VfL Wolfsburg vs Borussia Dortmund
Ref: Timo Gerach, GermanyVolkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg · 30,000 cap
Match recap
Borussia Dortmund beat VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Koulierakis scored for VfL Wolfsburg; Brandt and Guirassy replied for Borussia Dortmund. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.46 for VfL Wolfsburg versus 1.23 for Borussia Dortmund. VfL Wolfsburg sit 16th in the Bundesliga table while Borussia Dortmund are 2nd.
First Half
⇄
Fischer
38'
⚽
Brandt
Assist: Ryerson
Second Half
Daghim
Yellow Card
51'
Schlotterbeck
Yellow Card
⚽
Koulierakis
Assist: Arnold
⇄
Shiogai
⇄
Paredes
69'
⇄
Ryerson
⇄
Daghim
⇄
Amoura
87'
⚽
Guirassy
Assist: Fábio Silva
88'
⇄
Süle
88'
⇄
Nmecha
88'
⇄
Brandt
90+5'
⇄
Beier
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | +36 | 73 |
| 3 |  RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | +19 | 65 |
| 15 |  Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 |
| 16 |  VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 29 |
| 17 |  1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -31 | 26 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
VfL WolfsburgBorussia Dortmund
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.46VS1.23
Attack1 · 5 won
12
Shots
21
2
Shots on target
4
6
Shots in the box
14
6
Shots outside box
7
8
Shots off goal
3
4
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
35%
Possession
65%
312
Total passes
580
241
Accurate passes
499
77%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline1 · 1 won
13
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
1
2
Blocked shots
14
-0.73
Goals prevented
-0.73
VfL Wolfsburg
4-2-3-1
Borussia Dortmund
3-4-2-1
VfL Wolfsburg
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Kamil Mieczysław GrabaraG
- 2Kilian FischerD
- 3Denis VavroD
- 4Konstantinos KoulierakisD
- 6Jeanuël BelocianD
- 7Kento ShiogaiM
- 9Mohammed El Amine AmouraF
- 11Adam DaghimM
- 24Christian Dannemann EriksenM
- 27Maximilian ArnoldM
- 40Kevin Alexander ParedesM
Substitutes
- 10Lovro MajerM
- 17Dženan PejčinovićF
- 18Jonas Adjei AdjeteyD
- 19Jesper Grænge LindstrømM
- 29Marius MüllerG
- 31Yannick GerhardtM
- 32Mattias Olof SvanbergM
- 37P. HenselM
Borussia Dortmund
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Gregor KobelG
- 3Waldemar Riptsov AntonD
- 4Nico Cedric SchlotterbeckD
- 7Jobe Samuel Patrick BellinghamM
- 8Felix Kalu NmechaM
- 9Serhou Yadaly GuirassyF
- 10Julian BrandtF
- 14Maximilian BeierF
- 24Daniel SvenssonM
- 25Niklas SüleD
- 26Julian RyersonM
Substitutes
- 5Amir Selmane Ramy BensebaïniD
- 6Salih ÖzcanM
- 17Carney Chibueze ChukwuemekaM
- 21Fábio SilvaF
- 33Alexander Niklas Meyer-SchadeG
- 40Samuele Inácio PiáF
- 41Mathis AlbertF
- 49L. ReggianiD
VfL Wolfsburg
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximilian Arnold(C) | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Konstantinos Koulierakis | D | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Adam Daghim | M | 83 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2/3 |
| Jeanuël Belocian | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Christian Eriksen | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Denis Vavro | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Paredes | M | 64 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Kilian Fischer | D | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Amoura | F | 83 | 6.3 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Kento Shiogai | M | 64 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kamil Grabara | G | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Marius Müller | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yannick Gerhardt | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Adjei Adjetey | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pharell Hensel | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesper Lindstrøm | M | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Mattias Svanberg | M | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dženan Pejčinović | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Bürger | D | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Lovro Majer | M | 26 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
Borussia Dortmund
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Schlotterbeck(C) | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Serhou Guirassy | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Felix Nmecha | M | 88 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4/5 |
| Julian Brandt | F | 88 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Niklas Süle | D | 88 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Daniel Svensson | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Waldemar Anton | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Jobe Bellingham | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Julian Ryerson | M | 69 | 6.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Gregor Kobel | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maximilian Beier | F | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luca Reggiani | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ramy Bensebaini | D | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salih Özcan | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alexander Meyer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carney Chukwuemeka | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuele Inacio | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathis Albert | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fábio Silva | F | 21 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |