UEFA Champions League · 2025Tue, 20 Jan 2026, 20:00 UTCFull timeTottenham Hotspur StadiumFull-time recap

Tottenham Hotspur

DDWLW

2–0Full-time recap

Borussia Dortmund

WWLWD

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Tottenham Hotspur	Borussia Dortmund
Shots	16 shots/match▲	6 shots/match
Shots on target	5 shots/match▲	1 shots/match
Expected goals	2.23 xG/match▲	0.38 xG/match
Possession	54%	46%
Corners	4 corners/match	2 corners/match
Fouls	14 fouls/match	12 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

off target
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Tottenham Hotspur: 16 shots, 5 on target, 2.18 xG. Borussia Dortmund: 6 shots, 1 on target, 0.38 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Tottenham Hotspur 2.18 xG · Borussia Dortmund 0.38 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Borussia Dortmund's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. A second useful context is: Borussia Dortmund's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Borussia Dortmund have a visible away split

weak

Borussia Dortmund's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.25 shots/match▲ShotsAway only · Season12.1 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	9.25 shots/match	12.1 shots/match	13.6 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Borussia Dortmund's recent record differs from the season

weak

Borussia Dortmund's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

2.2 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.71 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	2.2 goals/match	2.71 goals/match	1.5 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Tottenham Hotspur favored in 5 of 14 directional metrics · Borussia Dortmund in 4 · 5 too close

2.14 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 7/7▲2.71 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 7/72.14 goals/match

1.86 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 7/71.77 xG/match

1.28 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 7/71.43 xG/match

12.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 7/712.1 shots/match

13.7 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 7/7▲12.4 shots/match

4.57 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 7/7▲5.71 shots/match

4 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 7/75 shots/match

50.1%Possessionseason · 7/755.7%

4.57 corners/matchCornersseason · 7/74.57 corners/match

4 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 7/7▲3.14 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

10.4 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 7/711.4 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

71%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 7/714%

86%Scoring frequencyseason · 7/786%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Tottenham Hotspur51.2

Borussia Dortmund83.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Tottenham Hotspur49

Borussia Dortmund65.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Tottenham Hotspur68.5

Borussia Dortmund38.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Tottenham Hotspur29.8

Borussia Dortmund13.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Tottenham Hotspur39.3

Borussia Dortmund51.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Tottenham Hotspur51.2

Borussia Dortmund51.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Tottenham Hotspur40.2

Borussia Dortmund51.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

2.4 goals/match▲Goals scored5/52.2 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/52 goals/match

2.21 xG/match▲Expected goals5/51.92 xG/match

13.6 shots/match▲Shots5/512.4 shots/match

5.6 shots/matchShots on target5/55.4 shots/match

49%Possession5/558%

4.8 corners/matchCorners5/55.2 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

10.4 fouls/matchFouls5/511.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

7 / 7 matches

2.14 goals/matchGoals scored7/7▲2.71 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowed7/72.14 goals/match

1.86 xG/match▲Expected goals7/71.77 xG/match

12.1 shots/matchShots7/712.1 shots/match

4.57 shots/matchShots on target7/7▲5.71 shots/match

50.1%Possession7/755.7%

4.57 corners/matchCorners7/74.57 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

10.4 fouls/matchFouls7/711.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

7 / 7 matches

2.14 goals/matchGoals scored7/7▲2.71 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowed7/72.14 goals/match

1.86 xG/match▲Expected goals7/71.77 xG/match

12.1 shots/matchShots7/712.1 shots/match

4.57 shots/matchShots on target7/7▲5.71 shots/match

50.1%Possession7/755.7%

4.57 corners/matchCorners7/74.57 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

10.4 fouls/matchFouls7/711.4 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

4 / 4 matches

2.5 goals/match▲Goals scored4/42.25 goals/match

0 goals/match▲Goals allowed4/43 goals/match

2.16 xG/match▲Expected goals4/41.2 xG/match

13.8 shots/match▲Shots4/49.25 shots/match

5.5 shots/match▲Shots on target4/43.75 shots/match

56.5%Possession4/452%

4.5 corners/matchCorners4/43.75 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.5 fouls/matchFouls4/411 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

42 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/141 days

0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited

Season samples7 / 7home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.

Analysis cutoff: Wed, 21 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4