DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund beats Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-0 after M. Reus scored just 1 goal (10′).
L. Hradecky received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Bayer 04 Leverkusen lost the match.
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 Brych who was helped by Mark Borsch and Robert Kempter. The 4th official was Patrick Alt. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.2 degrees Celsius or 68.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 15 Total 10
- 4 On Target 5
- 11 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 121 Attack 134
- 53 Dangerous attack 40
- 84 Ball safe 109
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Bayer 04 Leverkusen had a superior ball possession 55% while Borussia Dortmund was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Borussia Dortmund had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Dortmund won the match.
Borussia Dortmund shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Borussia Dortmund received 2 yellow cards (T. Hazard and N. Schlotterbeck). Regarding the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 4 yellow cards (J. Tah, E. Palacios, P. Hincapie and M. Bakker).
Also, Bayer 04 Leverkusen didn’t finish the match with 11 players after L. Hradecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Borussia Dortmund has 0 points to occupy the 3rd place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen stays with 0 points (2nd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will host Schalke 04 on the 17th of September with a 11-11 head to head statistic.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host FC Augsburg on the 13th of August with a 16-1 head to head in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).
Borussia Dortmund – Formation
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Borussia Dortmund started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Edin Terzic decided to play with the following team: Gregor Kobel
, Thomas Meunier , Mats Hummels , Nico Schlotterbeck , Raphaël Guerreiro , Mahmoud Dahoud , Marco Reus , Jude Bellingham , Karim Adeyemi , Youssoufa Moukoko and Donyell Malen .The home team had on the bench: Emre Can
, Soumaila Coulibaly, Abdoulaye Kamara, Giovanni Reyna, Thorgan Hazard , Julian Brandt , Felix Passlack, Alexander Meyer and Marius Wolf .Borussia Dortmund could not rely on the presence of T. Hazard (injured).
Substitutions
Borussia Dortmund made 4 changes: K. Adeyemi for T. Hazard (23′), Y. Moukoko for J. Brandt (68′), R. Guerreiro for M. Wolf (84′) and D. Malen for E. Can (84′).
Best player: Mahmoud Dahoud
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Mahmoud Dahoud even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 43 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gerardo Seoane played with: Lukáš Hrádecký
, Jeremie Frimpong , Jonathan Tah , Edmond Tapsoba , Piero Hincapié , Robert Andrich , Exequiel Palacios , Karim Bellarabi , Kerem Demirbay , Moussa Diaby and Patrik Schick .These were the players on the bench: Nadiem Amiri
, Mitchel Bakker , Joel Pohjanpalo, Charles Aránguiz , Sardar Azmoun , Andrey Lunev, Adam Hložek , Odilon Kossounou and Paulinho.Bayer 04 Leverkusen could not rely on the presence of C. Aranguiz (injured).
Substitutions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: R. Andrich for C. Aranguiz (13′), K. Bellarabi for A. Hlozek (46′), K. Demirbay for S. Azmoun (66′), E. Palacios for N. Amiri (78′) and P. Hincapie for M. Bakker (79′).
Best player: Moussa Diaby
The most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Moussa Diaby.
His rating is
with 27 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- FC Augsburg – SC Freiburg – 0-4
- VfL Bochum 1848 – FSV Mainz 05 – 1-2
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – TSG Hoffenheim – 3-1
- FC Union Berlin – Hertha BSC – 3-1
- Borussia Dortmund – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-0
- VfL Wolfsburg – Werder Bremen – 2-2