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

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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

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

Borussia Dortmund 34 games · 73 pts (2025/26)
VfL Wolfsburg 34 games · 29 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 Koln	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Borussia Dortmund		VfL Wolfsburg
#2	Position	#16
73	Points	29
34	Played	34
22 / 7 / 5	W / D / L	7 / 8 / 19
70	Scored	45
34	Conceded	69
+36	GD	-24
2.15	PPG	0.85
65%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

44% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season

Borussia Dortmund are 2nd (73 pts). VfL Wolfsburg are 16th (29 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

VfL Wolfsburg

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/3

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg get this one started.
5' Marin Pongracic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Oliver Glasner might look to freshen things up shortly.
25' It’s a booking for Borussia Dortmund player. Mats Hummels gets a Yellow card.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
35' Borussia Dortmund are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against VfL Wolfsburg's shape.
38' The referee shows VfL Wolfsburg player a Yellow card on 38.
40' It’s a booking for Borussia Dortmund player. Thomas Delaney gets a Yellow card.
45' Erling Haaland is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Borussia Dortmund so far.
50' 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.
55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Oliver Glasner will be considering his options from the bench.
60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
65' VfL Wolfsburg have won 479 goals from 471 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
66' The Switzerland Manuel Akanji breaks the deadlock on 66 minutes. 1-0!
71' The supporters are chanting for Admir Mehmedi. He replaces Yannick Gerhardt on 71 minute.
76' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Borussia Dortmund side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
78' Another substitution for VfL Wolfsburg to replace Marin Pongracic by Maxence Lacroix on 78 minute.
80' Borussia Dortmund player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
81' Another substitution for Borussia Dortmund to replace Erling Haaland by Steffen Tigges on 81 minute.
85' It is a substitution in Borussia Dortmund team. Marco Reus is replaced by Emre Can on 85 minute.
87' Daniel Ginczek gets the nod from VfL Wolfsburg. He replaces Renato Steffen and will look to change the dynamic.
90' The supporters are chanting for Dan-Axel Zagadou. He replaces Gio Reyna on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Borussia Dortmund 2-0 VfL Wolfsburg.

Lineups

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edin Terzic

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

1
Koen Casteels C
9
Wout Weghorst
25
John Brooks
27
Maximilian Arnold
31
Yannick Gerhardt ↓ Admir Mehmedi 71'
8
Renato Steffen ↓ Daniel Ginczek 87'
7
Josip Brekalo ↓ Joao Victor 71'
20
Ridle Baku
6
Paulo Otavio
34
Marin Pongracic ↓ Maxence Lacroix 78'
24
Xaver Schlager ↓ Bartosz Bialek 87'

Bench

4
Maxence Lacroix ↑ 78'
33
Daniel Ginczek ↑ 87'
2
William
23
Josuha Guilavogui
14
Admir Mehmedi ↑ 71'
19
Kevin Mbabu
40
Joao Victor ↑ 71'
35
Lino Kasten
21
Bartosz Bialek ↑ 87'

Coach Oliver Glasner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Erling Haaland	5
Jude Bellingham	4
Karim Adeyemi	4
Donyell Malen	3
Sehrou Guirassy	2
Manuel Akanji	2
Sebastien Haller	2
Emre Can	2

Head to Head

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 Koln 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.47 Borussia Dortmund xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.8 VfL Wolfsburg xG

I would bet for: Borussia Dortmund to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Borussia Dortmund70% Draw18% VfL Wolfsburg12%

Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 3.27

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Borussia Dortmund or Draw

88%

Draw or VfL Wolfsburg

30%

Borussia Dortmund or VfL Wolfsburg

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Borussia Dortmund53% Draw37% VfL Wolfsburg10%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

9.3%

1 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

1 – 1

8.2%

3 – 1

7.3%

4 – 0

5.7%

0 – 0

5.2%

4 – 1

4.6%

2 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

1 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund

Handicap	Borussia Dortmund covers	Push	VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	21%	49%
-1.5	51%	—	49%
-1	51%	22%	27%
-0.5	73%	—	27%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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