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    Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Stats

    Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal predicted formations

    Borussia Dortmund host Villarreal at Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday, September 8 (3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT / 12:00 PM PT).

    Dortmund go into this one without suspended Daniel Svensson, ruled out after a red card, and the treatment room still holds ankle absentee Nico Schlotterbeck alongside cruciate-ligament victims Emre Can and Giorgos Konstantelias. That leaves Serhou Guirassy and Felix Nmecha to carry the attacking load, with Fábio Silva and Maximilian Beier the main options in reserve. Villarreal have no fitness concerns flagged and can call on a front line built around Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi, Georges Mikautadze and Nicolas Pepe.

    Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal: Best Bets & Predictions

    Dortmund's firepower meets Villarreal's counter at Signal Iduna Park

    Dortmund to winTop pickDortmund carry the sharper attacking numbers into this one, and home advantage at Signal Iduna Park tips it their way.
    57%win prob.-134 @ bet365
    Both teams to scoreVillarreal's attacking group has goals in it too, and Dortmund's list of defensive absences makes a clean sheet unlikely.
    67%chance-200 @ bet365
    Over 2.5 goalsBoth sides have shown they can find the net, and that goalscoring form points to a shared haul here.
    67%chance-200 @ bet365
    Dortmund 2-1 VillarrealA tight home win with goals at both ends fits a Dortmund side that scores freely but hasn't kept things watertight.
    12%chance750 @ bet365
    Guirassy to score anytimeGuirassy scored four goals last season and remains Dortmund's most direct route to goal.
    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐chanceopening soon @ bet365

    Our approach: we weigh confirmed team news against last season's underlying numbers to find picks that tell a consistent story rather than just chase headline odds.

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    Season Form & Standings

    Neither side has kicked a ball in this season’s league phase yet, both level on zero points from zero games, so this opener carries early signal without a table to lean on.

    Recent domestic form. Here’s how each side arrives domestically ahead of the European opener:

    Borussia Dortmund · Bundesliga 2026/27

    WW

    • 05 Sep – Hoffenheim 2–3 Borussia Dortmund (A) W
    • 29 Aug – Borussia Dortmund 2–0 Hamburger SV (H) W

    Villarreal · La Liga 2026/27

    DDLL

    • 05 Sep – Villarreal 2–3 Deportivo de La Coruna (H) L
    • 28 Aug – Deportivo Alaves 1–0 Villarreal (A) L
    • 23 Aug – Atletico Madrid 2–2 Villarreal (A) D
    • 16 Aug – Racing de Santander 2–2 Villarreal (A) D

    Potential Match-Winners

    • Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund): Guirassy scored four goals with three assists last season, and his shot volume alone makes him Dortmund’s chief goal threat here.
    • Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund): Nmecha added three goals and created eleven chances last season, giving Dortmund a second scoring outlet from midfield.
    • Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi (Villarreal): Oluwaseyi scored two goals from ten shots last season and offers Villarreal their most direct route to goal on the counter.

    Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal Prediction

    With zero points and zero games separating these sides on paper, the pick here leans on personnel: Guirassy’s proven finishing and Dortmund’s home advantage at Signal Iduna Park should be enough to see off a Villarreal side capable of scoring but short of the firepower to control this one themselves. Dortmund to win, both teams to score, with a 2-1 finish the most appealing correct-score line.