DORTMUND. RB Leipzig bested Borussia Dortmund.
Mats Hummels received a red card (15′). This red card was one of the reason why Borussia Dortmund lost the match.
The match was played at the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK stadium in Dortmund on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 81,365 spectators. The referee was Sven Jablonski with the support of Sascha Thielert and Lasse Koslowski. The 4th official was Bastian Dankert. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 7.81 degrees Celsius or 46.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Borussia Dortmund stays with 25 points to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, RB Leipzig will has 29 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will play away with FC Augsburg on the 16th of December with a 16-3 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (6 draws).
RB Leipzig will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 16th of December with a 10-3 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (3 draws).
Borussia Dortmund – Formation
Borussia Dortmund started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Edin Terzic decided to play with the following team: Gregor Kobel
, Thomas Meunier , Mats Hummels , Nico Schlotterbeck , Ramy Bensebaini , Emre Can , Salih Özcan , Marco Reus , Julian Brandt , Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Niclas Füllkrug .The home team had on the bench: Karim Adeyemi
, Mateu Morey Bauzà, Giovanni Reyna , Donyell Malen , Niklas Süle , Paris Brunner, Alexander Meyer, Hendry Blank and Antonios Papadopoulos.Substitutions
Borussia Dortmund made 4 changes: Jamie Bynoe-Gittens for Niklas Süle (19′), Marco Reus for Karim Adeyemi (71′), Thomas Meunier for Giovanni Reyna (82′) and Ramy Bensebaini for Donyell Malen (82′).
Player of the match: Julian Brandt
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Julian Brandt.
His rating is
with 47 passes (85% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 10 crosses.RB Leipzig – Formation
RB Leipzig started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Marco Rose played with: Janis Blaswich
, Mohamed Simakan , Lukas Klostermann , Castello Lukeba , Benjamin Henrichs , Amadou Haidara , Xaver Schlager , David Raum , Christoph Baumgartner , Xavi Simons and Loïs Openda .These were the players on the bench: Yussuf Poulsen
, Péter Gulácsi, Christopher Lenz, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Emil Forsberg , Nicolas Seiwald, Fabio Carvalho, Benjamin Sesko and Kevin Kampl .Substitutions
RB Leipzig made 4 changes: Loïs Openda for Yussuf Poulsen (75′), Christoph Baumgartner for Emil Forsberg (75′), Xavi Simons for Benjamin Sesko (76′) and Amadou Haidara for Kevin Kampl (81′).
Player of the match: David Raum
The player that probably impressed the most for RB Leipzig was David Raum even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 53 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 9 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Heidenheim – Darmstadt 98 – 3-2
- Werder Bremen – FC Augsburg – 2-0
- VfL Wolfsburg – SC Freiburg – 0-1
- Eintracht Frankfurt – FC Bayern München – 5-1
- FC Union Berlin – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 3-1
- Borussia Dortmund – RB Leipzig – 2-3