MARBELLA. Borussia Dortmund defeats TSG Hoffenheim 1-0 after J. Brandt scored just 1 goal (43′). Borussia Dortmund made the most of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Campo La Quinta stadium in Marbella on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 30,150 spectators.​ The referee was Martin Petersen with the support of Alexander Sather and Robert Edgar Wessel. The 4th official was Christof Günsch. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.7 degrees Celsius or 60.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.​

Match Statistics​

TSG Hoffenheim

0 - 1

Borussia Dortmund

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 13 Total 25
  • 4 On Target 11
  • 3 Off Target 10
  • 6 Shots blocked 4
  • 89 Attack 132
  • 61 Dangerous attack 59
  • 94 Ball safe 97
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 12 Corners 11
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Borussia Dortmund had a strong ball possession 56% while TSG Hoffenheim was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

TSG Hoffenheim was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Borussia Dortmund managed to find the solution to win this match.​

TSG Hoffenheim shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund shot 26 times, 13 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

TSG Hoffenheim received 3 yellow cards (Ozan Kabak, Oliver Baumann and Kevin Vogt). On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (Jude Bellingham).

Match Timeline

Ozan Kabak- Yellow
27'
30'
43'
Julian Brandt(goal)Marco Reus
56'
Marius Wolf(var)
Oliver Baumann- Yellow
57'
58'
Marius Wolf(var)
64'
Donyell Malen- sub ->Jamie Bynoe-Gittens
65'
65'
70'
77'
Salih Özcan- sub ->Sébastien Haller
78'
88'
Mats Hummels- sub ->Marco Reus
90'

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 encounter, TSG Hoffenheim will stay with 19 points like VfB Stuttgart and VfL Bochum 1848 to remain in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Borussia Dortmund will have 46 points like FC Bayern München to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim will host Hertha BSC on the 18th of March with a 12-7 head to head stats in favor of TSG Hoffenheim (6 draws).

Borussia Dortmund will host FC Köln on the 18th of March with a 14-4 head to head record in favor of Borussia Dortmund (7 draws).

TSG Hoffenheim – Formation

TSG Hoffenheim
G
Oliver Baumann 1.Germany
9.4
57'
D
Kevin Akpoguma 25.Nigeria
7.3
D
Kevin Vogt 22.Germany
6.9
90'
D
Ozan Kabak 5.Turkey
7.1
30' 27'
M
Pavel Kaderabek 3.Czech Republic
6.5
M
Sebastian Rudy 16.Germany
6.3
78'
M
Umut Tohumcu 40.Germany
6.2
65'
M
Angeliño 11.Spain
7.9
F
Christoph Baumgartner 14.Austria
7.9
F
Ihlas Bebou 9.Togo
6.2
65'
F
Andrej Kramaric 27.Croatia
6.9
Substitutes
G
Luca Philipp 37.Germany
D
John Anthony Brooks 23.United States
D
Ermin Bicakcic 4.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.5
30'
M
Thomas Delaney 17.Denmark
M
Finn Ole Becker 20.Germany
M
Angelo Stiller 13.Germany
7.3
78'
F
F. Asllani 44.Germany
5.9
65'
F
M. Dabbur 10.Israel
F
Kasper Dolberg 19.Denmark
6.7
65'

TSG Hoffenheim started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Pellegrino Matarazzo decided to play with the following team: Oliver Baumann (9.4), Ozan Kabak (7.1), Kevin Vogt (6.9), Kevin Akpoguma (7.3), Pavel Kadeřábek (6.5), Sebastian Rudy (6.3), Umut Tohumcu (6.2), Angeliño (7.9), Christoph Baumgartner (7.9), Ihlas Bebou (6.2) and Andrej Kramarić (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Luca Philipp, John Brooks, Ermin Bičakčić (6.5), Thomas Delaney, Finn Ole Becker, Angelo Stiller (7.3), Fisnik Asllani (5.9), Munas Dabbur and Kasper Dolberg (6.7).

TSG Hoffenheim could not rely on the presence of Ermin Bicakcic (injured).

Substitutions

TSG Hoffenheim made 4 changes: Ozan Kabak for Ermin Bičakčić (30′), Umut Tohumcu for Kasper Dolberg (65′), Ihlas Bebou for Fisnik Asllani (65′) and Sebastian Rudy for Angelo Stiller (78′).

Best player: Oliver Baumann​

The player that probably impressed the most for TSG Hoffenheim was the goalkeeper: Oliver Baumann. His rating is 9.42. He performed 11 saves.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
7.9
D
Marius Wolf 17.Germany
7.2
D
Niklas Süle 25.Germany
7.6
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
7.4
D
Raphaël Guerreiro 13.Portugal
7.2
M
Emre Can 23.Germany
8.1
M
Jude Bellingham 22.England
7.6
70'
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
7.5
88'
F
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
8.2
43'
F
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 43.England
7.0
64'
F
Sébastien Haller 9.Ivory Coast
6.8
77'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Meyer 33.Germany
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
6.9
88'
D
Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium
M
Felix Passlack 30.Germany
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
6.1
77'
M
Giovanni Reyna 7.United States
F
A. Modeste 20.France
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
6.4
64'

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

Edin Terzic played with: Gregor Kobel (7.9), Marius Wolf (7.2), Niklas Süle (7.6), Nico Schlotterbeck (7.4), Raphaël Guerreiro (7.2), Marco Reus (7.5), Emre Can (8.1), Jude Bellingham (7.6), Julian Brandt (8.2), Sébastien Haller (6.8) and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alexander Meyer, Mats Hummels (6.9), Thomas Meunier, Felix Passlack, Mahmoud Dahoud, Salih Özcan (6.1), Giovanni Reyna, Anthony Modeste and Donyell Malen (6.4).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 3 changes: Jamie Bynoe-Gittens for Donyell Malen (64′), Sébastien Haller  for Salih Özcan (77′) and Marco Reus for Mats Hummels (88′).

Best player: Julian Brandt​

The most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Julian Brandt.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 55 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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