Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund Tips & Preview - Citizens to maintain solid home record

By Tolu Shotade

03 Nov 2025

Tolu Shotade 03 Nov 2025

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Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund aiming to maintain unbeaten UCL records.
City's Haaland in top form with 17 goals; Dortmund strong offensively but lack clean sheets.
City favored to win at home with potential for a high-scoring game.

Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund

Manchester City host Borussia Dortmund in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, with both teams looking to maintain their unbeaten records.

The Germans have been generally solid this season, but have a reputation for falling short against the big sides. Meanwhile, the Citizens have been solid at home lately and should claim the upper hand here.

Manchester City News

Manchester City can be pleased with their league phase campaign so far, having picked up two wins and a draw from three matches. They claimed a 2-0 victory at Villarreal in their previous fixture, with Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva getting the goals.

The Citizens' overall form has also been solid lately, having won five of their last six matches across all competitions. Pep Guardiola's team have also won their last five home matches, including a 3-1 Premier League victory over Bournemouth last weekend.

Haaland’s return to form has been pivotal for Manchester City, with the striker scoring 17 times across all competitions this season, including four goals in the Champions League. However, the Citizens have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last three matches, while the last two have produced over 2.5 goals.

Borussia Dortmund News

Borussia Dortmund are also unbeaten in the league phase of the Champions League, with two wins and a draw from three matches. They earned a 4-2 victory at Copenhagen in their previous fixture.

The Germans’ overall campaign has been solid so far, with a 2-1 Bundesliga loss at Bayern Munich their only defeat across all competitions this season. They are also unbeaten in four of their last five away matches, and claimed a 1-0 victory at Augsburg last weekend.

Borussia Dortmund have quality going forward and have scored in their last 10 matches across all competitions. However, Nico Kovac's team are without a clean sheet in their three Champions League matches, all of which have produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund have picked up three wins each, with as many draws from nine previous matches. Both teams met during the 2022-23 season, with the Citizens earning a 2-1 home victory before playing out a 0-0 away draw in the reverse fixture.

Verdict

Man City v Borussia Dortmund

Erling Haaland has looked almost unstoppable this season and could be backed to add to his four Champions League goals. Both teams have scored in three of the last four meetings, and a repeat could be considered.

Manchester City are expected to claim the upper hand here, and having earned a win and over 2.5 goals in three of the last four meetings, a similar outcome is on the cards.

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