Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Villarreal: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

Borussia Dortmund

3 : 2

Villarreal

S. Guirassy80', 85' (pen), 90' (og)

53' (og)R. Veiga
66'S. Mourino

Signal Iduna ParkSimone SozzaCapacity 81,365Tue, 8 Sept 202621:00

Borussia Dortmund3-4-2-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Villarreal Villarreal crest

Assistant

Rubén Uría

Substitutions

27'
196.5
K. Karetsas
186.5
E. Nwaneri
75'
207.2
M. Sabitzer
76.7
J. Bellingham
75'
86.9
F. Nmecha
217.5A
F. Silva
82'
146.3
M. Beier
366.3
K. Prates

Unused

Assistant

Rubén Uría

Substitutions

46'
236.9
S. Cardona
36.5
A. Freeman
59'
216.6
T. Oluwaseyi
106.2
A. Moleiro
59'
246.7
N. Saliba
196.2
N. Pepe
75'
177.6
T. Buchanan
56.2
A. Diatta
83'
66.2
P. Navarro
76.6
G. Moreno

Unused

Home

R. Bensebaini
Red Card
Out
E. Can
Knee Injury
Out
M. Kaba
Injury
Out
G. Konstantelias
Knee Injury
Out
J. Lerma
Muscle Injury
Out
F. Mane
Muscle Injury
Out
N. Schlotterbeck
Red Card
Out

Away

J. Foyth
Achilles Tendon Injury
Out
C. Romero
Injury
Out

Player of the match

Sehrou Guirassy

Attacker · Borussia Dortmund

8.7

This match

Attacking

Goals2

Assists0

Shots5

Shots on target3

Shot accuracy60%

Penalties1

Build-up

Passes16

Key passes2

Pass accuracy81%

Defending

Blocks1

Duels won7 · 64%

Fouls won/made3 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Gregor KobelG	5	2	1,54	+0,54	26/29	5/8
Péter GulácsiG	4	3	2,74	+0,74	29/34	5/10

Live stats

Possession & Passing

52%Possession48%

514Total passes481

90%Pass accuracy86%

9Corners7

Attack

18Shots13

6On target6

5Off target4

7Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

12Shots in box9

6Shots out box4

2.8xG1.3

-0.3Goals prevented-0.3

Defense & Discipline

5Goalkeeper saves4

1Offsides3

15Fouls10

1Yellow cards3

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,41xG0,67

6Shots4

1On target1

2Big chances2

10Touches in box5

57%Possession43%

4Corners2

Second half

2,42xG0,67

12Shots9

5On target5

4Big chances2

18Touches in box9

45%Possession55%

5Corners5

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Borussia Dortmund

2.83191452%

69% open play3% set piece28% penalty

Villarreal

1.34141048%

73% open play27% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

33 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Borussia Dortmund2,83 xG · 3 scored

Villarreal1,34 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Borussia Dortmund33

Open play 24Set piece 2Dribble 2Foul won 2Rebound 1Defensive 2

Villarreal26

Open play 16Set piece 4Dribble 2Foul won 1Rebound 2Defensive 1

Momentum

14 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Borussia Dortmund61% pressure

Villarreal39% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-2

100%Draw 0%0%

2.83xG1.34

19Shots14

14On target10

Momentum

90' Saved Renato Veiga 0.07 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

18 v 13

Borussia Dortmund shoot right, Villarreal left. Bigger dot = better chance.

BDBorussia DortmundVILVillarrealgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

22 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Borussia DortmundVillarrealgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Borussia DortmundDefensive line 47%

VillarrealDefensive line 34%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Borussia DortmundUntil 27'

Most-connected pair: Veerman and Nmecha, 21 passes between them.

VillarrealUntil 45'

Most-connected pairs: Gueye and Cardona; Veiga and Gueye. 12 passes each.

Tactical battle

63control37

Serhou Guirassy

9 touches in box

In possession

72,4%Field tilt27,6%

11Passes into box9

34Progressive passes25

11Carries into final third8

9Chances created10

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

10,38Press intensity (PPDA)11,81

10High turnovers6

7Regains within 5s6

27,5sBall recovery time31,7s

18Interceptions11

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

119Carries85

1338mCarry distance1099m

18Progressive carries11

752mProgressive carry distance627m

2Carries into the box1

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

7Take-ons won6

23Take-ons attempted15

658mProgressive pass distance457m

5Through balls1

5Switches of play5

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,25Expected threat (xT)1,12

1,61Action value (VAEP)0,44

33Shot-creating actions26

4Goal-creating actions2

1,53Expected assisted goals1,19

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

5,0Passes per attack4,1

19,2sAttack duration13,0s

1,57 m/sAttack directness2,28 m/s

6Build-up attacks4

6Direct attacks7

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

28Touches in box14

55Final third entries45

6Big chances4

2,74xG on target1,54

4Big chances missed3

Passing

3/16 (19%)Crosses4/9 (44%)

23/34 (68%)Long balls25/50 (50%)

21Throw-ins11

9Free kicks15

3Goal kicks8

Duels

41Total59

36/83 (43%)Ground47/83 (57%)

6/20 (30%)Aerial14/20 (70%)

7/22 (32%)Dribbles6/14 (43%)

12Dispossessed11

Defending

45Recoveries45

13Interceptions8

19Tackles27

68%Tackles won56%

13Clearances19

2Big chances scored1

2Big saves3

0Errors led to shot1

3Fouled in final third3

6,81Average rating6,71

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Borussia Dortmund2025/26

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 76-90

Villarreal2025/26

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

2025/26

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 10 and 8 matches.

Share of their matches

They score

80%1+ goal38%

60%2+ goals25%

They concede

80%1+ goal100%

70%2+ goals75%

30%3+ goals38%

30%4+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 4-0 (H)·worst 1-4 (A)

worst 0-4 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Borussia DortmundshootallowVillarreal

9.9%+3.4Six-yard box4.3%

64.9%+1.8Penalty area-2.059.1%

21.6%-2.5Edge of the box+4.229.4%

3.6%-2.8Long range7.2%

444 shots taken · 487 faced

VillarrealshootallowBorussia Dortmund

7.4%+2.2Six-yard box+2.28.8%

65.4%+4.4Penalty area-2.360.9%

23.0%-2.3Edge of the box23.4%

4.2%-4.3Long range6.9%

457 shots taken · 363 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Borussia Dortmund beat Villarreal 3-2 at Signal Iduna Park in the UEFA Champions League. It was goalless at half-time. Scorers: an own goal by R. Veiga (53'), S. Guirassy (80', 85' pen) for Borussia Dortmund; S. Mourino (66'), an own goal by S. Guirassy (90') for Villarreal. In their last 4 meetings, Borussia Dortmund have won 2, Villarreal 1, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.