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TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf vs Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
Tue 18 Dec 2018 · 19:30 UTC Merkur Spielarena HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf vs Borussia Dortmund — Bundesliga at Merkur Spielarena.

Match Details

  • Referee Christian Gittelmann
  • Referee Tobias Welz
  • Referee Sascha Stegemann
  • Referee Rafael Foltyn
  • Referee Robert Kempter

Head-to-Head

1
3
TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Dec Borussia Dortmund H 2–1 W
15 Dec SC Freiburg H 2–0 W
07 Dec SV Werder Bremen A 1–3 L
30 Nov 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 0–1 L
24 Nov FC Bayern Munchen A 3–3 D
10 Nov Hertha BSC H 4–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Dec TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf A 1–2 L
15 Dec SV Werder Bremen H 2–1 W
11 Dec AS Monaco FC A 2–0 W
08 Dec FC Schalke 04 A 2–1 W
01 Dec SC Freiburg H 2–0 W
28 Nov Club Brugge KV H 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
67% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
3/–
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund
Sehrou Guirassy 2 G 2 A
Fabio Silva 2 G 1 A
Felix Kalu Nmecha 2 G
Ioannis Konstantelias 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Merkur Spielarena!
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' It’s high time Friedhelm Funkel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 22' Dodi Lukebakio makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf are in front.
  • 27' TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' With 0 assists to his name this season, Roman Burki is clearly more than just a goal scorer for TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf.
  • 42' 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.
  • 46' BV Borussia 09 Dortmund ring the changes. Manuel Akanji has done his job and it is now time for Omer Toprak to step up.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' Jean Zimmer is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 60' The BV Borussia 09 Dortmund bench stirs into life. Jacob Bruun Larsen is withdrawn and Jadon Sancho gets his opportunity.
  • 61' BV Borussia 09 Dortmund make a change. Thomas Delaney trudges off to be replaced by Paco Alcacer on 61 minutes.
  • 62' The referee has no hesitation. Christian Pulisic is booked for BV Borussia 09 Dortmund — Yellow card on 62.
  • 67' The travelling Borussia Dortmund supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 70' Adam Bodzek is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcel Sobottka at the 70 minute mark.
  • 74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kevin Stoger.
  • 75' It’s a booking for TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf player. Kevin Stoger gets a Yellow card.
  • 80' Lukasz Piszczek, a Poland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 81' A goal from the Spain international Paco Alcacer! He fires home on 81 to make it 2-1!
  • 86' Borussia Dortmund have won 813 goals from 527 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 87' Benito Raman is ready to make an impact after coming on for Takashi Usami at the 87 minute mark.
  • 88' The TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf manager makes a substitution. Dodi Lukebakio departs to be replaced by Rouwen Hennings.
  • 90' BV Borussia 09 Dortmund player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf players.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Borussia Dortmund xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf47% Draw27% Borussia Dortmund26%
Actual: TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf or Draw
74%
Draw or Borussia Dortmund
53%
TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf or Borussia Dortmund
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf33% Draw47% Borussia Dortmund20%
Actual: TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf

Handicap TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf covers Push Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.