Tottenham Hotspur vs Borussia Dortmund Preview

Tottenham Hotspur welcome Borussia Dortmund to north London on Tuesday evening for a Champions League league phase encounter that finds Spurs in desperate need of a turnaround. The hosts arrive in woeful form, their most recent outing producing a 2-1 home defeat to West Ham United on January 17th. Before that, they lost 2-1 at home to Aston Villa in the FA Cup and suffered a 3-2 defeat away at Bournemouth. Earlier in this sequence, they drew 1-1 at home with Sunderland and 0-0 away at Brentford, leaving them without a win in their last five matches across all competitions with three losses and two draws.

Dortmund travel to England in contrasting form, unbeaten in their last five fixtures. Their most recent match saw them win 3-2 at home to St. Pauli on January 17th. In their previous outing, they cruised to a 3-0 home victory over Werder Bremen after drawing 3-3 away at Eintracht Frankfurt. Earlier in this sequence, they won 2-0 at home against Borussia Mönchengladbach and drew 1-1 away at Freiburg, collecting three wins and two draws from their last five Bundesliga matches.

The head-to-head record heavily favours Tottenham, who have won four of the five previous meetings with one Dortmund victory. Spurs claimed a memorable 1-0 away win at Signal Iduna Park in March 2019 and also won 3-0 at home in February 2019. Dortmund’s sole success came with a 2-1 away victory at White Hart Lane in March 2016.

Football enthusiasts worldwide can watch this European clash live on Tuesday evening. In the UK, TNT Sports 1 will broadcast the match with a 20:00 GMT kick-off, while German viewers can tune in on Amazon Prime Video. US audiences can follow the action on Paramount+, and Spanish fans can watch on Movistar Liga de Campeones 5. Additional coverage extends to Canada on DAZN Canada, France on Canal+ Live 4, Australia on Stan Sport, and Portugal on DAZN Portugal.

Possible Line-Ups:

Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1) Vicario, Porro, Romero, Gray, Udogie, Sarr, Bissouma, Kulusevski, Maddison, Johnson, Solanke

Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1) Kobel, Can, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Ryerson, Nmecha, Brandt, Bensebaini, Beier, Guirassy, Adeyemi

Injured Players:

Tottenham Hotspur: Rodrigo Bentancur (Out), Mohammed Kudus (Out), Richarlison (Out), João Palhinha (Out), Micky van de Ven (Out), James Maddison (Out), Yves Bissouma (Out), Dejan Kulusevski (Out), Radu Dragusin (Out)

Borussia Dortmund: Marcel Sabitzer (Out), Aaron Anselmino (Out), Patrick Drewes (Out), Salih Özcan (Out), Ramy Bensebaini (Out)

Tottenham face a catastrophic injury crisis with nine players ruled out, decimating their squad depth across every position and severely limiting tactical options. Dortmund have five players unavailable, weakening their midfield and defensive resources, though they remain in significantly better shape than their injury-ravaged opponents.

Tottenham Hotspur – Last 5 Matches:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Tottenham Hotspur	1-2	West Ham United	English Premier League	Jan 17, 2026
L	Tottenham Hotspur	1-2	Aston Villa	English FA Cup	Jan 10, 2026
L	AFC Bournemouth	3-2	Tottenham Hotspur	English Premier League	Jan 7, 2026
D	Tottenham Hotspur	1-1	Sunderland	English Premier League	Jan 4, 2026
D	Brentford	0-0	Tottenham Hotspur	English Premier League	Jan 1, 2026

Borussia Dortmund – Last 5 Matches:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Borussia Dortmund	3-2	St. Pauli	German Bundesliga	Jan 17, 2026
W	Borussia Dortmund	3-0	Werder Bremen	German Bundesliga	Jan 13, 2026
D	Eintracht Frankfurt	3-3	Borussia Dortmund	German Bundesliga	Jan 9, 2026
W	Borussia Dortmund	2-0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	German Bundesliga	Dec 19, 2025
D	SC Freiburg	1-1	Borussia Dortmund	German Bundesliga	Dec 14, 2025

Head-to-Head Record:

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Borussia Dortmund	0-1	Tottenham Hotspur	Mar 5, 2019	Champions League
Tottenham Hotspur	3-0	Borussia Dortmund	Feb 13, 2019	Champions League
Borussia Dortmund	1-2	Tottenham Hotspur	Nov 21, 2017	Champions League
Tottenham Hotspur	3-1	Borussia Dortmund	Sep 13, 2017	Champions League
Tottenham Hotspur	1-2	Borussia Dortmund	Mar 17, 2016	Europa League

TV Listings / Streaming:

Country	Broadcaster
Great Britain	TNT Sports 1
USA	Paramount+
Germany	Amazon Prime Video
Spain	Movistar Liga de Campeones 5
France	Canal+ Live 4
Canada	DAZN Canada
Australia	Stan Sport
Portugal	DAZN Portugal
India	Sony LIV
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport 6