Borussia Dortmund vs Man City - Champions League: Team news, lineups & prediction
By Tom Gott
Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City will meet on Tuesday to decide who finishes top of Group G in the Champions League.
City are top on ten points, just three ahead of Dortmund, who themselves have a a five-point lead over Sevilla in third. The top two are effectively decided but it's now a question of deciding the order. A draw for City would get the job done.
Here's all you need to know about this one.
Where are Borussia Dortmund vs Man City playing?
- Location: Dortmund, Germany
- Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
- Date: Tuesday 25 October
- Kick-off Time: 20:00 BST / 15:00 EST / 12:00 PST
- VAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
- Referee: Davide Massa (ITA)
Borussia Dortmund vs Man City H2H Results
- Borussia Dortmund: 1 Win
- Man City: 3 Wins
- Draws: 1
Current Form (Last Five Games)
- Borussia Dortmund: DDLWW
- Man City: WWDLW
Borussia Dortmund team news
Dortmund lost defender Nico Schlotterbeck to a calf injury at the weekend and it's hard to see him playing any part in this one as a result, but Donyell Malen and Marco Reus are both expected to be back in contention.
Thomas Meunier, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Mateu Morey, Mahmoud Dahoud and Sebastien Haller are all unavailable through injury and Salih Ozcan will miss out through suspension.
Borussia Dortmund predicted lineup vs Man City
Dortmund Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Kobel; Wolf, Sule, Hummels, Guerreiro; Can, Bellingham; Adeyemi, Brandt, Malen; Moukoko
Bench: Meyer, Coulibaly, Papadopoulos, Rothe, Passlack, Kamara, Hazard, Reyna, Modeste, Reus
Man City team news
Sergio Gomez is suspended for City after his red card last time out against Copenhagen, so Joao Cancelo should switch over to left-back for this one.
Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips remain out.
Man City predicted lineup vs Borussia Dortmund
Man City Starting XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Akanji, Dias, Ake, Cancelo; Rodri, Gundogan, De Bruyne; Silva, Haaland, Foden
Bench: Ortega, Carson, Laporte, Stones, Wilson-Esbrand, Lewis, Grealish, Mahrez, Palmer, Alvarez
Borussia Dortmund vs Man City score prediction
City ran out 2-1 winners when these two met earlier in the season, in what was one of the most entertaining games of the competition so far.
Neither team has been perfect since then, but City haven't been far off. Despite a blip against Liverpool, they've been scoring goals at ease with this guy by the name of Erling Haaland up top. Dortmund fans might have heard of him.
Expect another firecracker of a show and another narrow victory for Pep Guardiola's men.
Prediction: Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Man City