VfL Wolfsburg Borussia Dortmund

WOLFSBURG. Borussia Dortmund managed to reverse the score against VfL Wolfsburg. It was VfL Wolfsburg to score first with a goal from W. Weghorst. However, later Borussia Dortmund found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with E. Can (35′), D. Malen (55′) and E. Haaland (81′). Borussia Dortmund took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA stadium in Wolfsburg on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Sven Jablonski with the support of Norbert Grudzinski and Markus Schüller. The 4th official was Alexander Sather. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.2 degrees Celsius or 37.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

VfL Wolfsburg

1 - 3

Borussia Dortmund

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 16 Total 16
  • 7 On Target 9
  • 9 Off Target 7
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 96 Attack 126
  • 47 Dangerous attack 54
  • 74 Ball safe 71
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 11
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Borussia Dortmund had a superior ball possession 59% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Dortmund has a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Dortmund won the match.​

VfL Wolfsburg shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Dortmund shot 16 times, 9 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

VfL Wolfsburg received 4 yellow cards (D. Lukebakio, M. Lacroix, L. Nmecha and M. Arnold). On the other side, Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (M. Wolf).

Match Timeline

2'
25'
Maxence Lacroix- Yellow
32'
35'
Emre Can (penalty)
Lukas Nmecha- Yellow
37'
M. Arnold- Yellow
42'
55'
Donyell Malen(goal)M. Reus
60'
Marius Wolf- Yellow
61'
61'
62'
73'
74'
81'
85'
85'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
77
34
Borussia Dortmund
69
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
64
34
RB Leipzig
58
34
FC Union Berlin
57
34
SC Freiburg
55
34
FC Köln
52
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
TSG Hoffenheim
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
45
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
42
34
VfL Wolfsburg
42
34
VfL Bochum 1848
42
34
FC Augsburg
38
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Hertha BSC
33
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
28
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
18
34

After playing this match, VfL Wolfsburg will stay with 20 points like TSG Hoffenheim and FC Union Berlin to sit in the 7th place. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund will have 30 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will play away with FSV Mainz 05 on the 4th of December with a 10-7 head to head stats in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (11 draws).

Borussia Dortmund will host FC Bayern München on the 4th of December with a 21-10 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (10 draws).

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg
G
Pavao Pervan 12.Austria
6.2
D
John Anthony Brooks 25.United States
7.4
D
Maxence Lacroix 4.France
6.4
32'
D
Ahmet Cil 23.France
6.7
90'
M
Jérôme Roussillon 15.Guadeloupe
6.4
61'
M
Ridle Baku 20.Germany
6.8
74'
M
M. Arnold 27.Germany
6.8
42'
M
Aster Vranckx 8.Belgium
7.6
F
Wout Weghorst 9.Netherlands
7.2
2'
F
Dodi Lukébakio 28.Belgium
7.6
25'
F
Lukas Nmecha 10.Germany
6.1
61' 37'
Substitutes
G
Niklas Klinger 30.Germany
D
Micky van de Ven 5.Netherlands
D
Kevin Mbabu 19.Switzerland
6.2
74'
D
Paulo Otávio 6.Brazil
6.6
61'
D
Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium
M
Felix Nmecha 22.Germany
M
Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany
F
Maximilian Philipp 17.Germany
90'
F
Luca Waldschmidt 7.Germany
6.2
61'

VfL Wolfsburg started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Florian Kohfeldt decided to play with the following team: Pavao Pervan (6.2), Maxence Lacroix (6.4), Josuha Guilavogui (6.7), John Brooks (7.4), Ridle Baku (6.8), Maximilian Arnold (6.8), Aster Vranckx (7.6), Jérôme Roussillon (6.4), Dodi Lukebakio (7.6), Lukas Nmecha (6.1) and Wout Weghorst (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Felix Nmecha, Niklas Klinger, Maximilian Philipp, Luca Waldschmidt (6.2), Yannick Gerhardt, Kevin Mbabu (6.2), Paulo Otávio (6.6), Sebastiaan Bornauw and Micky van de Ven.

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 4 changes: L. Nmecha for L. Waldschmidt (61′), J. Roussillon for P. Otavio (61′), R. Baku for K. Mbabu (74′) and J. Guilavogui for M. Philipp (90′).

Best player: Aster Vranckx​

The player that probably impressed the most for VfL Wolfsburg was Aster Vranckx.

His rating is (7.6) with 26 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 8 crosses.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
8.1
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
7.3
D
Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium
6.9
D
Nico Schulz 14.Germany
6.2
85'
D
Manuel Akanji 16.Switzerland
6.8
M
Emre Can 23.Germany
7.1
85' 35'
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
7.4
M
Marius Wolf 39.Germany
6.4
62' 60'
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany
7.7
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
7.8
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
7.6
73' 55'
Substitutes
G
Marwin Hitz 35.Switzerland
D
Dan-Axel Zagadou 5.France
6.8
85'
D
Marin Pongracic 34.Croatia
M
Felix Passlack 30.Germany
M
Reinier 20.Brazil
M
Axel Witsel 28.Belgium
6.6
85'
F
Ansgar Knauff 36.Germany
6.6
62'
F
Erling Haaland 9.Norway
7.6
73' 81'
F
Steffen Tigges 27.Germany

Borussia Dortmund started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Marco Rose played with: Gregor Kobel (8.1), Thomas Meunier (6.9), Manuel Akanji (6.8), Mats Hummels (7.3), Nico Schulz (6.2), Emre Can (7.1), Mahmoud Dahoud (7.7), Marius Wolf (6.4), Marco Reus (7.8), Julian Brandt (7.4) and Donyell Malen (7.6).

These were the players on the bench: Ansgar Knauff (6.6), Dan-Axel Zagadou (6.8), Marwin Hitz, Erling Braut Haaland (7.6), Felix Passlack, Marin Pongračić, Steffen Tigges, Reinier and Axel Witsel (6.6).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 4 changes: M. Wolf for A. Knauff (62′), D. Malen for E. Haaland (73′), E. Can for A. Witsel (85′) and N. Schulz for D. Zagadou (85′).

Best player: Gregor Kobel​

The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was the goalkeeper: Gregor Kobel. His rating is 8.14. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​