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Borussia Dortmund v Villarreal : Champions League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 8th Sep, 20:00 BST, Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund

Home advantage is often beneficial in the Champions League, and Niko Kovač’s Borussia Dortmund will have the luxury of it on Tuesday night. Iñigo Pérez Soto’s Villarreal are their opponents at the Signal Iduna Park. We have custom-designed stats for the biggest betting markets, from team to score first to full time result, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are produced from these, and the odds come straight from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As Niko Kovač prepares his side for kick-off, we predict a combined total of over 3 goals scored during the match. Statistics imply both sides have the weapons to deliver up top, with goals in plentiful supply of late. With a real favourite to win the match, we're going for over 2.5 goals.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Dortmund
53%
3/4-
Draw
22%
29/10-
Villarreal
25%
31/10-
Draw 1-1
10%
7/1-
Dortmund 2-1
10%
15/2-
Dortmund 1-0
7%
9/1-
Dortmund 2-0
7%
10/1-
Dortmund 3-1
6%
12/1-
Villarreal 2-1
6%
12/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
11/1-
Villarreal 1-0
5%
16/1-
Dortmund 3-0
5%
14/1-
Dortmund 3-2
4%
18/1-
Draw 0-0
4%
16/1-
Villarreal 2-0
3%
22/1-
Dortmund 4-1
3%
22/1-
Villarreal 3-1
3%
28/1-
Villarreal 3-2
3%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
64%
8/15-
Under 2.5 Goals
36%
6/4-
Home 1st Goal
53%
4/7-
Away 1st Goal
45%
13/10-
No 1st Goal
2%
16/1-
BTTS - Yes
63%
8/15-
BTTS - No
37%
11/8-
BTTS - Home Win
30%
21/10-
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
15%
11/2-
Home/draw
75%
2/9-
Away/draw
47%
1/1-
Home/away
78%
1/4-
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/6-
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
4/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
42%
13/10-
Under 3.5 Goals
58%
8/13-
Over 4.5 Goals
24%
3/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
76%
1/4-
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
6/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
1/10-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/33-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
16/1-
Home DNB
68%
1/3-
Away DNB
40%
9/4-
Dortmund win to nil
23%
11/4-
Villarreal win to nil
10%
8/1-
Dortmund / Dortmund
30%
7/4-
Dortmund / Villarreal
3%
28/1-
Dortmund / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Dortmund
17%
4/1-
Draw / Villarreal
9%
17/2-
Draw / Draw
12%
6/1-
Villarreal / Dortmund
4%
18/1-
Villarreal / Villarreal
13%
11/2-
Villarreal / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win form
6
Villarreal have lost 6 consecutive european games
4
Villarreal have failed to score in 4 consecutive away european games
Dortmund 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Dortmund2 - 0Atalanta
Dortmund0 - 2Inter
Dortmund2 - 2Bodø
Dortmund4 - 0Villarreal
Dortmund4 - 1A.Bilbao
Dortmund3 - 1Barcelona
Dortmund1 - 1Lille
Dortmund0 - 0S. Lisbon
Dortmund3 - 1Shakhtar
Dortmund2 - 3Barcelona
Dortmund1 - 0Sturm Graz
Dortmund7 - 1Celtic
Dortmund0 - 2Real Madrid
Dortmund1 - 0PSG
Dortmund4 - 2A.Madrid
Dortmund2 - 0PSV
Dortmund1 - 1PSG
Dortmund2 - 0Newcastle
Dortmund0 - 0Milan
Dortmund1 - 0Chelsea
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADortmund1 - 4Atalanta
HDortmund2 - 0Atalanta
HDortmund0 - 2Inter
ADortmund0 - 2Spurs
HDortmund2 - 2Bodø
HDortmund4 - 0Villarreal
ADortmund1 - 4Man City
ADortmund4 - 2Kobenhavn
HDortmund4 - 1A.Bilbao
ADortmund4 - 4Juventus
HDortmund3 - 1Barcelona
ADortmund0 - 4Barcelona
ADortmund2 - 1Lille
HDortmund1 - 1Lille
HDortmund0 - 0S. Lisbon
ADortmund3 - 0S. Lisbon
HDortmund3 - 1Shakhtar
ADortmund1 - 2Bologna
HDortmund2 - 3Barcelona
ADortmund3 - 0D. Zagreb
Villarreal 36TH
20 league games
Away
4
Overall
6
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Leverkusen3 - 0Villarreal
Dortmund4 - 0Villarreal
Paphos1 - 0Villarreal
Spurs1 - 0Villarreal
Marseille4 - 0Villarreal
Rennes2 - 3Villarreal
M. Haifa1 - 2Villarreal
Panathinaikos2 - 0Villarreal
Anderlecht1 - 1Villarreal
Lech Poznan3 - 0Villarreal
Austria Wien0 - 1Villarreal
Beer Sheva1 - 2Villarreal
Hajduk Split0 - 2Villarreal
Liverpool2 - 0Villarreal
Bayern1 - 1Villarreal
Juventus0 - 3Villarreal
Atalanta2 - 3Villarreal
Young Boys1 - 4Villarreal
Man Utd2 - 1Villarreal
Arsenal0 - 0Villarreal
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AVillarreal0 - 3Leverkusen
HVillarreal1 - 2Ajax
HVillarreal2 - 3Kobenhavn
AVillarreal0 - 4Dortmund
AVillarreal0 - 1Paphos
HVillarreal0 - 2Man City
HVillarreal2 - 2Juventus
AVillarreal0 - 1Spurs
HVillarreal3 - 1Marseille
AVillarreal0 - 4Marseille
AVillarreal3 - 2Rennes
HVillarreal0 - 0M. Haifa
HVillarreal3 - 2Panathinaikos
AVillarreal2 - 1M. Haifa
HVillarreal1 - 0Rennes
AVillarreal0 - 2Panathinaikos
HVillarreal0 - 1Anderlecht
AVillarreal1 - 1Anderlecht
AVillarreal0 - 3Lech Poznan
HVillarreal2 - 2Beer Sheva
Goal Statistics

