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Borussia Dortmund vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2020-21
Borussia Dortmund
2 – 0
Full Time
VfL Wolfsburg
Sun 3 Jan 2021 · 14:30 UTC Signal Iduna Park HT 45+5' · FT 45+5'
Mats Hummels 25' Y
Y 38' Renato Steffen
Thomas Delaney 40' Y
Erling Haaland 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Borussia Dortmund vs VfL Wolfsburg — Bundesliga at Signal Iduna Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Guido Kleve
  • Referee Florian Heft
  • Referee Manuel Grafe
  • Referee Markus Sinn

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Borussia Dortmund 4 12
2 FC Bayern München 4 10
3 SC Freiburg 4 10
4 FC Augsburg 4 7
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 7
6 1. FSV Mainz 05 4 7
7 SV 07 Elversberg 4 7
8 SV Werder Bremen 4 7
9 RB Leipzig 4 6
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 5
11 FC Schalke 04 4 5
12 SC Paderborn 07 4 4
13 1. FC Köln 4 4
14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4 3
15 VfB Stuttgart 4 3
16 Hamburger SV 4 3
17 1. FC Union Berlin 4 1
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 0

Head-to-Head

14
1
2
Borussia Dortmund 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals VfL Wolfsburg
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-03 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2020-05-23 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 Borussia Dortmund 2019-11-02 Borussia Dortmund 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2019-03-30 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2018-11-03 VfL Wolfsburg 0–1 Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

Borussia Dortmund
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan VfL Wolfsburg H 2–0 W
22 Dec Eintracht Braunschweig A 2–0 W
18 Dec 1. FC Union Berlin A 1–2 L
15 Dec SV Werder Bremen A 2–1 W
12 Dec VfB Stuttgart H 1–5 L
08 Dec FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 2–1 W
VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan Borussia Dortmund A 0–2 L
23 Dec SV Sandhausen 1916 H 4–0 W
20 Dec VfB Stuttgart H 1–0 W
16 Dec FC Bayern München A 1–2 L
11 Dec Eintracht Frankfurt H 2–1 W
05 Dec 1. FC Köln A 2–2 D

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
75% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund
Sehrou Guirassy 2 G 2 A
Felix Kalu Nmecha 2 G
Fabio Silva 2 G
Ioannis Konstantelias 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Signal Iduna Park that hosts another battle between Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' VfL Wolfsburg have won 492 goals from 476 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Controversy at the stadium! Mats Hummels argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 30' Josip Brekalo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Borussia Dortmund that had 525 games and scored 809 goals.
  • 38' The referee shows VfL Wolfsburg player a Yellow card on 38.
  • 40' A moment of madness from Thomas Delaney on 40 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Borussia Dortmund will be frustrated.
  • 45' Wout Weghorst, a Netherlands forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 50' VfL Wolfsburg come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daniel Ginczek is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Borussia Dortmund.
  • 60' It looks surprising Borussia Dortmund does not make any changes. Roman Burki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Raphael Guerreiro made 525 appearances and scored 45 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' What a strike from Manuel Akanji! The score is 1-0.
  • 71' Another change for VfL Wolfsburg made on 71 minute. Yannick Gerhardt leaves to be changed by Admir Mehmedi.
  • 76' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 78' The VfL Wolfsburg bench stirs into life. Marin Pongracic is withdrawn and Maxence Lacroix gets his opportunity.
  • 80' A moment of madness from Erling Haaland on 80 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Borussia Dortmund will be frustrated.
  • 81' Borussia Dortmund ring the changes. Erling Haaland has done his job and it is now time for Steffen Tigges to step up.
  • 85' Emre Can is replacing Marco Reus for the Borussia Dortmund side.
  • 87' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Renato Steffen is replaced by Daniel Ginczek.
  • 90' The whistle greets Gio Reyna as he departs to be replaced by Dan-Axel Zagadou.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edin Terzić

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erling Haaland 5
Karim Adeyemi 4
Jude Bellingham 4
Donyell Malen 3
Emre Can 2
Marco Reus 2
Raphael Guerreiro 2
Ridle Baku 2

Head to Head

2021-01-03 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2020-05-23 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 Borussia Dortmund 2019-11-02 Borussia Dortmund 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2019-03-30 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2018-11-03 VfL Wolfsburg 0–1 Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund Form

2021-01-03 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg W 2020-12-22 Eintracht Braunschweig 0–2 Borussia Dortmund W 2020-12-18 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2020-12-15 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund W 2020-12-12 Borussia Dortmund 1–5 VfB Stuttgart L 2020-12-08 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 Borussia Dortmund W

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2021-01-03 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2020-12-23 VfL Wolfsburg 4–0 SV Sandhausen 1916 W 2020-12-20 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 VfB Stuttgart W 2020-12-16 FC Bayern München 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2020-12-11 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2020-12-05 1. FC Köln 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.63 Borussia Dortmund xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 VfL Wolfsburg xG
I would bet for: Borussia Dortmund to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Borussia Dortmund56% Draw25% VfL Wolfsburg19%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Borussia Dortmund or Draw
81%
Draw or VfL Wolfsburg
44%
Borussia Dortmund or VfL Wolfsburg
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Borussia Dortmund37% Draw47% VfL Wolfsburg16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
11.7%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund

Handicap Borussia Dortmund covers Push VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 24% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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