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

Bundesliga · 2018-19
TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf
2 – 1
Full Time
Borussia Dortmund
Tue 18 Dec 2018 · 19:30 UTC Merkur Spielarena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 62' Christian Pulisic
Kevin Stoger 74' Y
Kevin Stoger 75' Y
Y 90' Lukasz Piszczek

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern Munchen 1 3
2 SC Freiburg 1 3
3 FC Augsburg 1 3
4 RB Leipzig 1 3
5 Borussia Dortmund 1 3
6 SV 07 Elversberg 1 3
7 VfB Stuttgart 2 3
8 1. FC Koln 2 3
9 1. FC Union Berlin 1 1
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 1
11 1. FSV Mainz 05 1 1
12 SC Paderborn 07 1 1
13 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1 0
14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 0
15 Hamburger SV 1 0
16 SV Werder Bremen 1 0
17 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 0
18 FC Schalke 04 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
3
TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals Borussia Dortmund
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-18 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 2–1 Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf
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
Borussia Dortmund
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
100% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund
Sehrou Guirassy 1 G
Ioannis Konstantelias 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf welcome Borussia Dortmund for this crunch clash at Merkur Spielarena.
  • 5' It looks surprising Borussia Dortmund does not make any changes. Marcel Sobottka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf and Borussia Dortmund are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 22' The Belgium Dodi Lukebakio breaks the deadlock on 22 minutes. 0-1!
  • 27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Borussia Dortmund needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 32' Paco Alcacer, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 42' The 32-year-old Jean Zimmer has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' The BV Borussia 09 Dortmund bench stirs into life. Manuel Akanji is withdrawn and Omer Toprak gets his opportunity.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Niko Giesselmann is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Borussia Dortmund.
  • 56' Brilliant from the ! Jean Zimmer makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 56.
  • 60' The BV Borussia 09 Dortmund manager makes a substitution. Jacob Bruun Larsen departs to be replaced by Jadon Sancho.
  • 61' The whistle greets Thomas Delaney as he departs to be replaced by Paco Alcacer.
  • 62' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Christian Pulisic on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Borussia Dortmund have won 804 goals from 523 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 70' Adam Bodzek is replacing Marcel Sobottka for the TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf side.
  • 74' The referee shows TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf player a Yellow card on 74.
  • 75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kevin Stoger.
  • 80' Borussia Dortmund are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 81' GOAL! Paco Alcacer fires home to make it 0-3!
  • 86' Borussia Dortmund is showing some good football. However, Borussia Dortmund are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 87' Time for substitution for TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf. Takashi Usami is replaced by Benito Raman.
  • 88' TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf make a change. Dodi Lukebakio trudges off to be replaced by Rouwen Hennings on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Lukasz Piszczek picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Full Time. TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf beats Borussia Dortmund

Lineups

TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Friedhelm Funkel

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lucien Favre

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marco Reus 2
Jadon Sancho 2
Mario Gotze 1
Christian Pulisic 1
Thomas Delaney 1
Oliver Fink 1
Dawid Kownacki 1
Thorgan Hazard 1

Head to Head

2018-12-18 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 2–1 Borussia Dortmund

TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf Form

2018-12-18 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 2–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2018-12-15 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 2–0 SC Freiburg W 2018-12-07 SV Werder Bremen 3–1 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf L 2018-11-30 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 0–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2018-11-24 FC Bayern Munchen 3–3 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf D 2018-11-10 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 4–1 Hertha BSC W

Borussia Dortmund Form

2018-12-18 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 2–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2018-12-15 Borussia Dortmund 2–1 SV Werder Bremen W 2018-12-11 AS Monaco FC 0–2 Borussia Dortmund W 2018-12-08 FC Schalke 04 1–2 Borussia Dortmund W 2018-12-01 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 SC Freiburg W 2018-11-28 Borussia Dortmund 0–0 Club Brugge KV D

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.