FC Bayern München beats Borussia Dortmund 3-2 with 2 goals from R. Lewandowski

DORTMUND. FC Bayern München bested Borussia Dortmund 3-2 thanks to R. Lewandowski who scored in the 9th and 77th minute.

FC Bayern München beats Borussia Dortmund 3-2 with 2 goals from R. Lewandowski

DORTMUND. FC Bayern München beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 thanks to R. Lewandowski who scored in the 9th and 77th minute.

The match was played at the Signal-Iduna-Park stadium in Dortmund on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Zwayer with the help of Marco Achmüller and Mike Pickel. The 4th official was Frank Willenborg. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 8 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 86 Attack 92
  • 46 Dangerous attack 52
  • 102 Ball safe 105
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Borussia Dortmund was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. FC Bayern München that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Bayern München has a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Bayern München won the contest.​

Borussia Dortmund shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, FC Bayern München shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Borussia Dortmund received 4 yellow cards (E. Can, M. Rose, M. Rose and J. Bellingham). Regarding the opposition, FC Bayern München received 2 yellow cards (R. Lewandowski and D. Upamecano).

Match Timeline

Julian Brandt(goal)J. Bellingham
5'
9'
44'
Kingsley Coman(goal)
48'
Emre Can- Yellow
51'
Donyell Malen- sub ->M. Dahoud
60'
65'
Serge Gnabry- sub ->L. Sane
65'
Jamal Musiala- sub ->L. Goretzka
Marius Wolf- sub ->J. Brandt
69'
Niklas Süle- sub ->Lucas
74'
77'
82'
82'
86'
88'
88'
90'
Dayot Upamecano- Yellow

Standings

After playing this contest, Borussia Dortmund will stay with 30 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, FC Bayern München will have 34 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will play away against VfL Bochum 1848 on the 11th of December with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (4 draws).

FC Bayern München will host FSV Mainz 05 on the 11th of December with a 20-5 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (4 draws).

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
6.1
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
5.8
D
Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium
6.4
D
Raphaël Guerreiro  13.Portugal
6.2
82'
D
Manuel Akanji 16.Switzerland
6.4
M
Emre Can 23.Germany
6.6
51'
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
7.1
69' Goals5'
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany
6.5
60'
M
Jude Bellingham 22.England
7.6
86'
F
Marco Reus 11.Germany
7.4
F
Erling Haaland 9.Norway
7.4
82' Goals48'
Substitutes
G
Marwin Hitz 35.Switzerland
D
Marin Pongracic 34.Croatia
D
Dan-Axel Zagadou 5.France
D
Nico Schulz 14.Germany
6.7
82'
M
Marius Wolf 39.Germany
6.1
69'
M
Reinier 20.Brazil
M
Axel Witsel 28.Belgium
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
6.8
60'
F
Steffen Tigges 27.Germany
6.2
82'

Borussia Dortmund started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Gregor Kobel (6.1), Thomas Meunier (6.4), Manuel Akanji (6.4), Mats Hummels (5.8), Raphaël Guerreiro (6.2), Emre Can (6.6), Julian Brandt (7.1), Mahmoud Dahoud (6.5), Jude Bellingham (7.6), Erling Braut Haaland (7.4) and Marco Reus (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Donyell Malen (6.8), Marius Wolf (6.1), Reinier, Marin Pongračić, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Axel Witsel, Nico Schulz (6.7), Marwin Hitz and Steffen Tigges (6.2).

Borussia Dortmund could not rely on the presence of M. Wolf (injured).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 4 changes: M. Dahoud for D. Malen (60′), J. Brandt for M. Wolf (69′), E. Haaland for S. Tigges (82′) and R. Guerreiro for N. Schulz (82′).

Best player: Jude Bellingham​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Jude Bellingham.

His rating is (7.6) with 43 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 20.

FC Bayern München – Formation

FC Bayern München
G
Manuel Neuer   1.Germany
6.2
D
Lucas Hernández 21.France
7.3
74'
D
Benjamin Pavard 5.France
7.0
D
Dayot Upamecano 2.France
5.6
90'
D
Alphonso Davies 19.Canada
6.4
M
Leon Goretzka 8.Germany
6.5
65'
M
Corentin Tolisso 24.France
7.0
M
Thomas Müller 25.Germany
7.1
M
Kingsley Coman 11.France
7.4
88' Goals44'
M
Leroy Sané 10.Germany
7.2
65'
F
R. Lewandowski 9.Poland
8.9
88' Goals9', 77'
Substitutes
G
Christian Früchtl 36.Germany
D
Tanguy Nianzou 23.France
6.3
88'
D
Omar Richards 3.England
D
Niklas Süle 4.Germany
6.8
74'
M
Jamal Musiala 42.Germany
6.3
65'
M
Marc Roca 22.Spain
F
Malik Tillman 40.Germany
F
Serge Gnabry 7.Germany
6.5
65'

FC Bayern München started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Dino Toppmöller played with: Manuel Neuer (6.2), Benjamin Pavard (7.0), Dayot Upamecano (5.6), Lucas Hernández (7.3), Alphonso Davies (6.4), Leon Goretzka (6.5), Corentin Tolisso (7.0), Kingsley Coman (7.4), Thomas Müller (7.1), Leroy Sané (7.2) and Robert Lewandowski (8.9).

These were the players on the bench: Malik Tillman, Tanguy Nianzou (6.3), Christian Früchtl, Omar Richards, Serge Gnabry (6.5), Niklas Süle (6.8), Jamal Musiala (6.3) and Marc Roca.

FC Bayern München could not rely on the presence of N. Sule (injured).

Substitutions

FC Bayern München made 4 changes: L. Sane for S. Gnabry (65′), L. Goretzka for J. Musiala (65′), Lucas for N. Sule (74′) and K. Coman for T. Nianzou (88′).

Best player: Robert Lewandowski​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Bayern München was Robert Lewandowski.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 24 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​