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VfL Wolfsburg
FT
1–3
HT 0–3
Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga Sun 22 Dec, 16:30London Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg Matthias Jöllenbeck 28,917 attendance

Timeline

  1. 25' Donyell Malen assist Ramy Bensebaini
  2. 28' Maximilian Beier assist Julian Brandt
  3. 30' Julian Brandt assist Maximilian Beier
  4. 45' Lukas Nmecha for Mattias Svanberg
  5. 45' Tiago Tomás for Kilian Fischer
  6. 50' Konstantinos Koulierakis Yellow Card
  7. 55' Yannick Gerhardt Yellow Card
  8. 58' Denis Vavro assist Maximilian Arnold
  9. 62' Pascal Gross Red Card
  10. 63' Donyell Malen Yellow Card
  11. 64' Waldemar Anton for Donyell Malen
  12. 70' Denis Vavro Yellow Card
  13. 75' Yan Couto for Maximilian Beier
  14. 75' Salih Özcan for Yannick Gerhardt
  15. 86' Patrick Wimmer for Mohamed Amoura
  16. 86' Jakub Kaminski for Joakim Maehle
  17. 87' Karim Adeyemi for Jamie Gittens
  18. 87' Giovanni Reyna for Julian Brandt
  19. 90'+4' Yan Couto Yellow Card

Match stats

49.9% Possession 50.1%
14 Shots 12
5 On target 4
8 Fouls 8
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
0 Offsides 1
1 Saves 4
362 Accurate passes 407

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg 3-5-2
1 Grabara
4 Koulierakis 18 Vavro 2 Fischer
21 Maehle 31 Gerhardt 27 Arnold 32 Svanberg 20 Baku
9 Amoura 23 Wind
Borussia Dortmund 4-1-3-2
1 Kobel
5 Bensebaini 4 Schlotterbeck 23 Can 13 Gross
10 Brandt
43 Gittens 8 Nmecha 21 Malen
9 Guirassy 14 Beier
VfL Wolfsburg 3-5-2
  1. 1 Kamil Grabara G
  2. 18 Denis Vavro CD
  3. 4 Konstantinos Koulierakis CD-L
  4. 2 Kilian Fischer ▼ CD-R
  5. 31 Yannick Gerhardt ▼ CM-L
  6. 32 Mattias Svanberg ▼ CM-R
  7. 27 Maximilian Arnold AM
  8. 21 Joakim Maehle ▼ LM
  9. 20 Ridle Baku RM
  10. 9 Mohamed Amoura ▼ CF-L
  11. 23 Jonas Wind CF-R

Came on

  1. 39 Patrick Wimmer ▲ SUB
  2. 11 Tiago Tomás ▲ SUB
  3. 10 Lukas Nmecha ▲ SUB
  4. 8 Salih Özcan ▲ SUB
  5. 16 Jakub Kaminski ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 5 Cédric Zesiger SUB
  2. 29 Marius Müller SUB
  3. 24 Bence Dárdai SUB
  4. 17 Kevin Behrens SUB
Borussia Dortmund 4-1-3-2
  1. 1 Gregor Kobel G
  2. 4 Nico Schlotterbeck CD-L
  3. 23 Emre Can CD-R
  4. 8 Felix Nmecha SW
  5. 5 Ramy Bensebaini LB
  6. 13 Pascal Gross RB
  7. 10 Julian Brandt ▼ CM
  8. 43 Jamie Gittens ▼ LM
  9. 21 Donyell Malen ▼ RM
  10. 9 Serhou Guirassy CF-L
  11. 14 Maximilian Beier ▼ CF-R

Came on

  1. 3 Waldemar Anton ▲
  2. 7 Giovanni Reyna ▲
  3. 2 Yan Couto ▲
  4. 27 Karim Adeyemi ▲
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 16 Julien Duranville
  2. 33 Alexander Meyer
  3. 46 Ayman Azhil
  4. 42 Almugera Kabar

