International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Newcastle United and Borussia Dortmund are looking forward to this Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Borussia Dortmund, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
The hosts Newcastle United saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Premier League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Crystal Palace, was also a home game here at St. James' Park. The away team is better rested.
Newcastle United form and stats
Newcastle United have collected 12 points from their Premier League home games so far after 4-0-1.
Newcastle's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Crystal Palace. The home side are looking to build on that result. As mentioned above, Newcastle United "killed" Crystal Palace in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. The attacker Murphy won the honour of being "man of the match" for Newcastle United with the rating of 9.11/10. Murphy scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that, Newcastle United played out a Premier League draw 2-2 when visiting West Ham United.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Newcastle's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 5 games, won 3 matches, drawn 2 and lost 0.
Newcastle United are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Wolverhampton Wanderers awaits in three days.
Newcastle United are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (13 goals in 5 games). From these home matches, Newcastle United have conceded only 3 goals.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
Borussia Dortmund are happy with their away performances in the Bundesliga so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.
Borussia won their last game, 1-0 versus Werder Bremen played at home. Midfielder Brandt was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.24. Brandt scored one goal, hit six key passes and had 36 successful passes (of 43 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 4-2 against Union Berlin in the Bundesliga.The schedule is very tough for Borussia Dortmund now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Bundesliga game at Eintracht Frankfurt is waiting in only four days.
Borussia Dortmund create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 8 goals in 3 travels. Borussia have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Isak 6 goals |  C. Wilson 5 goals |  A. Gordon 3 goals |
Newcastle United missing players
Borussia Dortmund missing players
| Newcastle United | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 56 | 35 | Scored | S | 43 | 72 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Conceded | C | 17 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 57% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 56% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 8% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.6 | 6.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13.8 | 14.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.6 | 18.8 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 6.9 | ||
| 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 42% | ||
| 11.5 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 11.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | PSG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 3 | Milan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 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 | Manchester City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 20 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 16 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Fulham | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 14 | Brentford | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 5 |
| 18 | Burnley | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -16 | 4 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -14 | 3 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -17 | 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 | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 22 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | Bayern München | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 20 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 17 |
| 6 | Hoffenheim | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 9 | Wolfsburg | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Heidenheim | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -5 | 7 |
| 11 | Darmstadt 98 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 7 |
| 12 | Borussia M'gladbach | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 6 |
| 14 | Union Berlin | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 6 |
| 15 | Augsburg | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 5 |
| 16 | Bochum | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -15 | 4 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -15 | 2 |
| 18 | Köln | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 1 |
