DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund prevailed over FC Augsburg to win 2-1. It was Borussia Dortmund to strike first with a penalty of R. Guerreiro at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 35′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Brandt gave the win to Borussia Dortmund in the 51′ minute with a goal. Its vastly superior ball possession (71%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Signal-Iduna-Park stadium in Dortmund on Saturday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. In front of 41,000 spectators. The referee was Tobias Welz with the help of Martin Thomsen and Dominik Schaal. The 4th official was Mark Borsch. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.8 degrees Celsius or 62.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 19 Total 7
- 4 On Target 4
- 15 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 121 Attack 106
- 41 Dangerous attack 35
- 112 Ball safe 74
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Borussia Dortmund was in firm control of the ball 71% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Borussia Dortmund was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Dortmund won the match.
Borussia Dortmund shot 19 times, 4 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, FC Augsburg shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (M. Reus). On the opposite side, FC Augsburg received 3 yellow cards (C. Gruezo, R. Oxford and A. Zeqiri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Borussia Dortmund will have 15 points like SC Freiburg to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, FC Augsburg will stay with 5 points like Eintracht Frankfurt to stay in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will host 1. FSV Mainz 05 on the 16th of October with a 16-5 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (7 draws).
FC Augsburg will host DSC Arminia Bielefeld on the 17th of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of FC Augsburg (1 draw).
Borussia Dortmund – Formation
Borussia Dortmund started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Gregor Kobel , Thomas Meunier , Manuel Akanji , Mats Hummels , Raphaël Guerreiro , Jude Bellingham , Axel Witsel , Julian Brandt , Marco Reus , Marius Wolf and Donyell Malen .
The home team had on the bench: Reinier , Felix Passlack, Emre Can , Marwin Hitz, Youssoufa Moukoko, Ansgar Knauff, Marin Pongračić , Nico Schulz and Thorgan Hazard .
Borussia Dortmund could not rely on the presence of T. Hazard (injured), M. Pongracic (injured) and N. Schulz (injured).
Substitutions
Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: T. Meunier for T. Hazard (51′), A. Witsel for E. Can (66′), M. Hummels for M. Pongracic (66′), M. Wolf for N. Schulz (72′) and D. Malen for Reinier (72′).
Best player: Emre Can
The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was Emre Can even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 22 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 66′.
FC Augsburg – Formation
FC Augsburg started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Markus Weinzierl played with: Rafał Gikiewicz , Robert Gumny , Jeffrey Gouweleeuw , Reece Oxford , Daniel Caligiuri , Tobias Strobl , Carlos Gruezo , Mads Pedersen , Arne Maier , Sergio Córdova and Andi Zeqiri .
They had on the bench: Florian Niederlechner , Frederik Franck Winther, Lasse Günther , Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee , Michael Gregoritsch , Raphael Framberger, Fredrik Jensen and Tomáš Koubek.
Substitutions
FC Augsburg made 5 changes: S. Cordova for F. Jensen (63′), A. Zeqiri for F. Niederlechner (78′), A. Maier for M. Gregoritsch (78′), C. Gruezo for N. Sarenren-Bazee (78′) and M. Pedersen for L. Gunther (86′).
Best player: Mads Pedersen
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Augsburg was Mads Pedersen.
His rating is with 25 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- RB Leipzig – VfL Bochum 1848 – 3-0
- Borussia Dortmund – FC Augsburg – 2-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 1-3
- VfB Stuttgart – TSG Hoffenheim – 3-1
- Hertha BSC – SC Freiburg – 1-2