Borussia Dortmund estinguishes SC Freiburg with 2 goals from D. Malen. HIGHLIGHTS

DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund was after all too good for SC Freiburg with the goal of D. Malen was the key of the match after he scored in the 16th and 45th minute.

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David Brown
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Borussia Dortmund estinguishes SC Freiburg with 2 goals from D. Malen. HIGHLIGHTS

DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund was eventually too good for SC Freiburg with the goal of D. Malen was the star player of the match after he scored in the 16th and 45th minute. Donyell Malen (16′), Donyell Malen (45′) and Niclas Füllkrug (87′). Borussia Dortmund was surely superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK stadium in Dortmund on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Harm Osmers who was helped by Robert Kempter and Thorben Siewer. The 4th official was Florian Heft. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 12.51 degrees Celsius or 54.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Borussia Dortmund

3 - 0

Team 1

SC Freiburg

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 17 Total 6
  • 8 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 95 Attack 100
  • 56 Dangerous attack 36
  • 90 Ball safe 70
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Borussia Dortmund had a strong ball possession 66% while SC Freiburg was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Dortmund was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Dortmund won the match​.

Borussia Dortmund shot 17 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, SC Freiburg shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Borussia Dortmund received 2 yellow cards (Donyell Malen and Julian Ryerson). On the other side, SC Freiburg didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Julian Ryerson - Yellow
14'
Donyell Malen(goal)Niclas Füllkrug
16'
23'
Attila Szalai- sub ->Manuel Gulde
Donyell Malen(goal)Niclas Füllkrug
45'
59'
Ritsu Doan- sub ->Michael Gregoritsch
59'
Noah Weißhaupt - sub ->Vincenzo Grifo
Julian Brandt- sub ->Jamie Bynoe-Gittens
66'
Donyell Malen- Yellow
73'
79'
Christian Günter - sub ->Jordy Makengo
Marius Wolf- sub ->Julian Ryerson
79'
80'
Maximilian Philipp- sub ->Roland Sallai 
Niclas Füllkrug(goal)Ian Maatsen
87'
Mats Hummels- sub ->Emre Can
88'
Mateu Morey- sub ->Ian Maatsen
88'
Jadon Sancho- sub ->Marco Reus
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
84
32
FC Bayern München
69
32
VfB Stuttgart
67
32
RB Leipzig
63
32
Borussia Dortmund
60
32
Eintracht Frankfurt
45
32
SC Freiburg
41
32
TSG Hoffenheim
40
32
FC Augsburg
39
32
Heidenheim
38
32
Werder Bremen
38
32
VfL Wolfsburg
37
32
Borussia Mönchengladbach
33
32
VfL Bochum 1848
33
32
FC Union Berlin
30
32
FSV Mainz 05
29
32
FC Köln
24
32
Darmstadt 98
17
32

After this encounter, Borussia Dortmund has 40 points like VfB Stuttgart to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, SC Freiburg will stays with 28 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will play away against VfL Wolfsburg on the 17th of February with a 25-8 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (6 draws).

SC Freiburg will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 17th of February with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Eintracht Frankfurt (9 draws).

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
7.7
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
7.9
D
Ian Maatsen 22.Netherlands
7.9
88'
D
Niklas Süle 25.Germany
7.3
D
Julian Ryerson  26.Norway
7.0
79' 14'
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
M
Marcel Sabitzer  20.Austria
6.6
M
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 43.England
6.4
66'
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
6.4
88'
M
Emre Can  23.Germany
7.0
88'
F
Niclas Füllkrug 14.Germany
8.7
Goals87'
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
9.5
73' Goals16', 45'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Meyer 33.Germany
D
Mateu Morey 2.Spain
88'
D
Ramy Bensebaini 5.Algeria
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
88'
M
Marius Wolf 17.Germany
6.8
79'
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
7.0
66'
F
Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany
F
Jadon Sancho 10.England
88'
F
Karim Adeyemi 27.Germany

Borussia Dortmund started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Edin Terzic decided to play with the following team: Salih Özcan, Gregor Kobel (7.7), Julian Ryerson (7.0), Niklas Süle (7.3), Nico Schlotterbeck (7.9), Ian Maatsen (7.9), Marcel Sabitzer (6.6), Emre Can (7.0), Marco Reus (6.4), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (6.4), Niclas Füllkrug (8.7) and Donyell Malen (9.5).

The home team had on the bench: Youssoufa Moukoko, Alexander Meyer, Mateu Morey Bauzà, Ramy Bensebaini, Jadon Sancho, Julian Brandt (7.0), Karim Adeyemi, Marius Wolf (6.8) and Mats Hummels.

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: Marco Reus for Jadon Sancho (88′), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens for Julian Brandt (66′), Julian Ryerson for Marius Wolf (79′), Emre Can for Mats Hummels (88′) and Ian Maatsen for Mateu Morey Bauzà (88′).

Player of the match: Donyell Malen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was Donyell Malen.

His rating is 9.5 with 2 goals, 24 passes (92% accurate) and 5 key passes. He performed 2 crosses.

SC Freiburg – Formation

SC Freiburg
G
Noah Atubolu 1.Germany
7.3
D
Manuel Gulde 5.Germany
6.6
23'
D
Lukas Kübler 17.Germany
7.0
D
Jordy Makengo 33.France
6.4
79'
D
Kiliann Sildillia 25.France
6.3
M
Maximilian Eggestein 8.Germany
6.7
M
Lucas Höler 9.Germany
6.6
M
Roland Sallai 22.Hungary
6.4
80'
M
Nicolas Höfler 27.Germany
7.5
M
Vincenzo Grifo 32.Italy
6.4
59'
M
Michael Gregoritsch 38.Austria
6.7
59'
Substitutes
G
Florian Müller 21.Germany
D
Attila Szalai 6.Hungary
7.0
23'
D
Christian Günter  30.Germany
6.6
79'
M
Noah Weißhaupt  7.Germany
6.6
59'
M
Yannik Keitel 14.Germany
M
Florent Muslija 23.Kosovo
M
Ritsu Doan 42.Japan
6.8
59'
F
Maximilian Philipp 26.Germany
6.7
80'

SC Freiburg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Christian Streich played with: Noah Atubolu (7.3), Lukas Kübler (7.0), Kiliann Sildillia (6.3), Manuel Gulde (6.6), Jordy Makengo (6.4), Maximilian Eggestein (6.7), Nicolas Höfler (7.5), Roland Sallai  (6.4), Lucas Höler (6.6), Vincenzo Grifo (6.4), Michael Gregoritsch (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Attila Szalai (7.0), Maximilian Philipp (6.7), Noah Weißhaupt (6.6), Yannik Keitel, Florian Müller, Florent Muslija , Christian Günter (6.6) and Ritsu Doan (6.8).

SC Freiburg could not rely on the presence of Attila Szalai (injured).

Substitutions

SC Freiburg made 5 changes: Manuel Gulde for Attila Szalai (23′), Vincenzo Grifo for Noah Weißhaupt (59′), Michael Gregoritsch for Ritsu Doan (59′), Jordy Makengo for Christian Günter (79′) and Roland Sallai  for Maximilian Philipp (80′).

Player of the match: Nicolas Höfler​

The player that probably impressed the most for SC Freiburg was Nicolas Höfler.

His rating is 7.5 with 26 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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