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# 08 November 2022, 17:30
Germany
1. Bundesliga
2022/2023

VFL Wolfsburg VFL Wolfsburg 2-0 Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund

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VFL Wolfsburg vs Borussia Dortmund Summary
  Position Points Games Scored Conceded Home Win Away Win Draw Home Lost Away Lost
VFL Wolfsburg 11 17 13 20 19 250% 250% 538% 125% 375%
Borussia Dortmund 4 25 13 23 15 562% 337% 17% 125% 375%

VFL Wolfsburg vs Borussia Dortmund Head 2 Head

K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
08 Nov 17:30 17:30, 08 Nov fin
VFL Wolfsburg 3
1-0 2-0
Borussia Dortmund 2
17-25
BL
1-0
2-0
16 Apr 13:30 13:30, 16 Apr fin
Borussia Dortmund
5-0 6-1
VFL Wolfsburg 2
60-34
BL
5-0
6-1
27 Nov 14:30 14:30, 27 Nov fin
VFL Wolfsburg 4
1-1 1-3
Borussia Dortmund 1
20-27
BL
1-1
1-3
24 Apr 13:30 13:30, 24 Apr fin
VFL Wolfsburg 1
0-1 0-2
Borussia Dortmund 2 1
57-52
BL
0-1
0-2
03 Jan 14:30 14:30, 03 Jan fin
Borussia Dortmund 3
0-0 2-0
VFL Wolfsburg 1
22-24
BL
0-0
2-0

1. Bundesliga League Table. Season 2022/2023
Pos Team Home Away Total GD Goals
P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts
1 Bayern Munich Bayern Munich 6 4 2 0 20 5 14 7 4 2 1 21 7 14 13 8 4 1 41 12 28 29 3.20
2 SC Freiburg SC Freiburg 6 4 1 1 8 4 13 7 4 2 1 12 9 14 13 8 3 2 20 13 27 7 1.50
3 Union Berlin Union Berlin 6 5 1 0 12 4 16 7 3 1 3 9 10 10 13 8 2 3 21 14 26 7 1.60
4 Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund 7 5 1 1 15 5 16 6 3 0 3 8 10 9 13 8 1 4 23 15 25 8 1.80
5 Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt 7 3 1 3 14 11 10 6 4 1 1 13 10 13 13 7 2 4 27 21 23 6 2.10
6 RB Leipzig RB Leipzig 6 5 1 0 16 4 16 7 1 3 3 9 15 6 13 6 4 3 25 19 22 6 1.90
7 Werder Bremen Werder Bremen 7 3 1 3 13 11 10 6 3 2 1 10 8 11 13 6 3 4 23 19 21 4 1.80
8 Borussia Monchengladbach Borussia Monchengladbach 7 5 0 2 16 8 15 6 0 4 2 7 12 4 13 5 4 4 23 20 19 3 1.80
9 1899 Hoffenheim 1899 Hoffenheim 7 3 1 3 10 10 10 6 2 2 2 9 6 8 13 5 3 5 19 16 18 3 1.50
10 FSV Mainz 05 FSV Mainz 05 6 1 3 2 7 8 6 7 4 0 3 11 14 12 13 5 3 5 18 22 18 -4 1.40
11 VFL Wolfsburg VFL Wolfsburg 6 2 3 1 13 10 9 7 2 2 3 7 9 8 13 4 5 4 20 19 17 1 1.50
12 FC Koln FC Koln 6 3 2 1 10 7 11 7 1 3 3 10 18 6 13 4 5 4 20 25 17 -5 1.50
13 FC Augsburg FC Augsburg 7 1 2 4 7 14 5 6 3 0 3 9 9 9 13 4 2 7 16 23 14 -7 1.20
14 Bayer Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen 7 2 2 3 15 11 8 6 1 1 4 6 14 4 13 3 3 7 21 25 12 -4 1.60
15 Hertha Berlin Hertha Berlin 7 1 4 2 10 11 7 6 1 1 4 6 9 4 13 2 5 6 16 20 11 -4 1.20
16 VFB Stuttgart VFB Stuttgart 7 2 2 3 9 9 8 6 0 3 3 7 15 3 13 2 5 6 16 24 11 -8 1.20
17 VFL Bochum VFL Bochum 6 2 1 3 7 13 7 7 0 0 7 4 22 0 13 2 1 10 11 35 7 -24 0.80
18 FC Schalke 04 FC Schalke 04 6 1 1 4 8 17 4 7 0 2 5 4 13 2 13 1 3 9 12 30 6 -18 0.90

