Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal Preview

Borussia Dortmund host Villarreal at Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday as both sides open their Champions League league phase campaigns in contrasting form.

Dortmund have won 3 of their last 5 games and arrive with real momentum. Their most recent result was a 3-2 away win at Hoffenheim. Prior to that, a 5-0 away win at HEBC Hamburg in the Pokal. Before that, a 2-0 home win over Hamburger SV. Earlier in this run, a 1-2 home defeat to Bayern Munich, and a 2-2 home draw with AS Roma in a friendly started the run.

Villarreal, by contrast, are winless in their last five and head into this one under pressure. Their most recent outing was a 2-3 home defeat to Deportivo A Coruna. Prior to that, a 1-0 away defeat at Alaves. Before that, a 2-2 home draw with Atletico Madrid. Earlier in this run, a 2-2 home draw with Racing Santander, and a 2-1 away win at Galatasaray in a friendly at the start of August started this run of 5.

The two sides have met three times, with the head-to-head record heavily favouring Dortmund, who have won two of those meetings to Villarreal’s none, with one draw. Most recently, Dortmund won 4-0 at home. In the meeting before that, the sides drew 2-2 in a friendly.

Both clubs go into this one with a clean slate at the start of the league phase, so there’s no points gap to speak of yet — Dortmund were placed 15th and Villarreal 21st heading into the draw, with Dortmund’s superior recent form adding to their standing as slight favourites heading into matchday one.

In Germany, the match is live on Amazon Prime Video. In the UK, viewers can follow the action on TNT Sports 2, TNT Sports 6, or stream via HBO Max. In the United States, the game is available on CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, fuboTV, and ViX.

Possible Lineups

Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1) Kobel, Anton, Svensson, Ryerson, Karetsas, Nmecha, Gadou, Beier, Bellingham, Mane, Guirassy

Villarreal (4-4-2) Luiz Junior, Freeman, Costa, Pepe, Moreno, Cardona, Veiga, Gueye, Perez, Saliba, Moleiro

Borussia Dortmund Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Hoffenheim	2-3	Dortmund	BUN	05.09.26
✅	HEBC Hamburg	0-5	Dortmund	POK	01.09.26
✅	Dortmund	2-0	Hamburger SV	BUN	29.08.26
❌	Dortmund	1-2	Bayern Munich	SC	22.08.26
🤝	Dortmund	2-2	AS Roma	CF	15.08.26

Villarreal Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Villarreal	2-3	Dep. A Coruna	LL	05.09.26
❌	Alaves	1-0	Villarreal	LL	28.08.26
🤝	Villarreal	2-2	Atl. Madrid	LL	23.08.26
🤝	Racing Santander	2-2	Villarreal	LL	16.08.26
✅	Galatasaray	1-2	Villarreal	CF	08.08.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Dortmund	4-0	Villarreal	CL	25.11.25
Dortmund	2-2	Villarreal	CF	06.08.24
Dortmund	0-2	Villarreal	CF	22.07.22

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Germany	Amazon Prime Video
Great Britain	TNT Sports 2 / TNT Sports 6 / HBO Max
Ireland Republic	TNT Sports 2 / TNT Sports 6 / HBO Max
USA	CBS Sports Network / Paramount+ / fuboTV / ViX
Spain	Movistar+ / Movistar Liga de Campeones 2
Italy	Sky Sport 254 / NOW TV
France	myCANAL / Canal+ Live 4
Canada	DAZN Canada / fuboTV Canada
Australia	Stan Sport

Table

POS.	TEAM	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Lille	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	PSG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Napoli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	LASK Linz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Slavia Praha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Club Brugge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Lens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Slovan Bratislava	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Bayern München	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Borussia Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Roma	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Internazionale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	PSV	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Feyenoord	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Real Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Villarreal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Barcelona	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Atlético Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Real Betis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Porto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Stuttgart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	AEK Athens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Viking	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Bodø / Glimt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Sporting CP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Galatasaray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Fenerbahçe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Shakhtar Donetsk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Como	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	RB Leipzig	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Sabah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0