WOLFSBURG. Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg draw 1-1. N. Füllkrug scored the first goal (8′) for Borussia Dortmund. Y. Gerhardt equalized (63′). Borussia Dortmund was much superior in terms of ball possession (64%)
The match was played at the Volkswagen Arena stadium in Wolfsburg on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 28,917 spectators. The referee was Martin Petersen assisted by Alexander Sather and Robert Edgar Wessel. The 4th official was Norbert Grudzinski. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.47 degrees Celsius or 49.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 10 Total 12
- 4 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 85 Attack 109
- 63 Dangerous attack 43
- 58 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 18 Total 5
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Borussia Dortmund was in firm control of the ball 64% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
VfL Wolfsburg was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough VfL Wolfsburg to win the match.
VfL Wolfsburg shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
VfL Wolfsburg received 3 yellow cards (Maximilian Arnold, Moritz Jenz and Yannick Gerhardt). On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (Youssoufa Moukoko).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, VfL Wolfsburg has 24 points like FC Union Berlin to sit in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Dortmund will has 41 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will play away with Eintracht Frankfurt on the 24th of February with a 16-6 head to head stats in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (14 draws).
Borussia Dortmund will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 24th of February with a 16-7 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (11 draws).
VfL Wolfsburg – Formation
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VfL Wolfsburg adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Niko Kovač decided to play with the following team: Sebastiaan Bornauw, Koen Casteels
, Ridle Baku , Maxence Lacroix , Moritz Jenz , Joakim Maehle , Mattias Svanberg , Maximilian Arnold , Lovro Majer , Jonas Wind , Kevin Paredes and Kevin Behrens .The home team had on the bench: Pavao Pervan, Kilian Fischer, Cédric Zesiger, Aster Vranckx, Vaclav Cerny, Amin Sarr
, Lukas Nmecha , Yannick Gerhardt and Patrick Wimmer.Substitutions
VfL Wolfsburg made 3 changes: Mattias Svanberg for Yannick Gerhardt (46′), Kevin Behrens for Lukas Nmecha (77′) and Jonas Wind for Amin Sarr (88′).
Player of the match: Yannick Gerhardt
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Yannick Gerhardt.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 13 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.His performance was extraordinary also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Borussia Dortmund – Formation
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Also Borussia Dortmund adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Edin Terzic played with: Gregor Kobel
, Julian Ryerson , Niklas Süle , Nico Schlotterbeck , Ian Maatsen , Marcel Sabitzer , Emre Can , Julian Brandt , Marco Reus , Jadon Sancho , Niclas Füllkrug .They had on the bench: Mateu Morey Bauzà, Salih Özcan
, Mats Hummels, Marius Wolf, Youssoufa Moukoko , Alexander Meyer, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens , Samuel Bamba and Donyell Malen.Substitutions
Borussia Dortmund made 3 changes: Niclas Füllkrug for Youssoufa Moukoko (85′), Jadon Sancho for Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (79′) and Marco Reus for Salih Özcan (79′).
Player of the match: Marcel Sabitzer
The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was Marcel Sabitzer.
His rating is
with 51 passes (98% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 5.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Darmstadt 98 – VfB Stuttgart – 1-2
- Heidenheim – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-2
- TSG Hoffenheim – FC Union Berlin – 0-1
- FSV Mainz 05 – FC Augsburg – 1-0
- VfL Wolfsburg – Borussia Dortmund – 1-1
- RB Leipzig – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 2-0