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Borussia Dortmund vs VfB Stuttgart, Bundesliga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2021-22
Borussia Dortmund
2 – 1
Full Time
VfB Stuttgart
Sat 20 Nov 2021 · 14:30 UTC Signal Iduna Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Tanguy Coulibaly
Y 48' Waldemar Anton

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Harm Osmers
  • Referee Robert Schroder
  • Referee Jan Neitzel
  • Referee Aarne Aarnink
  • Referee Robert Kempter
  • Referee Christian Fischer
19 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

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
2021-11-20 Borussia Dortmund 2–1 VfB Stuttgart 2021-04-10 VfB Stuttgart 2–3 Borussia Dortmund 2020-12-12 Borussia Dortmund 1–5 VfB Stuttgart 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
20 Nov VfB Stuttgart H 2–1 W
06 Nov RB Leipzig A 1–2 L
03 Nov AFC Ajax H 1–3 L
30 Oct 1. FC Koln H 2–0 W
26 Oct FC Ingolstadt 04 H 2–0 W
23 Oct Arminia Bielefeld A 3–1 W
VfB Stuttgart
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Borussia Dortmund A 1–2 L
06 Nov Arminia Bielefeld H 0–1 L
31 Oct FC Augsburg A 1–4 L
27 Oct 1. FC Koln H 0–2 L
24 Oct 1. FC Union Berlin H 1–1 D
16 Oct Borussia Monchengladbach A 1–1 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' Welcome to Signal Iduna Park that hosts another battle between Borussia Dortmund and VfB Stuttgart.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Signal Iduna Park. VfB Stuttgart seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VfB Stuttgart needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Tanguy Coulibaly has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Borussia Dortmund is showing some good football. However, Borussia Dortmund are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Borussia Dortmund winning 50% of all matches.
  • 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.
  • 36' Tanguy Coulibaly was booked on 36.
  • 41' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nikolas Nartey suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' Florian Muller has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 436 appearances.
  • 48' VfB Stuttgart player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Borussia Dortmund that had 521 games and scored 798 goals.
  • 56' What a strike from Donyell Malen! The score is 1-0.
  • 61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Borussia Dortmund side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 63' The deadlock is broken! Roberto Massimo gets on the scoresheet on 63 minutes.
  • 64' Emre Can has so much to prove this time. He replaces Raphael Guerreiro on 64 minute.
  • 68' A tactical swap from VfB Stuttgart — Nikolas Nartey on, Atakan Karazor off on 68 minutes.
  • 70' Another substitution for VfB Stuttgart to replace Philipp Forster by Daniel Didavi on 70 minute.
  • 71' VfB Stuttgart ring the changes. Philipp Forster has done his job and it is now time for Daniel Didavi to step up.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Steffen Tigges. He replaces Julian Brandt on 75 minute.
  • 80' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 85' A stunning finish from Marco Reus — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 87' The crowd applauds Tanguy Coulibaly as he leaves the pitch. Hamadi Al Ghaddioui steps in for VfB Stuttgart.
  • 89' Ansgar Knauff gets the nod from Borussia Dortmund. He replaces Donyell Malen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Borussia Dortmund celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-11-20 Borussia Dortmund 2–1 VfB Stuttgart 2021-04-10 VfB Stuttgart 2–3 Borussia Dortmund 2020-12-12 Borussia Dortmund 1–5 VfB Stuttgart 2019-03-09 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 VfB Stuttgart 2018-10-20 VfB Stuttgart 0–4 Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund Form

2021-11-20 Borussia Dortmund 2–1 VfB Stuttgart W 2021-11-06 RB Leipzig 2–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2021-11-03 Borussia Dortmund 1–3 AFC Ajax L 2021-10-30 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 1. FC Koln W 2021-10-26 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 FC Ingolstadt 04 W 2021-10-23 Arminia Bielefeld 1–3 Borussia Dortmund W

VfB Stuttgart Form

2021-11-20 Borussia Dortmund 2–1 VfB Stuttgart L 2021-11-06 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 Arminia Bielefeld L 2021-10-31 FC Augsburg 4–1 VfB Stuttgart L 2021-10-27 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 1. FC Koln L 2021-10-24 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin D 2021-10-16 Borussia Monchengladbach 1–1 VfB Stuttgart D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.25 Borussia Dortmund xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 VfB Stuttgart xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Borussia Dortmund59% Draw21% VfB Stuttgart20%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Borussia Dortmund or Draw
81%
Draw or VfB Stuttgart
41%
Borussia Dortmund or VfB Stuttgart
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Borussia Dortmund42% Draw39% VfB Stuttgart19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.2%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund

Handicap Borussia Dortmund covers Push VfB Stuttgart covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 17% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 21% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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