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
- ! 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
Standings
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 started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Edin Terzic decided to play with the following team: Salih Özcan, Gregor Kobel
, Julian Ryerson , Niklas Süle , Nico Schlotterbeck , Ian Maatsen , Marcel Sabitzer , Emre Can , Marco Reus , Jamie Bynoe-Gittens , Niclas Füllkrug and Donyell Malen .The home team had on the bench: Youssoufa Moukoko, Alexander Meyer, Mateu Morey Bauzà, Ramy Bensebaini, Jadon Sancho, Julian Brandt
, Karim Adeyemi, Marius Wolf 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
with 2 goals, 24 passes (92% accurate) and 5 key passes. He performed 2 crosses.SC Freiburg – Formation
SC Freiburg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Christian Streich played with: Noah Atubolu
, Lukas Kübler , Kiliann Sildillia , Manuel Gulde , Jordy Makengo , Maximilian Eggestein , Nicolas Höfler , Roland Sallai , Lucas Höler , Vincenzo Grifo , Michael Gregoritsch .The following players were sitting on the bench: Attila Szalai
, Maximilian Philipp , Noah Weißhaupt , Yannik Keitel, Florian Müller, Florent Muslija , Christian Günter and Ritsu Doan .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
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.