Bundesliga: VfL Wolfsburg defeats Borussia Dortmund 2-0 on Tuesday
WOLFSBURG. VfL Wolfsburg conquers Borussia Dortmund with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. van (6') and a goal from L. Nmecha (90').
WOLFSBURG. VfL Wolfsburg prevails over Borussia Dortmund with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. van (6′) and a goal from L. Nmecha (90′). Borussia Dortmund was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA stadium in Wolfsburg on Tuesday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In the presence of 28,675 spectators. The referee was Christian Dingert with the help of Benedikt Kempkes and Timo Gerach. The 4th official was Sascha Thielert. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 15.6 degrees Celsius or 60.13 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 59%.
Match Statistics
Borussia Dortmund was in firm control of the ball 63% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Borussia Dortmund was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, VfL Wolfsburg was able to find the solution to win this match.
VfL Wolfsburg shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
VfL Wolfsburg received 4 yellow cards (F. Nmecha, O. Marmoush, Paulo Otavio and L. Nmecha). On the other side, Borussia Dortmund received 2 yellow cards (M. Hummels and A. Modeste).
After this match, VfL Wolfsburg will have 17 points like FC Köln to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund will stay with 25 points to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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6'6'
M. van de Ven
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45'45'
F. Nmecha
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54'54'
O. Marmoush
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58'58'
P. Wimmer
O. Marmoush
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62'62'
G. Reyna
K. Adeyemi
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64'64'
Paulo Otavio
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70'70'
A. Modeste
D. Malen
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71'71'
T. Hazard
N. Sule
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75'75'
L. Nmecha
J. Wind
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77'77'
L. Nmecha
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80'80'
M. Pasalic
S. Ozcan
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84'84'
M. Hummels
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88'88'
M. Svanberg
F. Nmecha
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88'88'
J. Roussillon
J. Kaminski
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90'90'
L. Nmecha
P. Wimmer
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90'90'
A. Modeste
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, VfL Wolfsburg will play away with TSG Hoffenheim on the 12th of November with a 12-9 head to head stats in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (7 draws).
Borussia Dortmund will play away with Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 11th of November with a 21-8 head to head statistic in favor of Borussia Dortmund (3 draws).
VfL Wolfsburg: Formation and Lineups
VfL Wolfsburg started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Niko Kovač chose to play with the following team: Koen Casteels , Ridle Baku , Sebastiaan Bornauw , Micky van de Ven , Paulo Otávio , Jakub Kamiński , Felix Nmecha , Maximilian Arnold , Yannick Gerhardt , Omar Marmoush and Jonas Wind .
Substitutes
VfL Wolfsburg made 4 changes: O. Marmoush for P. Wimmer (58′), J. Wind for L. Nmecha (75′), F. Nmecha for M. Svanberg (88′) and J. Kaminski for J. Roussillon (88′).
Top player: Maximilian Arnold
Probably the most impressive player in VfL Wolfsburg was Maximilian Arnold even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 35 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
Borussia Dortmund: Formation and Lineups
Borussia Dortmund started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Edin Terzic played with: Gregor Kobel , Niklas Süle , Mats Hummels , Nico Schlotterbeck , Raphaël Guerreiro , Jude Bellingham , Salih Özcan , Karim Adeyemi , Julian Brandt , Donyell Malen and Youssoufa Moukoko .
Substitutes
Borussia Dortmund made 4 changes: K. Adeyemi for G. Reyna (62′), D. Malen for A. Modeste (70′), N. Sule for T. Hazard (71′) and S. Ozcan for M. Pasalic (80′).
Top player: Raphaël Guerreiro
The player who no doubt impressed Borussia Dortmund the most was Raphaël Guerreiro.
His rating is with 52 passes (92% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
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