Sabah FA vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

Sabah FA
1-2
Finished
HT 1-1
Borussia Dortmund
Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku·Javier Alberola Rojas 20/10/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Partial
Match Importance
6.6 / 10
AI Best Pick
72%Trust
1X2
Away Win
1.29
SignalGOODModel73%SurpriseMediumGap-5.8%
Sabah FA Rest
3 days
Borussia Dortmund Rest
3 days

Sabah FA vs Borussia Dortmund: result, form and history

Borussia Dortmund beat Sabah FA 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League on 20 Oct 2026. That went against recent form: Sabah FA had won 4 of their previous five, compared with 2 for Borussia Dortmund.

Referee Javier Alberola Rojas averages 3.68 cards a game, 1.22 fewer than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
11%9.55
X
19%6.00
2
70%1.29
Double Chance
1X
30%3.58
X2
89%1.07
Both Teams to Score
Yes
52%1.80
No
48%1.93
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.07 + 1.92 = 2.99
Over 1.5
83%1.10
Over 2.5
64%1.44
Over 3.5
40%2.21
Under 1.5
17%5.50
Under 2.5
36%2.62
Under 3.5
60%1.69
Corners

Corner forecasts not available for this match

Cards

Card forecasts not available for this match

Match Events

10'Serhou Guirassy
22'Steve SolvetFoul
39'Aden McCarthyAssist: Tymoteusz Puchacz
49'Ivan LepinjicaFoul
53'Serhou GuirassyAssist: Joey Veerman
57'Aden McCarthyFoul
65'Du Queiroz INAleksey Isaev out
65'Kaheem Parris INPatrick Orphe Mbina out
71'Carney Chukwuemeka INMarcel Sabitzer out
71'Felix Nmecha INJobe Bellingham out
72'Ramy Bensebaini INKouakou Joane Gadou out
77'Daniel Svensson INMaximilian Beier out
81'Umarali Rakhmonaliev INAbdulakh khaybulaev out
81'Joy Lance Mickels INChristian Nwachukwu out
89'Akim ZedadkaDissent
90+1'Fábio Silva INEthan Nwaneri out

Lineups

Sabah FA
4-2-3-1Coach: V. Dambrauskas
Borussia Dortmund
3-4-2-1Coach: N. Kovač
Avg rating6.34
Avg rating6.84
S. Pokatilov7.092S. Pokatilov
A. Zedadka6.780A. Zedadka
S. Solvet5.63S. Solvet
A. McCarthy7.24A. McCarthy
T. Puchacz6.927T. Puchacz
U. Rahmonaliyev6.47U. Rahmonaliyev
I. Lepinjica6.513I. Lepinjica
K. Parris5.811K. Parris
Du Queiroz6.237D. Queiroz
V. Simić5.721V. Simić
J. Mickels6.420J. Mickels
G. Kobel6.81G. Kobel
W. Anton7.03W. Anton
N. Schlotterbeck6.64N. Schlotterbeck
R. Bensebaïni6.25R. Bensebaïni
J. Ryerson6.626J. Ryerson
F. Nmecha6.78F. Nmecha
J. Veerman7.725J. Veerman
D. Svensson6.524D. Svensson
C. Chukwuemeka7.017C. Chukwuemeka
Fábio Silva6.421F. Silva
S. Guirassy9.59S. Guirassy

Sabah FA Substitutes

88Rodrigo Fernandes
10A. Isaev65'for Du Queiroz6.1
5R. Daşdəmirov
33Erivaldo Almeida
6A. Xaybulayev81'for Umarali Rakhmonaliev6.1
99P. Mbina65'for Kaheem Parris6.2
94R. Mirzəmmədov
17T. Mütəllimov
8C. Nwachukwu81'for Joy Lance Mickels6.5
1A. Ramazanov
34X. Severina
9K. Aliyev

Borussia Dortmund Substitutes

14M. Beier77'for Daniel Svensson6.4
7J. Bellingham71'for Felix Nmecha6.6
30P. Drewes
22Kouakou Joane Gadou72'for Ramy Bensebaini6.3
40S. Inacio
39F. Mané
33A. Meyer
18E. Nwaneri90+1'for Fábio Silva
49L. Reggiani
20M. Sabitzer71'for Carney Chukwuemeka6.3
41M. Albert
44E. de Pina Duarte dos Santos

Match Stats

Sabah FABorussia Dortmund
45%Ball Possession55%
4Corner Kicks9
4Yellow Cards0
13Total Shots22
4Shots on Goal9
7Shots off Goal13
8Shots Inside Box16
5Shots Outside Box6
2Blocked Shots0
8Fouls12
6Offsides2
6Goalkeeper Saves3
412Total Passes501
332Passes Accurate416
11Free Kicks8

