Qäbälä v Dortmund background

Qäbälä FK have not conceded in their last five European home matches as they welcome a Borussia Dortmund side unbeaten in continental competition under their new coach, Thomas Tuchel.

Previous meetings
• The sides are meeting for the first time in what is Qäbälä's first encounter with German opponents.

• Dortmund met Qarabağ FK in the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League play-offs, Shinji Kagawa scoring twice as they won 4-0 at home and 1-0 in Baku.

Form guide
• Qäbälä are unbeaten in five European home fixtures (W3 D2) and have not conceded a continental goal in Baku since a 2-0 loss to NK Široki Brijeg in their first European game, on 3 July 2014.

• Dortmund have not lost in six European contests under Tuchel, though a 1-1 draw at PAOK FC last time out ended a run of five successive victories.

• Qäbälä are making their UEFA group stage debut this term; this is only their second European campaign.

• Dortmund are in this group stage for only the second time, having failed to make it to the knockout phase in their only previous appearance, in 2010/11.

Trivia and links
• The journey from Dortmund to Qabala is just under 3,300km.

• Qäbälä and Rosenborg BK are the only clubs who have made it all the way from the first qualifying round to the group stage in this season's competition.

The coaches
• Qäbälä's Ukrainian coach Roman Grygorchuk made his name in Latvia, where he won three domestic titles with FK Ventspils from 2006 to 2008. He took charge at Qäbälä in December 2014 after a four-year spell at FC Chornomorets Odesa.

• Tuchel is in his first season as Dortmund coach after replacing Jürgen Klopp in the summer. Tuchel, 42, made his name in a five-year stint in charge of 1. FSV Mainz 05, but took 12 months out before assuming his current role.