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Borussia Dortmund vs VfB Stuttgart, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
Borussia Dortmund
3 – 1
Full Time
VfB Stuttgart
Sat 9 Mar 2019 · 14:30 UTC Signal Iduna Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 57' Steven Zuber
Y 68' Emiliano Insua
Marco Reus 69' Y
Marius Wolf 70' Y
Axel Witsel 86' Y
Y 90' Santiago Ascacibar

Overview

Match Preview

Borussia Dortmund vs VfB Stuttgart — Bundesliga at Signal Iduna Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Benjamin Cortus
  • Referee Daniel Siebert
  • Referee Florian Badstubner
  • Referee Thomas Gorniak
  • Referee Thomas Stein

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 9 21
2 Borussia Dortmund 9 21
3 SC Freiburg 9 19
4 RB Leipzig 9 18
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 16
6 SV Werder Bremen 9 15
7 SV 07 Elversberg 9 13
8 VfB Stuttgart 9 12
9 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 9 12
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 12
11 Hamburger SV 9 12
12 1. FSV Mainz 05 9 10
13 SC Paderborn 07 9 10
14 FC Augsburg 9 9
15 1. FC Köln 9 9
16 1. FC Union Berlin 9 7
17 FC Schalke 04 9 6
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 4

Head-to-Head

8
2
6
Borussia Dortmund 16 games · Avg 3.7 goals VfB Stuttgart
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-09 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 VfB Stuttgart 2018-10-20 VfB Stuttgart 0–4 Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

Borussia Dortmund
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar VfB Stuttgart H 3–1 W
05 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–1 L
01 Mar FC Augsburg A 1–2 L
24 Feb Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 3–2 W
18 Feb 1. FC Nürnberg A 0–0 D
13 Feb Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–3 L
VfB Stuttgart
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Borussia Dortmund A 1–3 L
03 Mar Hannover 96 H 5–1 W
22 Feb SV Werder Bremen A 1–1 D
16 Feb RB Leipzig H 1–3 L
10 Feb TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf A 0–3 L
03 Feb SC Freiburg H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Borussia Dortmund VfB Stuttgart
#2 Position #8
21 Points 12
9 Played 9
6 / 3 / 0 W / D / L 4 / 0 / 5
16 Scored 15
7 Conceded 15
+9 GD +0
2.33 PPG 1.33
67% Win % 44%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
56% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season
22% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

Borussia Dortmund are 2nd (21 pts). VfB Stuttgart are 8th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
4/1
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
VfB Stuttgart
0-15
3/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/3
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund
Felix Kalu Nmecha 4 G
Sehrou Guirassy 3 G 2 A
Fabio Silva 3 G 2 A
Maximilian Beier 2 G 2 A
Ioannis Konstantelias 1 G
VfB Stuttgart
Ermedin Demirovic 5 G
Josha Vagnoman 2 G 1 A
Maximilian Mittelstadt 2 G 1 A
Bilal El Khannouss 2 G
Grischa Promel 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Borussia Dortmund have kicked off against VfB Stuttgart. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Markus Weinzierl might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' VfB Stuttgart come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lucien Favre will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Axel Witsel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 19 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 35' Borussia Dortmund seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 40' Borussia Dortmund is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' Borussia Dortmund are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined VfB Stuttgart backline.
  • 55' Benjamin Pavard, a France defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 57' Steven Zuber catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' Marco Reus doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 67' With 2 assists to his name this season, Manuel Akanji is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Borussia Dortmund.
  • 68' Poor challenge from Emiliano Insua. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 69' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marco Reus on 69 minutes.
  • 70' It’s a booking for BV Borussia 09 Dortmund player. Marius Wolf gets a Yellow card.
  • 70' A tactical swap from VfB Stuttgart — Tasos Donis on, Steven Zuber off on 70 minutes.
  • 71' Marc-Oliver Kempf makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and VfB Stuttgart are in front.
  • 74' Another change for VfB Stuttgart made on 74 minute. Nicolas Gonzalez leaves to be changed by Christian Gentner.
  • 79' BV Borussia 09 Dortmund ring the changes. Raphael Guerreiro has done his job and it is now time for Christian Pulisic to step up.
  • 84' Paco Alcacer doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Axel Witsel. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 88' Marius Wolf makes way for Dan-Axel Zagadou at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from BV Borussia 09 Dortmund.
  • 90' A goal from the USA international Christian Pulisic! He fires home on 90 to make it 0-4!
  • 90' The referee shows VfB Stuttgart player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' A change in the BV Borussia 09 Dortmund ranks — Paco Alcacer exits the field as Thomas Delaney enters on 90.
  • Full Time. Borussia Dortmund beats VfB Stuttgart

Lineups

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lucien Favre

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markus Weinzierl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Julian Brandt 5
Gio Reyna 4
Marco Reus 4
Sehrou Guirassy 4
Jude Bellingham 3
Deniz Undav 3
Silas Wamangituka 2
Tanguy Coulibaly 2

Head to Head

2019-03-09 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 VfB Stuttgart 2018-10-20 VfB Stuttgart 0–4 Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund Form

2019-03-09 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 VfB Stuttgart W 2019-03-05 Borussia Dortmund 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2019-03-01 FC Augsburg 2–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2019-02-24 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2019-02-18 1. FC Nürnberg 0–0 Borussia Dortmund D 2019-02-13 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–0 Borussia Dortmund L

VfB Stuttgart Form

2019-03-09 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 VfB Stuttgart L 2019-03-03 VfB Stuttgart 5–1 Hannover 96 W 2019-02-22 SV Werder Bremen 1–1 VfB Stuttgart D 2019-02-16 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 RB Leipzig L 2019-02-10 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 3–0 VfB Stuttgart L 2019-02-03 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 SC Freiburg D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.37 Borussia Dortmund xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 VfB Stuttgart xG
I would bet for: Borussia Dortmund to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Borussia Dortmund67% Draw20% VfB Stuttgart13%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Borussia Dortmund or Draw
87%
Draw or VfB Stuttgart
33%
Borussia Dortmund or VfB Stuttgart
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Borussia Dortmund52% Draw38% VfB Stuttgart10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12%
1 – 0
9.8%
3 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5.7%
4 – 0
5.4%
4 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3.5%
1 – 2
3%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund

Handicap Borussia Dortmund covers Push VfB Stuttgart covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 21% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 22% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
46% ✓
VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.