Dortmund vs Villarreal stats preview

Tuesday 018 Champions League Dortmund vs Villarreal

This is the first meeting between the two teams in team history. Dortmund has played against La Liga teams at home in the past 14 times, with 8 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. On the second match day of this season, it was 4 draws at home. 1 defeated Athletic Bilbao; Villarreal has 6 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses against Bundesliga teams in the past 14 times, and 2 wins and 4 draws in the last 6 games. The most recent time was the elimination of Bayern in two rounds of the 2021-22 Champions League quarter-finals. The two coaches, Niko Kovac and Marcelino, are also competing against each other for the first time.

Dortmund drew 3-3 with Stuttgart at home in the league last weekend. They have lost two consecutive draws and three games. They are temporarily ranked fourth in the Bundesliga standings, 3 points behind second-placed Leipzig. This weekend, they will challenge strong enemy Leverkusen away from home in the league. Dortmund remains unbeaten at home this season, with 4 wins and 2 draws, and has drawn twice in the last 3 home games. In the first 4 games of the Champions League, Dortmund had 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, and defeated Biba in their only home game.

Villarreal defeated Mallorca 2-1 at home in the league last weekend and gained two consecutive victories. It has won 4 of the last 5 games and is temporarily ranked third in the La Liga standings, 3 points behind the leader Real Madrid. This weekend, it will face Real Sociedad in the middle of the league away from home. In the first 4 games of the Champions League, Villarreal performed poorly, with 1 draw and 3 losses. Since scoring 1 point from Juventus, they have lost to Tottenham and Paphos in away games.

Dortmund lacks two defensive players Bensebaini and Sule, while Villarreal has three long-term injuries and cannot play. Whoscored predicts Dortmund to win 2-1.

(There are still many games in the middle of the week, and time is limited. I only write about the European wars and English Championships where Whoscored has injury data. The European wars plus relevant data provided by UEFA are still the same. Although the scores are recommended by professional media, they are really unreliable, so don’t use them directly)