Stats, data, info – all you need to know about Tottenham v BVB | OneFootball

Neighbors among themselves. Not geographically, but in the standings. On Tuesday evening (January 20, 9 p.m.), the eleventh-placed team will host the tenth in the Champions League, meaning Tottenham Hotspur will face Borussia Dortmund. With a win, both clubs would take a huge step toward the round of 16.

Both the Spurs and BVB have each won three of their previous matches, drawn twice, and lost once. Even the goal difference is identical at plus six. However, the Black and Yellows have scored more goals (19) than the Londoners (13).

The situation in their domestic leagues, however, is fundamentally different. While Dortmund are sitting excellently in second place with only one defeat, Tottenham have slipped to 14th in the Premier League after a 1-2 loss to relegation candidate West Ham United. The position of head coach Thomas Frank, who was only appointed last summer, is looking increasingly shaky.

So far, the two clubs have met six times in European competition. In the Champions League, the English side have won all four encounters. They won both group stage matches in 2017/18 (3-1, 2-1) as well as in the round of 16 the following year (3-0, 1-0).

The outcome was different in the two Europa League clashes. In the round of 16 in 2015/16, the Black and Yellows confidently prevailed with 3-0 and 2-1 victories.

Home-strong Spurs

Despite their sporting crisis, the Londoners are a force at home. Of their last 23 European matches, they have not lost a single one (19 wins, 4 draws). In the current Champions League season, they have won all three of their home games without conceding a single goal (1-0 against Villarreal, 4-0 against Copenhagen, 3-0 against Slavia Prague).

BVB do not enjoy traveling to the island. There hasn’t been much to gain for the Westphalians there recently. Ten of their last 14 away games in the “premier class” ended in defeat. In contrast, there have only been three wins and one draw. Seven of the last eight Champions League away matches against English teams have been lost (1 win). In the current season, Dortmund lost 1-4 at the Etihad Stadium against Manchester City.

What should give the BVB players confidence ahead of the tough task against the Spurs is their conversion rate in this Champions League season. No other team surpasses Borussia’s 24 percent. In addition, the Black and Yellows outperform their xGoals value by the largest margin (+6.2 – 19 goals from 12.8 expected goals).

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