Borussia Dortmund 1-0 FSV Mainz 05: prevails over 1-0 with a late goal scored by A. Witsel
MAINZ. Borussia Dortmund snatched a late win FSV Mainz 05 1-0 after A. Witsel scored just 1 goal (87').
MAINZ. Borussia Dortmund snatched a late win FSV Mainz 05 1-0 after A. Witsel scored just 1 goal (87′). Borussia Dortmund took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the OPEL ARENA stadium in Mainz on Wednesday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Sascha Stegemann with the assistance of Mike Pickel and Frederick Assmuth. The 4th official was Florian Badstübner. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.37 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 74%.
Match Statistics
Borussia Dortmund was in firm control of the ball 59% while FSV Mainz 05 was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
FSV Mainz 05 was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Borussia Dortmund was able to find the solution to win this match.
FSV Mainz 05 shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
FSV Mainz 05 received 3 yellow cards (S. Bell, A. Stach and A. Lucoqui). On the other side, Borussia Dortmund received 4 yellow cards (M. Wolf, M. Dahoud, M. Pongracic and A. Witsel).
After playing this match, FSV Mainz 05 will stay with 34 points to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund will have 53 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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43'43'
S. Bell
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43'43'
M. Wolf
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44'44'
M. Dahoud
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45'45'
M. Pongracic
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50'50'
A. Stach
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57'57'
E. Haaland
M. Wolf
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69'69'
G. Reyna
M. Dahoud
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69'69'
J. Brandt
D. Malen
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71'71'
M. Papela
A. Stach
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71'71'
J. Boetius
M. Ingvartsen
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77'77'
D. Brosinski
N. Tauer
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87'87'
A. Witsel
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90'90'
A. Lucoqui
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90'90'
A. Witsel
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, FSV Mainz 05 will host DSC Arminia Bielefeld on the 19th of March with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of DSC Arminia Bielefeld (2 draws).
Borussia Dortmund will play away against FC Köln on the 20th of March with a 14-3 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (6 draws).
FSV Mainz 05: Formation and Lineups
FSV Mainz 05 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Bo Svensson chose to play with the following team: Robin Zentner , Niklas Tauer , Stefan Bell , Moussa Niakhaté , Silvan Widmer , Kevin Stöger , Anton Stach , Anderson-Lenda Lucoqui , Jonathan Burkardt , Marcus Ingvartsen and Karim Onisiwo .
Substitutes
FSV Mainz 05 made 3 changes: A. Stach for M. Papela (71′), M. Ingvartsen for J. Boetius (71′) and N. Tauer for D. Brosinski (77′).
Top player: Kevin Stöger
The player who no doubt impressed FSV Mainz 05 the most was Kevin Stöger.
His rating is with 28 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Borussia Dortmund: Formation and Lineups
Borussia Dortmund started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Marco Rose played with: Gregor Kobel , Felix Passlack , Emre Can , Marin Pongračić , Nico Schulz , Mahmoud Dahoud , Axel Witsel , Marius Wolf , Jude Bellingham , Thorgan Hazard and Donyell Malen .
Substitutes
Borussia Dortmund made 3 changes: M. Wolf for E. Haaland (57′), M. Dahoud for G. Reyna (69′) and D. Malen for J. Brandt (69′).
Top player: Axel Witsel
The player who no doubt impressed Borussia Dortmund the most was Axel Witsel.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.
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