VfB Stuttgart conquers Borussia Dortmund 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Guirassy. HIGHLIGHTS

DORTMUND. VfB Stuttgart defeats Borussia Dortmund 1-0 after S. Guirassy scored just 1 goal (64').

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David Brown
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VfB Stuttgart conquers Borussia Dortmund 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Guirassy. HIGHLIGHTS

DORTMUND. VfB Stuttgart conquers Borussia Dortmund 1-0 after S. Guirassy scored just 1 goal (64′).

The match was played at the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK stadium in Dortmund on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 81,365 spectators.​ The referee was Matthias Jöllenbeck with the collaboration of Christof Günsch and Jonas Weickenmeier. The 4th official was Sören Storks. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.91 degrees Celsius or 73.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Borussia Dortmund

0 - 1

Team 1

VfB Stuttgart

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 16 Total 10
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 108 Attack 87
  • 62 Dangerous attack 40
  • 81 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 6 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Borussia Dortmund was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. VfB Stuttgart that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Dortmund was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, VfB Stuttgart succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Borussia Dortmund shot 16 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart shot 10 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Borussia Dortmund received 2 yellow cards (Atakan Karazor and Julian Brandt). Regarding the opposition, VfB Stuttgart received 4 yellow cards (Alexander Nübel, Karim Adeyemi, Enzo Millot and Angelo Stiller).

Match Timeline

9'
Angelo Stiller- Yellow
26'
Enzo Millot- Yellow
Julian Brandt- Yellow
45'
46'
Leonidas Stergiou- sub ->Josha Vagnoman
64'
Serhou Guirassy(goal)Jamie Leweling
Felix Nmecha- sub ->Julian Brandt
65'
68'
Jeong Woo-Yeong- sub ->Chris Führich
72'
Atakan Karazor- Yellow
Karim Adeyemi- Yellow
72'
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens- sub ->Marcel Sabitzer 
72'
Sébastien Haller - sub ->Niclas Füllkrug
82'
Youssoufa Moukoko- sub ->Ian Maatsen
82'
Marco Reus- sub ->Julian Ryerson 
82'
85'
Alexander Nübel- Yellow
85'
Silla Katompa Mvumpa- sub ->Jamie Leweling
86'
Mahmoud Dahoud- sub ->Enzo Millot
90'
Pascal Stenzel- sub ->Deniz Undav

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
84
32
FC Bayern München
69
32
VfB Stuttgart
67
32
RB Leipzig
63
32
Borussia Dortmund
60
32
Eintracht Frankfurt
45
32
SC Freiburg
41
32
TSG Hoffenheim
40
32
FC Augsburg
39
32
Heidenheim
38
32
Werder Bremen
38
32
VfL Wolfsburg
37
32
Borussia Mönchengladbach
33
32
VfL Bochum 1848
33
32
FC Union Berlin
30
32
FSV Mainz 05
29
32
FC Köln
24
32
Darmstadt 98
17
32

After this match, Borussia Dortmund stays with 53 points like RB Leipzig to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart will has 60 points like FC Bayern München to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will play away with Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 13th of April with a 25-9 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (3 draws).

VfB Stuttgart will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 13th of April with a 14-10 head to head record in favor of VfB Stuttgart (8 draws).

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
6.7
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
7.1
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
7.3
D
Ian Maatsen 22.Netherlands
6.6
82'
D
Julian Ryerson  26.Norway
7.0
82'
M
Marcel Sabitzer  20.Austria
7.0
72'
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
6.6
65' 45'
M
Emre Can  23.Germany
7.3
F
Jadon Sancho 10.England
8.5
F
Niclas Füllkrug 14.Germany
6.6
82'
F
Karim Adeyemi 27.Germany
6.6
Substitutes
G
Alexander Meyer 33.Germany
D
Niklas Süle 25.Germany
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
6.8
82'
M
Marius Wolf 17.Germany
M
Felix Nmecha 8.Germany
6.3
65'
F
Sébastien Haller  9.Ivory Coast
7.0
82'
F
Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany
7.0
82'
F
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 43.England
6.7
72'

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

The manager Edin Terzic decided to play with the following team: Gregor Kobel (6.7), Julian Ryerson  (7.0), Mats Hummels (7.3), Nico Schlotterbeck (7.1), Ian Maatsen (6.6), Marcel Sabitzer  (7.0), Emre Can  (7.3), Julian Brandt (6.6), Jadon Sancho (8.5), Niclas Füllkrug (6.6) and Karim Adeyemi (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Felix Nmecha (6.3), Alexander Meyer, Salih Özcan, Sébastien Haller  (7.0), Marco Reus (6.8), Marius Wolf, Youssoufa Moukoko (7.0), Niklas Süle and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (6.7).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: Marcel Sabitzer  for Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (72′), Julian Brandt for Felix Nmecha (65′), Niclas Füllkrug for Sébastien Haller  (82′), Ian Maatsen for Youssoufa Moukoko (82′) and Julian Ryerson  for Marco Reus (82′).

Player of the match: Jadon Sancho​

The most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Jadon Sancho.

His rating is 8.5 with 50 passes (84% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 11 crosses.

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart
G
Alexander Nübel 33.Germany
8.9
85'
D
Josha Vagnoman 4.Germany
7.1
46'
D
Angelo Stiller 6.Germany
7.0
9'
D
Hiroki Ito 21.Japan
7.9
M
Atakan Karazor 16.Germany
6.7
M
Jamie Leweling 18.Germany
8.1
85'
M
Maximilian Mittelstädt 7.Germany
7.3
M
Enzo Millot 8.France
7.0
86' 26'
M
Deniz Undav 26.Germany
6.3
90'
M
Chris Führich 27.Germany
7.3
68'
F
Serhou Guirassy 9.Guinea
7.0
Goals64'
Substitutes
G
Fabian Bredlow 1.Germany
D
Pascal Stenzel 15.Germany
6.8
90'
D
Anrie Chase 45.Japan
D
Leonidas Stergiou 20.Switzerland
6.7
46'
M
Jeong Woo-Yeong 10.South Korea
6.7
68'
M
Genki Haraguchi 17.Japan
M
Luca Raimund 40.Germany
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 5.Germany
6.6
86'
F
Silla Katompa Mvumpa 14.DR Congo
7.3
85'

VfB Stuttgart started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Sebastian Hoeneß played with: Alexander Nübel (8.9), Josha Vagnoman (7.1), Angelo Stiller (7.0), Hiroki Ito (7.9), Jamie Leweling (8.1), Atakan Karazor (6.7), Enzo Millot (7.0), Maximilian Mittelstädt (7.3), Deniz Undav (6.3), Chris Führich (7.3) and Serhou Guirassy (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Mahmoud Dahoud (6.6), Leonidas Stergiou (6.7), Fabian Bredlow, Jeong Woo-Yeong (6.7), Silla Katompa Mvumpa (7.3), Genki Haraguchi, Luca Raimund, Anrie Chase and Pascal Stenzel (6.8).

VfB Stuttgart could not rely on the presence of Pascal Stenzel (injured).

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 5 changes: Josha Vagnoman for Leonidas Stergiou (46′), Chris Führich for Jeong Woo-Yeong (68′), Deniz Undav for Pascal Stenzel (90′), Jamie Leweling for Silla Katompa Mvumpa (85′) and Enzo Millot for Mahmoud Dahoud (86′).

Player of the match: Alexander Nübel​

The most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was the goalkeeper: Alexander Nübel. His rating is 8.87. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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