Team Comparison

Sabah FASabah FA
Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund
1798Elo Rating 1939
2.00Attack 1.01
2.32Defense 2.32
56%Hit Rate 50%
13.0Shots per Game 16.3
4.8Shots on Target 5.9
3.6Corners per Game 9.5
3.6Cards per Game 1.2

AI Insights

⚽High Goal Expectancy2.99 goals
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Sabah FASabah FA
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.2 vs 0.8 in first half)
Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund
  • Tied at half-time in 100% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.8 vs 0.2 in first half)

Recent Form

Referee Profile

Javier Alberola Rojas153 matches

3.68Cards per match
3.51Yellow cards per match
0.17Red cards per match
26.1Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Javier Alberola Rojas3.68
Other referees4.90

3.68 cards a match, 1.22 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.90).

Cards come from 148 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

UEFA Champions League 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Paris Saint GermainParis Saint Germain330014:5+99WWW
2Aston VillaAston Villa330012:3+99WWW
3LiverpoolLiverpool330012:7+59WWW
4Real MadridReal Madrid330010:5+59WWW
5Real BetisReal Betis33007:4+39WWW
6VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart32107:2+57DWW
7ArsenalArsenal32106:2+47DWW
8BarcelonaBarcelona320111:6+56LWW
9ComoComo320110:5+56WLW
10Manchester CityManchester City32019:5+46WLW
11Club Brugge KVClub Brugge KV32019:6+36WWL
12Sporting CPSporting CP32017:4+36LWW
13Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund32015:4+16WLW
14Bayern MünchenBayern München312010:5+55DDW
15AS RomaAS Roma31118:5+34WLD
16Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid31114:3+14DWL
17Shakhtar DonetskShakhtar Donetsk31114:3+14LWD
18PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven31112:204WLD
19VillarrealVillarreal31028:803LWL
20InterInter31025:6-13WLL
21Manchester UnitedManchester United31025:6-13LLW
22NapoliNapoli31025:7-23WLL
23GalatasarayGalatasaray31026:9-33WLL
24Lask LinzLask Linz31026:9-33WLL
25Sabah FASabah FA31023:6-33LWL
26FeyenoordFeyenoord31024:8-43LWL
27LensLens31023:7-43LLW
28Bodo/GlimtBodo/Glimt31024:9-53LWL
29AEK Athens FCAEK Athens FC31023:8-53LLW
30RB LeipzigRB Leipzig31023:8-53LWL
31FenerbahçeFenerbahçe30213:9-62DLD
32Slavia PrahaSlavia Praha30124:7-31DLL
33VikingViking30125:9-41LDL
34FC PortoFC Porto30032:6-40LLL
35LilleLille30034:10-60LLL
36Slovan BratislavaSlovan Bratislava30031:13-120LLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Paris Saint GermainParis Saint Germain314:59
2Aston VillaAston Villa312:39
3LiverpoolLiverpool312:79
4Real MadridReal Madrid310:59
5Real BetisReal Betis37:49
6VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart37:27
7ArsenalArsenal36:27
8BarcelonaBarcelona311:66
9ComoComo310:56
10Manchester CityManchester City39:56
11Club Brugge KVClub Brugge KV39:66
12Sporting CPSporting CP37:46
13Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund35:46
14Bayern MünchenBayern München310:55
15AS RomaAS Roma38:54
16Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid34:34
17Shakhtar DonetskShakhtar Donetsk34:34
18PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven32:24
19VillarrealVillarreal38:83
20InterInter35:63
21Manchester UnitedManchester United35:63
22NapoliNapoli35:73
23GalatasarayGalatasaray36:93
24Lask LinzLask Linz36:93
25Sabah FASabah FA33:63
26FeyenoordFeyenoord34:83
27LensLens33:73
28Bodo/GlimtBodo/Glimt34:93
29AEK Athens FCAEK Athens FC33:83
30RB LeipzigRB Leipzig33:83
31FenerbahçeFenerbahçe33:92
32Slavia PrahaSlavia Praha34:71
33VikingViking35:91
34FC PortoFC Porto32:60
35LilleLille34:100
36Slovan BratislavaSlovan Bratislava31:130

About the Sabah FA vs Borussia Dortmund forecast

This is a UEFA Champions League cup fixture; the forecasts combine team ratings, recent form and scoring data, with the cup context taken into account.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Sabah FA and Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League table

In the UEFA Champions League table, Borussia Dortmund are 13th and Sabah FA 25th, 3 points apart. League goal record so far: Sabah FA 3-6, Borussia Dortmund 5-4. The full standings are on the UEFA Champions League Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Sabah FA and Borussia Dortmund have little recent head-to-head history for the model to draw on. Some underlying data for this fixture is limited, which the model accounts for with a lower confidence rating.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.