Wolfsburg vs Dortmund 2022-23 German Bundesliga
Wolfsburg stun Borussia Dortmund to stretch unbeaten run
VfL Wolfsburg scored at the start and at the end of the game to battle past Borussia Dortmund 2-0 on Tuesday in the Bundesliga.
Match Commentary
- 6': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 0. Micky van de Ven (VfL Wolfsburg) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 45'+1': Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 0.
- 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 0.
- 54': Omar Marmoush (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Patrick Wimmer replaces Omar Marmoush.
- 61': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Karim Adeyemi.
- 70': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Anthony Modeste replaces Donyell Malen.
- 71': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Thorgan Hazard replaces Niklas Süle.
- 75': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Lukas Nmecha replaces Jonas Wind.
- 76': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marco Pasalic replaces Salih Özcan.
- 84': Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Mattias Svanberg replaces Felix Nmecha.
- 88': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Jakub Kaminski.
- 90'+1': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, Borussia Dortmund 0. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Wimmer.
- 90'+4': Anthony Modeste (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 28,675
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 80 | 0 |
| +50 | Bayern Munich | 30 | 66 | 6 |
| +32 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 63 | 7 |
| +35 | RB Leipzig | 30 | 59 | 7 |
Statistics
 DOR |
WOB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |
| 63.3 | Possession | 36.7 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 500 | Accurate Passes | 262 |
| 568 | Passes | 332 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 26 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 45 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 10 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 9 | Clearances | 23 |
VfL Wolfsburg (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 5 | Micky van de Ven |
| 3 | Sebastiaan Bornauw |
| 6 | Paulo Otávio |
| 20 | Ridle Baku |
| 31 | Yannick Gerhardt |
| 22 | Felix Nmecha  |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 33 | Omar Marmoush |
| 16 | Jakub Kaminski |
| 23 | Jonas Wind |
Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
| 4 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
| 15 | Mats Hummels |
| 13 | Raphaël Guerreiro |
| 25 | Niklas Süle |
| 19 | Julian Brandt |
| 6 | Salih Ozcan |
| 22 | Jude Bellingham |
| 18 | Youssoufa Moukoko |
| 21 | Donyell Malen |
| 27 | Karim Adeyemi |
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