VfL Wolfsburg vs Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2022-23

VfL Wolfsburg

2 – 0

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Borussia Dortmund

Tue 8 Nov 2022 · 17:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Felix Kalu Nmecha 45' Y

Omar Marmoush 54' Y

Lukas Nmecha 76' Y

Y 84' Mats Hummels

Y 90' Anthony Modeste

Overview

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VfL Wolfsburg vs Borussia Dortmund — Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.

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

Match Details

Referee Benjamin Cortus
Referee Christian Dingert
Referee Sascha Thielert
Referee Timo Gerach
Referee Benedikt Kempkes
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

VfL Wolfsburg 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals Borussia Dortmund

Last 5 meetings

2022-11-08 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Borussia Dortmund 2022-04-16 Borussia Dortmund 6–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2021-11-27 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 Borussia Dortmund 2021-04-24 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 Borussia Dortmund 2021-01-03 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	Borussia Dortmund	H	2–0	W
05 Nov	1. FSV Mainz 05	A	3–0	W
29 Oct	VfL Bochum 1848	H	4–0	W
22 Oct	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	2–2	D
18 Oct	Eintracht Braunschweig	A	2–1	W
15 Oct	Borussia Monchengladbach	H	2–2	D

Borussia Dortmund

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	VfL Wolfsburg	A	0–2	L
05 Nov	VfL Bochum 1848	H	3–0	W
02 Nov	FC København	A	1–1	D
29 Oct	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	2–1	W
25 Oct	Manchester City FC	H	0–0	D
22 Oct	VfB Stuttgart	H	5–0	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season

44% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Borussia Dortmund

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund has kicked off!
5' 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.
6' GOAL! Mickey van de Ven fires home to make it 1-0!
11' The 27-year-old Jonas Wind has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
16' It is a cagey affair so far. VfL Wolfsburg in their trying to find a way past Borussia Dortmund's compact .
21' It’s high time Niko Kovać made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
26' A quiet spell here at Volkswagen Arena. VfL Wolfsburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
31' Marco Pasalic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
36' Borussia Dortmund is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
45' The referee calls foul for Felix Kalu Nmecha. He receives a Yellow card.
50' VfL Wolfsburg have won 479 goals from 471 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
54' Omar Marmoush catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 54.
58' Another change for VfL Wolfsburg made on 58 minute. Omar Marmoush leaves to be changed by Patrick Wimmer.
61' Time for substitution for Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi is replaced by Gio Reyna.
62' Borussia Dortmund manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gio Reyna is hanging Karim Adeyemi on the field on 62 minute.
67' Paulo Otavio has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
70' Donyell Malen makes way for Anthony Modeste at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Borussia Dortmund.
71' The whistle greets Niklas Sule as he departs to be replaced by Thorgan Hazard.
75' VfL Wolfsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lukas Nmecha is hanging Jonas Wind on the field on 75 minute.
76' Lukas Nmecha has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 76.
80' Time for substitution for Borussia Dortmund. Salih Ozcan is replaced by Marco Pasalic.
84' Mats Hummels has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 84.
88' Fresh legs for VfL Wolfsburg! Mattias Svanberg comes on to replace Felix Kalu Nmecha.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Anthony Modeste is booked for Borussia Dortmund — Yellow card on 90.
It finishes all square. VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

1
Koen Casteels
27
Maximilian Arnold
31
Yannick Gerhardt
20
Ridle Baku
6
Paulo Otavio
3
Sebastiaan Bornauw
23
Jonas Wind ↓ Lukas Nmecha 75'
22
Felix Kalu Nmecha ↓ Mattias Svanberg 88'
16
Jakub Kaminski ↓ Jerome Roussillon 88'
33
Omar Marmoush ↓ Patrick Wimmer 58'
5
Mickey van de Ven

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edin Terzic

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

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2022-11-08 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Borussia Dortmund W 2022-11-05 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2022-10-29 VfL Wolfsburg 4–0 VfL Bochum 1848 W 2022-10-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg D 2022-10-18 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg W 2022-10-15 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 Borussia Monchengladbach D

Borussia Dortmund Form

2022-11-08 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Borussia Dortmund L 2022-11-05 Borussia Dortmund 3–0 VfL Bochum 1848 W 2022-11-02 FC København 1–1 Borussia Dortmund D 2022-10-29 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 Borussia Dortmund W 2022-10-25 Borussia Dortmund 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2022-10-22 Borussia Dortmund 5–0 VfB Stuttgart W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.29 VfL Wolfsburg xG

Expected Goals

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

1.96 Borussia Dortmund xG

I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or Borussia Dortmund 76% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

VfL Wolfsburg31% Draw24% Borussia Dortmund45%

Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

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

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw

56%

Draw or Borussia Dortmund

69%

VfL Wolfsburg or Borussia Dortmund

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

VfL Wolfsburg20% Draw42% Borussia Dortmund38%

Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 2

7.4%

0 – 1

2 – 1

6.1%

1 – 3

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.4%

0 – 3

4.8%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

3.9%

2 – 0

Actual

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap	VfL Wolfsburg covers	Push	Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	14%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	21%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	16%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

15% ✗

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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