DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund and FSV Mainz 05 draw 1-1. J. Brandt scored the first goal (29′) for Borussia Dortmund. S. van equalized (43′). Borussia Dortmund was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (65%)
The match was played at the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK stadium in Dortmund on Tuesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 80,350 spectators. The referee was Marco Fritz with the collaboration of Dominik Schaal and Marcel Pelgrim. The 4th official was Patrick Alt. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 7.24 degrees Celsius or 45.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 22 Total 11
- 7 On Target 6
- 9 Off Target 5
- 7 Shots blocked 0
- 123 Attack 94
- 55 Dangerous attack 45
- 99 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 11 Total 14
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Borussia Dortmund had a strong ball possession 65% while FSV Mainz 05 was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Borussia Dortmund had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Borussia Dortmund to win the match.
Borussia Dortmund shot 22 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, FSV Mainz 05 shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Borussia Dortmund didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, FSV Mainz 05 received 4 yellow cards (Tom Krauß, Aymen Barkok, Jonathan Burkardt and Stefan Bell).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Borussia Dortmund has 27 points to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, FSV Mainz 05 will has 10 points like FC Union Berlin, FC Köln and Darmstadt 98 to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will play away with Darmstadt 98 on the 13th of January with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (1 draw).
FSV Mainz 05 will host VfL Wolfsburg on the 13th of January with a 13-8 head to head in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (11 draws).
Borussia Dortmund – Formation
Borussia Dortmund
72'
29'
Borussia Dortmund started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Edin Terzic decided to play with the following team: Gregor Kobel , Thomas Meunier , Mats Hummels , Nico Schlotterbeck , Ramy Bensebaini , Julian Brandt , Emre Can , Marcel Sabitzer , Donyell Malen , Niclas Füllkrug and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens .
The home team had on the bench: Marco Reus, Marius Wolf , Mateu Morey Bauzà, Salih Özcan, Giovanni Reyna , Sébastien Haller , Niklas Süle , Alexander Meyer and Samuel Bamba .
Substitutions
Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: Jamie Bynoe-Gittens for Samuel Bamba (63′), Niclas Füllkrug for Sébastien Haller (63′), Mats Hummels for Niklas Süle (46′), Nico Schlotterbeck for Giovanni Reyna (72′) and Thomas Meunier for Marius Wolf (81′).
Player of the match: Julian Brandt
The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was Julian Brandt.
His rating is with 1 goal, 49 passes (90% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 10 crosses.
FSV Mainz 05 – Formation
FSV Mainz 05
39'
FSV Mainz 05 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Jan Siewert played with: Daniel Batz , Dominik Kohr , Stefan Bell , Sepp van den Berg , Silvan Widmer , Tom Krauß , Jae-sung Lee , Phillipp Mwene , Brajan Gruda , Marco Richter and Karim Onisiwo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ludovic Ajorque, Danny da Costa, Matondo-Merveille Papela , Jonathan Burkardt , Lasse Finn Rieß, Aymen Barkok, David Mamutovic, Lasse Wilhelm and Marcus Müller.
Substitutions
FSV Mainz 05 made 4 changes: Marco Richter for Jonathan Burkardt (69′), Brajan Gruda for Matondo-Merveille Papela (69′), Karim Onisiwo for Aymen Barkok (90′) and Silvan Widmer for Danny da Costa (90′).
Player of the match: Phillipp Mwene
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FSV Mainz 05 was Phillipp Mwene.
His rating is with 30 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- TSG Hoffenheim – Darmstadt 98 – 3-3
- Borussia Dortmund – FSV Mainz 05 – 1-1
- Werder Bremen – RB Leipzig – 1-1
