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

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Bundesliga · 2021-22

VfB Stuttgart

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Borussia Dortmund

Fri 8 Apr 2022 · 18:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Orel Mangala 45' Y

Y 81' Jude Bellingham

Y 82' Jude Bellingham

Atakan Karazor 86' Y

Overview

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VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund — Bundesliga at Mercedes-Benz Arena.

VfB Stuttgart 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Borussia Dortmund 4 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Harm Osmers
Referee Philipp Huwe
Referee Robert Kempter
Referee Matthias Jollenbeck
Referee Guido Winkmann
Referee Christian Fischer

5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game

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

VfB Stuttgart 16 games · Avg 3.7 goals Borussia Dortmund

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-08 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Borussia Dortmund 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

Recent Form

VfB Stuttgart

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Apr	Borussia Dortmund	H	0–2	L
02 Apr	Arminia Bielefeld	A	1–1	D
19 Mar	FC Augsburg	H	3–2	W
12 Mar	1. FC Union Berlin	A	1–1	D
05 Mar	Borussia Mönchengladbach	H	3–2	W
25 Feb	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	1–2	L

Borussia Dortmund

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Apr	VfB Stuttgart	A	2–0	W
02 Apr	RB Leipzig	H	1–4	L
20 Mar	1. FC Köln	A	1–1	D
16 Mar	1. FSV Mainz 05	A	1–0	W
13 Mar	Arminia Bielefeld	H	1–0	W
27 Feb	FC Augsburg	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

VfB Stuttgart		Borussia Dortmund
#15	Position	#1
3	Points	12
4	Played	4
1 / 0 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 0 / 0
6	Scored	9
9	Conceded	2
-3	GD	+7
0.75	PPG	3.00
25%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

75% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

VfB Stuttgart are 15th (3 pts). Borussia Dortmund are 1st (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

3/1

61-75

1/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

VfB Stuttgart

Josha Vagnoman	2 G	1 A
Ermedin Demirovic	1 G
Grischa Promel	1 G
Bilal El Khannouss	1 G

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' The ball is rolling at Mercedes-Benz Arena. VfB Stuttgart are looking to make home advantage count against Borussia Dortmund.
5' VfB Stuttgart are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Borussia Dortmund backline.
6' Gio Reyna makes way for Julian Brandt at the 6 minute mark. A tactical switch from Borussia Dortmund.
11' VfB Stuttgart are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Borussia Dortmund's shape.
12' Julian Brandt doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
14' GOAL! Julian Brandt scores on 14. Assisted by Erling Haaland
19' Over 19 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
24' A quiet spell here at Mercedes-Benz Arena. Borussia Dortmund seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
29' The travelling Borussia Dortmund supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
34' Erling Haaland has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
36' Fresh legs for Borussia Dortmund! Axel Witsel comes on to replace Mahmoud Dahoud.
41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jude Bellingham made 387 appearances and scored 89 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' VfB Stuttgart receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
46' The whistle greets Mats Hummels as he departs to be replaced by Dan-Axel Zagadou.
51' 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.
56' VfB Stuttgart is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
62' Orel Mangala makes way for Tanguy Coulibaly at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from VfB Stuttgart.
67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Borussia Dortmund that had 523 games and scored 804 goals.
71' What composure from Julian Brandt! The Germany international strokes it home. 0-3.
75' The whistle greets Raphael Guerreiro as he departs to be replaced by Marius Wolf.
78' Time for substitution for VfB Stuttgart. Chris Fuhrich is replaced by Roberto Massimo.
79' Another substitution for VfB Stuttgart to replace Omar Marmoush by Erik Thommy on 79 minute.
81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jude Bellingham.
82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jude Bellingham.
86' VfB Stuttgart receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
89' Fresh legs for VfB Stuttgart! Enzo Millot comes on to replace Tiago Tomas.
With this win, Borussia Dortmund is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Julian Brandt ↑ 6'
35
Marwin Hitz
28
Axel Witsel ↑ 36'
5
Dan-Axel Zagadou ↑ 46'
39
Marius Wolf ↑ 75'
34
Marin Pongracic
20
Reinier
18
Youssoufa Moukoko

Coach Marco Rose

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Julian Brandt	5
Gio Reyna	4
Marco Reus	4
Sehrou Guirassy	4
Deniz Undav	3
Jude Bellingham	3
Paco Alcacer	2
Donyell Malen	2

Head to Head

VfB Stuttgart Form

2022-04-08 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Borussia Dortmund L 2022-04-02 Arminia Bielefeld 1–1 VfB Stuttgart D 2022-03-19 VfB Stuttgart 3–2 FC Augsburg W 2022-03-12 1. FC Union Berlin 1–1 VfB Stuttgart D 2022-03-05 VfB Stuttgart 3–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 2022-02-25 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 VfB Stuttgart L

Borussia Dortmund Form

2022-04-08 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Borussia Dortmund W 2022-04-02 Borussia Dortmund 1–4 RB Leipzig L 2022-03-20 1. FC Köln 1–1 Borussia Dortmund D 2022-03-16 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2022-03-13 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 Arminia Bielefeld W 2022-02-27 FC Augsburg 1–1 Borussia Dortmund D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.93 VfB Stuttgart xG

Expected Goals

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

2.25 Borussia Dortmund xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Borussia Dortmund to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

VfB Stuttgart19% Draw23% Borussia Dortmund58%

Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

VfB Stuttgart or Draw

42%

Draw or Borussia Dortmund

81%

VfB Stuttgart or Borussia Dortmund

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

VfB Stuttgart13% Draw40% Borussia Dortmund47%

Actual: Borussia Dortmund win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.5%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 1

8.9%

0 – 3

7.7%

1 – 3

7.1%

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

4.3%

0 – 4

4.3%

1 – 4

2 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart

Handicap	VfB Stuttgart covers	Push	Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	9%	87%
-0.5	13%	—	87%
+0.5	34%	—	66%
+1	34%	22%	44%
+1.5	56%	—	44%
+2	56%	20%	24%
+2.5	76%	—	24%

Clean Sheet

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

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