Borussia Dortmund defeats FSV Mainz 05 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund tops FSV Mainz 05 3-1.

October 17, 2021

DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund conquers FSV Mainz 05 3-1. Borussia Dortmund got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from M. Reus (3′) and E. Haaland (54′). FSV Mainz 05 tried to recover with a goal from J. Burkardt (87′). However, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by E. Haaland for Borussia Dortmund. Its vastly superior ball possession (68%) 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. The referee was Daniel Schlager with the help of Sven Waschitzki and Arno Blos. The 4th official was Patrick Ittrich. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.6 degrees Celsius or 52.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.

Match Statistics

Borussia Dortmund

3 - 1

FSV Mainz 05

! 68 Ball Possession 32

Shots

12 Total 5
4 On Target 2
8 Off Target 3
2 Shots blocked 1

159 Attack 84
57 Dangerous attack 23
98 Ball safe 63

1 Penalties 0
6 Corners 2
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

7 Total 13
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Borussia Dortmund had a superior ball possession 68% while FSV Mainz 05 was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Dortmund was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Dortmund won the match.

Borussia Dortmund shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, FSV Mainz 05 shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Borussia Dortmund received 2 yellow cards (M. Akanji and N. Schulz). On the other side, FSV Mainz 05 received 5 yellow cards (S. Bell, N. Tauer, M. Ingvartsen, B. Svensson and M. Niakhate).

Match Timeline

Marco Reus(goal)

13'

35'

46'

50'

Stefan Bell - Yellow

54'

64'

66'

67'

69'

Jonathan Burkardt- sub ->S. Bell

69'

Alexander Hack- sub ->M. Ingvartsen

69'

Jae-sung Lee- sub ->L. Barreiro

71'

Marius Wolf- sub ->J. Brandt

78'

83'

Merveille Papela- sub ->A. Stach

85'

87'

Jonathan Burkardt(goal)

89'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DSC Arminia Bielefeld

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

After this match, Borussia Dortmund will have 18 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, FSV Mainz 05 will stay with 10 points to stay in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will play away with DSC Arminia Bielefeld on the 23rd of October with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (3 draws).

FSV Mainz 05 will host FC Augsburg on the 22nd of October with a 11-9 head to head statistic in favor of FC Augsburg (5 draws).

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund

Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland

6.6

Mats Hummels 15.Germany

7.4

67'

Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium

6.8

Nico Schulz 14.Germany

7.2

13'

Manuel Akanji 16.Switzerland

6.8

35'

Emre Can 23.Germany

7.2

85'

Julian Brandt 19.Germany

7.6

78'

Jude Bellingham 22.England

7.1

Marco Reus 11.Germany

7.1

85'

Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands

7.0

66'

Erling Haaland 9.Norway

8.6

54', 90'

Substitutes

Marwin Hitz 35.Switzerland

Marin Pongracic 34.Croatia

6.8

67'

Felix Passlack 30.Germany

Axel Witsel 28.Belgium

6.7

85'

Marius Wolf 39.Germany

6.1

78'

Reinier 20.Brazil

6.6

85'

Thorgan Hazard 10.Belgium

6.6

66'

Ansgar Knauff 36.Germany

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

The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Gregor Kobel (6.6), Thomas Meunier (6.8), Manuel Akanji (6.8), Mats Hummels (7.4), Nico Schulz (7.2), Julian Brandt (7.6), Emre Can (7.2), Jude Bellingham (7.1), Marco Reus (7.1), Erling Braut Haaland (8.6) and Donyell Malen (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Felix Passlack, Axel Witsel (6.7), Marin Pongračić (6.8), Marius Wolf (6.1), Reinier (6.6), Thorgan Hazard (6.6), Marwin Hitz and Ansgar Knauff.

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: D. Malen for T. Hazard (66′), M. Hummels for M. Pongracic (67′), J. Brandt for M. Wolf (78′), E. Can for A. Witsel (85′) and M. Reus for Reinier (85′).

Best player: Erling Braut Haaland

The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was Erling Braut Haaland.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 25 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6.

FSV Mainz 05 – Formation

FSV Mainz 05

Robin Zentner 27.Germany

6.0

Stefan Bell 16.Germany

6.4

69'

50'

Silvan Widmer 30.Switzerland

5.2

Moussa Niakhaté 19.Senegal

7.1

89'

Anderson Lucoqui 23.Germany

6.3

46'

Anton Stach 6.Germany

6.6

83'

Leandro Barreiro 8.Luxembourg

7.0

69'

Niklas Tauer 25.Germany

7.0

71'

Jean-Paul Boëtius 5.Netherlands

6.8

Karim Onisiwo 9.Austria

6.3

Marcus Ingvartsen 11.Denmark

6.1

69'

64'

Substitutes

Finn Dahmen 1.Germany

Aarón Martín 3.Spain

6.3

46'

D. Nemeth 34.Austria

Daniel Brosinski 18.Germany

Alexander Hack 42.Germany

6.3

69'

Jae-sung Lee 7.South Korea

7.0

69'

Kevin Stöger 22.Austria

Merveille Papela 24.Germany

6.6

83'

Jonathan Burkardt 29.Germany

7.2

69'

87'

FSV Mainz 05 started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

On the other side, Bo Svensson played with: Robin Zentner (6.0), Silvan Widmer (5.2), Stefan Bell (6.4), Moussa Niakhaté (7.1), Niklas Tauer (7.0), Anton Stach (6.6), Leandro Barreiro (7.0), Anderson-Lenda Lucoqui (6.3), Jean-Paul Boëtius (6.8), Karim Onisiwo (6.3) and Marcus Ingvartsen (6.1).

They had on the bench: Aarón Martin Caricol (6.3), David Nemeth, Daniel Brosinski, Jae-Sung Lee (7.0), Kevin Stöger, Matondo-Merveille Papela (6.6), Finn Gilbert Dahmen, Alexander Hack (6.3) and Jonathan Michael Burkardt (7.2).

Substitutions

FSV Mainz 05 made 5 changes: A. Lucoqui for A. Caricol (46′), S. Bell for J. Burkardt (69′), M. Ingvartsen for A. Hack (69′), L. Barreiro for Lee Jae-Sung (69′) and A. Stach for M. Papela (83′).