Sabah vs Borussia Dortmund: the preview

Tuesday, October 20 · Binə qəsəbə stadionu UEFA - Champions League 2026/27

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Sabah #22 · 3 pts

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Borussia Dortmund #18 · 3 pts
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Borussia Dortmund arrives at the middle of the group standings after securing a narrow opening victory, while Sabah attempts to recover from a heavy away defeat in its previous continental outing. Although Sabah maintains a strong home record across the tournament, the visiting side arrives with a steady scoring average and consistent possession figures in recent fixtures to contest this group stage encounter.

Updated on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at

Key facts

  • Sabah won 5 of their 5 home games in the competition.

  • Sabah are 3 points behind the group leaders.

  • 35% of Sabah's goals come in the last fifteen minutes.

  • Sabah kept a clean sheet in 5 of their 10 games.

Current form

Sabah maintains a 100 percent home winning record in the tournament to offset its heavy away defeat, while Borussia Dortmund arrives with a steady scoring average from recent fixtures to test that local resilience.

The odds

Draw 16.9%
Borussia Dortmund 71.5%
Sabah 8 Draw 5.5 Borussia Dortmund 1.3

Implied probability, normalised so the three add up to 100.

Where they stand

Group 1
Team MP GD Pts
1 Paris Saint Germain 2 +7 6
2 FC Barcelona 2 +7 6
3 Aston Villa FC 2 +7 6
4 VfB Stuttgart 2 +5 6
5 Liverpool FC 2 +4 6
6 Sporting CP 2 +4 6
7 Arsenal FC 2 +4 6
8 Real Madrid CF 2 +2 6
9 Real Betis Balompié 2 +2 6
10 FC Bayern München 2 +5 4
11 Shakhtar Donetsk 2 +2 4
12 Como 1907 2 +2 3
13 Manchester United FC 2 +2 3
14 Villarreal CF 2 +1 3
15 Club Atlético de Madrid 2 +1 3
16 Club Brugge 2 0 3
17 Manchester City FC 2 0 3
18 Borussia Dortmund 2 0 3
19 Lens 2 -1 3
20 AEK Athens 2 -1 3
21 RB Leipzig 2 -2 3
22 Sabah 2 -2 3
23 Feyenoord 2 -3 3
24 Bodoe/Glimt 2 -4 3
25 AS Roma 2 -1 1
26 PSV Eindhoven 2 -1 1
27 Viking 2 -2 1
28 Fenerbahce 2 -6 1
29 FC Internazionale Milano 2 -2 0
30 FC Porto 2 -3 0
31 Slavia Prague 2 -3 0
32 SSC Napoli 2 -3 0
33 LASK 2 -4 0
34 Lille 2 -4 0
35 Galatasaray 2 -5 0
36 Slovan Bratislava 2 -8 0

The difference-makers

Borussia Dortmund. While Serhou Guirassy carries the scoring load for the visitors with multiple goals in the tournament, Sabah relies heavily on Veljko Simić and Joy Lance Mickels to convert fewer total chances into an efficient scoring output.

Playing style

Borussia DortmundSabah
52% Possession 47.7%
5 Remates al arco 6.1
13.5 Remates totales 17.3
9.5 Corners 5.5
11.5 Fouls 13.2

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (2 and 7 respectively).

Borussia Dortmund arrives with higher possession figures and superior corner counts per fixture, pointing to territorial dominance. However, Sabah generates a high volume of total shots despite lower possession, suggesting a counterattacking profile that will test the visiting…

When they settle games

Sabah 20 goals

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The visiting side establishes consistent scoring intervals across both halves, while Sabah concentrates most of its goalscoring output in the final half-hour of matches to shape a late-stage tactical clash.