Wednesday , 30 September 2026

VfL Wolfsburg vs Borussia Dortmund, DFB-Pokal 2024-25 ROUND 2

DFB-Pokal · 2024-25
VfL Wolfsburg
1 – 0
Full Time
Borussia Dortmund
Tue 29 Oct 2024 · 19:45 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 56' Felix Kalu Nmecha
Maximilian Arnold 62' Y
Y 85' Jamie Bynoe-Gittens
Salih Ozcan 114' Y
Y 115' Nico Schlotterbeck
Y 120' Ramy Bensebaini

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Wolfsburg vs Borussia Dortmund — DFB-Pokal at Volkswagen Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Siebert
5 games this season 🟨 5.4/game ⚽ 12.2 goals/game

Head-to-Head

2
1
14
VfL Wolfsburg 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals Borussia Dortmund
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-29 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 Borussia Dortmund 2024-02-17 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Borussia Dortmund 2023-09-23 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2023-05-07 Borussia Dortmund 6–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2022-11-08 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct Borussia Dortmund H 1–0 W
26 Oct FC St. Pauli 1910 A 0–0 D
20 Oct SV Werder Bremen H 2–4 L
05 Oct VfL Bochum 1848 A 3–1 W
28 Sep VfB Stuttgart H 2–2 D
22 Sep Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 3–4 L
Borussia Dortmund
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct VfL Wolfsburg A 0–1 L
26 Oct FC Augsburg A 1–2 L
22 Oct Real Madrid CF A 2–5 L
18 Oct FC St. Pauli 1910 H 2–1 W
05 Oct 1. FC Union Berlin A 1–2 L
01 Oct Celtic FC H 7–1 W

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season
100% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

VfL Wolfsburg
Maximilian Arnold 2 G
Borussia Dortmund
Samuele Inacio 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Volkswagen Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Lovro Majer has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 191 appearances.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Konstantinos Koulierakis made 475 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Germany international Julian Brandt has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. VfL Wolfsburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' Borussia Dortmund have won 804 goals from 523 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' VfL Wolfsburg is showing some good football. However, VfL Wolfsburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Emre Can suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 56' Felix Kalu Nmecha catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 56.
  • 61' Ramy Bensebaini needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 62' The referee has no hesitation. Maximilian Arnold is booked for VfL Wolfsburg — card on 62.
  • 67' Nico Schlotterbeck, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 69' Another substitution for VfL Wolfsburg to replace Patrick Wimmer by Tiago Tomas on 69 minute.
  • 74' 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.
  • 77' Borussia Dortmund manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cole Campbell is hanging Donyell Malen on the field on 77 minute.
  • 80' The whistle greets Ridle Baku as he departs to be replaced by Jakub Kaminski.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a card for Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
  • 90' It is a substitution in VfL Wolfsburg team. Lovro Majer is replaced by Salih Ozcan on 90 minute.
  • Full Time. VfL Wolfsburg beats Borussia Dortmund

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralph Hasenhuttl

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuri Sahin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erling Haaland 5
Jude Bellingham 4
Karim Adeyemi 4
Donyell Malen 3
Raphael Guerreiro 2
Ridle Baku 2
Sehrou Guirassy 2
Manuel Akanji 2

Head to Head

2024-10-29 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 Borussia Dortmund 2024-02-17 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Borussia Dortmund 2023-09-23 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2023-05-07 Borussia Dortmund 6–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2022-11-08 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Borussia Dortmund

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2024-10-29 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 Borussia Dortmund W 2024-10-26 FC St. Pauli 1910 0–0 VfL Wolfsburg D 2024-10-20 VfL Wolfsburg 2–4 SV Werder Bremen L 2024-10-05 VfL Bochum 1848 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2024-09-28 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 VfB Stuttgart D 2024-09-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–3 VfL Wolfsburg L

Borussia Dortmund Form

2024-10-29 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 Borussia Dortmund L 2024-10-26 FC Augsburg 2–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2024-10-22 Real Madrid CF 5–2 Borussia Dortmund L 2024-10-18 Borussia Dortmund 2–1 FC St. Pauli 1910 W 2024-10-05 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2024-10-01 Borussia Dortmund 7–1 Celtic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.44 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Borussia Dortmund xG
I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or Borussia Dortmund 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg44% Draw27% Borussia Dortmund29%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
71%
Draw or Borussia Dortmund
56%
VfL Wolfsburg or Borussia Dortmund
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg29% Draw47% Borussia Dortmund24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
8.5%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.5%
0 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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