PSG vs Borussia Dortmund stats: Which is the better team and why?

PSG vs Borussia Dortmund stats: Which is the better team and why?

Ciku Njuguna
updated at April 29, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain meet during their UEFA Champions League Semi-final match on March 1, 2024. BVB has won one UEFA Champions League trophy, a feat PSG, the 19/20 Champions League runner-up, has yet to accomplish. Dig in for a detailed breakdown of PSG vs Borussia Dortmund stats and find out who is the favourite to win the much-awaited contest.

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Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe (c) fights for the ball with Dortmund's Niklas Suele (l) at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on September 19, 2023. Photo by Franck Fife.
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Sports Brief has sourced data from UEFA, Transfermarkt, and the official team websites for an in-depth analysis of PSG vs Borussia Dortmund stats. This article contains historical facts and the most recent data on PSG vs Dortmund 2024 predictions, players, coaches, and head-to-head stats.

PSG vs Borussia Dortmund stats

The French giants will face their German counterparts in the first leg of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League semi-finals. The closest PSG got to the UEFA Champions trophy was during the 2019/2020 season when Bayern Munich defeated them in the final. B. Dortmund look to add a second UCL trophy since their last win in 1997.

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Borussia Dortmund's Karim Adeyemi (l) and Paris Saint-Germain's Vitinha (r) battle for the ball at Signal Iduna Park on December 13, 2023 in Dortmund, Germany. Photo by Alex Gottschalk.
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The PSG vs Borussia Dortmund head-to-head stats reveal equally capable teams, leaving fans wondering whether PSG is most likely to win the Champions League in 2024. Have a look into PSG vs Borussia Dortmund's UCL matches against each other from Transfermarkt stats.

Match

Match date

Home

Result

Away

Champions League Group F

December 13, 2023

Dortmund

1:1

PSG

Champions League Group F

September 9, 2023

PSG

2:0

Dortmund

Champions League last 16 2nd leg

March 11, 2020

PSG

2:0

Dortmund

Champions League last 16 1st leg

February 18, 2020

Dortmund

2:1

PSG

What is the head-to-head record between Dortmund and PSG?

Both teams are notable football giants in their respective leagues. According to FootballDatabase, Paris Saint-Germain occupies the sixth position in global rankings, while Dortmund takes the tenth place at the time of writing.

PSG vs Borussia Dortmund
Paris Saint-Germain's Randal Kolo Muani runs with the ball during the UEFA Champions League match at Signal Iduna Park on December 13, 2023, in Dortmund, Germany. Photo by Mika Volkmann.
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Between 2010 and 2023, PSG and Dortmund players met on six occasions during the UEFA Champions League and Europa League tournaments. According to UEFA stats, here is a summary of PSG vs Borussia Dortmund's Champions League head-to-head statistics.

Teams

Paris Saint-Germain

BVB

Matches

6

6

Wins

2

1

Draws

3

3

Losses

1

2

PSG vs Dortmund's 2024 fixture stats

At the time of writing, the teams have played in the Champions League on ten occasions, with both teams claiming the same number of wins. Here is a summary of their stats in the UCL for the 2023/24 season.

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Borussia Dortmund's Mats Hummels misses an opportunity during the UEFA Champions League match at Signal Iduna Park on December 13, 2023, in Dortmund, Germany. Photo by Ralf Ibing.
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Paris Saint-Germain

Teams

BVB

10

Matches played

10

5

Wins

5

3

Drawn

2

2

Losses

3

15

Goals

19

9

Goals conceded

13

49%

Possession

60%

83%

Passing accuracy

89%

435

Balls recovered

409

89

Tackle won

48

4

Clean sheets

3

37

Saves

32

PSG vs Borussia Dortmund's coaches

The German club is coached by Edin Terzić, a former centre-back who played for several teams, including Landespokal Westfalen, Oberliga Niedersachsen-West, Regionalliga West, and Oberliga Westfalen. Terzić led Dortmund to the 2021 German Cup and 2020 German Super Cup titles. He also served as the club's assistant coach for the youth team between 2010 and 2013.