Borussia Dortmund's forwards have been in fine form of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 3 consecutive Champions League outings. A PG of 2.0 suggests that run should continue on Tuesday night.

Dortmund 7th Villarreal 36th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Dortmund will score 1 or more goals
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Villarreal will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Dortmund’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-19
Villarreal have scored 19% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Champions League - 2026/2027 season
Dortmund
PG (predicted goals)
Villarreal
2
1.3
Attack rating
5%
better
BVB
VIL
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Games scored17
17
Failed to score3
3
Scored first12
11
Goals scored42
37
Avg. goals scored2.1
1.9
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for21
20
Avg. XG for2.1
1.7
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
26%
better
BVB
VIL
view stats
Games conceded12
19
Clean sheets8
1
Conceded first8
9
Goals conceded23
28
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
16%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+26%

The line-ups for the Champions League match between Dortmund v Villarreal will show here when available.

Dortmund Champions League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Kobel GLK
-
S Ostrzinski GLK
-
A Meyer GLK
-
P Drewes GLK
-
E Can DEF
-
D Svensson DEF
-
R Bensebaini DEF
-
J Ryerson DEF
-
W Anton DEF
-
K. de Almeida DEF
-
F. Mane DEF
-
K. Gadou DEF
-
L. Reggiani DEF
-
N Schlotterbeck DEF
-
G Konstantelias MID
-
J. Lerma Soliz MID
-
K. Karetsas MID
-
C Chukwuemeka MID
-
E. de Pina Duarte dos Santos MID
-
E Nwaneri MID
-
M. Kaba MID
-
J Bellingham MID
-
M Sabitzer  MID
-
F Nmecha MID
-
J Veerman MID
-
M. Albert FWD
-
M Beier FWD
-
S Guirassy  FWD
-
S. Inacio FWD
-
F Silva FWD
-
Villarreal Champions League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Gulácsi  GLK
-
R Gómez GLK
-
L Júnior GLK
-
C Romero DEF
-
J Foyth DEF
-
R Veiga DEF
-
S Mouriño DEF
-
P. Navarro Badenes DEF
-
S Cardona DEF
-
A Freeman DEF
-
L Costa DEF
-
S Comesaña MID
-
P Gueye MID
-
A. Diatta MID
-
Carlos Macià MID
-
N Saliba MID
-
A Moleiro FWD
-
G Moreno FWD
-
I Akhomach FWD
-
G Mikautadze FWD
-
T Oluwaseyi FWD
-
T Buchanan FWD
-
N Pépé FWD
-
A Pérez FWD
-