UEFA Champions League · 2024

Borussia Dortmund 3–1 Barcelona · UEFA Champions League

3–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Borussia Dortmund won 3–1.

Shots
187
Shots on target
112
Expected goals
3.850.49
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

Borussia Dortmund beat Barcelona 3–1. Recorded in this match (Borussia Dortmund – Barcelona): shots 18–7, shots on target 11–2, expected goals 3.85–0.49, possession 46%–54%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Borussia Dortmund's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.21 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match2.21 goals/match1.6 goals/match

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

Barcelona have a visible away split

moderate

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

12.8 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season15.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots12.8 shots/match15.3 shots/match12.6 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share.

51.8%PossessionBorussia Dortmund · Barcelona● 60.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBorussia DortmundBarcelonaBaseline
Possession51.8%60.4%50.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots7 shotsBorussia Dortmund 18 shots, Barcelona 7 shots
  • Shots on target11 shots2 shotsBorussia Dortmund 11 shots, Barcelona 2 shots
  • Expected goals3.85 xG0.49 xGBorussia Dortmund 3.85 xG, Barcelona 0.49 xG
  • Possession46%54%Borussia Dortmund 46%, Barcelona 54%
  • Corners8 corners4 cornersBorussia Dortmund 8 corners, Barcelona 4 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls11 foulsBorussia Dortmund 14 fouls, Barcelona 11 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Borussia Dortmund
0Draws
2Barcelona
Barcelona — Borussia Dortmund · UEFA Champions League4–0
Borussia Dortmund — Barcelona · UEFA Champions League2–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Borussia Dortmund favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Barcelona in 6 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Borussia Dortmund14 matchesBarcelona12 matches
2.21 goals/matchGoals scored14/12▲ 3.08 goals/match
1.36 goals/matchGoals allowed14/121.42 goals/match
2.02 xG/matchExpected goals14/12▲ 2.4 xG/match
14.2 shots/matchShots14/12▲ 15.3 shots/match
6.14 shots/matchShots on target14/12▲ 6.58 shots/match
51.8%Possession14/12● 60.4%
5.93 corners/match ●Corners14/124.5 corners/match
12.3 fouls/matchFouls14/128.75 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples14 / 12home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 15 Apr 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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