FC Augsburg and Borussia Dortmund draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

AUGSBURG. FC Augsburg and Borussia Dortmund draw 1-1. E. Demirovic scored the first goal (23') for FC Augsburg. D. Malen equalized (35').

David Brown

December 17, 2023

AUGSBURG. FC Augsburg and Borussia Dortmund draw 1-1. E. Demirovic scored the first goal (23′) for FC Augsburg. D. Malen made it even (35′). Borussia Dortmund was vastly better in terms of ball possession (64%)

The match was played at the WWK Arena stadium in Augsburg on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 30,660 spectators. The referee was Matthias Jöllenbeck with the collaboration of Rafael Foltyn and Jonas Weickenmeier. The 4th official was Robin Braun. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.99 degrees Celsius or 40.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.

Match Statistics

FC Augsburg

1 - 1

Borussia Dortmund

! 36 Ball Possession 64

Shots

20 Total 24
5 On Target 7
9 Off Target 11
8 Shots blocked 6

96 Attack 124
54 Dangerous attack 56
79 Ball safe 95

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 7
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

13 Total 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Borussia Dortmund had a strong ball possession 64% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Dortmund was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Borussia Dortmund to win the encounter.

FC Augsburg shot 20 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund shot 24 times, 7 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

FC Augsburg received 2 yellow cards (Robert Gumny and Jeffrey Gouweleeuw). Talking about the opposition, Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (Sébastien Haller).

Match Timeline

Ermedin Demirovic(goal)Mads Pedersen

23'

Ermedin Demirovic(VAR)

24'

35'

Donyell Malen(goal)Niclas Füllkrug

58'

Robert Gumny- sub ->Arne Engels

69'

72'

Rubén Vargas- sub ->Ermedin Demirovic

77'

Dion Beljo- sub ->Phillip Tietz

78'

Jeffrey Gouweleeuw- Yellow

79'

89'

Sébastien Haller - sub ->Emre Can

Tim Breithaupt- sub ->Elvis Rexhbeçaj

90'

Patric Pfeiffer- sub ->Kevin Mbabu

90'

Sébastien Haller - Yellow

Robert Gumny- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

After this match, FC Augsburg has 18 points to sit in the 10th place. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund will has 26 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Augsburg will play away with VfB Stuttgart on the 20th of December with a 9-9 head to head record.

Borussia Dortmund will host FSV Mainz 05 on the 19th of December with a 19-6 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (8 draws).

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg

Finn Dahmen 1.Germany

7.3

Mads Pedersen 3.Denmark

7.8

Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 6.Netherlands

7.3

79'

Felix Uduokhai 19.Germany

7.1

Kevin Mbabu 43.Switzerland

7.3

90'

Elvis Rexhbecaj 8.Kosovo

6.4

90'

Ermedin Demirovic 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina

7.5

77'

23'

Fredrik Jensen 24.Finland

7.3

Niklas Dorsch 30.Germany

7.3

Arne Engels 27.Belgium

7.1

69'

Phillip Tietz 21.Germany

7.3

78'

Substitutes

Tomas Koubek 40.Czech Republic

Robert Gumny 2.Poland

7.0

69'

90'

Patric Pfeiffer 5.Ghana

90'

Maximilian Bauer 23.Germany

Rubén Vargas 16.Switzerland

7.0

77'

Arne Maier 10.Germany

Tim Breithaupt 18.Germany

90'

Dion Beljo 7.Croatia

7.1

78'

Sven Michel 20.Germany

FC Augsburg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Jess Thorup decided to play with the following team: Finn Gilbert Dahmen (7.3), Kevin Mbabu (7.3), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (7.3), Felix Uduokhai (7.1), Mads Pedersen (7.8), Elvis Rexhbeçaj (6.4), Niklas Dorsch (7.3), Fredrik Jensen (7.3), Ermedin Demirovic (7.5), Arne Engels (7.1) and Phillip Tietz (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Rubén Vargas (7.0), Robert Gumny (7.0), Patric Pfeiffer, Dion Drena Beljo (7.1), Arne Maier, Tim Breithaupt, Sven Michel, Maximilian Bauer and Tomáš Koubek.

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 5 changes: Arne Engels for Robert Gumny (69′), Ermedin Demirovic for Rubén Vargas (77′), Phillip Tietz for Dion Drena Beljo (78′), Kevin Mbabu for Patric Pfeiffer (90′) and Elvis Rexhbeçaj for Tim Breithaupt (90′).

Player of the match: Mads Pedersen

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Augsburg was Mads Pedersen.

His rating is 7.8 with 34 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund

Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland

7.0

Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany

7.9

Ramy Bensebaini 5.Algeria

8.1

Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium

6.7

Niklas Süle 25.Germany

7.3

Marco Reus 11.Germany

6.8

58'

Julian Brandt 19.Germany

8.5

Emre Can 23.Germany

7.5

89'

Niclas Füllkrug 14.Germany

7.5

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 43.England

7.3

72'

Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands

8.4

35'

Substitutes

Alexander Meyer 33.Germany

Hendry Blank 42.Germany

Antonios Papadopoulos 47.Germany

Marcel Sabitzer 20.Austria

Salih Özcan 6.Turkey

Giovanni Reyna 7.United States

7.3

58'

Marius Wolf 17.Germany

Sébastien Haller 9.Ivory Coast

6.4

89'

90'

Samuel Bamba 48.Germany

7.5

72'

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

Edin Terzic played with: Gregor Kobel (7.0), Thomas Meunier (6.7), Niklas Süle (7.3), Nico Schlotterbeck (7.9), Ramy Bensebaini (8.1), Marco Reus (6.8), Emre Can (7.5), Julian Brandt (8.5), Donyell Malen (8.4), Niclas Füllkrug (7.5) and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (7.3).

They had on the bench: Marcel Sabitzer, Salih Özcan, Giovanni Reyna (7.3), Sébastien Haller (6.4), Marius Wolf, Alexander Meyer, Hendry Blank, Antonios Papadopoulos and Samuel Bamba (7.5).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 3 changes: Marco Reus for Giovanni Reyna (58′), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens for Samuel Bamba (72′) and Emre Can for Sébastien Haller (89′).