Champions League WON 3–2
Tue, Sep 8 · 21:00 · Signal Iduna Park
Borussia Dortmund Home
VS
Villarreal Away
Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal — UEFA Champions League
Tipster's pick Dortmund or Draw
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.22 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate78%
This price needs82%
Expert analysis

Dortmund Home Edge Stands Out Versus Villarreal

Borussia Dortmund post stronger recent numbers with 2.6 goals scored and just 1.2 conceded per game while Villarreal sit at 1.6 scored and 1.8 conceded. Their last three head to head meetings produced one Dortmund win and one draw which shows a pattern of avoiding defeat. Villarreal must cope without defender Foyth which limits their options in central defense for an away fixture. Dortmund operate from their own stadium where they have historically controlled possession and created chances against Spanish sides. The fixture in the Champions League adds context where Dortmund’s squad depth can handle the pace better over ninety minutes. Villarreal’s higher concession rate on the road suggests openings for the hosts to maintain pressure without needing a win.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 72.1% win rate
Result
3–2 WON

Our pick “Dortmund or Draw” at odds 1.22 won — final score 3–2.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Ethan Nwaneri ↓ Konstantinos Karetsas 27'
  3. Waldemar Anton 38'
  4. Pau Navarro 38'
  5. Sergi Cardona Bermúdez 42'
  6. Alex Freeman ↓ Sergi Cardona Bermúdez 45'
  7. Second half
  8. Renato Veiga Own goal 53'
  9. Nicolas Pépé ↓ Nathan-Dylan Saliba 59'
  10. Alberto Moleiro ↓ Tani Oluwaseyi 59'
  11. Álvaro Santiago Mouriño González assist Georges Mikautadze 66'
  12. Fábio Silva ↓ Felix Nmecha 75'
  13. Alassane Diatta ↓ Tajon Buchanan 75'
  14. Jobe Bellingham ↓ Marcel Sabitzer 75'
  15. Serhou Guirassy assist Fábio Silva 80'
  16. Carney Chukwuemeka ↓ Ethan Nwaneri 82'
  17. Kauã Prates ↓ Maximilian Beier 82'
  18. Gerard Moreno ↓ Pau Navarro 83'
  19. Álvaro Santiago Mouriño González 83'
  20. Serhou Guirassy Penalty 85'
  21. Serhou Guirassy Own goal 90+3'
This season
Borussia Dortmund Villarreal
Over 2.5 goals — —
Clean sheet — —
Failed to score — —
Scored per game 0.0 0.0
Conceded per game 0.0 0.0
Scored home / away 0.0 / 0.0 0.0 / 0.0
League table position
# Team PWDLPts
4 ATL Atletico Madrid 0 0 0 0 0
5 BOR Borussia Dortmund ▲ 0 0 0 0 0
6 BAR Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0
7 BAY Bayern München 0 0 0 0 0
8 BOD Bodo/Glimt 0 0 0 0 0
9 CLU Club Brugge KV 0 0 0 0 0
10 COM Como 0 0 0 0 0
11 FEN Fenerbahçe 0 0 0 0 0
12 FEY Feyenoord 0 0 0 0 0
13 GAL Galatasaray 0 0 0 0 0
14 INT Inter 0 0 0 0 0
15 LAS Lask Linz 0 0 0 0 0
16 RBL RB Leipzig 0 0 0 0 0
17 LEN Lens 0 0 0 0 0
18 LIL Lille 0 0 0 0 0
19 LIV Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0
20 MAN Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0
21 MAN Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0
22 NAP Napoli 0 0 0 0 0
23 PAR Paris Saint Germain 0 0 0 0 0
24 FCP FC Porto 0 0 0 0 0
25 PSV PSV Eindhoven 0 0 0 0 0
26 REA Real Betis 0 0 0 0 0
27 REA Real Madrid 0 0 0 0 0
28 ASR AS Roma 0 0 0 0 0
29 SLO Slovan Bratislava 0 0 0 0 0
30 SAB Sabah FA 0 0 0 0 0
31 SHA Shakhtar Donetsk 0 0 0 0 0
32 SLA Slavia Praha 0 0 0 0 0
33 SPO Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0
34 VFB VfB Stuttgart 0 0 0 0 0
35 VIK Viking 0 0 0 0 0
36 VIL Villarreal ▲ 0 0 0 0 0
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Borussia Dortmund DLWWW
D vs AS Roma 2–2 Aug 15
L vs Bayern München 1–2 Aug 22
W vs Hamburger SV 2–0 Aug 29
W @ HEBC 5–0 Sep 1
W @ 1899 Hoffenheim 3–2 Sep 5
Villarreal WDDLL
W @ Galatasaray 2–1 Aug 8
D @ Racing Santander 2–2 Aug 16
D @ Atletico Madrid 2–2 Aug 23
L @ Alaves 0–1 Aug 28
L vs Deportivo La Coruna 2–3 Sep 5
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Borussia Dortmund
Scored 2.6 avg
2 1 2 5 3
Conceded 1.2 avg
2 2 0 0 2
Villarreal
Scored 1.6 avg
2 2 2 0 2
Conceded 1.8 avg
1 2 2 1 3
Head-to-head · last meetings
1 Borussia Dortmund
1 Draws
1 Villarreal
Nov 2025 Borussia Dortmund 4–0 Villarreal Borussia Dortmund
Aug 2024 Borussia Dortmund 2–2 Villarreal Draw
Jul 2022 Borussia Dortmund 0–2 Villarreal Villarreal

