Matchday

UEFA Champions League 25/26 · 20 Jan 2026

Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Borussia Dortmund

Picked for matchday: Standout: Julian Ryerson scored 87.5 · Breakout watch: Waldemar Anton

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.3 – 1.1
Actual xG
2.2 – 0.4
Goals
2 – 0

Footybot made Tottenham Hotspur favourites at 41%.

Tottenham Hotspur won and made the better chances: 2.2 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Julian Ryerson, 87.5 in 45′.

Tottenham Hotspur

PlayerMinGAxGScore
Dominic Solanke Forward70101.0667.7
Wilson Odobert Forward90020.1367.0
Pedro Porro Defender90000.0866.2
Cristian Romero Defender90100.1665.9
Jun'ai Byfield Defender2800–64.4
Archie Gray Midfielder9000–53.7
Destiny Udogie Defender9000–53.2
Xavi Simons Midfielder90000.3752.4
Kevin Danso Defender9000–51.8
Randal Kolo Muani Forward20000.3751.0
Guglielmo Vicario Goalkeeper9000–50.4
Lucas Bergvall Midfielder62000.0150.1
Djed Spence Defender90000.0449.2

Borussia Dortmund

PlayerMinGAxGScore
Julian Ryerson Midfielder45000.0887.5
Carney Chukwuemeka Midfielder26000.0571.0
Nico Schlotterbeck Defender90000.1860.7
Maximilian Beier Forward1400–59.3
Fábio Silva Forward2600–50.1
Yan Couto Midfielder7600–50.0
Jobe Bellingham Midfielder9000–47.0
Karim Adeyemi Forward6400–44.9
Gregor Kobel Goalkeeper9000–44.1
Emre Can Defender4500–43.9
Waldemar Anton Defender90000.0443.2
Serhou Guirassy Forward4500–41.9
Felix Nmecha Midfielder64000.0341.7
Julian Brandt Forward4500–41.2
Ramy Bensebaini Defender9000–40.9
Daniel Svensson Midfielder2600–11.2