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Borussia Dortmund — Villarreal, 8 September 2026, 19:00 UTC : score 3:2

match finished UEFA Champions League · Matchday 1 Tuesday 8 September · 19:00 UTC
Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund 8th · 3 pts W
3 : 2 1st half 0:0
Villarreal 25th · 0 pts L Villarreal
Signal Iduna Park · referee S. Sozza
Match predictionValue

Someone will win

86% · Borussia Dortmund sit 17 places higher in the table

Prediction landed. We predicted “Someone will win”, and the match finished 3:2.

the market is chosen by our model: not always the obvious one, but a likely one

our forecast this is how the model saw the match before kick-off
Borussia Dortmund 56% draw 19% Villarreal 25%
The model was right

The most likely outcome was Borussia Dortmund win, and the match finished 3:2. Fans backed Borussia Dortmund win — they got it right.

fans 74 votes
Borussia Dortmund 62% draw 10% Villarreal 28%
Voting closed at kick-off

Match events

full timeline
E. Nwaneri for K. Karetsas 27'
W. Anton 38'
P. Navarro 38'
S. Cardona 42'
A. Freeman for S. Cardona 46'
R. Veiga own goal 1-0 53'
A. Moleiro for T. Oluwaseyi 59'
N. Pepe for N. Saliba 59'
S. Mourino assist: G. Mikautadze 1-1 66'
F. Silva for F. Nmecha 75'
J. Bellingham for M. Sabitzer 75'
A. Diatta for T. Buchanan 75'
S. Guirassy assist: F. Silva 2-1 80'
K. Prates for M. Beier 82'
C. Chukwuemeka for E. Nwaneri 82'
S. Mourino 83'
G. Moreno for P. Navarro 83'
S. Guirassy penalty 3-1 85'
S. Guirassy own goal 3-2 90+3'

Line-ups

starting eleven and bench
Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund 3-4-2-1 · Niko Kovac 4-2-3-1 · Inigo Perez Villarreal Villarreal
1 Gregor Kobel
22 Joane Gadou 3 Waldemar Anton 24 Daniel Svensson
26 Julian Ryerson 25 Joey Veerman 8 Felix Nmecha 14 Maximilian Beier
19 Konstantinos Karetsas 20 Marcel Sabitzer
9 Serhou Guirassy
9 Georges Mikautadze
17 Tajon Buchanan 24 Nathan-Dylan Saliba 21 Tani Oluwaseyi
14 Santi Comesaña 18 Pape Gueye
15 Santiago Mouriño 6 Pau Navarro 12 Renato Veiga 23 Sergi Cardona
25 Péter Gulácsi
Borussia Dortmund bench
  1. 33Alexander Meyer
  2. 17Carney Chukwuemeka
  3. 18Ethan Nwaneri
  4. 21Fábio Silva
  5. 7Jobe Bellingham
  6. 36Kauã Prates
  7. 49Luca Reggiani
  8. 41Mathis Albert
  9. 30Patrick Drewes
  10. 40Samuele Inacio
Villarreal bench
  1. 5Alassane Diatta
  2. 10Alberto Moleiro
  3. 3Alexander Freeman
  4. 22Ayoze Pérez
  5. 16Carlos Maciá
  6. 7Gerard Moreno
  7. 11Ilias Akhomach
  8. 2Logan Costa
  9. 1Luiz Júnior
  10. 19Nicolas Pépé
  11. 13Rubén Gómez

Match stats

20 metrics for the full match
52%Possession48%
18Shots13
6Shots on target6
5Shots off target4
7Blocked shots3
12Shots inside box9
6Shots outside box4
115Attacks73
67Dangerous attacks25
9Corners7
1Offsides3
15Fouls10
1Yellow cards3
5Saves4
513Passes481
460Accurate passes413
0Free kicks0
0Throw-ins0
0Goal kicks0
1Penalties0
Borussia DortmundBorussia DortmundVillarrealVillarrealThe source gives no per-half split — only totals for the match

How the match went

text generated from our data

Borussia Dortmund and Villarreal met on matchday 1 of the UEFA Champions League on 8 September at Signal Iduna Park. Final score — 3:2.

Borussia Dortmund sit 8th on 3 points after 1 match (1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses). Villarreal sit 25th on 0 points after 1 match (0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss).

Of the last 1 meeting Borussia Dortmund won 1, Villarreal won 0. Aggregate score — 4:0.

Season form

all competitions of the season
Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund last five Villarreal Villarreal
W form L
1 Matches 1
1 — 0 — 0 Wins — draws — defeats 0 — 0 — 1
3 — 2 Scored — conceded 2 — 3
3 Points per game 0
3 Goals scored per game 2
0 Clean sheets 0
0 Failed to score 0
unbeaten in 1 Current streak winless in 1

Borussia Dortmund at home: 1 match, 1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses, goals 3—2, 3 points per match.

Villarreal away: 1 match, 0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss, goals 2—3, 0 points per match.

Head-to-head

1 match in our database
1 Borussia Dortmund win 0 draws 0 Villarreal wins goals 4:0 Borussia Dortmund — Villarreal
25/11/2025 Borussia Dortmund — Villarreal 4:0 UEFA Champions League

League table

after the match
#TeamPWDLGoalsPts
7Real BetisReal Betis11003—23
8Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund11003—23
9LiverpoolLiverpool11002—13
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24SabahSabah00000—00
25VillarrealVillarreal10012—30
26LilleLille10012—30
Full UEFA Champions League table