VFL Wolfsburg Last Matches

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K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
12 Nov 14:30 14:30, 12 Nov fin
1899 Hoffenheim 1
1-1 1-2
VFL Wolfsburg 3
18-20
BL
1-1
1-2
08 Nov 17:30 17:30, 08 Nov fin
VFL Wolfsburg 3
1-0 2-0
Borussia Dortmund 2
17-25
BL
1-0
2-0
05 Nov 14:30 14:30, 05 Nov fin
FSV Mainz 05 2
0-1 0-3
VFL Wolfsburg 1
18-14
BL
0-1
0-3
29 Oct 13:30 13:30, 29 Oct fin
VFL Wolfsburg 1
2-0 4-0
VFL Bochum 1
11-7
BL
2-0
4-0
22 Oct 13:30 13:30, 22 Oct fin
Bayer Leverkusen 3
1-1 2-2
VFL Wolfsburg 1
8-10
BL
1-1
2-2
18 Oct 18:45 18:45, 18 Oct fin
Eintracht Braunschweig 4
1-1 1-2
VFL Wolfsburg 4
2R
1-1
1-2
15 Oct 13:30 13:30, 15 Oct fin
VFL Wolfsburg 3
1-1 2-2
Borussia Monchengladbach 3
9-15
BL
1-1
2-2
08 Oct 13:30 13:30, 08 Oct fin
FC Augsburg 5
0-1 1-1
VFL Wolfsburg 4
12-8
BL
0-1
1-1
01 Oct 13:30 13:30, 01 Oct fin
VFL Wolfsburg 3
2-2 3-2
VFB Stuttgart 6
5-5
BL
2-2
3-2
22 Sep 11:00 11:00, 22 Sep fin
VFL Wolfsburg
0-0 0-0
Hansa Rostock
FRC
0-0
0-0

Borussia Dortmund Last Matches

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K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
11 Nov 19:30 19:30, 11 Nov fin
Borussia Monchengladbach 1
3-2 4-2
Borussia Dortmund 2
19-25
BL
3-2
4-2
08 Nov 17:30 17:30, 08 Nov fin
VFL Wolfsburg 3
1-0 2-0
Borussia Dortmund 2
17-25
BL
1-0
2-0
05 Nov 14:30 14:30, 05 Nov fin
Borussia Dortmund 1
3-0 3-0
VFL Bochum 1
22-7
BL
3-0
3-0
02 Nov 20:00 20:00, 02 Nov fin
FC Copenhagen 2
1-1 1-1
Borussia Dortmund 2
2-8
GS
1-1
1-1
29 Oct 16:30 16:30, 29 Oct fin
Eintracht Frankfurt 5
1-1 1-2
Borussia Dortmund 5
20-19
BL
1-1
1-2
25 Oct 19:00 19:00, 25 Oct fin
Borussia Dortmund 1
0-0 0-0
Manchester City 4
7-10
GS
0-0
0-0
22 Oct 13:30 13:30, 22 Oct fin
Borussia Dortmund 1
3-0 5-0
VFB Stuttgart
16-8
BL
3-0
5-0
19 Oct 16:00 16:00, 19 Oct fin
Hannover 96 2
0-1 0-2
Borussia Dortmund 2 1
2R
0-1
0-2
16 Oct 15:30 15:30, 16 Oct fin
Union Berlin 1
2-0 2-0
Borussia Dortmund 2
20-16
BL
2-0
2-0
11 Oct 19:00 19:00, 11 Oct fin
Borussia Dortmund 1
1-1 1-1
Sevilla 4
6-1
GS
1-1
1-1

VFL Wolfsburg Results

Borussia Dortmund Results

VFL Wolfsburg Goals

Borussia Dortmund Goals

VFL Wolfsburg Strength

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Borussia Dortmund Strength

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VFL Wolfsburg Early Birds (Last 30 games)

Total scored: 57. Total conceded: 43

Borussia Dortmund Early Birds (Last 30 games)

Total scored: 58. Total conceded: 33

VFL Wolfsburg Top Scorers
Player 10 Sep 18 Sep 22 Sep 01 Oct 08 Oct 15 Oct 18 Oct 22 Oct 29 Oct 05 Nov Last 10 matchesGoals/Assists
Maximilian Arnold 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/2 1/0 3/2
Paulo Silva 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/2 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/4
Felix Nmecha 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0 0/1 2/1
Bote Baku 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 2/1
Jakub Kaminski 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 1/2
Yannick Gerhardt 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/0
Patrick Wimmer 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 1/0 1/1
Mattias Svanberg 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1
Omar Marmoush 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Jonas Wind 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0
Robert Andrich 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Sebastiaan Bornauw 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Lukas Nmecha 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Maxence Lacroix 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Josip Brekalo 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1

