DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund conquers 1. FC Union Berlin 4-2. Its vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among they key 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 25,000 spectators. The referee was Sven Jablonski who had the assistance of Norbert Grudzinski and Christian Gittelmann. The 4th official was Aarne Aarnink. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Borussia Dortmund started with a aggressive line-up. On the opposite side, 1. FC Union Berlin adopted a 3-4-1-2 formation.
Borussia Dortmund – Formation
Borussia Dortmund
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The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Gregor Kobel , Thomas Meunier , Manuel Akanji , Mats Hummels , Raphaël Guerreiro , Jude Bellingham , Axel Witsel , Mahmoud Dahoud , Marco Reus , Erling Braut Haaland and Donyell Malen .
The home team had on the bench: Thorgan Hazard , Reinier, Marwin Hitz, Youssoufa Moukoko, Marius Wolf , Tobias Raschl, Ansgar Knauff, Felix Passlack and Marin Pongračić.
Best player: Erling Braut Haaland
The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was Erling Braut Haaland.
His rating is with 2 goals, 20 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
1. FC Union Berlin – Formation
FC Union Berlin
On the opposite side, Urs Fischer played with: Andreas Luthe , Marvin Friedrich , Robin Knoche , Timo Baumgartl , Julian Ryerson , Grischa Prömel , Rani Khedira , Niko Giesselmann , Levin Öztunali , Max Kruse and Taiwo Awoniyi .
They had on the bench: Genki Haraguchi , Paweł Wszołek, Paul Jäckel, Kevin Behrens , Andreas Voglsammer , Christopher Trimmel, Cedric Teuchert , Frederik Rønnow and Keita Endo .
Best player: Max Kruse
The player that probably impressed the most for 1. FC Union Berlin was Max Kruse.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 14 Total 10
- 5 On Target 7
- 9 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 135 Attack 81
- 52 Dangerous attack 35
- 68 Ball safe 58
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 6
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Borussia Dortmund was in firm control of the ball 63% while 1. FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Borussia Dortmund was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Dortmund won the match.
Borussia Dortmund shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, 1. FC Union Berlin shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Borussia Dortmund received 2 yellow cards (M. Hummels and A. Witsel). On the opposite side, 1. FC Union Berlin received 3 yellow cards (M. Friedrich, N. Giesselmann and J. Ryerson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Borussia Dortmund will have 12 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, 1. FC Union Berlin will stay with 6 points like Hertha BSC to stay in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will play away against Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 25th of September with a 20-7 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (3 draws).
1. FC Union Berlin will host DSC Arminia Bielefeld on the 25th of September with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of 1. FC Union Berlin (1 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- VfB Stuttgart – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-3
- Borussia Dortmund – 1. FC Union Berlin – 4-2
- VfL Wolfsburg – Eintracht Frankfurt – 1-1
