Matchday

UEFA Champions League 26/27 · 20 Oct 2026

Sabah FK 1–2 Borussia Dortmund

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.3 – 1.8
Actual xG
1.5 – 3.8
Goals
1 – 2

Footybot made Borussia Dortmund favourites at 51%.

Borussia Dortmund won and made the better chances: 3.8 xG to 1.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Serhou Guirassy, 70.7 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Akim Zedadka +18.5, Carney Chukwuemeka +17.5, Aden McCarthy +16.5.

Well below it: Waldemar Anton −15.0, Nico Schlotterbeck −14.7, Julian Ryerson −12.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Sabah FK

13 Oct 2026W 2–0v SK Slavia Praha Champions League
10 Sep 2026L 0–4at Manchester United Champions League
25 Aug 2026W 3–2v Hapoel Be'er Sheva Champions League
19 Aug 2026L 1–2at Hapoel Be'er Sheva Champions League
11 Aug 2026W 4–0v AGF Champions League

Borussia Dortmund

17 Oct 2026D 0–0at 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga
14 Oct 2026L 0–1at Bodø/Glimt Champions League
9 Oct 2026D 2–2v SV Werder Bremen Bundesliga
19 Sep 2026W 1–0at VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga
12 Sep 2026W 3–0v SC Paderborn 07 Bundesliga

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Sabah FK

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Christian Nwachukwu Midfielder900–100.0–
Abdulakh Khaybulaev Midfielder900–71.8–
Akim Zedadka Defender90000.0166.9+18.5
Aden McCarthy Defender90100.5564.7+16.5
Stas Pokatilov Goalkeeper9000–62.7+12.0
Tymoteusz Puchacz Defender9001–59.5+15.5
Patrick Orphe M'Bina Forward25000.1754.0–
Ivan Lepinjica Midfielder90000.0353.2+9.6
Aleksey Isayev Midfielder2500–52.7–
Kaheem Parris Midfielder65000.0849.9+4.8
Umarali Rakhmonaliev Midfielder81000.0649.4+3.1
Du Queiroz Midfielder6500–48.1–
Steve Solvet Defender90000.0446.1−1.4
Joy Lance Mickels Forward81000.0243.5−6.0
Veljko Simić Midfielder90000.5141.6−1.4

Borussia Dortmund

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jobe Bellingham Midfielder1900–72.7–
Serhou Guirassy Forward90201.9570.7+13.0
Carney Chukwuemeka Midfielder7100–65.1+17.5
Joey Veerman Midfielder90010.2060.1−6.6
Waldemar Anton Defender9000–56.6−15.0
Ramy Bensebaini Defender72000.1056.4−2.2
Felix Nmecha Midfielder71000.2055.0−2.8
Daniel Svensson Midfielder7700–53.3+2.4
Gregor Kobel Goalkeeper9000–51.6+4.6
Nico Schlotterbeck Defender90000.2249.9−14.7
Julian Ryerson Midfielder90000.1247.1−12.0
Fábio Silva Forward89000.9841.6−3.8
Marcel Sabitzer Midfielder1900–39.9–
Joane Gadou Defender1800–38.5–
Maximilian Beier Forward1300–34.6–
Ethan Nwaneri Midfielder100–34.1–