Shaky top table cliff-hanger in Bundesliga as Borussia Dortmund have travelled the 124 miles needed to confront VfL Wolfsburg at their VOLKSWAGEN ARENA.
- VfL Wolfsburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Borussia Dortmund is in the best form (5-0-1) in Bundesliga
It's no vacation for neither Wolfsburg nor Borussia Dortmund as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
VfL Wolfsburg form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what VfL Wolfsburg have to build on here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA in the Bundesliga.
In their previous game, the manager F. Kohfeldt led his Wolfsburg to a defeat in the Champions League match away at Sevilla. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA. Midfield player Josuha Guilavogui got a match rating of 7.24 in that game, the max score being 10. Guilavogui hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 36 successful passes (of 43 total).
Before that, Wolfsburg played out a Bundesliga draw 2-2 when visiting Arminia Bielefeld.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for VfL Wolfsburg here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 6 games). VfL Wolfsburg's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Bundesliga travels is 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
Borussia are travelling again after losing away to Sporting CP in their previous match (1-3). Julian Brandt got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, top player of the team. Brandt hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
Before that, Borussia secured a home win against Stuttgart with the score 2-1.The travelling fans enjoy Borussia's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 5 league matches away. In the opposite end, Borussia have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the last ten meetings between these two contenders are: zero wins for Wolfsburg, one draw and nine wins for Borussia Dortmund. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  E. Håland 9 goals |   L. Nmecha 5 goals |  W. Weghorst 4 goals |
VfL Wolfsburg missing players
Borussia Dortmund missing players
| VfL Wolfsburg | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 30 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 92% |
| 33% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 33% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 17% | 17% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 8% |
| 4.2 | 5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 2.4 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.2 | 13.2 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 13 | 14.8 |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
| 27% | 18% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 41% | 45% |
| 10.2 | 10.5 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 12.8 | 11.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
- Borussia Dortmund have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Borussia Dortmund have scored more than double the goals of VfL Wolfsburg.
- Borussia Dortmund have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in Bundesliga
- Borussia Dortmund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Borussia Dortmund is in the best form (5-0-1) in Bundesliga
- VfL Wolfsburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 28 | 28 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Freiburg | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | VfL Wolfsburg | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | RB Leipzig | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| 8 | Mainz 05 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Borussia M'gladbach | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Hoffenheim | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 17 |
| 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Köln | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Bochum | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | -9 | 13 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 13 |
| 15 | Augsburg | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 12 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 24 | -25 | 1 |