UEFA Champions League 25/26 · 5 Nov 2025

Manchester City 4–1 Borussia Dortmund

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Oct 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Manchester City favourites at 59%.

Manchester City won and made the better chances: 2.0 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Phil Foden, 85.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Phil Foden +17.9, Karim Adeyemi +12.9, Maximilian Beier +12.5.

Well below it: Matheus Nunes −18.5, Jérémy Doku −12.6, Daniel Svensson −10.2.

Each side's last five results before this match.

2 Nov 2025	W 3–1	v Bournemouth Premier League
26 Oct 2025	L 0–1	at Aston Villa Premier League
21 Oct 2025	W 2–0	at Villarreal Champions League
18 Oct 2025	W 2–0	v Everton Premier League
5 Oct 2025	W 1–0	at Brentford Premier League

31 Oct 2025	W 1–0	at FC Augsburg Bundesliga
25 Oct 2025	W 1–0	v 1. FC Köln Bundesliga
21 Oct 2025	W 4–2	at FC København Champions League
18 Oct 2025	L 1–2	at FC Bayern München Bundesliga
4 Oct 2025	D 1–1	v RB Leipzig Bundesliga

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Rayan Cherki Midfielder	11	1	0	0.14	100.0	–
Phil Foden Midfielder	90	2	0	0.23	85.6	+17.9
Erling Haaland Forward	86	1	0	0.79	65.1	+3.9
Jérémy Doku Midfielder	79	0	1	–	64.0	−12.6
Nico González Midfielder	90	0	0	0.18	59.3	+1.3
Joško Gvardiol Defender	90	0	0	–	55.0	−6.0
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	54.8	+4.6
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder	79	0	2	0.05	51.4	−4.4
Sávio Midfielder	79	0	0	0.14	50.8	−6.8
John Stones Defender	90	0	0	–	47.6	−8.7
Nico O'Reilly Defender	86	0	0	0.45	47.4	−9.2
Bernardo Silva Midfielder	11	0	0	–	47.4	–
Rúben Dias Defender	11	0	0	–	43.5	–
Matheus Nunes Defender	90	0	0	–	40.3	−18.5
Omar Marmoush Forward	9	0	0	–	38.1	–
Rayan Aït-Nouri Defender	9	0	0	–	29.3	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Pascal Groß Midfielder	23	0	0	–	70.7	–
Julian Ryerson Midfielder	90	0	1	0.09	67.6	+5.7
Felix Nmecha Midfielder	90	0	0	0.04	65.1	+9.7
Karim Adeyemi Forward	81	0	0	0.51	63.9	+12.9
Emre Can Defender	23	0	0	–	60.7	–
Ramy Bensebaini Defender	67	0	0	–	58.4	+1.6
Maximilian Beier Forward	67	0	0	–	58.3	+12.5
Waldemar Anton Defender	90	1	0	0.23	57.1	+2.2
Nico Schlotterbeck Defender	90	0	0	–	55.8	−4.8
Carney Chukwuemeka Midfielder	23	0	0	–	49.9	–
Serhou Guirassy Forward	67	0	0	0.15	49.7	−3.4
Gregor Kobel Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	47.9	−3.6
Marcel Sabitzer Midfielder	67	0	0	–	47.0	+1.5
Jobe Bellingham Midfielder	23	0	0	–	46.2	–
Daniel Svensson Midfielder	90	0	0	–	42.4	−10.2
Fábio Silva Forward	9	0	0	–	37.6	–