Borussia Dortmund prevails over Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Reus. HIGHLIGHTS

DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund prevails over Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-0 after M. Reus scored just 1 goal (10').

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John Ross
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Borussia Dortmund prevails over Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Reus. HIGHLIGHTS

DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund beats Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-0 after M. Reus scored just 1 goal (10′).

L. Hradecky received a red card (90′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Bayer 04 Leverkusen lost the match.

The match was played at the Signal-Iduna-Park stadium in Dortmund on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Brych who was helped by Mark Borsch and Robert Kempter. The 4th official was Patrick Alt. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.2 degrees Celsius or 68.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Borussia Dortmund

1 - 0

Team 1

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 15 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 11 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 121 Attack 134
  • 53 Dangerous attack 40
  • 84 Ball safe 109
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Bayer 04 Leverkusen had a superior ball possession 55% while Borussia Dortmund was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Dortmund had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Dortmund won the match​.

Borussia Dortmund shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Borussia Dortmund received 2 yellow cards (T. Hazard and N. Schlotterbeck). Regarding the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 4 yellow cards (J. Tah, E. Palacios, P. Hincapie and M. Bakker).

Also, Bayer 04 Leverkusen didn’t finish the match with 11 players after L. Hradecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

Marco Reus(goal)
10'
13'
23'
27'
Jonathan Tah- Yellow
37'
Exequiel Palacios- Yellow
43'
46'
Adam Hložek- sub ->K. Bellarabi
56'
Piero Hincapié- Yellow
66'
Sardar Azmoun- sub ->K. Demirbay
Julian Brandt- sub ->Y. Moukoko
68'
Nico Schlotterbeck- Yellow
72'
78'
79'
Marius Wolf- sub ->R. Guerreiro
84'
Emre Can- sub ->D. Malen
84'
90'
Lukas Hradecky- Red
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After this encounter, Borussia Dortmund has 0 points to occupy the 3rd place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen stays with 0 points (2nd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will host Schalke 04 on the 17th of September with a 11-11 head to head statistic.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host FC Augsburg on the 13th of August with a 16-1 head to head in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
7.3
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
7.1
D
Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium
6.6
D
Raphaël Guerreiro 13.Portugal
7.4
84'
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
7.2
72'
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
7.1
Goals10'
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany
7.4
M
Jude Bellingham 22.England
7.1
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
7.4
84'
F
Karim Adeyemi 27.Germany
6.3
23'
F
Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany
7.0
68'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Meyer 33.Germany
D
Soumaïla Coulibaly 44.France
M
Emre Can 23.Germany
6.2
84'
M
Abdoulaye Kamara 32.Guinea
M
Giovanni Reyna 7.United States
M
Thorgan Hazard 10.Belgium
6.8
23' 43'
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
6.5
68'
M
Felix Passlack 30.Germany
M
Marius Wolf 17.Germany
6.3
84'

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

The manager Edin Terzic decided to play with the following team: Gregor Kobel (7.3), Thomas Meunier (6.6), Mats Hummels (7.1), Nico Schlotterbeck (7.2), Raphaël Guerreiro (7.4), Mahmoud Dahoud (7.4), Marco Reus (7.1), Jude Bellingham (7.1), Karim Adeyemi (6.3), Youssoufa Moukoko (7.0) and Donyell Malen (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Emre Can (6.2), Soumaila Coulibaly, Abdoulaye Kamara, Giovanni Reyna, Thorgan Hazard (6.8), Julian Brandt (6.5), Felix Passlack, Alexander Meyer and Marius Wolf (6.3).

Borussia Dortmund could not rely on the presence of T. Hazard (injured).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 4 changes: K. Adeyemi for T. Hazard (23′), Y. Moukoko for J. Brandt (68′), R. Guerreiro for M. Wolf (84′) and D. Malen for E. Can (84′).

Best player: Mahmoud Dahoud​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Mahmoud Dahoud even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 43 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
6.7
90'
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
6.6
27'
D
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
6.4
D
Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso
6.8
D
Piero Hincapié 3.Ecuador
6.9
79' 56'
M
Kerem Demirbay 10.Germany
6.1
66'
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
6.6
13'
M
Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina
6.4
78' 37'
M
Karim Bellarabi 38.Germany
6.3
46'
M
Moussa Diaby 19.France
7.4
F
Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic
6.2
Substitutes
G
Andrey Lunev 40.Russia
D
Mitchel Bakker 5.Netherlands
6.3
79' 90'
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
7.1
78'
M
Charles Aránguiz  20.Chile
7.2
13'
F
Joel Pohjanpalo 17.Finland
F
Sardar Azmoun 9.Iran
6.8
66'
F
Adam Hložek 23.Czech Republic
6.8
46'
F
Paulinho 7.Brazil

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gerardo Seoane played with: Lukáš Hrádecký (6.7), Jeremie Frimpong (6.4), Jonathan Tah (6.6), Edmond Tapsoba (6.8), Piero Hincapié (6.9), Robert Andrich (6.6), Exequiel Palacios (6.4), Karim Bellarabi (6.3), Kerem Demirbay (6.1), Moussa Diaby (7.4) and Patrik Schick (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Nadiem Amiri (7.1), Mitchel Bakker (6.3), Joel Pohjanpalo, Charles Aránguiz (7.2), Sardar Azmoun (6.8), Andrey Lunev, Adam Hložek (6.8), Odilon Kossounou and Paulinho.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen could not rely on the presence of C. Aranguiz (injured).

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: R. Andrich for C. Aranguiz (13′), K. Bellarabi for A. Hlozek (46′), K. Demirbay for S. Azmoun (66′), E. Palacios for N. Amiri (78′) and P. Hincapie for M. Bakker (79′).

Best player: Moussa Diaby​

The most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Moussa Diaby.

His rating is (7.4) with 27 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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