German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, January 19, 2019
Borussia Dortmund WLWWW 1
–
RB Leipzig DWLWD 0
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DOR101
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Red Bull Arena · 41,939 att.

Match Report

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Axel Witsel winner keeps Dortmund six points clear at top

Borussia Dortmund narrowly beat RB Leipzig 1-0 courtesy of Axel Witsel's first half winner, to protect their six point lead over Bayern Munich.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
3
52.3
Possession
47.7
8
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
414
Accurate Passes
358
517
Passes
460
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
6
9
Crosses
25
0.4
Cross %
0.2
70
Long Balls
41
22
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
29
21
Tackles
39
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
15
Interceptions
14
29
Effective Clearances
12
29
Clearances
12

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

RBL · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 5Dayot UpamecanoCD-L
  3. 6Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 31Diego DemmeDM
  5. 23Marcel HalstenbergLB
  6. 16Lukas KlostermannRB
  7. 44Kevin KamplCM-L
  8. 27Konrad LaimerCM-R
  9. 11Timo WernerLM
  10. 7Marcel SabitzerRM
  11. 9Yussuf PoulsenF

Substitutes

  1. 28Yvon MvogoSUB
  2. 22Nordi MukieleSUB
  3. 20Matheus CunhaSUB
  4. 29Jean-Kévin AugustinSUB
  5. 14Tyler AdamsSUB
  6. 4Willi OrbánSUB
  7. 3Marcelo SaracchiSUB

DOR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Roman BürkiG
  2. 4Abdou DialloCD-L
  3. 33Julian WeiglCD-R
  4. 5Achraf HakimiLB
  5. 26Lukasz PiszczekRB
  6. 6Thomas DelaneyCM-L
  7. 28Axel WitselCM-R
  8. 13Raphaël GuerreiroLM
  9. 7Jadon SanchoRM
  10. 10Mario GötzeCF-L
  11. 20Maximilian PhilippCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Marius WolfSUB
  2. 19Mahmoud DahoudSUB
  3. 35Marwin HitzSUB
  4. 22Christian PulisicSUB
  5. 9Paco AlcácerSUB
  6. 29Marcel SchmelzerSUB
  7. 34Jacob Bruun LarsenSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! RB Leipzig 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukasz Piszczek following a corner.
  2. 40' Ibrahima Konaté (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 67' Dayotchanculle Upamecano (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 76' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Christian Pulisic replaces Raphael Guerreiro.
  5. 79' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Paco Alcácer replaces Maximilian Philipp.
  6. 81' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Matheus Cunha replaces Diego Demme.
  7. 84' Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 88' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Jean-Kévin Augustin replaces Konrad Laimer.
  9. 88' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marius Wolf replaces Jadon Sancho.
  10. 90' Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 90'+3' Roman Bürki (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.

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