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Manchester City FC vs Borussia Dortmund, Champions League 2020-21 QUARTER FINALS

UEFA Champions League · 2020-21
Manchester City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Borussia Dortmund
Tue 6 Apr 2021 · 19:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 30' Emre Can
Y 37' Jude Bellingham
Y 39' Jude Bellingham

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Borussia Dortmund — Champions League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Di Bello
  • Referee Ovidiu Hategan
  • Referee Octavian Sovre
  • Referee Sebastian Gheorghe
  • Referee Istvan Kovacs
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

4
1
Manchester City FC 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals Borussia Dortmund
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-06 Manchester City FC 2–1 Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Borussia Dortmund H 2–1 W
03 Apr Leicester City FC A 2–0 W
20 Mar Everton FC A 2–0 W
16 Mar Borussia Monchengladbach H 2–0 W
13 Mar Fulham FC A 3–0 W
10 Mar Southampton FC H 5–2 W
Borussia Dortmund
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Manchester City FC A 1–2 L
03 Apr Eintracht Frankfurt H 1–2 L
20 Mar 1. FC Koln A 2–2 D
13 Mar Hertha BSC H 2–0 W
09 Mar Sevilla FC H 2–2 D
06 Mar FC Bayern München A 2–4 L

Season Stats

Manchester City FC Borussia Dortmund
#8 Position #17
16 Points 11
8 Played 8
5 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 3
15 Scored 19
9 Conceded 17
+6 GD +2
2.00 PPG 1.38
63% Win % 38%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

Manchester City FC are 8th (16 pts). Borussia Dortmund are 17th (11 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Manchester City FC and Borussia Dortmund is underway.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Borussia Dortmund is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 19' Kevin De Bruyne is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 24' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Edin Terzic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 29' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Emre Can picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 35' The travelling Borussia Dortmund supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 37' Jude Bellingham is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
  • 39' Controversy at the stadium! Jude Bellingham argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kyle Walker made 436 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 49' With 1 assists to his name this season, Rodri is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester City FC.
  • 54' Borussia Dortmund have won 798 goals from 521 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 59' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — Bernardo Silva exits the field as Gabriel Jesus enters on 59.
  • 63' It is a substitution in Borussia Dortmund team. Ansgar Knauff is replaced by Gio Reyna on 63 minute.
  • 68' Marco Reus is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester City FC so far.
  • 73' Thomas Delaney has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 78' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 81' Borussia Dortmund make a change. Mahmoud Dahoud trudges off to be replaced by Thomas Delaney on 81 minutes.
  • 84' A goal from the Germany international Marco Reus! He fires home on 84 to make it 1-1!
  • 89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' Assisted by Ilkay Gundogan with the perfectly-timed delivery and Phil Foden makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Borussia Dortmund.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edin Terzic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Phil Foden 2
Jude Bellingham 2
Kevin De Bruyne 1
Marco Reus 1
Riyad Mahrez 1
John Stones 1
Erling Haaland 1

Head to Head

2021-04-06 Manchester City FC 2–1 Borussia Dortmund

Manchester City FC Form

2021-04-06 Manchester City FC 2–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2021-04-03 Leicester City FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-03-20 Everton FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-03-16 Manchester City FC 2–0 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2021-03-13 Fulham FC 0–3 Manchester City FC W 2021-03-10 Manchester City FC 5–2 Southampton FC W

Borussia Dortmund Form

2021-04-06 Manchester City FC 2–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2021-04-03 Borussia Dortmund 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2021-03-20 1. FC Koln 2–2 Borussia Dortmund D 2021-03-13 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 Hertha BSC W 2021-03-09 Borussia Dortmund 2–2 Sevilla FC D 2021-03-06 FC Bayern München 4–2 Borussia Dortmund L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.57 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Borussia Dortmund xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC63% Draw19% Borussia Dortmund18%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Borussia Dortmund
37%
Manchester City FC or Borussia Dortmund
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC47% Draw36% Borussia Dortmund17%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
7.7%
3 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.8%
4 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.6%
4 – 0
3.5%
4 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 18% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 20% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 10% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.