SABSabah FKClub page
BVBDortmundClub page
Squad value€19m
Squad value€587.9m
Key playerTymoteusz Puchacz
Key playerSehrou Guirassy
Head coachValdas Dambrauskas
Head coachNiko Kovac
Sabah FK press high and Dortmund insist on playing out through it. Expect the ball lost in dangerous places.
Sabah FK and Dortmund both come after the ball high up the pitch, so it keeps changing hands in dangerous areas.
Dortmund's squad is valued at €587.9m, Sabah FK's at €19m: about 31 times as much. Gaps like that tend to settle games rather than make contests.
Clear favourites: Dortmund.
Do not expect Sabah to sit back: Dambrauskas has them pressing high and going forward, even in Europe.
“Yıllarca Avrupa maçlarında kabuğuna çekilerek oynamaya alışkın bir futbol kültürünü yerle bir edip; cesur, önde basan ve hücumu düşünen dominant bir kimlik inşa etti.”He tore down a football culture used to retreating into its shell in European matches for years, and built a brave, dominant identity that presses high and thinks about attacking. our translation
They pass their way out patiently rather than hitting it long. If nothing is on, they will go sideways and wait.
“In possession, Sabah look to control the game through patient build-up play, using rotations to create space and find players between the lines.”Big, physical and awkward to break down. If they score, there is a fair chance it starts from a corner.
“Without the ball, they are a physically strong team who are difficult to break down, while their aerial presence makes them a threat from attacking set pieces.”Dortmund's front three jump on your centre-backs the moment they get the ball.
“Pressing Asfissiante: I trequartisti e il centravanti escono immediatamente in pressione forte sui centrali avversari in fase di prima costruzione, cercando di sporcare le traiettorie e forzare l’errore.”Suffocating pressing: the attacking midfielders and the centre-forward immediately press the opposing centre-backs hard as they start the build-up, trying to disrupt their passing and force mistakes. our translation
Get past their first wave of pressure and there is a huge amount of grass behind their defence.
“Se la prima pressione a ridosso dell’area avversaria salta, o se la mediana commette un errore di posizionamento, la difesa del Dortmund si trova esposta a transizioni rapide in campo aperto su ben 40 metri di campo scoperto alle proprie spalle.”If the first press near the opponents' box is beaten, or the midfield is out of position, Dortmund's defence is exposed to fast breaks across a good 40 metres of open pitch behind it. our translation
They push right up the pitch and chase the ball from the first whistle. Their wide players drift inside rather than staying on the touchline, so the middle gets crowded.
“The press remained aggressive, Guirassy remained the reference point, and Kovač increasingly used inverted wing-backs to manufacture central overloads.”