Borussia Dortmund overcomes SpVgg Greuther Fürth 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund was eventually too much to handle for SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

December 16, 2021

DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund was in the end too much to handle for SpVgg Greuther Fürth with the goal of E. Haaland (33′ pen), E. Haaland (82′) and D. Malen (89′). Borussia Dortmund was surely superior in terms of ball possession (66%) was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Signal-Iduna-Park stadium in Dortmund on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Schlager assisted by Sven Waschitzki and Arno Blos. The 4th official was Thomas Gorniak. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.

Match Statistics

Borussia Dortmund

3 - 0

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

! 68 Ball Possession 32

Shots

13 Total 7
6 On Target 2
7 Off Target 5
4 Shots blocked 1

141 Attack 71
49 Dangerous attack 31
98 Ball safe 84

1 Penalties 0
5 Corners 8
2 Off Sides 5

Fouls

10 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Borussia Dortmund was in firm control of the ball 66% while SpVgg Greuther Fürth was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Dortmund was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Dortmund won the match.

Borussia Dortmund shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, SpVgg Greuther Fürth shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Borussia Dortmund received 2 yellow cards (M. Hummels and J. Bellingham). On the opposite side, SpVgg Greuther Fürth received 3 yellow cards (M. Bauer, J. Willems and S. Leitl).

Match Timeline

Mats Hummels- Yellow

15'

21'

32'

33'

43'

46'

64'

Julian Green- sub ->Jeremy Dudziak

64'

Branimir Hrgota - sub ->Jamie Leweling

Emre Can- sub ->Marco Reus

75'

Donyell Malen- sub ->Thorgan Hazard

75'

78'

Luca Itter- sub ->J. Willems

82'

83'

Donyell Malen(goal)J. Brandt

89'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DSC Arminia Bielefeld

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

After this match, Borussia Dortmund will have 34 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, SpVgg Greuther Fürth will stay with 4 points to hold in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will play away with Hertha BSC on the 18th of December with a 15-6 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (10 draws).

SpVgg Greuther Fürth will host FC Augsburg on the 18th of December with a 4-4 head to head stats.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund

Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland

7.1

Mats Hummels 15.Germany

7.8

15'

Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium

7.5

Nico Schulz 14.Germany

6.6

Dan-Axel Zagadou 5.France

7.5

Axel Witsel 28.Belgium

6.8

Thorgan Hazard 10.Belgium

6.9

75'

Julian Brandt 19.Germany

8.4

90'

Jude Bellingham 22.England

6.3

43'

Marco Reus 11.Germany

6.7

75'

Erling Haaland 9.Norway

8.6

83'

33', 82'

Substitutes

Marwin Hitz 35.Switzerland

Marin Pongracic 34.Croatia

Emre Can 23.Germany

6.6

75'

Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany

6.9

Reinier 20.Brazil

90'

Felix Passlack 30.Germany

Steffen Tigges 27.Germany

6.3

83'

Ansgar Knauff 36.Germany

Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands

7.4

75'

89'

Borussia Dortmund started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Gregor Kobel (7.1), Thomas Meunier (7.5), Mats Hummels (7.8), Dan-Axel Zagadou (7.5), Nico Schulz (6.6), Axel Witsel (6.8), Jude Bellingham (6.3), Julian Brandt (8.4), Marco Reus (6.7), Thorgan Hazard (6.9) and Erling Braut Haaland (8.6).

The home team had on the bench: Emre Can (6.6), Marwin Hitz, Mahmoud Dahoud (6.9), Steffen Tigges (6.3), Marin Pongračić, Reinier, Ansgar Knauff, Felix Passlack and Donyell Malen (7.4).

Borussia Dortmund could not rely on the presence of D. Malen (injured).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: J. Bellingham for M. Dahoud (46′), T. Hazard for D. Malen (75′), M. Reus for E. Can (75′), E. Haaland for S. Tigges (83′) and J. Brandt for Reinier (90′).

Best player: Erling Braut Haaland

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

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 17 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Formation

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Sascha Burchert 30.Germany

6.0

Jetro Willems 15.Netherlands

6.4

78'

43'

Marco Meyerhöfer 18.Germany

7.1

Maximilian Bauer 4.Germany

6.1

32'

Sebastian Griesbeck 22.Germany

6.4

Max Christiansen 13.Germany

6.5

Paul Seguin 33.Germany

7.4

Timothy Tillman 21.Germany

6.2

78'

Jeremy Dudziak 28.Tunisia

6.8

64'

Jamie Leweling 40.Germany

7.0

64'

Cedric Itten 19.Switzerland

6.6

46'

Substitutes

Leon Schaffran 25.Germany

Simon Asta 2.Germany

Luca Itter 27.Germany

6.1

78'

Nils Seufert 8.Germany

Julian Green 37.United States

6.6

64'

Nunoo Sarpei 14.Ghana

Håvard Nielsen 16.Norway

7.0

46'

Dickson Abiama 11.Nigeria

6.3

78'

Branimir Hrgota 10.Sweden

6.2

64'

SpVgg Greuther Fürth started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Stefan Leitl played with: Sascha Burchert (6.0), Marco Meyerhofer (7.1), Sebastian Griesbeck (6.4), Maximilian Bauer (6.1), Jetro Willems (6.4), Paul Seguin (7.4), Max Christiansen (6.5), Timothy Tillman (6.2), Jamie Leweling (7.0), Cédric Itten (6.6) and Jeremy Dudziak (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Håvard Nielsen (7.0), Leon Schaffran, Simon Asta, Dickson Abiama (6.3), Branimir Hrgota (6.2), Nils Seufert, Julian Green (6.6), Hans Nunoo Sarpei and Gian-Luca Itter (6.1).

Substitutions

SpVgg Greuther Fürth made 5 changes: C. Itten for H. Nielsen (46′), J. Leweling for B. Hrgota (64′), J. Dudziak for J. Green (64′), T. Tillman for D. Abiama (78′) and J. Willems for L. Itter (78′).