Commentary

  1. Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 3.
  2. 90'+8' Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 3.
  3. 90'+7' Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  4. 90'+7' Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
  5. 90'+6' Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
  6. 90'+4' Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 90'+4' Attempt blocked. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  8. 90'+2' Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
  9. 90'+1' Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  10. 90' Salih Özcan (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  11. 90' Foul by Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund).
  12. 90' Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
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  1. 89' Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  2. 89' Foul by Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund).
  3. 87' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Julian Brandt.
  4. 87' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi replaces Jamie Gittens.
  5. 86' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jakub Kaminski replaces Joakim Mæhle.
  6. 86' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Patrick Wimmer replaces Mohammed Amoura.
  7. 85' Attempt blocked. Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  8. 85' Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jamie Gittens.
  9. 84' Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Emre Can.
  10. 84' Attempt saved. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
  11. 83' Attempt blocked. Joakim Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  12. 83' Attempt missed. Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  13. 82' Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
  14. 82' Attempt blocked. Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammed Amoura.
  15. 81' Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  16. 81' Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
  17. 78' Attempt saved. Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joakim Mæhle.
  18. 75' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Salih Özcan replaces Yannick Gerhardt.
  19. 75' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Yan Couto replaces Maximilian Beier.
  20. 74' Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  21. 74' Foul by Konstantinos Koulierakis (VfL Wolfsburg).
  22. 73' Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  23. 73' Foul by Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg).
  24. 70' Denis Vavro (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  25. 70' Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  26. 70' Foul by Denis Vavro (VfL Wolfsburg).
  27. 69' Attempt saved. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  28. 68' Attempt blocked. Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  29. 68' Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Felix Nmecha.
  30. 65' Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Kamil Grabara.
  31. 64' Attempt blocked. Denis Vavro (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
  32. 64' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Waldemar Anton replaces Donyell Malen.
  33. 63' Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
  34. 62' Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the red card.
  35. 62' Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  36. 62' Foul by Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund).
  37. 58' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 3. Denis Vavro (VfL Wolfsburg) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  38. 57' Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Felix Nmecha.
  39. 57' Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jamie Gittens.
  40. 55' Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen is caught offside.
  41. 55' Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  42. 54' Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  43. 54' Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
  44. 53' Attempt missed. Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tiago Tomás.
  45. 52' Attempt missed. Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  46. 50' Konstantinos Koulierakis (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  47. 50' Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  48. 50' Foul by Konstantinos Koulierakis (VfL Wolfsburg).
  49. 49' Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Gregor Kobel.
  50. 49' Attempt saved. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ridle Baku with a through ball.
  51. 45' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Tiago Tomás replaces Kilian Fischer.
  52. 45' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Lukas Nmecha replaces Mattias Svanberg.
  53. 45' Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 0, Borussia Dortmund 3.
  54. 45'+2' First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, Borussia Dortmund 3.
  55. 45' Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  56. 45' Foul by Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg).
  57. 45' Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  58. 44' Attempt blocked. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross.
  59. 43' Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  60. 43' Foul by Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund).
  61. 40' Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  62. 40' Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
  63. 36' Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  64. 35' Attempt saved. Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonas Wind with a headed pass.
  65. 30' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Borussia Dortmund 3. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Beier.
  66. 28' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Borussia Dortmund 2. Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a through ball.
  67. 25' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramy Bensebaini with a cross following a corner.
  68. 24' Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Denis Vavro.
  69. 18' Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jamie Gittens with a through ball.
  70. 15' Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
  71. 15' Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Gittens.
  72. 12' Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  73. 12' Foul by Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund).
  74. 11' Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Kilian Fischer.
  75. 10' Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Beier.
  76. 7' Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  77. 7' Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
  78. 5' Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  79. 5' Foul by Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg).
  80. 3' Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Maximilian Arnold.
  81. 2' Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Maximilian Beier.
  82. 2' Attempt missed. Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Donyell Malen with a cross.
  83. First Half begins.
  84. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

VfL Wolfsburg L W W W W

  • W 1. FC Union Berlin 1-0 Bundesliga
  • W at RB Leipzig 5-1 Bundesliga
  • W TSG Hoffenheim 3-0 German Cup
  • W Mainz 05 4-3 Bundesliga
  • L at SC Freiburg 3-2 Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund D L D D W

  • W at Dinamo Zagreb 3-0 UEFA Champions League
  • D Bayern Munich 1-1 Bundesliga
  • D at Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-1 Bundesliga
  • L Barcelona 3-2 UEFA Champions League
  • D TSG Hoffenheim 1-1 Bundesliga

Head to head

Series tied 2-2-1

  • 29 Oct 2024 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 Borussia Dortmund 2024-25 German Cup
  • 17 Feb 2024 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Borussia Dortmund 2023-24 German Bundesliga
  • 23 Sep 2023 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2023-24 German Bundesliga
  • 7 May 2023 Borussia Dortmund 6–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2022-23 German Bundesliga
  • 8 Nov 2022 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Borussia Dortmund 2022-23 German Bundesliga

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