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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 34 89
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 65
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62
5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59
7 SC Freiburg 34 47
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44
9 FC Augsburg 34 43
10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40
11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39
12 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 38
14 1. FC Koln 34 32
15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32
16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26

Head-to-Head

7
2
6
Borussia Dortmund 15 games · Avg 3.9 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 Nurnberg 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 Dusseldorf A 0–3 L
03 Feb SC Freiburg H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Borussia Dortmund VfB Stuttgart
#2 Position #4
73 Points 62
34 Played 34
22 / 7 / 5 W / D / L 18 / 8 / 8
70 Scored 71
34 Conceded 49
+36 GD +22
2.15 PPG 1.82
65% Win % 53%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
44% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season
32% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

Borussia Dortmund are 2nd (73 pts). VfB Stuttgart are 4th (62 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
VfB Stuttgart
0-15
2/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/1
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Borussia Dortmund welcome VfB Stuttgart for this crunch clash at Signal Iduna Park.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' It looks surprising Borussia Dortmund does not make any changes. Andreas Beck has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Markus Weinzierl will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Steven Zuber made 407 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Borussia Dortmund started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' Alexander Esswein is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for VfB Stuttgart so far.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Borussia Dortmund needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' 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.
  • 57' Steven Zuber catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' Brilliant from the ! Marco Reus makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 62.
  • 67' The travelling VfB Stuttgart supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 68' Controversy at the stadium! Emiliano Insua argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 69' Controversy at the stadium! Marco Reus argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 70' Marius Wolf picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 70' The VfB Stuttgart bench stirs into life. Steven Zuber is withdrawn and Tasos Donis gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marc-Oliver Kempf makes it 0-2.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Nicolas Gonzalez as he leaves the pitch. Christian Gentner steps in for VfB Stuttgart.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Raphael Guerreiro as he leaves the pitch. Christian Pulisic steps in for BV Borussia 09 Dortmund.
  • 84' Paco Alcacer makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and BV Borussia 09 Dortmund are in front.
  • 86' Axel Witsel was booked on 86.
  • 88' Dan-Axel Zagadou is replacing Marius Wolf for the BV Borussia 09 Dortmund side.
  • 90' The deadlock is broken! Christian Pulisic gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Santiago Ascacibar. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' Fresh legs for BV Borussia 09 Dortmund! Thomas Delaney comes on to replace Paco Alcacer.
  • It finishes all square. Borussia Dortmund and VfB Stuttgart share the spoils 3-1.

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
Marco Reus 4
Sehrou Guirassy 4
Gio Reyna 4
Jude Bellingham 3
Deniz Undav 3
Tanguy Coulibaly 2
Paco Alcacer 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 Nurnberg 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 Dusseldorf 3–0 VfB Stuttgart L 2019-02-03 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 SC Freiburg D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.45 Borussia Dortmund xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 VfB Stuttgart xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Borussia Dortmund to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Borussia Dortmund64% Draw20% VfB Stuttgart16%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Borussia Dortmund or Draw
84%
Draw or VfB Stuttgart
36%
Borussia Dortmund or VfB Stuttgart
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Borussia Dortmund49% Draw38% VfB Stuttgart13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
9.2%
1 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
7.3%
1 – 0
7.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
4 – 1
4.6%
4 – 0
4.4%
0 – 0
4.4%
1 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund

Handicap Borussia Dortmund covers Push VfB Stuttgart covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 20% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 21% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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