Borussia Dortmund Top Scorers
Player 05 Oct 08 Oct 11 Oct 16 Oct 19 Oct 22 Oct 25 Oct 29 Oct 02 Nov 05 Nov Last 10 matchesGoals/Assists
Youssoufa Moukoko 0/2 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/1 0/0 2/0 4/4
Jude Bellingham 1/1 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 2/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 6/1
Giovanni Reyna 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 2/1
Julian Brandt 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Niklas Suele 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1
Nico Schlotterbeck 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/2
Raphael Guerreiro 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1
Anthony Modeste 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1
Thorgan Hazard 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0
Felix Passlack 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1
Donyell Malen 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/1
Bright Arrey-Mbi 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Thomas Meunier 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Salih Oezcan 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Karim Adeyemi 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0

VFL Wolfsburg Bad Boys
Player 10 Sep 18 Sep 22 Sep 01 Oct 08 Oct 15 Oct 18 Oct 22 Oct 29 Oct 05 Nov Last 10 matchesRed/Yellow Matches Avg
Paulo Silva 0/1 - - - 0/1 0/1 0/1 - - - 0/4 4 0.0/1.0
Patrick Wimmer - - - 0/1 - 0/1 0/1 - - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Maximilian Arnold 0/1 - - 0/1 - 0/1 - - - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Bote Baku - - - 0/1 - - - - - 0/1 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Sebastiaan Bornauw - - - - - - 0/1 - 0/1 - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Felix Nmecha - - - - - - - 0/1 - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Micky Van De Ven - - - - - - 0/1 - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Yannick Gerhardt - - - - 0/1 - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Niko Kovac - - - - 0/1 - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Josuha Guilavogui - - - - 0/1 - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Mattias Svanberg 0/1 - - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Lukas Nmecha 0/1 - - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0

Borussia Dortmund Bad Boys
Player 05 Oct 08 Oct 11 Oct 16 Oct 19 Oct 22 Oct 25 Oct 29 Oct 02 Nov 05 Nov Last 10 matchesRed/Yellow Matches Avg
Salih Oezcan 0/1 - 0/1 0/1 - 0/1 - 0/1 - 0/1 0/6 6 0.0/1.0
Emre Can - - - - 0/1 - - 0/1 0/1 - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Mats Hummels - - - - - - 0/1 0/1 - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Jude Bellingham - 0/1 - - - - - 0/1 - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Karim Adeyemi - 0/1 - - 1/0 - - - - - 1/1 2 0.5/0.5
Anthony Modeste - - - - - - - - 0/1 - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Giovanni Reyna - - - - - - - 0/1 - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Thorgan Hazard - - - - 0/1 - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Nico Schlotterbeck - - - 0/1 - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0

Score Prediction

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Bot Bot2 Bot3
VFL Wolfsburg 1.12 1.12 1.12
Borussia Dortmund 1.67 1.67 1.67

VFL Wolfsburg vs Borussia Dortmund

The match of 14th round between VFL Wolfsburg и Borussia Dortmund took place on 8 November 2022, Tuesday. Referee - Christian Dingert.

The last meeting of these teams took place more than a month ago (16 April 2022) and ended with the victory of Borussia Dortmund with a score 6-1.

The most common result of matches between these teams is 2-0. 2 matches have ended with this result.

League table

The distance between the teams in the league table is 8 points.

VFL Wolfsburg takes the 11th position in the league table with 17 points. This is the 13th of 34 team game in the tournament.

The difference with the nearest team on top is 1 point (VFL Wolfsburg can score 63 points). The distance from the bottom league record is 11 points. The nearest pursuer has the same number of points with VFL Wolfsburg and can score 63 points. The goal difference is 20:19.

Borussia Dortmund is in the TOP-4 with 25 points. This is the 13th of 34 team game in the tournament.

The difference with the nearest team on top is 1 point (Borussia Dortmund can score 63 points). In addition, the distance from the first place is 3 points (63 points are possible). The nearest pursuer is 2 points lower and has the opportunity to score 63 points additionally. The goal difference is 23:15.

VFL Wolfsburg Stats

VFL Wolfsburg has not lost in any of the last 5 matches, with 4 wins and 1 draw.

The team scored 19 points оn its own field in 10 last matches, with the following results 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. The difference between scored and conceded goals is 22-11. The average number of goals is 2.2. The average number of cards in 10 last matches is 1.8.

