The facts about the Copenhagen game | OneFootball

The scenario: Borussia Dortmund started the competition with a 4-4 draw in Turin and a 4-1 win against Bilbao, and are currently seventh among 36 teams. FC Copenhagen are 28th after a 2-2 draw against Leverkusen and a surprising 2-0 defeat to Qarabag Agdam in Azerbaijan.

Head-to-head record: BVB have played FC Copenhagen four times so far (three wins, one draw). The draw was from their most recent meeting on 2 November 2022, which ended 1-1 in the Parken Stadium.

Copenhagen facts: The Danish champions (for the 16th time) were the strongest team in Pot 4. In the play-offs, Youssoufa Moukoko came on to secure the decisive 2-0 win against FC Basel (result after first game: 0-0) which meant that FC Copenhagen qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the seventh time (a Danish record). Copenhagen have reached the round of sixteen twice. They have only won three of their last 14 games at European level (eight defeats). They have only won one of their last seven home games (two draws, four defeats). This will be the 26th time that FC Copenhagen will be playing against a German team (six wins, six draws and 13 defeats to date). Their only win in the last 15 games was against 1. FC Heidenheim in February 2025 in the UEFA Conference League, when they won 3-1 in extra time. Of their 13 home games against Bundesliga teams so far, they have won only two (two draws, nine defeats).

Borussia facts: During the previous two seasons and the start of the current season, BVB have won eight of their 14 away games and lost only five (as well as two games that ended in a draw). In their away games in Denmark, of which there have only been three so far, they have yet to lose, but have also only won once (with two draws). In each of these three away games BVB scored one goal.

The league: Borussia Dortmund are competing in the UEFA Champions League for the 20th time - and for the tenth time in a row - and have reached the knockouts in ten of their eleven most recent appearances. They have reached the final three times overall (1997, 2013, 2024). FC Copenhagen are competing in the league for the seventh time.