Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund demolishes SC Freiburg 5-1

DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund demolishes SC Freiburg 5-1 with goals of

DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund demolishes SC Freiburg 5-1 with goals of T. Meunier (14′), T. Meunier (29′), E. Haaland (45′), E. Haaland (75′) and M. Dahoud (86′). On the other side, SC Freiburg scored with ​E. Demirovic (62′). Borussia Dortmund was vastly superior ball possession (66%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Signal-Iduna-Park stadium in Dortmund on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In the presence of 750 spectators.​ The referee was Florian Badstübner with the assistance of Markus Schüller and Philipp Hüwe. The 4th official was Thorben Siewer. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold around 3.1 degrees Celsius or 37.53 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.​

• 

  Borussia Dortmund

  5

  

  SC Freiburg

  1

  14 Jan 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Borussia Dortmund was in firm control of the ball 66% while SC Freiburg was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Borussia Dortmund was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Borussia Dortmund won the match.

Borussia Dortmund shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, SC Freiburg shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Borussia Dortmund received 2 yellow cards (J. Brandt and E. Haaland). On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to SC Freiburg.

After this match, Borussia Dortmund will have 40 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, SC Freiburg will stay with 30 points to stay in the 4th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Bundesliga match, Borussia Dortmund will play away with TSG Hoffenheim on the 22nd of January with a 10-7 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (10 draws).

• 

  TSG Hoffenheim

  2

  

  Borussia Dortmund

  3

  

  22 Jan 2022 Full time

SC Freiburg will host VfB Stuttgart on the 22nd of January with a 10-6 head to head record in favor of VfB Stuttgart (3 draws).

• 

  SC Freiburg

  2

  

  VfB Stuttgart

  0

  22 Jan 2022 Full time

Borussia Dortmund: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Marco Rose chose to play with the following team: Gregor Kobel (6.7), Thomas Meunier (9.1), Emre Can (6.8), Mats Hummels (7.1), Raphaël Guerreiro (6.2), Julian Brandt (8.1), Mahmoud Dahoud (9.4), Jude Bellingham (7.2), Marco Reus (7.2), Erling Braut Haaland (8.2) and Donyell Malen (7.5).

Substitutes

Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: E. Can for M. Akanji (46′), R. Guerreiro for N. Schulz (71′), M. Reus for T. Hazard (71′), T. Meunier for M. Wolf (76′) and J. Bellingham for A. Witsel (84′).

Top player: Mahmoud Dahoud

Probably the most impressive player in Borussia Dortmund was Mahmoud Dahoud.

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 65 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

SC Freiburg: Formation and Lineups

SC Freiburg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the opposite side, Christian Streich played with: Benjamin Uphoff (5.6), Lukas Kübler (5.4), Philipp Lienhart (5.7), Manuel Gulde (5.9), Christian Günter (5.7), Roland Sallai (7.4), Janik Haberer (6.3), Nicolas Höfler (6.6), Vincenzo Grifo (6.4), Woo-Yeong Jeong (6.8) and Lucas Höler (6.8).

Substitutes

SC Freiburg made 5 changes: Jeong Woo-Yeong for E. Demirovic (46′), V. Grifo for K. Schade (46′), R. Sallai for N. Weisshaupt (65′), J. Haberer for Y. Keitel (65′) and L. Holer for N. Petersen (81′).

Top player: Roland Sallai

Probably the most impressive player in SC Freiburg was Roland Sallai.

His rating is (7.4) with 15 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.