Borussia Dortmund Stats

The team scored 10 points when playing away in 10 last matches, with the following results 3 wins, 1 draw и 6 losses. The difference between scored and conceded goals is 14-19. The average number of goals is 1.4. The average number of cards in 10 last matches is 1.6.

Team News

25 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Atletico Madrid will be bidding to bounce back from successive defeats when they welcome Athletic Bilbao to Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday night for a huge match in La Liga. 25 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Bayer Leverkusen will continue their victory lap in the 2023-24 Bundesliga season when they take on fellow high-flyers Stuttgart at BayArena on Saturday evening. 25 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Gameweek 31 in the Bundesliga pits fourth against fifth when RB Leipzig host Borussia Dortmund at Red Bull Arena. 25 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Bayern Munich seek a 13th victory at the Allianz Arena on Saturday when they host Europe-chasing Eintracht Frankfurt in Bundesliga's gameweek 31 action. 23 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Liverpool are reportedly interested in recruiting Feyenoord's Arne Slot as a successor to Jurgen Klopp. 22 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Lorient welcome Paris Saint-Germain to Stade du Moustoir on Wednesday in a rescheduled gameweek 29 fixture in Ligue 1. 21 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Werder Bremen vs. Stuttgart (Sunday, 2.30pm) Having faced Bayer Leverkusen last weekend, Werder Bremen could be cursing their luck as they host in-form Stuttgart at the Weserstadion in gameweek 30's Bundesliga action on Sunday. 20 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Chelsea have reportedly been informed that one of their young full-backs is keen to leave the club permanently this summer. 20 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk All transfer business is done and dusted for this season, but that doesn't stop clubs from preparing ahead for next season. 19 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Manchester United's financial fair play standing received a boost this week as Borussia Dortmund's qualification for the Champions League semi-final triggered another payment as part of Jadon Sancho's loan deal, according to a report. 19 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Borussia Dortmund hope to refocus after midweek exhilaration when they host undefeated Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen at Signal Iduna Park on Sunday. 19 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag said that he has 'not been surprised' by Jadon Sancho's form for Borussia Dortmund, insisting that his qualities were "not the issue". 18 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Hoffenheim and Borussia Monchengladbach are separated by five points in the Bundesliga standings before Saturday's gameweek 30's encounter at PreZero Arena. 18 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League following four pulsating quarter-final match-ups. 17 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Bayern Munich advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League courtesy of a 1-0 victory over Arsenal in the second leg of their quarter-final in Munich on Wednesday night. 17 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Jadon Sancho would reportedly be willing to discuss 'starting again' at Manchester United next season, should Erik ten Hag lose his job as head coach this summer. 16 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Jude Bellingham has said that joining Real Madrid last summer was an obvious choice for him despite interest from several other top clubs, including Manchester City. 16 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Borussia Dortmund have advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League after beating Atletico Madrid 4-2 in a pulsating quarter-final second leg. 16 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Dortmund vs. Atletico (Tuesday, 8.00pm) Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid will go head-to-head for a spot in the semi-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday night, with the pair locking horns in the second leg of their quarter-final. 15 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Atletico Madrid will bring a 2-1 lead into the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final with Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night. 14 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone could select an unchanged side from the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final with Borussia Dortmund for the return match in Germany. 14 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Borussia Dortmund will hope to have Jadon Sancho available for selection on Tuesday evening, as the German side welcome Atletico Madrid for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final. 14 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid will go head-to-head for a spot in the semi-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday night, with the pair locking horns in the second leg of their quarter-final. 14 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Borussia Dortmund will welcome Atletico Madrid to Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday evening for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final. 12 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk The 2023-24 Bundesliga title could be decided this weekend at BayArena when champions-elect Bayer Leverkusen take on Werder Bremen in the final match of gameweek 29. 12 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Stuttgart could move into the top two in the Bundesliga standings when they take on Eintracht Frankfurt at the MHPArena on Saturday evening. 11 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Borussia Dortmund will be hoping to move back into the top four places in the Bundesliga when they make the short trip to Borussia-Park to face Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday night. 11 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk RB Leipzig will look to maintain their place in the top four of the Bundesliga standings when they take on a stuttering Wolfsburg at Red Bull Arena on Saturday afternoon. 11 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Fresh from claiming an advantage in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final, Atletico Madrid will resume La Liga duties on Saturday afternoon with an intruiging clash against Girona. 11 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Eighteen goals were scored across this week's four Champions League quarter-final first legs, with each fixture producing wonderful entertainment.