Over 2.5 goals in 2 of the last 3 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Borussia Dortmund 3-4-2-1
  • 1 G. Kobel G
  • 22 Kouakou Joane Gadou D
  • 3 W. Anton D
  • 24 D. Svensson D
  • 26 J. Ryerson M
  • 25 J. Veerman M
  • 20 M. Sabitzer M
  • 14 M. Beier M
  • 19 K. Karetsas M
  • 8 F. Nmecha M
  • 9 S. Guirassy F
Bench M. Albert, J. Bellingham, C. Chukwuemeka, P. Drewes, S. Inacio, A. Meyer, E. Nwaneri, Kauã Prates, L. Reggiani, Fábio Silva

N. Kovač

Villarreal 4-4-2
  • 25 P. Gulácsi G
  • 15 S. Mouriño D
  • 6 Pau Navarro D
  • 12 Renato Veiga D
  • 23 Sergi Cardona D
  • 17 T. Buchanan M
  • 18 P. Gueye M
  • 24 N. Saliba M
  • 14 Santi Comesaña M
  • 21 T. Oluwaseyi F
  • 9 G. Mikautadze F
Bench Ayoze Pérez, N. Pépé, Gerard Moreno, Alberto Moleiro, C. Macia, Luíz Júnior, Rubén Gómez, A. Freeman, A. Diatta, Logan Costa, Ilias Akhomach

Iñigo Pérez

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Borussia Dortmund
  • OUT R. Bensebaini Red Card
  • OUT E. Can Knee Injury
  • OUT M. Kaba Injury
  • OUT G. Konstantelias Knee Injury
  • OUT J. Lerma Muscle Injury
  • OUT F. Mane Muscle Injury
  • OUT N. Schlotterbeck Red Card
  • OUT R. Bensebaini Red Card
  • OUT E. Can Knee Injury
  • OUT M. Kaba Injury
  • OUT G. Konstantelias Knee Injury
  • OUT J. Lerma Muscle Injury
  • OUT F. Mane Muscle Injury
  • OUT N. Schlotterbeck Red Card
Villarreal
  • OUT J. Foyth Injury
  • OUT C. Romero Injury
  • OUT J. Foyth Injury
  • OUT C. Romero Injury