Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund

Manchester City

4 - 1

Borussia Dortmund

🕒 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Szymon Marciniak 🔁 League Stage - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

League Stage - 4

League Stage Table

Manchester City 7 · Borussia Dortmund 17

Referee Stats

Szymon Marciniak

6 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (18-12).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (11-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-0-2

Goals For / Against

9 / 5

Avg: 1.80 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Borussia Dortmund (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-1-3

Goals For / Against

10 / 16

Avg: 2.00 / 3.20

Points

Avg: 0.80

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Champions League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.80

PPG

0.80

1.80

2.00

1.00

3.20

25%

O2.5

75%

25%

BTTS

75%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Manchester City rank7th

Borussia Dortmund rank17th

Manchester City points16

Borussia Dortmund points11

Manchester City: #7 · 16 pts · GD +6

5 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Borussia Dortmund: #17 · 11 pts · GD +2

10 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

W L W W

Points9/12

Weighted index70

Goals8-3

Record3-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Borussia Dortmund last 5 away

L L W D

Points4/12

Weighted index23

Goals9-12

Record1-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.525%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 0%

Borussia Dortmund trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.575%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 75% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home75%

Manchester City clean sheet at home50%

Borussia Dortmund score away75%

Borussia Dortmund clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first75%

Manchester City win after scoring first100%

Borussia Dortmund score first50%

Borussia Dortmund win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 0% · Borussia Dortmund 0%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 29.7' · Borussia Dortmund 36.0'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home1.80 vs 1.93

Manchester City concede at home1.00 vs 1.45

Borussia Dortmund score away2.00 vs 1.45

Borussia Dortmund concede away3.20 vs 1.93

Manchester City score 7% below league average, while Borussia Dortmund score 38% above league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 31% below league average at home, and Borussia Dortmund are 66% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

76-90+ 0

Borussia Dortmund goal timing (away)

1H scored: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

478

472

Passes Accurate

416

413

Passes %

87%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

15'

15' D. Svensson

22' ⚽

⚽

22' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

P. Foden

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Reijnders

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

E. Haaland

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Doku

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

P. Foden

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Reijnders

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Beier

1st substitution · For: J. Bellingham

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Sabitzer

2nd substitution · For: P. Groß

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ S. Guirassy

3rd substitution · For: C. Chukwuemeka

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ R. Bensebaïni

4th substitution · For: E. Can

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

W. Anton

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Ryerson

78'

78' Sávio

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Sávio

1st substitution · For: Rúben Dias

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. Doku

2nd substitution · For: R. Cherki

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ T. Reijnders

3rd substitution · For: Bernardo Silva

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ K. Adeyemi

5th substitution · For: Fábio Silva

85'

85' N. O'Reilly

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ E. Haaland

4th substitution · For: Omar Marmoush

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ N. O'Reilly

5th substitution · For: R. Aït-Nouri

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

R. Cherki

Normal Goal

Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Borussia Dortmund 4-1 on Wednesday, 05 November 2025 in Champions League. The match was refereed by Szymon Marciniak. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: D. Svensson received a yellow card for Borussia Dortmund at 15'. Manchester City took the lead at 22' when P. Foden scored, with the assist credited to T. Reijnders, making the score 1-0. Manchester City extended the lead at 29' when E. Haaland scored, with the assist credited to J. Doku, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Manchester City extended the lead at 57' when P. Foden scored, with the assist credited to T. Reijnders, making the score 3-0. Borussia Dortmund made their 1st substitution at 66', with M. Beier replacing J. Bellingham. Borussia Dortmund made their 2nd substitution at 66', with M. Sabitzer replacing P. Groß. Borussia Dortmund made their 3rd substitution at 66', with S. Guirassy replacing C. Chukwuemeka. Borussia Dortmund made their 4th substitution at 66', with R. Bensebaïni replacing E. Can. Borussia Dortmund reduced the deficit at 72' when W. Anton scored, with the assist credited to J. Ryerson, making the score 3-1. Sávio received a yellow card for Manchester City at 78'. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 79', with Sávio replacing Rúben Dias. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 79', with J. Doku replacing R. Cherki. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 79', with T. Reijnders replacing Bernardo Silva. Borussia Dortmund made their 5th substitution at 81', with K. Adeyemi replacing Fábio Silva. N. O'Reilly received a yellow card for Manchester City at 85'. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 86', with E. Haaland replacing Omar Marmoush. Manchester City made their 5th substitution at 86', with N. O'Reilly replacing R. Aït-Nouri. Manchester City added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when R. Cherki scored, making the score 4-1.

Manchester City used 5 substitutions while Borussia Dortmund used 5 substitutions. Manchester City got 2 yellow cards, while Borussia Dortmund got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (18-12).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (11-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	5
Home Wins	4
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (80.0%)
BTTS	4 (80.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (100.0%)
BTTS	3 (100.0%)

Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

05 Nov 2025 Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund 4 - 1

2022-2023 Season

25 Oct 2022 Borussia Dortmund vs Manchester City 0 - 0 14 Sep 2022 Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund 2 - 1

2020-2021 Season

14 Apr 2021 Borussia Dortmund vs Manchester City 1 - 2 06 Apr 2021 Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund 2 - 1