Newcastle United FC vs Borussia Dortmund, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2023-24

Newcastle United FC

0 – 1

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Borussia Dortmund

Wed 25 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC St James' Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 45' Felix Kalu Nmecha

Y 35' Marius Wolf

Bruno Guimaraes 80' Y

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Newcastle United FC vs Borussia Dortmund — Champions League at St James' Park.

Newcastle United FC 8 games · 14 pts (2025/26)
Borussia Dortmund 8 games · 11 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Artur Dias (Portugal)
Assistant 1 Paulo Soares
Assistant 2 Pedro Ribeiro

3 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 7.7 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 Atlético 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	Qarabağ Ağdam FK	8	10
23	FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn	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

Newcastle United FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Borussia Dortmund

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-25 Newcastle United FC 0–1 Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Oct	Borussia Dortmund	H	0–1	L
21 Oct	Crystal Palace FC	H	4–0	W
08 Oct	West Ham United FC	A	2–2	D
04 Oct	Paris Saint-Germain FC	H	4–1	W
30 Sep	Burnley FC	H	2–0	W
24 Sep	Sheffield United FC	A	8–0	W

Borussia Dortmund

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Oct	Newcastle United FC	A	1–0	W
20 Oct	SV Werder Bremen	H	1–0	W
07 Oct	1. FC Union Berlin	H	4–2	W
04 Oct	AC Milan	H	0–0	D
29 Sep	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	3–1	W
23 Sep	VfL Wolfsburg	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Newcastle United FC		Borussia Dortmund
#12	Position	#17
14	Points	11
8	Played	8
4 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 3
17	Scored	19
7	Conceded	17
+10	GD	+2
1.75	PPG	1.38
50%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

Newcastle United FC are 12th (14 pts). Borussia Dortmund are 17th (11 pts).

Top Scorers (This Season)

Newcastle United FC

Anthony Gordon	10 G	2 A
Harvey Barnes	6 G	4 A

Borussia Dortmund

Sehrou Guirassy	4 G	3 A
Karim Adeyemi	3 G	2 A
Felix Kalu Nmecha	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' Newcastle United FC have kicked off against Borussia Dortmund. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Borussia Dortmund that had 521 games and scored 798 goals.
15' Another change for Newcastle United FC made on 15 minute. Alexander Isak leaves to be changed by Callum Wilson.
20' Marco Reus needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' Newcastle United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' Marius Wolf is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Eddie Howe might look to freshen things up shortly.
43' Another change for Borussia Dortmund made on 43 minute. Emre Can leaves to be changed by Salih Ozcan.
45' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Felix Kalu Nmecha makes it 0-1.
50' Borussia Dortmund started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
55' Borussia Dortmund have won 798 goals from 521 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joelinton, as he is very good at scoring at St James' Park with 8 goals in the last 8 games.
63' Borussia Dortmund ring the changes. Marco Reus has done his job and it is now time for Karim Adeyemi to step up.
65' The Newcastle United FC manager makes a substitution. Joelinton departs to be replaced by Jacob Murphy.
70' Joe Willock is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jacob Murphy at the 70 minute mark.
75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Newcastle United FC and Borussia Dortmund are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
78' The Borussia Dortmund manager makes a substitution. Donyell Malen departs to be replaced by Niklas Sule.
79' Fresh legs for Borussia Dortmund! Sebastien Haller comes on to replace Niclas Fullkrug.
80' The referee shows Newcastle United FC player a Yellow card on 80.
85' It’s high time Edin Terzic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
0-1 the final result. Newcastle United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eddie Howe

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

21
Donyell Malen ↓ Niklas Sule 78'
5
Ramy Bensebaini
15
Mats Hummels
11
Marco Reus ↓ Karim Adeyemi 63'
17
Marius Wolf
14
Niclas Fullkrug ↓ Sebastien Haller 79'
1
Gregor Kobel
20
Marcel Sabitzer
23
Emre Can ↓ Salih Ozcan 43'
8
Felix Kalu Nmecha ↓ Gio Reyna 79'
4
Nico Schlotterbeck

Bench

Coach Edin Terzic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Felix Kalu Nmecha	1
Julian Brandt	1
Niclas Fullkrug	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.97 Newcastle United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.15 Borussia Dortmund xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United FC49% Draw26% Borussia Dortmund25%

Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.12

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Borussia Dortmund

51%

Newcastle United FC or Borussia Dortmund

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United FC40% Draw42% Borussia Dortmund18%

Actual: Borussia Dortmund win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.5%

1 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

6.2%

0 – 0

6.1%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

3.6%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap	Newcastle United FC covers	Push	Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	22%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet

15% ✗

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

Newcastle United FC vs Borussia Dortmund, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Newcastle United FC Form

Borussia Dortmund Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Clean Sheet