German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, December 15, 2018
Werder Bremen LLDLW 1
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Borussia Dortmund WDWWW 2
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SVW101
DOR202
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Match Report

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Borussia Dortmund nine points clear in Bundesliga as winter break looms

Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund beat Werder Bremen 2-1 to open up a nine-point gap that guarantees they will stay top for the winter break.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
10
Corner Kicks
4
6
Saves
4
47.8
Possession
52.2
11
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
9
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
385
Accurate Passes
448
466
Passes
531
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
1
26
Crosses
8
0.2
Cross %
0.1
62
Long Balls
55
35
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
1
15
Effective Tackles
9
18
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
9
16
Effective Clearances
21
16
Clearances
21

Head to Head

DOR leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

DOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Roman BürkiG
  2. 4Abdou DialloCD-L
  3. 16Manuel AkanjiCD-R
  4. 5Achraf HakimiLB
  5. 26Lukasz PiszczekRB
  6. 11Marco ReusAM
  7. 6Thomas DelaneyLM
  8. 28Axel WitselRM
  9. 9Paco AlcácerF
  10. 13Raphaël GuerreiroAM-L
  11. 7Jadon SanchoAM-R

SVW · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Jirí PavlenkaG
  2. 18Niklas MoisanderCD-L
  3. 15Sebastian LangkampCD-R
  4. 17Nuri SahinDM
  5. 5Ludwig AugustinssonLB
  6. 23Theodor Gebre SelassieRB
  7. 10Max KruseAM
  8. 30Davy KlaassenLM
  9. 35Maximilian EggesteinRM
  10. 11Milot RashicaCF-L
  11. 9Martin HarnikCF-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Kevin Möhwald replaces Davy Klaassen because of an injury.
  2. 19' Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, SV Werder Bremen 0. Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro with a cross following a set piece situation.
  3. 20' VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  4. 27' Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, SV Werder Bremen 0. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
  5. 35' Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, SV Werder Bremen 1. Max Kruse (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson.
  6. 39' Sebastian Langkamp (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45'+2' Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 49' Martin Harnik (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 73' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Yuya Osako replaces Milot Rashica.
  10. 80' Kevin Möhwald (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 81' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Mario Götze replaces Paco Alcácer.
  12. 83' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Joshua Sargent replaces Maximilian Eggestein.
  13. 88' Joshua Sargent (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 89' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Christian Pulisic replaces Raphael Guerreiro.
  15. 90'+2' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Maximilian Philipp replaces Jadon Sancho.
  16. 90'+7' VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.

Bundesliga News

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ESPN PA Bayern Munich hold off Freiburg in first game without Kompany Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga table thanks to a 3-1 away win at Freiburg on Sunday. News Associated Press Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany 'stable,' could be away for weeks after collapse Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany will have more tests to determine why he collapsed during a training session the previous day, the club said Saturday. News ESPN News Services USMNT's Scally scores, helps Gladbach avoid worst-ever Bundesliga start Borussia Mönchengladbach avoided becoming the first team in Bundesliga history to lose seven straight games to start the season, thanks to a 3-2 win at Stuttgart on Friday. News ESPN News Services Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany hospitalized after collapsing at training Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany is undergoing tests in hospital after collapsing during a training session Friday, the German club confirmed.