Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Borussia Dortmund

18 December 2018 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Tobias Welz

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Dodi Lukebakio 22’
  • Jean Zimmer 56’
  • Paco Alcácer 81’

Match summary

Fortuna Dusseldorf beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1. Fortuna Dusseldorf led 1-0 at half-time.

Dodi Lukebakio put Fortuna Dusseldorf ahead in the 22nd minute, set up by Kevin Stöger, Jean Zimmer made it 2-0 in the 56th minute, set up by Takashi Usami, and Paco Alcácer pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 81st minute, set up by Lukasz Piszczek.

There was little between the sides on chances: Fortuna Dusseldorf created 1.37 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Borussia Dortmund 1.30 from 10.

Match stats

Fortuna Dusseldorf Borussia Dortmund
8 Shots 11
3 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.37 xG 1.30
1.37 Non-penalty xG 1.30
1 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Fortuna Dusseldorf Borussia Dortmund
Kick-off
Dodi Lukebakio
Assist: Kevin Stöger1-0 (Fortuna Dusseldorf)
22’
Half-time1-0
Jean Zimmer
Assist: Takashi Usami2-0 (Fortuna Dusseldorf)
56’
81’
Paco Alcácer
Assist: Lukasz Piszczek2-1 (Borussia Dortmund)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Fortuna Dusseldorf
  • Kevin Stöger
Borussia Dortmund
  • Lukasz Piszczek
  • Christian Pulisic

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.37 1.30 22’ Dodi Lukebakio (Fortuna Dusseldorf), 1-0 22’ 56’ Jean Zimmer (Fortuna Dusseldorf), 2-0 56’ 81’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), 2-1 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.37 1.30 22’ Dodi Lukebakio (Fortuna Dusseldorf), 1-0 Lukebakio 22’ 56’ Jean Zimmer (Fortuna Dusseldorf), 2-0 Zimmer 56’ 81’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), 2-1 Alcácer 81’
Fortuna Dusseldorf 1.37 xGBorussia Dortmund 1.30 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Borussia Dortmund attacking Fortuna Dusseldorf attacking 
81’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 38’ Takashi Usami (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 22’ Dodi Lukebakio (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 32’ Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 13’ Jean Zimmer (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 71’ Dodi Lukebakio (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 10’ Takashi Usami (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Abdou Diallo (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 3’ Dodi Lukebakio (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Jean Zimmer (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 17’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Kevin Stöger (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 38’ Takashi Usami (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 22’ Dodi Lukebakio (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 32’ Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 13’ Jean Zimmer (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 71’ Dodi Lukebakio (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 10’ Takashi Usami (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Abdou Diallo (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 3’ Dodi Lukebakio (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Jean Zimmer (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 73’ Kevin Stöger (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Michael Rensing GK900 0.000.000
Matthias Zimmermann DEF900 0.000.021
Marcin Kaminski DEF900 0.000.000
Kaan Ayhan DEF900 0.000.000
Niko Gießelmann DEF900 0.000.000
Oliver Fink MID900 0.000.061
Marcel Sobottka MID700 0.000.000
Jean Zimmer MID9012 0.120.652
Kevin Stöger MID9011 0.020.471
Takashi Usami MID8712 0.640.072
Dodi Lukebakio FWD8813 0.590.101
Adam Bodzek Sub200 0.000.000
Benito Raman Sub30 0.000.000
Rouwen Hennings Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fortuna Dusseldorf win 13% Bet365 odds 7.00
Draw 21% Bet365 odds 4.50
Borussia Dortmund win 66% Bet365 odds 1.44

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Fortuna Dusseldorf WDLLW
Borussia Dortmund WWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.