Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal match stats & report

3–2 Full time

UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 1 · Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund · Ref Simone Sozza, Italy

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Borussia Dortmund beat Villarreal 3–2 in the UEFA Champions League (League Stage - 1) on 8 September 2026. Expected goals finished 2.83–1.34. Borussia Dortmund had 52% of the ball.

Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal match statistics

Borussia DortmundVillarreal

52% Ball possession 48%
2.83 Expected goals (xG) 1.34
18 Total shots 13
6 Shots on target 6
5 Shots off target 4
7 Blocked shots 3
12 Shots inside the box 9
9 Corners 7
15 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 3
1 Yellow cards 3
514 Passes 481
90% Pass accuracy 86%
5 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

38' Yellow card W. Anton Borussia Dortmund
38' Yellow card Pau Navarro Villarreal
42' Yellow card Sergi Cardona Villarreal
53' Own goal Renato Veiga Borussia Dortmund
66' Goal S. Mouriño (assist G. Mikautadze) Villarreal
80' Goal S. Guirassy (assist Fábio Silva) Borussia Dortmund
83' Yellow card S. Mouriño Villarreal
85' Penalty scored S. Guirassy Borussia Dortmund
90' Own goal S. Guirassy Villarreal

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Borussia Dortmund

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Niko Kovac

1 G. Kobel

24 D. Svensson 3 W. Anton 22 Kouakou Joane Gadou

14 M. Beier 8 F. Nmecha 25 J. Veerman 26 J. Ryerson

20 M. Sabitzer 19 K. Karetsas

9 S. Guirassy

Bench A. Meyer , P. Drewes , L. Reggiani , Kaua Prates , E. Nwaneri , J. Bellingham , S. Inacio , C. Chukwuemeka , Fábio Silva , M. Albert

Villarreal

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Inigo Perez

25 P. Gulacsi

23 Sergi Cardona 12 Renato Veiga 6 Pau Navarro 15 S. Mouriño

18 P. Gueye 14 S. Comesana

21 T. Oluwaseyi 24 N. Saliba 17 T. Buchanan

9 G. Mikautadze

Bench Luíz Júnior , Rubén Gómez , Logan Costa , A. Freeman , Alberto Moleiro , A. Diatta , C. Macia , Gerard Moreno , N. Pepe , Ilias Akhomach , Ayoze Pérez

Out and doubtful

E. Can Borussia Dortmund Out — Knee Injury
F. Mane Borussia Dortmund Out — Muscle Injury
N. Schlotterbeck Borussia Dortmund Out — Red Card
R. Bensebaini Borussia Dortmund Out — Red Card
C. Romero Villarreal Out — Injury
J. Foyth Villarreal Out — Achilles Tendon Injury
G. Konstantelias Borussia Dortmund Out — Knee Injury
J. Lerma Borussia Dortmund Out — Muscle Injury
M. Kaba Borussia Dortmund Out — Injury
M. Kaba Borussia Dortmund Out — Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Borussia Dortmund at home

7–2–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 7.4 per game
Shots on target: 6.2 per game

38% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Villarreal away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 7.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
25 Nov 25	Borussia Dortmund v Villarreal	4–0
6 Aug 24	Borussia Dortmund v Villarreal	2–2
22 Jul 22	Borussia Dortmund v Villarreal	0–2

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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