Borussia Dortmund tops FC Augsburg 4-3. HIGHLIGHTS

DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund had a narrow win over FC Augsburg.

By
Mark Hall
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Borussia Dortmund tops FC Augsburg 4-3. HIGHLIGHTS

DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund had a close win over FC Augsburg. Borussia Dortmund was decisively better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Signal-Iduna-Park stadium in Dortmund on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 81,365 spectators.​ The referee was Frank Willenborg who was helped by Guido Kleve and Aarne Aarnink. The 4th official was Martin Thomsen. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 1 degrees Celsius or 33.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Borussia Dortmund

4 - 3

Team 1

FC Augsburg

  • ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
  • 28 Total 13
  • 10 On Target 4
  • 18 Off Target 9
  • 8 Shots blocked 2
  • 111 Attack 89
  • 64 Dangerous attack 24
  • 92 Ball safe 64
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Borussia Dortmund was in firm control of the ball 68% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Dortmund had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Dortmund won the match​.

Borussia Dortmund shot 28 times, 10 on target, 18 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Augsburg shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (Jude Bellingham). Regarding the opposition, FC Augsburg received 4 yellow cards (Mads Pedersen, I. Cardona, Fredrik Jensen and Arne Engels).

Match Timeline

12'
29'
40'
Arne Maier(goal)D. Beljo
Nico Schlotterbeck(goal)
42'
45'
Ermedin Demirovic(goal)Arne Engels
45'
Mads Pedersen- Yellow
54'
Sébastien Haller - sub ->Youssoufa Moukoko
62'
66'
Fredrik Jensen- sub ->I. Cardona
69'
Fredrik Jensen- Yellow
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens- sub ->D. Malen
70'
70'
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens(goal)Jamie Bynoe-Gittens
75'
76'
76'
76'
76'
78'
84'
Niklas Süle- sub ->Julian Brandt
90'
90'
Arne Engels- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After playing this match, Borussia Dortmund will have 28 points to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, FC Augsburg will stay with 15 points to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will play away against TSG Hoffenheim on the 25th of February with a 13-7 head to head record in favor of Borussia Dortmund (11 draws).

FC Augsburg will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 17th of February with a 16-5 head to head record in favor of TSG Hoffenheim (6 draws).

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
5.8
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
6.5
D
Raphaël Guerreiro  13.Portugal
6.5
D
Julian Ryerson  26.Norway
6.1
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
8.0
Goals42'
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
8.4
90'
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
6.2
M
Jude Bellingham 22.England
7.8
84' Goals29'
M
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
6.3
70'
M
Karim Adeyemi 27.Germany
6.5
70'
F
Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany
6.2
62'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Meyer 33.Germany
D
Niklas Süle 25.Germany
90'
M
Thorgan Hazard 10.Belgium
M
Marius Wolf 17.Germany
M
Giovanni Reyna 7.United States
6.5
70' Goals78'
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany
F
A. Modeste 20.France
F
Sébastien Haller  9.Ivory Coast
6.5
62'
F
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 43.England
7.5
70' Goals75'

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

The manager Edin Terzic decided to play with the following team: Gregor Kobel (5.8), Julian Ryerson (6.1), Mats Hummels (6.5), Nico Schlotterbeck (8.0), Raphaël Guerreiro (6.5), Jude Bellingham (7.8), Salih Özcan (6.2), Karim Adeyemi (6.5), Julian Brandt (8.4), Donyell Malen (6.3) and Youssoufa Moukoko (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Thorgan Hazard, Marius Wolf, Anthony Modeste, Niklas Süle, Alexander Meyer, Giovanni Reyna (6.5), Sébastien Haller (6.5), Mahmoud Dahoud and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (7.5).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 4 changes: Youssoufa Moukoko for Sébastien Haller  (62′), D. Malen for Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (70′), Karim Adeyemi  for Giovanni Reyna (70′) and Julian Brandt for Niklas Süle (90′).

Best player: Julian Brandt​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Julian Brandt even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 38 passes (81% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 8 crosses.

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg
G
Rafal Gikiewicz 1.Poland
6.0
D
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 6.Netherlands
6.4
D
Mads Pedersen 3.Denmark
5.8
45'
D
Felix Uduokhai 19.Germany
6.4
D
Robert Gumny 2.Poland
6.6
M
Elvis Rexhbecaj 13.Kosovo
7.0
76'
M
Arne Maier 10.Germany
7.7
76' Goals40'
M
Rubén Vargas 16.Switzerland
7.0
12'
M
Arne Engels 27.Belgium
7.0
90'
F
Ermedin Demirovic 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
8.0
Goals45'
F
Dion Beljo 7.Croatia
6.5
76'
Substitutes
G
Tomas Koubek 40.Czech Republic
D
Maximilian Bauer 23.Germany
D
David Colina 38.Croatia
7.3
76' Goals76'
M
Julian Baumgartlinger 14.Austria
7.1
76'
M
Daniel Caligiuri 20.Italy
M
Fredrik Jensen 24.Finland
6.2
66' 69'
M
Niklas Dorsch 30.Germany
F
Irvin Cardona 48.France
6.5
12' 54'
F
Kelvin Yeboah 45.Italy
6.7
76'

FC Augsburg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Enrico Maaßen played with: Rafał Gikiewicz (6.0), Robert Gumny (6.6), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (6.4), Felix Uduokhai (6.4), Mads Pedersen (5.8), Arne Maier (7.7), Arne Engels (7.0), Elvis Rexhbeçaj (7.0), Ruben Vargas (7.0), Dion Drena Beljo (6.5) and Ermedin Demirović (8.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Julian Baumgartlinger (7.1), Maximilian Bauer, Daniel Caligiuri, Irvin Cardona (6.5), Kelvin Yeboah (6.7), Fredrik Jensen (6.2), David Čolina (7.3), Tomáš Koubek and Niklas Dorsch.

FC Augsburg could not rely on the presence of Fredrik Jensen (injured).

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 5 changes: Rubén Vargas for I. Cardona (12′), I. Cardona for Fredrik Jensen (66′), Elvis Rexhbecaj for D. Čolina (76′), A. Maier for Julian Baumgartlinger (76′) and D. Beljo for Kelvin Yeboah (76′).

Best player: Ermedin Demirović​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Augsburg was Ermedin Demirović.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 18 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 11. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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