FC Bayern München prevails over Borussia Dortmund 4-2

MUNICH. FC Bayern München tops Borussia Dortmund 4-2.

By
John Ross
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FC Bayern München prevails over Borussia Dortmund 4-2

MUNICH. FC Bayern München tops Borussia Dortmund 4-2.

The match was played at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 75,000 spectators.​ The referee was Marco Fritz assisted by Dominik Schaal and Marcel Pelgrim. The 4th official was Frank Willenborg. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 8.8 degrees Celsius or 47.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

FC Bayern München

4 - 2

Team 1

Borussia Dortmund

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 16 Total 10
  • 9 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 106 Attack 127
  • 46 Dangerous attack 67
  • 89 Ball safe 83
  • 7 Free Kicks 15
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. FC Bayern München was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Borussia Dortmund that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Dortmund was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, FC Bayern München managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

FC Bayern München shot 16 times, 9 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

FC Bayern München received 1 yellow card (Dayot Upamecano). On the other side, Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (Emre Can).

Match Timeline

12'
Emre Can - Yellow
13'
Gregor Kobel(own-goal)
Thomas Müller(goal)Matthijs de Ligt
18'
Thomas Müller(goal)
23'
44'
Mats Hummels- sub ->Nico Schlotterbeck
46'
Donyell Malen- sub ->Julian Brandt
46'
Salih Özcan- sub ->Julian Ryerson
Kingsley Coman(goal)Leroy Sané
51'
61'
61'
Youssoufa Moukoko- sub ->Sébastien Haller 
Dayot Upamecano- Yellow
64'
Serge Gnabry- sub ->Thomas Müller
69'
69'
72'
Emre Can (penalty)
79'
Jamal Musiala- sub ->Kingsley Coman
80'
86'
90'
Donyell Malen(goal)

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 II
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After this match, FC Bayern München will have 55 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund will stay with 53 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Bayern München will play away with FSV Mainz 05 on the 22nd of April with a 23-6 head to head in favor of FC Bayern München (4 draws).

Borussia Dortmund will play away agasint VfB Stuttgart on the 15th of April with a 19-5 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (8 draws).

FC Bayern München – Formation

FC Bayern München
G
Yann Sommer 27.Switzerland
6.4
D
Benjamin Pavard 5.France
7.1
D
Dayot Upamecano 2.France
7.0
64'
D
Matthijs de Ligt 4.Netherlands
7.1
D
Alphonso Davies 19.Canada
6.8
79'
M
Leon Goretzka 8.Germany
7.4
86'
M
Joshua Kimmich 6.Germany
7.4
M
Thomas Müller 25.Germany
9.6
69' Goals18', 23'
M
Kingsley Coman 11.France
8.0
80' Goals51'
M
Leroy Sané 10.Germany
6.7
F
Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting 13.Cameroon
7.3
69'
Substitutes
G
Sven Ulreich 26.Germany
D
Josip Stanisic 44.Croatia
D
Noussair Mazraoui 40.Morocco
D
João Cancelo 22.Portugal
6.4
79'
D
Daley Blind 23.Netherlands
M
Ryan Gravenberch 38.Netherlands
86'
F
Serge Gnabry 7.Germany
5.5
69'
F
Sadio Mané 17.Senegal
6.2
69'
F
Jamal Musiala 42.Germany
6.8
80'

FC Bayern München started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Thomas Tuchel decided to play with the following team: Yann Sommer (6.4), Benjamin Pavard (7.1), Dayot Upamecano (7.0), Matthijs de Ligt (7.1), Alphonso Davies (6.8), Joshua Kimmich (7.4), Leon Goretzka (7.4), Leroy Sané (6.7), Thomas Müller (9.6), Kingsley Coman (8.0) and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Josip Stanisic, Serge Gnabry (5.5), Noussair Mazraoui, Sadio Mané (6.2), Jamal Musiala (6.8), Ryan Gravenberch, João Cancelo (6.4), Sven Ulreich and Daley Blind.

FC Bayern München could not rely on the presence of Jamal Musiala (injured).

Substitutions

FC Bayern München made 5 changes: Thomas Müller for Serge Gnabry (69′), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting for Sadio Mané (69′), Alphonso Davies for João Cancelo (79′), Kingsley Coman for Jamal Musiala (80′) and Leon Goretzka for Ryan Gravenberch (86′).

Best player: Thomas Müller​

The most impressive player for FC Bayern München was Thomas Müller.

His rating is (9.6) with 2 goals, 31 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
6.0
D
Niklas Süle 25.Germany
6.4
D
Julian Ryerson  26.Norway
6.1
46'
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
6.8
44'
D
Marius Wolf 17.Germany
6.3
M
Raphaël Guerreiro  13.Portugal
6.7
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
6.1
61'
M
Emre Can  23.Germany
7.1
12' Goals72'
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
6.7
46'
M
Jude Bellingham 22.England
7.2
F
Sébastien Haller  9.Ivory Coast
6.4
61'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Meyer 33.Germany
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
7.0
44'
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany
6.7
61'
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
6.6
46'
F
Karim Adeyemi 27.Germany
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
7.3
46' Goals90'
F
A. Modeste 20.France
F
Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany
6.6
61'
F
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 43.England

Borussia Dortmund started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Edin Terzic played with: Gregor Kobel (6.0), Marius Wolf (6.3), Niklas Süle (6.4), Nico Schlotterbeck (6.8), Julian Ryerson (6.1), Julian Brandt (6.7), Jude Bellingham (7.2), Emre Can (7.1), Raphaël Guerreiro (6.7), Marco Reus (6.1) and Sébastien Haller (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Karim Adeyemi, Mahmoud Dahoud (6.5), Donyell Malen (7.3), Anthony Modeste, Mats Hummels (7.0), Salih Özcan (6.6), Youssoufa Moukoko (6.6), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Alexander Meyer.

Borussia Dortmund could not rely on the presence of Salih Özcan (injured).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: Nico Schlotterbeck for Mats Hummels (44′), Julian Ryerson for Salih Özcan (46′), Julian Brandt for Donyell Malen (46′), Marco Reus for Mahmoud Dahoud (61′) and Sébastien Haller  for Youssoufa Moukoko (61′).

Best player: Donyell Malen​

The most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Donyell Malen.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 16 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Results of the day

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