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

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UEFA Champions League · 2023-24

Newcastle United FC

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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 (2026/27)
Borussia Dortmund 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

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	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

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

0% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund

Sehrou Guirassy

2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Newcastle United FC and Borussia Dortmund has kicked off!
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Newcastle United FC and Borussia Dortmund are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Callum Wilson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alexander Isak on 15 minute.
20' Germany international Niclas Fullkrug has been a key figure this campaign — 6 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' Anthony Gordon is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Newcastle United FC tonight.
35' Marius Wolf has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 35.
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Edin Terzić will be considering his options from the bench.
43' The Borussia Dortmund manager makes a substitution. Emre Can departs to be replaced by Salih Ozcan.
45' Felix Kalu Nmecha does the damage! The net is bulging and Borussia Dortmund surge ahead!
50' Borussia Dortmund come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
55' Marius Wolf needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
60' Newcastle United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Borussia Dortmund backline.
63' Karim Adeyemi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marco Reus on 63 minute.
65' Time for substitution for Newcastle United FC. Joelinton is replaced by Jacob Murphy.
70' Fresh legs for Newcastle United FC! Joe Willock comes on to replace Jacob Murphy.
75' Borussia Dortmund are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
78' Another change for Borussia Dortmund made on 78 minute. Donyell Malen leaves to be changed by Niklas Sule.
79' The crowd applauds Niclas Fullkrug as he leaves the pitch. Sebastien Haller steps in for Borussia Dortmund.
80' Bruno Guimaraes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
85' Miguel Almiron has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 22 cards already picked up this season.
90' Newcastle United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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 Terzić

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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