LEVERKUSEN. Borussia Dortmund had a narrow win over Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Borussia Dortmund took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Saturday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Siebert that was helped by Lasse Koslowski and Mark Borsch. The 4th official was Christian Dingert. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.8 degrees Celsius or 71.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund adopted for a christmas tree formation (4-3-2-1).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
5.7
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
6.3
D
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
6.1
70'
D
Mitchel Bakker 5.Netherlands
6.0
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
5.3
75'
M
Moussa Diaby 19.France
6.8
86' 55'
M
Paulinho 7.Brazil
6.6
63'
M
Florian Wirtz 27.Germany
8.2
60' 9'
M
Kerem Demirbay 10.Germany
6.9
79'
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
6.8
F
Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic
7.1
79' 45'
Substitutes
G
Andrey Lunev 40.Russia
D
Panagiotis Retsos 3.Greece
D
Daley Sinkgraven 22.Netherlands
M
Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
F
Amine Adli 31.France
6.9
63'
F
Karim Bellarabi 38.Germany
6.2
79'
F
Lucas Alario 13.Argentina
6.8
79'

Gerardo Seoane decided to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký (5.7), Jeremie Frimpong (6.1), Odilon Kossounou (5.3), Jonathan Tah (6.3), Mitchel Bakker (6.0), Kerem Demirbay (6.9), Robert Andrich (6.8), Moussa Diaby (6.8), Florian Wirtz (8.2), Paulinho (6.6) and Patrik Schick (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Exequiel Palacios, Panagiotis Retsos, Nadiem Amiri, Amine Adli (6.9), Karim Bellarabi (6.2), Lucas Alario (6.8), Andrey Lunev and Daley Sinkgraven.

Best player: Florian Wirtz​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Florian Wirtz.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 40 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
6.1
D
Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium
6.2
20'
D
Raphaël Guerreiro 13.Portugal
7.1
71'
D
Manuel Akanji 16.Switzerland
7.1
D
Marin Pongracic 34.Croatia
6.5
M
Axel Witsel 28.Belgium
6.4
66'
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
6.3
49'
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany
6.4
M
Jude Bellingham 22.England
6.8
89'
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
7.0
F
Erling Haaland 9.Norway
8.5
60' 37', 75'
Substitutes
G
Marwin Hitz 35.Switzerland
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
6.6
M
Reinier 20.Brazil
M
Felix Passlack 30.Germany
M
Göktan Gürpüz 42.Turkey
M
Marius Wolf 39.Germany
89' 90'
F
Ansgar Knauff 36.Germany
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
6.7
66'
F
Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany

On the other side, Marco Seoane played with: Gregor Kobel (6.1), Thomas Meunier (6.2), Marin Pongračić (6.5), Manuel Akanji (7.1), Raphaël Guerreiro (7.1), Jude Bellingham (6.8), Axel Witsel (6.4), Mahmoud Dahoud (6.4), Julian Brandt (6.3), Marco Reus (7.0) and Erling Braut Haaland (8.5).

They had on the bench: Marwin Hitz, Reinier, Ansgar Knauff, Felix Passlack, Göktan Gürpüz, Mats Hummels (6.6), Donyell Malen (6.7), Marius Wolf and Youssoufa Moukoko.

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

Best player: Erling Braut Haaland​

The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was Erling Braut Haaland.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 28 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

Match report​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

3 - 4

Borussia Dortmund

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 11 Total 15
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 103 Attack 109
  • 21 Dangerous attack 40
  • 84 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 11
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Borussia Dortmund was in firm control of the ball 58% while Bayer 04 Leverkusen was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Borussia Dortmund was extremely more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is the reason why Borussia Dortmund won the match.​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen shoot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund shoot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 4 yellow cards (F. Wirtz, J. Frimpong, O. Kossounou and M. Diaby). On the other side, Borussia Dortmund received 3 yellow cards (T. Meunier, E. Haaland and M. Wolf).

Match Timeline

Florian Wirtz(goal)Paulinho
9'
20'
37'
39'
Patrik Schick(goal)F. Wirtz
45'
49'
Julian Brandt(goal)E. Haaland
55'
60'
Florian Wirtz- Yellow
60'
Amine Adli- sub ->Paulinho
63'
66'
Donyell Malen- sub ->A. Witsel
Jeremie Frimpong- Yellow
70'
71'
Odilon Kossounou- Yellow
75'
75'
79'
79'
79'
86'
89'
Marius Wolf- sub ->J. Bellingham
90'
Marius Wolf- Yellow

Standing

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
77
34
Borussia Dortmund
69
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
64
34
RB Leipzig
58
34
FC Union Berlin
57
34
SC Freiburg
55
34
FC Köln
52
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
TSG Hoffenheim
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
45
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
42
34
VfL Wolfsburg
42
34
VfL Bochum 1848
42
34
FC Augsburg
38
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Hertha BSC
33
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
28
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
18
34

After this match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will stay with 7 points to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund will have 9 points to stay in the 3rd place.

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play away VfB Stuttgart on the 19th of September with a 18-5 head to head in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (5 draw). Borussia Dortmund will host 1. FC Union Berlin on the 19th of September with a 2-2 head to head record.

Results of the day

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