VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund — Bundesliga

Bundesliga· Regular Season - 8

VfB Stuttgart

0–4Full-time

Borussia Dortmund

WLLWLWGoals 19-13

LWLWDLGoals 16-20

Mercedes-Benz-Arena, Stuttgart · Referee: Manuel Gräfe

Match events

3'Jadon Sancho
23'Marco Reus (Łukasz Piszczek)
25'Paco Alcácer (Marco Reus)
46'Gonzalo Castro (Holger Badstuber)
46'Paco Alcácer (Maximilian Philipp)
66'Jacob Bruun Larsen (Christian Pulišić)
69'Erik Thommy (Chadrac Akolo)
78'Pablo Maffeo (A. Beck)
80'Marco Reus (Mario Götze)
85'Maximilian Philipp (Christian Pulišić)

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart

Borussia Dortmund

4-3-3

4-2-3-1

M. WeinzierlCoach

L. Favre

Bench (7)

Match trends

VfB Stuttgart have averaged 1.9 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Borussia Dortmund have averaged 1.6 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 4 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

5VfB Stuttgart wins

1Draws

2Borussia Dortmund wins

15-13Goals

Borussia Dortmund

1–2Feb 8, 2025, 2:30 PM

VfB Stuttgart

5–1Sep 22, 2024, 3:30 PM

Borussia Dortmund

0–1Apr 6, 2024, 4:30 PM

VfB Stuttgart

2–0Dec 6, 2023, 7:45 PM

Borussia Dortmund

VfB Stuttgart

2–1Nov 11, 2023, 2:30 PM

Borussia Dortmund

VfB Stuttgart

3–3Apr 15, 2023, 1:30 PM

Borussia Dortmund

5–0Oct 22, 2022, 1:30 PM

VfB Stuttgart

0–2Apr 8, 2022, 6:30 PM

Borussia Dortmund

Pre-match comparison

1.9Goals scored per game1.6

1.3Goals conceded per game2

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Manuel Gräfe

2.46Yellow cards / game

0Red cards / game

0.19Penalties scored / game

Based on 26 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

VfB Stuttgart

0-15'

18.8%

16-30'

18.8%

31-45'

18.8%

46-60'

12.5%

61-75'

6.3%

76-90+'

25%

Borussia Dortmund

0-15'

25%

16-30'

25%

31-45'

25%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

25%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

50%Possession50%

—Expected goals (xG)—

5Shots on target4

14Total shots12

5Shots off target7

4Blocked shots1

11Shots inside the box8

3Shots outside the box4

10Corners2

1Offsides2

7Fouls6

—Yellow cards—

0Red cards0

0Goalkeeper saves5

483Total passes502

392Accurate passes421

81%Pass accuracy84%

Player ratings

1Roman BürkiBorussia Dortmund8.0
2Abdou DialloBorussia Dortmund7.7
3Marco ReusBorussia Dortmund⚽ 1🅰️ 17.6
4Dan-Axel ZagadouBorussia Dortmund7.5
5Axel WitselBorussia Dortmund7.5
6Jadon SanchoBorussia Dortmund⚽ 17.4

Box score

VfB Stuttgart

6Santiago AscacibarM · 90'

6.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes85%

Tackles1

Duels55%

22Nicolás GonzálezF · 90'

6.7

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes72%

Tackles—

Duels31%

21Benjamin PavardD · 90'

6.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes89%

Tackles1

Duels56%

27Mario GómezF · 90'

6.4

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes52%

Tackles1

Duels44%

1Ron-Robert ZielerG · 90'

5.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

Duels100%

8Gonzalo CastroM · 45'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels50%

20Christian Gentner (C)M · 90'

6.4

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Shots2/4 on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

Duels17%

17Erik ThommyM · 69'

7.1

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes76%

Tackles—

Duels29%

7

7Pablo MaffeoM · 78'

6.1

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels50%

2Emiliano InsúaD · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles1

Duels71%

5Timo BaumgartlD · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes88%

Tackles2

Duels100%

Bench (7)

28Holger BadstuberD · 45'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes96%

Tackles—

Duels—

32

32A. BeckD · 12'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes60%

Tackles1

Duels100%

13Jens GrahlG

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31Berkay ÖzcanF

—

19Chadrac AkoloF · 21'

6.4

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels50%

36

36H. SarpeiM

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29

29D. KopaczM

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Borussia Dortmund

2Dan-Axel ZagadouD · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels83%

7Jadon SanchoF · 90'

⚽ 17.4

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels60%

34Jacob Bruun LarsenM · 66'

7.0

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes90%

Tackles1

Duels40%

6Thomas DelaneyM · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes90%

Tackles1

Duels58%

9Paco AlcácerF · 45'

⚽ 17.2

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes60%

Tackles—

Duels25%

11Marco Reus (C)M · 80'

⚽ 1🅰️ 17.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes85%

Tackles1

Duels25%

1Roman BürkiG · 90'

8.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes61%

Tackles—

Duels—

26Łukasz PiszczekD · 90'

🅰️ 17.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles1

Duels50%

4Abdou DialloD · 90'

7.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes89%

Tackles2

Duels78%

28Axel WitselM · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes90%

Tackles1

Duels57%

5Achraf HakimiD · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels33%

Bench (7)

35

35M. HitzG

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20Maximilian PhilippF · 45'

⚽ 17.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels50%

22Christian PulišićM · 24'

🅰️ 16.8

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes81%

Tackles—

Duels33%

33Julian WeiglM

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19

19M. DahoudM

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10Mario GötzeM · 10'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels0%

36Ömer ToprakD

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Frequently asked questions

Where is VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund played?+

The match is played at Mercedes-Benz-Arena, Stuttgart.

What time does VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund kick off?+

Kickoff is at Oct 20, 2018, 1:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).