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Paris Saint-Germain's coach, Luis Enrique, and Borussia Dortmund's head coach, Edin Terzić, applaud players during various matches. Photo by David Ramos, Ralf Ibing/Firo Sportphoto.
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Former Spanish national football team coach Luis Enrique leads Les Parisiens. The Spaniard took over the club in 2023 and led them to the 2023/24 French Super Cup title and the French League.

PSG vs Borussia Dortmund squad

Borussia are known for their dedication to young talent development, while the French club also boasts technically gifted footballers led by Kylian Mbappe. Here is a breakdown of their squads.

Paris Saint-Germain

Team

BVB

Alexandre Letellier

Arnau Tenas

Keylor Navas

Gianluigi Donnarumma

Goalkeepers

Gregor Kobel

Silas Ostrzinski

Alexander Meyer

Marcel Lotka

Achraf Hakimi

Presnel Kimpembe

Marquinhos

Lucas Hernández

Nordi Mukiele

Lucas Beraldo

Milan Škriniar

Defenders

Nico Schlotterbeck

Ramy Bensebaini

Mats Hummels

Ian Maatsen

Julian Ryerson

Niklas Süle

Emre Can

Manuel Ugarte

Fabián Ruiz

Danilo

Vitinha

Kang-in Lee

Carlos Soler

Warren Zaïre-Emery

Midfielders

Julian Brandt

Salih Özcan

Marcel Sabitzer

Jadon Sancho

Marius Wolf

Julien Duranville

Marco Reus

Felix Nmecha

Kylian Mbappé

Gonçalo Ramos

Ousmane Dembélé

Marco Asensio

Randal Kolo Muani

Bradley Barcola

Forwards

Sébastien Haller

Niclas Füllkrug

Youssoufa Moukoko

Karim Adeyemi

Donyell Malen

PSG vs Borussia Dortmund's legends

Over recent history, Les Rouges-et-Bleus has built a stellar reputation as the best football team in Ligue 1, with living legends such as Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, and Lionel Messi playing for them. Other PSG legends include Ronaldinho, Jay-Jay Okocha, Thiago Silva, Pedro Miguel Pauleta, Zlatan Ibrahimovich, Claude Makélélé, Luis Fernández, Didier Domi, Javier Pastore, Nenê, and Ludovic Giuly.

PSG vs Borussia Dortmund
Borussia and PSG legends, Robert Lewandowski and Ronaldinho. Photo by Boris Streubel, Tony Marshall/EMPICS.
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Since 1909, Borussia Dortmund has produced some of the greatest football players. Some of the most famous Dortmund legends include Manfred Burgsmüller, Matthias Sammer, Mats Hummels, Erling Haaland, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

PSG vs Borussia Dortmund's stadiums

Paris Saint-Germain moved to the Parc des Princes in 1974. Reports suggest that the club could leave the all-seater stadium after talks to buy it from the city of Paris failed to materialise. BVB's home, the Signal Iduna Park, is the biggest football stadium in Germany. The teams' UEFA Semi-finals meeting will be held at the BVB Stadion Dortmund.

Paris Saint-Germain

Team

Borussia Dortmund

Parc des Princes

Stadium name

Signal Iduna Park

Parc

Other names

Westfalenstadion, the temple

1897

Year built

1974

24 Rue du Commandant Guilbaud, Paris, France

Location

North Rhine-Westphalia, Dortmund, Germany

49,691

Total capacity

81,365

-

Standing capacity

28,337

48,712

Sitting capacity

53,028

PSG vs Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund's Salih Ozcan and Paris Saint-Germain's Warren Zaire-Emery at Signal Iduna Park on December 13, 2023 in Dortmund, Germany. Photo by ANP/Hollandse Hoogte/Bart Stoutjesdijk.
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Final word

PSG vs Borussia Dortmund stats reveal a picture of dedicated sportsmanship. With near perfection on both sides' stats, the race to UEFA victory could not be tighter.

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Ciku Njuguna is a journalist with 3 year’s experience in content creation based in Kenya. She currently covers sports personnel as well as team biographies.