Champions League

Champions League | Group Stage

Sep 6, 2022 at 5.45pm UK

Signal-Iduna-Park

Dortmund
3 - 0
Copenhagen

Reus (35'), Guerreiro (42'), Bellingham (83')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Khotcholava (27'), Lerager (61')

Borussia Dortmund beat Copenhagen in Champions League opener

Marco Reus and Jude Bellingham are among the scorers as Borussia Dortmund open their Champions League campaign up with a 3-0 win over FC Copenhagen.

Sep 6, 19:39

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Champions League clash between Borussia Dortmund and Copenhagen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Borussia Dortmund

Last Six:

Last Game: Dortmund 1-0 Hoffenheim
Friday, September 2 at 7.30pm in Bundesliga

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Freiburg	5	5	12
2	Borussia Dortmund	5	4	12
3	Bayern Munich	5	14	11

Copenhagen

Last Six:

Last Game: Copenhagen 1-0 Silkeborg
Friday, September 2 at 6pm in Danish Superliga

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
3	Aarhus	2	1	3
4	Copenhagen	2	1	3
5	AC Horsens	1	1	3

We said: Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Copenhagen

In spite of Borussia Dortmund's heavily-occupied treatment room, Copenhagen's inconsistent form makes it difficult to envisage any shocks occurring at the Westfalenstadion, and Terzic may be boosted by a couple of attacking returnees either way. The Danish champions are still capable of frustrating their more revered hosts, but the Black and Yellow ought to kick off their Champions League campaign with a straightforward three points. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Borussia Dortmund win with a probability of 43.87%. A win for Copenhagen had a probability of 35.78% and a draw had a probability of 20.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Borussia Dortmund win was 2-1 with a probability of 7.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (5.38%) and 3-2 (5.22%). The likeliest Copenhagen win was 1-2 (6.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 2-2 (7.28%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Borussia Dortmund would win this match.

Result
Borussia Dortmund	Draw	Copenhagen
43.87% ( -0)	20.35%	35.78% ( 0)

Both teams to score 75.67% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

77.5% (

22.5% (

-0)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

58.42%

41.58%

Borussia Dortmund Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

88.37% (

-0)

11.63% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

63.35% (

-0)

36.64% (

Copenhagen Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

85.62% (

14.38% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

57.74% (

42.26% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Borussia Dortmund 43.87%

Copenhagen 35.78%

Draw 20.35%

Borussia Dortmund	Draw	Copenhagen
2-1 @ 7.51% 3-1 @ 5.38% ( -0) 3-2 @ 5.22% 2-0 @ 3.87% 1-0 @ 3.6% ( -0) 4-1 @ 2.9% 4-2 @ 2.81% 3-0 @ 2.78% 4-3 @ 1.82% 4-0 @ 1.49% 5-1 @ 1.25% 5-2 @ 1.21% Other @ 4.05% Total : 43.87%	2-2 @ 7.28% 1-1 @ 6.98% 3-3 @ 3.38% 0-0 @ 1.67% Other @ 1.05% Total : 20.35%	1-2 @ 6.77% 2-3 @ 4.71% 1-3 @ 4.37% 0-1 @ 3.24% 0-2 @ 3.14% 2-4 @ 2.28% 1-4 @ 2.12% 0-3 @ 2.03% ( 0) 3-4 @ 1.64% 0-4 @ 0.99% ( 0) Other @ 4.49% Total : 35.78%