DORTMUND. Ajax was capable to turn the table against Borussia Dortmund. It was Borussia Dortmund to score first with a goal from M. Reus. However, later Ajax found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with D. Tadic (72′), S. Haller (83′) and D. Klaassen (90′). Ajax was vastly superior ball possession (70%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Signal-Iduna-Park stadium in Dortmund on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Oliver who had the assistance of Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.8 degrees Celsius or 44.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
- 14 Total 15
- 4 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 5
- 72 Attack 151
- 36 Dangerous attack 77
- 70 Ball safe 61
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 7
Fouls
- 8 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Ajax had a superior ball possession 70% while Borussia Dortmund was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match.
Borussia Dortmund shot 14 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ajax shot 15 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (A. Knauff). Talking about the opposition, Ajax received 1 yellow card (E. Alvarez).
(Borussia Dortmund) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (29′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this encounter, Borussia Dortmund will stay with 6 points like Sporting CP to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Ajax will have 12 points to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, Borussia Dortmund will host Beşiktaş on the 7th of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (0 draws).
Ajax will host Sporting CP on the 7th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (0 draws).
Borussia Dortmund – Formation
Borussia Dortmund started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Gregor Kobel , Thomas Meunier , Manuel Akanji , Mats Hummels , Marius Wolf , Julian Brandt , Axel Witsel , Jude Bellingham , Thorgan Hazard , Steffen Tigges and Marco Reus .
The home team had on the bench: Youssoufa Moukoko, Donyell Malen , Ansgar Knauff , Reinier, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Tobias Raschl, Marwin Hitz, Marin Pongračić and Felix Passlack .
Borussia Dortmund could not rely on the presence of F. Passlack (injured).
Substitutions
Borussia Dortmund made 4 changes: T. Hazard for M. Pongracic (34′), M. Wolf for F. Passlack (58′), S. Tigges for D. Malen (75′) and M. Reus for A. Knauff (76′).
Best player: Jude Bellingham
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Jude Bellingham.
His rating is with 23 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 21. He performed 1 cross.
Ajax – Formation
Ajax started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Erik ten Hag played with: Remko Pasveer , Noussair Mazraoui , Jurriën Timber , Lisandro Martínez , Daley Blind , Edson Álvarez , Ryan Gravenberch , Antony , Steven Berghuis , Dušan Tadić and Sébastien Haller .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mohammed Daramy, Zakaria Labyad, Davy Klaassen , David Neres, Perr Schuurs, Danilo, Devyne Rensch, Mohammed Kudus , Charlie Setford, Kenneth Taylor, Jay Gorter and Nicolás Tagliafico.
Substitutions
Ajax made 2 changes: E. Alvarez for D. Klaassen (46′) and S. Berghuis for M. Kudus (67′).
Best player: Antony
The player that probably impressed the most for Ajax was Antony even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 48 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Sheriff – Inter – 1-3
- Sporting CP – Beşiktaş – 4-0
- Borussia Dortmund – Ajax – 1-3
- Real Madrid – Shakhtar Donetsk – 2-1
- Liverpool – Atlético Madrid – 2-0
- RB Leipzig – Paris Saint Germain – 2-2
- Manchester City – Club Brugge – 4-1
- Milan – Porto – 1-1