COLOGNE. Borussia Dortmund beats FC Köln 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Donyell Malen (12′), Niclas Füllkrug (58′ pen), Donyell Malen (61′) and Youssoufa Moukoko (90′). Borussia Dortmund took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 50,000 spectators.​ The referee was Daniel Schlager with the assistance of Sven Waschitzki and Arno Blos. The 4th official was Patrick Ittrich. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 4.78 degrees Celsius or 40.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Köln

0 - 4

Borussia Dortmund

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 19 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 2
  • 8 Shots blocked 2
  • 111 Attack 93
  • 54 Dangerous attack 32
  • 82 Ball safe 98
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 13 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 5
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Borussia Dortmund was in firm control of the ball 60% while FC Köln was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Köln had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Borussia Dortmund found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

FC Köln shot 19 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Dortmund shot 11 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

FC Köln received 2 yellow cards (Julian Chabot and Jan Thielmann). On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund received 2 yellow cards (Salih Özcan and Ian Maatsen).

Match Timeline

12'
Donyell Malen(goal)Julian Brandt
27'
Salih Özcan- Yellow
46'
58'
Niclas Füllkrug(penalty)
61'
Donyell Malen(goal)Ian Maatsen
Faride Alidou- sub ->Dejan Ljubičić
62'
Justin Diehl- sub ->Linton Maina
62'
66'
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens- sub ->Jadon Sancho
66'
Marco Reus- sub ->Julian Brandt
74'
Youssoufa Moukoko- sub ->Niclas Füllkrug
Jacob Christensen- sub ->Florian Kainz
74'
74'
Julian Chabot- Yellow
76'
82'
Ian Maatsen- Yellow
Jan Thielmann- Yellow
85'
Benno Schmitz- sub ->Rasmus Carstensen
87'
Sargis Adamyan- sub ->Jan Thielmann
87'
90'
Youssoufa Moukoko(goal)Jamie Bynoe-Gittens

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 contest, FC Köln stays with 11 points like FSV Mainz 05 and Darmstadt 98 to remain in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Borussia Dortmund will has 33 points like RB Leipzig to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Köln will play away with VfL Wolfsburg on the 27th of January with a 13-8 head to head stats in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (8 draws).

Borussia Dortmund will host VfL Bochum 1848 on the 27th of January with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (7 draws).

FC Köln – Formation

FC Köln
G
Marvin Schwäbe 1.Germany
6.4
D
Timo Hübers 4.Germany
6.4
D
Rasmus Carstensen 18.Denmark
6.0
87'
D
Julian Chabot 24.Germany
6.4
76'
D
Max Finkgräfe 35.Germany
6.4
M
Eric Martel 6.Germany
7.1
M
Denis Huseinbasic 8.Germany
6.8
M
Jan Thielmann 29.Germany
6.7
87' 85'
M
Linton Maina 37.Germany
7.1
62'
M
Dejan Ljubicic 7.Austria
7.1
62'
F
Florian Kainz 11.Austria
7.1
74'
Substitutes
G
Philipp Pentke 20.Germany
D
Benno Schmitz 2.Germany
87'
D
Dominique Heintz 3.Germany
D
Luca Kilian 15.Germany
M
Jacob Christensen 22.Denmark
6.4
74'
F
Steffen Tigges 21.Germany
F
Sargis Adamyan 23.Armenia
87'
F
Faride Alidou 40.Germany
7.0
62'
F
Justin Diehl 45.Germany
7.1
62'

FC Köln started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Timo Schultz decided to play with the following team: Marvin Schwäbe (6.4), Rasmus Carstensen (6.0), Timo Hübers (6.4), Julian Chabot (6.4), Max Finkgräfe (6.4), Dejan Ljubičić (7.1), Eric Martel (7.1), Denis Huseinbašić (6.8), Linton Maina (7.1), Florian Kainz (7.1) and Jan Thielmann (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Steffen Tigges, Jacob Christensen (6.4), Benno Schmitz, Dominique Heintz, Luca Kilian, Philipp Pentke, Sargis Adamyan, Faride Alidou (7.0) and Justin Diehl (7.1).

Substitutions

FC Köln made 5 changes: Dejan Ljubičić for Faride Alidou (62′), Linton Maina for Justin Diehl (62′), Florian Kainz for Jacob Christensen (74′), Rasmus Carstensen for Benno Schmitz (87′) and Jan Thielmann for Sargis Adamyan (87′).

Player of the match: Eric Martel​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Köln was Eric Martel.

His rating is 7.1 with 47 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
8.1
D
Ian Maatsen 22.Netherlands
7.8
82'
D
Emre Can 23.Germany
D
Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium
7.5
D
Niklas Süle 25.Germany
7.0
46'
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
7.3
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
7.5
74' 27'
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
6.4
66'
M
Marcel Sabitzer 20.Austria
7.9
F
Niclas Füllkrug 14.Germany
7.0
74' 58'
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
9.4
12', 61'
F
Jadon Sancho 10.England
7.3
66'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Meyer 33.Germany
D
Mateu Morey 2.Spain
D
Hendry Blank 42.Germany
7.0
46'
M
Giovanni Reyna 7.United States
6.8
74'
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
7.0
66'
M
Marius Wolf 17.Germany
M
Ole Pohlmann 30.Germany
F
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 43.England
7.3
66'
F
Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany
7.3
74' 90'

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

Edin Terzic played with: Emre Can, Gregor Kobel (8.1), Thomas Meunier (7.5), Niklas Süle (7.0), Nico Schlotterbeck (7.3), Ian Maatsen (7.8), Julian Brandt (6.4), Salih Özcan (7.5), Marcel Sabitzer (7.9), Donyell Malen (9.4) and Niclas Füllkrug (7.0), Jadon Sancho (7.3).

They had on the bench: Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (7.3), Mateu Morey Bauzà, Giovanni Reyna (6.8), Marco Reus (7.0), Marius Wolf, Youssoufa Moukoko (7.3), Ole Pohlmann, Alexander Meyer and Hendry Blank (7.0).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: Niklas Süle for Hendry Blank (46′), Julian Brandt for Marco Reus (66′), Niclas Füllkrug for Youssoufa Moukoko (74′), Jadon Sancho for Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (66′) and Salih Özcan for Giovanni Reyna (74′).

Player of the match: Donyell Malen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Donyell Malen.

His rating is 9.4 with 2 goals, 35 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​