Borussia Dortmund overcomes Darmstadt 98 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

DARMSTADT. Borussia Dortmund was finally too strong for Darmstadt 98.

By
Luke Meyer
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Borussia Dortmund overcomes Darmstadt 98 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

DARMSTADT. Borussia Dortmund was after all too much to handle for Darmstadt 98 with the goal of Julian Brandt (24′), Marco Reus (77′) and Youssoufa Moukoko (90′).

The match was played at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor stadium in Darmstadt on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 17,810 spectators.​ The referee was Deniz Aytekin who had the assistance of Christian Dietz and Christian Leicher. The 4th official was Robert Kampka. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 0.21 degrees Celsius or 32.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Darmstadt 98

0 - 3

Team 1

Borussia Dortmund

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 11 Total 17
  • 2 On Target 8
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 6 Shots blocked 4
  • 99 Attack 103
  • 36 Dangerous attack 40
  • 79 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Darmstadt 98 was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Borussia Dortmund that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Dortmund was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Dortmund won the match.​

Darmstadt 98 shot 11 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund shot 17 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Darmstadt 98 received 1 yellow card (Matej Maglica). Talking about the opposition, Borussia Dortmund received 4 yellow cards (Giovanni Reyna, Giovanni Reyna, Ian Maatsen and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens).

Match Timeline

3'
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens- Yellow
24'
Julian Brandt(goal)Jamie Bynoe-Gittens
31'
Oscar Vilhelmsson- sub ->Matthias Bader
46'
Matej Maglica- Yellow
51'
55'
Marco Reus- sub ->Julian Brandt
55'
77'
Marco Reus(goal)Jadon Sancho
81'
Youssoufa Moukoko- sub ->Niclas Füllkrug
Andreas Müller- sub ->Tobias Kempe
87'
Fabio Torsiello- sub ->Luca Pfeiffer
87'
88'
Giovanni Reyna- sub ->Donyell Malen
88'
Niklas Süle- sub ->Nico Schlotterbeck
Christoph Zimmermann- sub ->Tim Skarke
87'
90'
Giovanni Reyna- Yellow
90'
Giovanni Reyna- Yellow
90'
Youssoufa Moukoko(goal)Marcel Sabitzer

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After playing this contest, Darmstadt 98 stays with 10 points to remain in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Dortmund will has 30 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Darmstadt 98 will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 20th of January with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Eintracht Frankfurt (0 draws).

Borussia Dortmund will play away against FC Köln on the 20th of January with a 16-4 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (7 draws).

Darmstadt 98 – Formation

Darmstadt 98
G
Marcel Schuhen 1.Germany
7.7
D
Christoph Klarer 14.Austria
6.4
D
Clemens Riedel 38.Germany
7.0
D
Matej Maglica 5.Croatia
6.1
51'
D
Matthias Bader 26.Germany
6.5
46'
M
Tobias Kempe 11.Germany
6.5
87'
M
Emir Karic 19.Austria
6.6
M
Tim Skarke 27.Germany
6.6
87'
M
Bartol Franjic 28.Croatia
7.2
M
Fabian Holland 32.Germany
7.3
F
Luca Pfeiffer 24.Germany
7.0
87'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Brunst 30.Germany
D
Thomas Isherwood 3.Sweden
D
Christoph Zimmermann 4.Germany
87'
D
Jannik Müller 20.Germany
M
Fabian Schnellhardt 8.Germany
M
Andreas Müller 16.Germany
87'
M
Klaus Gjasula 23.Germany
F
Oscar Vilhelmsson 29.Sweden
6.5
46'
F
Fabio Torsiello 42.Germany
87'

Darmstadt 98 started with a 3-3-3-1 line-up (3-3-3-1).

The manager Torsten Lieberknecht decided to play with the following team: Marcel Schuhen (7.7), Christoph Klarer (6.4), Clemens Riedel (7.0), Matej Maglica (6.1), Bartol Franjić (7.2), Fabian Holland (7.3), Emir Karić (6.6), Matthias Bader (6.5), Tobias Kempe (6.5), Tim Skarke (6.6) and Luca Pfeiffer (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Thomas Isherwood, Fabian Schnellhardt, Andreas Müller, Klaus Gjasula, Christoph Zimmermann, Jannik Müller, Oscar Vilhelmsson (6.5), Alexander Brunst and Fabio Torsiello.

Substitutions

Darmstadt 98 made 4 changes: Matthias Bader for Oscar Vilhelmsson (46′), Tobias Kempe for Andreas Müller (87′), Tim Skarke for Christoph Zimmermann (87′) and Luca Pfeiffer for Fabio Torsiello (87′).

Player of the match: Marcel Schuhen​

The most impressive player for Darmstadt 98 was the goalkeeper: Marcel Schuhen. His rating is 7.65. He performed 5 saves.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
7.3
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
7.5
88'
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
D
Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium
7.1
D
Ian Maatsen 22.Netherlands
7.7
31'
D
Emre Can 23.Germany
7.5
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
6.9
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
6.9
55' Goals24'
M
Marcel Sabitzer 20.Austria
8.1
F
Niclas Füllkrug 14.Germany
7.0
81'
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
7.5
88'
F
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 43.England
7.3
55' 3'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Meyer 33.Germany
D
Niklas Süle 25.Germany
88'
D
Mateu Morey 2.Spain
D
Hendry Blank 42.Germany
M
Giovanni Reyna 7.United States
88' 90'
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
7.5
55' Goals77'
M
Marius Wolf 17.Germany
F
Jadon Sancho 10.England
7.6
55'
F
Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany
8.0
81' Goals90'

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

Edin Terzic played with: Mats Hummels, Gregor Kobel (7.3), Thomas Meunier (7.1), Emre Can (7.5), Nico Schlotterbeck (7.5), Ian Maatsen (7.7), Julian Brandt (6.9), Salih Özcan (6.9), Marcel Sabitzer (8.1), Donyell Malen (7.5) and Niclas Füllkrug (7.0), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (7.3).

They had on the bench: Niklas Süle, Mateu Morey Bauzà, Giovanni Reyna, Jadon Sancho (7.6), Marco Reus (7.5), Marius Wolf, Youssoufa Moukoko (8.0), Alexander Meyer and Hendry Blank.

Borussia Dortmund could not rely on the presence of Niklas Süle (injured).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: Julian Brandt for Marco Reus (55′), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens for Jadon Sancho (55′), Niclas Füllkrug for Youssoufa Moukoko (81′), Donyell Malen for Giovanni Reyna (88′) and Nico Schlotterbeck for Niklas Süle (88′).

Player of the match: Marcel Sabitzer​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Marcel Sabitzer even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 46 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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