Borussia Dortmund vs VfL Wolfsburg, 2020-21 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaSancho ends scoring drought as Dortmund beat Wolfsburg 2-0
Jadon Sancho scored his first Bundesliga goal of the season as Borussia Dortmund returned to the top four with a 2-0 victory over VfL Wolfsburg.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
- 3': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 5': Attempt missed. Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
- 6': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Mats Hummels.
- 7': Attempt saved. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
- 10': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna.
- 10': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by John Brooks.
- 12': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Marin Pongracic.
- 17': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Marin Pongracic.
- 17': Attempt saved. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Renato Steffen.
- 20': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 20': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross.
- 24': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 24': Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund).
- 24': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 26': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 26': Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mats Hummels.
- 33': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Manuel Akanji tries a through ball, but Erling Haaland is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt missed. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Renato Steffen with a cross.
- 37': Foul by Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 37': Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Paulo Otávio.
- 38': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 38': Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Reus following a set piece situation.
- 40': Foul by Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund).
- 40': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Otávio with a cross.
- 43': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Paulo Otávio.
- 44': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 44': