FC Köln defeats Borussia Dortmund 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

COLOGNE. FC Köln prevailed over Borussia Dortmund.

October 2, 2022

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

FC Köln

3 - 2

Borussia Dortmund

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

Timo Hübers- Yellow

21'

23'

Karim Adeyemi- Yellow

25'

29'

31'

Julian Brandt(goal)J. Bellingham

36'

Niklas Süle- Yellow

Florian Kainz (goal)J. Hector

53'

Steffen Tigges(goal)F. Kainz

56'

Sargis Adamyan- sub ->O. Duda

61'

F. Dietz- sub ->S. Tigges

61'

Denis Huseinbasic- sub ->F. Kainz

70'

71'

Youssoufa Moukoko- sub ->S. Ozcan

Dejan Ljubicic(goal)D. Huseinbasic

71'

77'

Emre Can - sub ->D. Malen

Benno Schmitz(own-goal)

78'

80'

Eric Martel- sub ->B. Schmitz

83'

Denis Huseinbasic- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

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

FC Köln

Marvin Schwäbe 20.Germany

7.8

Benno Schmitz 2.Germany

6.6

83'

Timo Hübers 4.Germany

6.5

21'

Luca Kilian 15.Germany

7.3

Jonas Hector 14.Germany

7.1

Florian Kainz 11.Austria

7.7

70'

53'

Ondrej Duda 18.Slovakia

6.9

61'

25'

Ellyes Skhiri 28.Tunisia

7.3

Dejan Ljubicic 7.Austria

8.0

71'

Linton Maina 37.Germany

7.1

71'

Steffen Tigges 21.Germany

7.2

61'

56'

Substitutes

J. Urbig 40.Germany

Kristian Pedersen 3.Denmark

Nikola Soldo 5.Croatia

Eric Martel 6.Germany

83'

Denis Huseinbasic 8.Germany

6.8

70'

90'

K. Schindler 17.Ghana

6.1

71'

80'

F. Dietz 33.Germany

6.2

61'

Sargis Adamyan 23.Armenia

6.6

61'

Mark Uth 13.Germany

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 (7.8), Benno Schmitz (6.6), Luca Kilian (7.3), Timo Hübers (6.5), Jonas Hector (7.1), Dejan Ljubičić (8.0), Ellyes Skhiri (7.3), Linton Maina (7.1), Ondrej Duda (6.9), Florian Kainz (7.7) and Steffen Tigges (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Kristian Pedersen, Florian Dietz (6.2), Eric Martel, Denis Huseinbašić (6.8), Nikola Soldo, Jonas Urbig, Sargis Adamyan (6.6), Kingsley Schindler (6.1) 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 (8.0) 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

Borussia Dortmund

Alexander Meyer 33.Germany

7.4

Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium

7.1

Raphaël Guerreiro 13.Portugal

6.8

77'

29'

Niklas Süle 25.Germany

6.8

36'

Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany

7.1

Julian Brandt 19.Germany

7.6

31'

Salih Özcan 6.Turkey

6.8

71'

Jude Bellingham 22.England

7.3

Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands

6.3

77'

Karim Adeyemi 27.Germany

6.8

61'

23'

A. Modeste 20.France

6.8

Substitutes

Marcel Lotka 35.Poland

Tom Rothe 36.Germany

7.4

77'

Soumaïla Coulibaly 44.France

Felix Passlack 30.Germany

Antonios Papadopoulos 47.Germany

Thorgan Hazard 10.Belgium

6.3

61'

Emre Can 23.Germany

6.8

77'

Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany

6.3

71'

Also Borussia Dortmund adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Edin Terzic played with: Alexander Meyer (7.4), Thomas Meunier (7.1), Niklas Süle (6.8), Nico Schlotterbeck (7.1), Raphaël Guerreiro (6.8), Jude Bellingham (7.3), Salih Özcan (6.8), Karim Adeyemi (6.8), Julian Brandt (7.6), Donyell Malen (6.3) and Anthony Modeste (6.8).

They had on the bench: Youssoufa Moukoko (6.3), Felix Passlack, Antonios Papadopoulos, Thorgan Hazard (6.3), Tom Rothe (7.4), Soumaila Coulibaly, Marcel Lotka and Emre Can (6.8).

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′).