Champions League: Match preview, Manchester City VS Borussia Dortmund: Prediction, Head-to-head, lineups, key stats
On Tuesday, Manchester City will play Borussia Dortmund in their sixth Champions League group-stage match of the 2022-23 season
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has called Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham the “whole package”
Pep Guardiola's squad is one of six undefeated sides in the competition, and they will look to continue their fine play on the group stage's fifth matchday.
Manchester City will travel to Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, to face Borussia Dortmund on Matchday 5 of the Champions League group stage. Manchester City would win the top spot in their Champions League group.
These two teams are now atop Group G and have already qualified for the next round of competition.
Erling Haaland continues to excel for Man City as he scored twice in their most recent match, a 3-1 victory over Brighton.
In September, the two teams met in a 2-1 thriller in which Erling Haaland scored a stunning goal to give City the lead over his former team in the 84th minute.
Dortmund is comfortably second in Group G but has struggled in the Bundesliga over the past five games, winning just twice.
Dortmund is not in the most acceptable position this season, but they held Bayern Munich to a dramatic home draw earlier this month. Their home support is a significant point to consider.
They seek to slow Man City's momentum and remain in contention for the group's top spot.
Head-to-head stats, Borussia Dortmund, has only won a single game between the two sides, while City has 3 in their bags. At the same time, one game has drawn.
Key stats for the match
- Manchester City has won 14 of their past 16 UEFA Champions League matches against German opponents (D1 L1) but lost 2-1 to RB Leipzig in their most recent away match in Germany.
- Borussia Dortmund has only lost two of their last 14 UEFA Champions League home games (W8 D4), with one of those losses coming against Manchester City in April 2021. (1-2 in the quarter-final second leg).
- No player has been directly involved with more goals in the UEFA Champions League this season than Erling Haaland (5) and Borussia Dortmund's Jude Bellingham (4, 1 assist).
Borussia Dortmund predicted lineup
Thomas Meunier, Sebastien Haller, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Mahmoud Dahoud, and Mateu Morey are all unavailable for this match due to injury. Donyell Malen and Marco Reus are both injured and will miss the game.
Nico Schlotterbeck was subbed out during the second half of Dortmund's match against Stuttgart, and he is unlikely to play against Manchester City.
Probable lineup: Adeyemi, Brandt, Malen; Moukoko, Kobel, Wolf, Sule, Hummels, Guerreiro, Can, Bellingham.
Manchester City predicted the lineup
John Stones returned to the squad for the victory against Brighton and was eligible to play.
Sergio Gomez will be unavailable for Pep Guardiola's group match against Dortmund due to his red card against Copenhagen. Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips are out due to injury, but Guardiola has an otherwise healthy team.
Probable lineup: Ederson, Silva, De Bruyne, Foden, Haaland, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Cancelo, Rodri, Gundogan
Man City vs Borussia prediction
It's hard to argue with Borussia Dortmund's recent success. Manchester City, however, would be gunning for all three points and might maybe squeak by the Bundesliga heavyweights by a single goal.
Final prediction: City 3-2 Dortmund
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