Borussia Dortmund vs AS Monaco FC, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE
-
Overview
Match Preview
Borussia Dortmund vs AS Monaco FC — Champions League .
- Borussia Dortmund 8 games · 11 pts (2025/26)
- AS Monaco FC 8 games · 10 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Denis Scherbakov
- Referee Aliaksei Kulbakov
- Referee Dmitry Zhuk
- Referee Oleg Maslyanko
- Referee
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Oct AS Monaco FC H 3–0 W 29 Sep Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 4–2 W 26 Sep 1. FC Nurnberg H 7–0 W 22 Sep TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–1 D 18 Sep Club Brugge KV A 1–0 W 14 Sep Eintracht Frankfurt H 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Oct Borussia Dortmund A 0–3 L 28 Sep AS Saint-Etienne A 0–2 L 25 Sep Angers SCO H 0–1 L 21 Sep Nimes Olympique H 1–1 D 18 Sep Club Atletico de Madrid H 1–2 L 15 Sep Toulouse FC A 1–1 D Season Stats
Borussia Dortmund AS Monaco FC #17 Position #21 11 Points 10 8 Played 8 3 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 4 / 2 19 Scored 8 17 Conceded 14 +2 GD -6 1.38 PPG 1.25 38% Win % 25% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season40% Clean Sheets
AS Monaco FC this seasonBorussia Dortmund are 17th (11 pts). AS Monaco FC are 21st (10 pts).
-
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Borussia Dortmund and AS Monaco FC.
- 5' Borussia Dortmund is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' Samuel Grandsir needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Manuel Akanji made 519 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
- 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Monaco FC that had 420 games and scored 529 goals.
- 45' Danijel Subasic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diego Benaglio on 45 minute.
- 46' The whistle greets Marius Wolf as he departs to be replaced by Jacob Bruun Larsen.
- 51' Goal! Jacob Bruun Larsen scores his 21 goal in 519 matches.
- 56' AS Monaco FC is showing some good football. However, AS Monaco FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 61' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Axel Witsel suffering a number of foals already.
- 65' The whistle greets Thomas Delaney as he departs to be replaced by Julian Weigl.
- 70' Another substitution for AS Monaco FC to replace Moussa Sylla by Samuel Grandsir on 70 minute.
- 72' Goal! Paco Alcacer scores his 51 goal in 519 matches.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Nacer Chadli. He replaces Aleksandr Golovin on 77 minute.
- 82' AS Monaco FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Maximilian Philipp. He replaces Jadon Sancho on 84 minute.
- 89' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 90' GOAL! Marco Reus scores on 90. Assisted by Jacob Bruun Larsen
- The final score is 3-0.
-
Lineups
Borussia Dortmund Lineups
Starting XI
- 26
- 11
- 1
- 16
- 7
-
6
Thomas Delaney ↓ Julian Weigl 65'
- 28
- 2
- 4
- 27
- 9
Bench
- 5
-
20
Maximilian Philipp ↑ 84'
-
33
Julian Weigl ↑ 65'
- 19
- 13
- 35
-
34
Jacob Bruun Larsen ↑ 46'
Coach Lucien FavreAS Monaco FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 39
- 19
- 25
- 8
- 17
- 9
- 16
- 24
- 5
-
34
Moussa Sylla ↓ Samuel Grandsir 70'
- 4
Bench
- 3
-
1
Danijel Subasic ↑ 45'
- 15
-
20
Nacer Chadli ↑ 77'
-
29
Samuel Grandsir ↑ 70'
- 6
- 36
Coach Leonardo Jardim -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Raphael Guerreiro 2 Marco Reus 1 Jacob Bruun Larsen 1 Paco Alcacer 1 Marco Reus 1 Jacob Bruun Larsen 1 Paco Alcacer 1 Head to Head
Borussia Dortmund Form
2018-10-03 Borussia Dortmund 3–0 AS Monaco FC W 2018-09-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–4 Borussia Dortmund W 2018-09-26 Borussia Dortmund 7–0 1. FC Nurnberg W 2018-09-22 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 Borussia Dortmund D 2018-09-18 Club Brugge KV 0–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2018-09-14 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 Eintracht Frankfurt W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 43.07 Borussia Dortmund xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.67 AS Monaco FC xGI would bet for: Borussia Dortmund to win 78% + Over 2.5 goals 70%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Borussia Dortmund winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.74Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 70% 30% ± 3.5 50% 50% ± 4.5 31% 69% Double Chance
Borussia Dortmund or Draw 92%Draw or AS Monaco FC 22%Borussia Dortmund or AS Monaco FC 86%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 11.5%3 – 0 Actual4 – 0 8.5%1 – 0 7.5%3 – 1 7.4%2 – 1 7.4%4 – 1 5.7%1 – 1 5.5%5 – 0 5.2%5 – 1 3.6%0 – 0 3.4%6 – 0 2.8%Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund
Handicap Borussia Dortmund covers Push AS Monaco FC covers -2.5 44% — 56% -2 44% 21% 35% -1.5 65% — 35% -1 65% 18% 17% -0.5 83% — 17% +0.5 95% — 5% +1 95% 4% 1% +1.5 99% — 1% +2 99% 1% 0% +2.5 100% — 0% Clean Sheet
Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet 52% ✓AS Monaco FC keeps clean sheet 5% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

