Bundesliga: J. Brandt scores a double to give a 2-0 win to Borussia Dortmund over VfB Stuttgart
STUTTGART. Borussia Dortmund 2-0 VfB Stuttgart: prevails over 2-0 after J. Brandt scores a double.
STUTTGART. Borussia Dortmund 2-0 VfB Stuttgart: conquers 2-0 after J. Brandt scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena stadium in Stuttgart on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Harm Osmers who had the assistance of Robert Kempter and Philipp Hüwe. The 4th official was Matthias Jöllenbeck. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold around 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.11 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 100%.
Match Statistics
Borussia Dortmund was in firm control of the ball 58% while VfB Stuttgart was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
VfB Stuttgart was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Borussia Dortmund managed to find the solution to win this contest.
VfB Stuttgart shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
VfB Stuttgart received 2 yellow cards (O. Mangala and A. Karazor). On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (J. Bellingham).
After this encounter, VfB Stuttgart will stay with 27 points to stay in the 15th place. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund will have 57 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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6'6'
J. Brandt
G. Reyna
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14'14'
J. Brandt
E. Haaland
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36'36'
A. Witsel
M. Dahoud
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45'45'
O. Mangala
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46'46'
D. Zagadou
M. Hummels
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62'62'
T. Coulibaly
O. Mangala
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72'72'
J. Brandt
M. Reus
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76'76'
M. Wolf
R. Guerreiro
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78'78'
R. Massimo
C. Fuhrich
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79'79'
E. Thommy
O. Marmoush
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82'82'
J. Bellingham
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86'86'
A. Karazor
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89'89'
E. Millot
T. Tomas
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90'90'
E. Håland (Goal Disallowed)
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, VfB Stuttgart will play away against FSV Mainz 05 on the 16th of April with a 10-9 head to head statistic in favor of VfB Stuttgart (6 draws).
Borussia Dortmund will host VfL Wolfsburg on the 16th of April with a 21-6 head to head record in favor of Borussia Dortmund (6 draws).
VfB Stuttgart: Formation and Lineups
VfB Stuttgart started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Pellegrino Matarazzo chose to play with the following team: Florian Müller , Pascal Stenzel , Konstantinos Mavropanos , Hiroki Ito , Borna Sosa , Wataru Endo , Atakan Karazor , Orel Mangala , Omar Marmoush , Tiago Tomás and Chris Führich .
Substitutes
VfB Stuttgart made 4 changes: O. Mangala for T. Coulibaly (62′), C. Fuhrich for R. Massimo (78′), O. Marmoush for E. Thommy (79′) and T. Tomas for E. Millot (89′).
Top player: Erik Thommy
The player who no doubt impressed VfB Stuttgart the most was Erik Thommy.
His rating is with 5 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 79′.
Borussia Dortmund: Formation and Lineups
Borussia Dortmund started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Marco Rose played with: Gregor Kobel , Emre Can , Mats Hummels , Manuel Akanji , Raphaël Guerreiro , Jude Bellingham , Mahmoud Dahoud , Thorgan Hazard , Giovanni Reyna, Marco Reus and Erling Braut Haaland .
Substitutes
Borussia Dortmund made 4 changes: G. Reyna for J. Brandt (6′), M. Dahoud for A. Witsel (36′), M. Hummels for D. Zagadou (46′) and R. Guerreiro for M. Wolf (76′).
Top player: Julian Brandt
The player who no doubt impressed Borussia Dortmund the most was Julian Brandt.
His rating is with 2 goals, 47 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 6′.
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