DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund beat VfL Bochum 1848 3-1 thanks to N. Füllkrug who scored in the 6th, 72nd and 90th minute. Borussia Dortmund was definitely better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK stadium in Dortmund on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Benjamin Brand with the help of Thomas Stein and Dominik Schaal. The 4th official was Martin Petersen. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.31 degrees Celsius or 46.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 19 Total 11
- 6 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 6
- 8 Shots blocked 1
- 104 Attack 109
- 77 Dangerous attack 38
- 96 Ball safe 78
- 2 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 10 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Borussia Dortmund had a strong ball possession 64% while VfL Bochum 1848 was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Borussia Dortmund was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Dortmund won the match.
Borussia Dortmund shot 19 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, VfL Bochum 1848 shot 11 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (Donyell Malen). Regarding the opposition, VfL Bochum 1848 received 3 yellow cards (Manuel Riemann, Cristian Gamboa and Maximilian Wittek).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Borussia Dortmund has 36 points to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 will stays with 20 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will play away against Heidenheim on the 3rd of February with a 0-0 head to head record.
VfL Bochum 1848 will host FC Augsburg on the 3rd of February with a 4-2 head to head in favor of VfL Bochum 1848 (2 draws).
Borussia Dortmund – Formation
Borussia Dortmund
83'
56'
6', 72', 90'
Borussia Dortmund started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Edin Terzic decided to play with the following team: Alexander Meyer , Thomas Meunier , Niklas Süle , Nico Schlotterbeck , Ian Maatsen , Salih Özcan , Marcel Sabitzer , Donyell Malen , Jadon Sancho , Niclas Füllkrug and Youssoufa Moukoko .
The home team had on the bench: Mats Hummels , Emre Can, Mateu Morey Bauzà, Giovanni Reyna , Marius Wolf, Ole Pohlmann, Marcel Lotka, Hendry Blank and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens .
Substitutions
Borussia Dortmund made 3 changes: Donyell Malen for Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (71′), Youssoufa Moukoko for Giovanni Reyna (66′) and Jadon Sancho for Mats Hummels (83′).
Player of the match: Niclas Füllkrug
The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was Niclas Füllkrug.
His rating is with 3 goals, 32 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 20.
VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation
VfL Bochum 1848
VfL Bochum 1848 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Thomas Letsch played with: Manuel Riemann , Tim Oermann , Erhan Mašović , Ivan Ordets , Maximilian Wittek , Kevin Stöger , Anthony Losilla , Patrick Osterhage , Matúš Bero , Moritz Broschinski and Christopher Antwi-Adjei .
These were the players on the bench: Cristian Gamboa , Gonçalo Paciência , Philipp Förster, Noah Loosli, Danilo Soares, Felix Passlack, Niclas Thiede, Moritz-Broni Kwarteng and Philipp Hofmann .
Substitutions
VfL Bochum 1848 made 4 changes: Tim Oermann for Cristian Gamboa (68′), Moritz Broschinski for Philipp Hofmann (80′), Anthony Losilla for Gonçalo Paciência (79′) and Christopher Antwi-Adjei for Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (80′).
Player of the match: Patrick Osterhage
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Bochum 1848 was Patrick Osterhage.
His rating is with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
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