STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart tops Borussia Dortmund with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Guirassy (54′) and a goal from Silas (77′).
The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz Arena stadium in Stuttgart on Wednesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. In front of 54,200 spectators. The referee was Benjamin Brand with the collaboration of Thomas Stein and Martin Thomsen. The 4th official was Timo Gerach. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 4.18 degrees Celsius or 39.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, VfB Stuttgart has points to occupy the 0th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Dortmund stays with points (0th).
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VfB Stuttgart – Formation
VfB Stuttgart started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Sebastian Hoeneß decided to play with the following team: Alexander Nübel
, Josha Vagnoman , Waldemar Anton , Dan-Axel Zagadou , Maximilian Mittelstädt , Atakan Karazor , Angelo Stiller , Enzo Millot , Chris Führich , Serhou Guirassy and Deniz Undav .The home team had on the bench: Silas
, Fabian Bredlow, Woo-yeong Jeong, Pascal Stenzel, Genki Haraguchi, Jamie Leweling, Leonidas Stergiou , Thomas Kastanaras and Anthony Rouault .Substitutions
VfB Stuttgart made 5 changes: Deniz Undav for Anthony Rouault (71′), Chris Führich for Silas (71′), Josha Vagnoman for Leonidas Stergiou (81′), Enzo Millot for Woo-yeong Jeong (90′) and Serhou Guirassy for Jamie Leweling (90′).
Player of the match: Maximilian Mittelstädt
The most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Maximilian Mittelstädt even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 52 passes (90% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.Borussia Dortmund – Formation
Borussia Dortmund started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Edin Terzic played with: Gregor Kobel
, Emre Can , Mats Hummels , Nico Schlotterbeck , Marius Wolf , Salih Özcan , Marcel Sabitzer , Julian Ryerson , Karim Adeyemi , Youssoufa Moukoko and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens .The following players were sitting on the bench: Marco Reus
, Niclas Füllkrug , Julian Brandt , Ramy Bensebaini , Donyell Malen , Thomas Meunier, Alexander Meyer, Hendry Blank and Antonios Papadopoulos.Borussia Dortmund could not rely on the presence of Niclas Füllkrug (injured).
Substitutions
Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: Youssoufa Moukoko for Niclas Füllkrug (24′), Marius Wolf for Ramy Bensebaini (46′), Marcel Sabitzer for Julian Brandt (46′), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens for Donyell Malen (71′) and Salih Özcan for Marco Reus (78′).
Player of the match: Mats Hummels
The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was Mats Hummels.
His rating is
with 55 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 13.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the DFB Pokal.
- Saarbrücken – Eintracht Frankfurt – 2-0
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Paderborn – 3-1
- VfB Stuttgart – Borussia Dortmund – 2-0
- Hertha BSC – Hamburger SV – 3-3