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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 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

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
56% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Signal Iduna Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Borussia Dortmund started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Borussia Dortmund currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Borussia Dortmund that had 536 games and scored 827 goals.
  • 25' Borussia Dortmund receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 25.
  • 30' Maximilian Arnold has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' 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.
  • 38' Renato Steffen picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 40' Poor challenge from Thomas Delaney. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VfL Wolfsburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' Switzerland international Manuel Akanji has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 66' A stunning finish from Manuel Akanji — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 71' VfL Wolfsburg ring the changes. Yannick Gerhardt has done his job and it is now time for Admir Mehmedi to step up.
  • 76' Renato Steffen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 484 appearances.
  • 78' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Marin Pongracic is replaced by Maxence Lacroix.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Erling Haaland.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Borussia Dortmund! Steffen Tigges comes on to replace Erling Haaland.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Marco Reus as he leaves the pitch. Emre Can steps in for Borussia Dortmund.
  • 87' Daniel Ginczek gets the nod from VfL Wolfsburg. He replaces Renato Steffen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Borussia Dortmund make a change. Gio Reyna trudges off to be replaced by Dan-Axel Zagadou on 90 minutes.
  • 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
Jude Bellingham 4
Karim Adeyemi 4
Donyell Malen 3
Sehrou Guirassy 2
Manuel Akanji 2
Sebastien Haller 2
Emre Can 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.