COLOGNE. FC Köln overcame Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Harm Osmers who was helped by Robert Kempter and Thorben Siewer. The 4th official was Robin Braun. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 21 Total 23
- 10 On Target 9
- 11 Off Target 14
- 6 Shots blocked 4
- 78 Attack 112
- 38 Dangerous attack 52
- 112 Ball safe 113
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 11
- 9 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 9
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Borussia Dortmund was in firm control of the ball 58% while FC Köln was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Borussia Dortmund was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 9 were on target. Nonetheless, FC Köln succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
FC Köln shot 21 times, 10 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund shot 23 times, 9 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
FC Köln received 4 yellow cards (T. Hubers, O. Duda, K. Schindler and D. Huseinbasic). On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund received 3 yellow cards (K. Adeyemi, R. Guerreiro and N. Sule).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Köln will have 13 points like TSG Hoffenheim to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Borussia Dortmund will stay with 15 points like FC Bayern München to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Köln will host Werder Bremen on the 21st of January with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of Werder Bremen (9 draws).
Borussia Dortmund will host FC Augsburg on the 22nd of January with a 14-3 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (6 draws).
FC Köln – Formation
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FC Köln adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Steffen Baumgart decided to play with the following team: Marvin Schwäbe
, Benno Schmitz , Luca Kilian , Timo Hübers , Jonas Hector , Dejan Ljubičić , Ellyes Skhiri , Linton Maina , Ondrej Duda , Florian Kainz and Steffen Tigges .The home team had on the bench: Kristian Pedersen, Florian Dietz
, Eric Martel, Denis Huseinbašić , Nikola Soldo, Jonas Urbig, Sargis Adamyan , Kingsley Schindler and Mark Uth.Substitutions
FC Köln made 5 changes: O. Duda for S. Adamyan (61′), S. Tigges for F. Dietz (61′), F. Kainz for D. Huseinbasic (70′), L. Maina for K. Schindler (71′) and B. Schmitz for E. Martel (83′).
Best player: Dejan Ljubičić
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Köln was Dejan Ljubičić.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 33 passes (84% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.Borussia Dortmund – Formation
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Also Borussia Dortmund adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Edin Terzic played with: Alexander Meyer
, Thomas Meunier , Niklas Süle , Nico Schlotterbeck , Raphaël Guerreiro , Jude Bellingham , Salih Özcan , Karim Adeyemi , Julian Brandt , Donyell Malen and Anthony Modeste .They had on the bench: Youssoufa Moukoko
, Felix Passlack, Antonios Papadopoulos, Thorgan Hazard , Tom Rothe , Soumaila Coulibaly, Marcel Lotka and Emre Can .Substitutions
Borussia Dortmund made 4 changes: K. Adeyemi for T. Hazard (61′), S. Ozcan for Y. Moukoko (71′), R. Guerreiro for T. Rothe (77′) and D. Malen for E. Can (77′).
Best player: Julian Brandt
The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was Julian Brandt.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 35 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Werder Bremen – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 5-1
- Eintracht Frankfurt – FC Union Berlin – 2-0
- SC Freiburg – FSV Mainz 05 – 2-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – VfB Stuttgart – 3-2
- FC Köln – Borussia Dortmund – 3-2
- RB Leipzig – VfL Bochum 1848 – 4-0