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

Mats Hummels- Red
15'
14'
Loïs Openda(VAR)
Mats Hummels(VAR_CARD)
15'
Niklas Süle- sub ->Jamie Bynoe-Gittens
19'
Ramy Bensebaini(own-goal)
32'
35'
Mohamed Simakan- Yellow
Niklas Süle(goal)Julian Brandt
45'
54'
Christoph Baumgartner(goal)
Salih Özcan- Yellow
60'
61'
Xavi Simons- Yellow
66'
Loïs Openda- Yellow
Karim Adeyemi- sub ->Marco Reus
71'
75'
75'
Yussuf Poulsen - sub ->Loïs Openda
76'
Benjamin Sesko- sub ->Xavi Simons
81'
Kevin Kampl- sub ->Amadou Haidara
Donyell Malen- sub ->Ramy Bensebaini
82'
82'
90'
Yussuf Poulsen (goal)Emil Forsberg
Niclas Füllkrug(goal)Julian Brandt
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

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
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
7.9
D
Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium
6.7
82'
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
7.7
D
Ramy Bensebaini 5.Algeria
6.8
82'
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
3.1
15'
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
6.7
60'
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
7.0
71'
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
8.2
M
Emre Can 23.Germany
7.8
M
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 43.England
6.7
19'
F
Niclas Füllkrug 14.Germany
7.8
90'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Meyer 33.Germany
D
Mateu Morey 2.Spain
D
Niklas Süle 25.Germany
7.5
19' 45'
D
Hendry Blank 42.Germany
D
Antonios Papadopoulos 47.Germany
M
Giovanni Reyna 7.United States
6.7
82'
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
7.0
82'
F
Paris Brunner 29.Germany
F
Karim Adeyemi 27.Germany
7.0
71'

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 (7.9), Thomas Meunier (6.7), Mats Hummels (3.1), Nico Schlotterbeck (7.7), Ramy Bensebaini (6.8), Emre Can (7.8), Salih Özcan (6.7), Marco Reus (7.0), Julian Brandt (8.2), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (6.7) and Niclas Füllkrug (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Karim Adeyemi (7.0), Mateu Morey Bauzà, Giovanni Reyna (6.7), Donyell Malen (7.0), Niklas Süle (7.5), 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 8.2 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
G
Janis Blaswich 21.Germany
7.0
D
Lukas Klostermann 16.Germany
6.8
D
Mohamed Simakan 2.France
7.1
35'
D
Castello Lukeba 23.France
7.5
M
Amadou Haidara 8.Mali
7.9
81'
M
Christoph Baumgartner 14.Austria
7.5
75' 54'
M
Xavi Simons 20.Netherlands
7.1
76' 61'
M
David Raum 22.Germany
8.7
M
Xaver Schlager 24.Austria
7.3
M
Benjamin Henrichs 39.Germany
7.0
F
Loïs Openda 17.Belgium
7.5
75' 66'
Substitutes
G
Péter Gulácsi 1.Hungary
D
Christopher Lenz 3.Germany
D
El Bitshiabu 5.France
M
Emil Forsberg 10.Sweden
7.0
75'
M
Nicolas Seiwald 13.Austria
M
Fábio Carvalho 18.Portugal
M
Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia
6.3
81'
F
Benjamin Sesko 30.Slovenia
6.4
76'
F
Yussuf Poulsen 9.Denmark
7.8
75' 90'

RB Leipzig started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Marco Rose played with: Janis Blaswich (7.0), Mohamed Simakan (7.1), Lukas Klostermann (6.8), Castello Lukeba (7.5), Benjamin Henrichs (7.0), Amadou Haidara (7.9), Xaver Schlager (7.3), David Raum (8.7), Christoph Baumgartner (7.5), Xavi Simons (7.1) and Loïs Openda (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Yussuf Poulsen (7.8), Péter Gulácsi, Christopher Lenz, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Emil Forsberg (7.0), Nicolas Seiwald, Fabio Carvalho, Benjamin Sesko (6.4) and Kevin Kampl (6.3).

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 8.7 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.​