1 | ||
| 46% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 38% | ||
| 6.8 | 5.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 10.3 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | København | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| 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 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Brentford | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Fulham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | -13 | 7 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Everton | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -10 | 4 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 1 |
| 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 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 12 |
| 2 | Hoffenheim | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Freiburg | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 6 | Mainz 05 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 7 | Köln | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Borussia M'gladbach | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 12 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -6 | 6 |
| 14 | Stuttgart | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 16 | Wolfsburg | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 17 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Bochum | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -14 | 0 |
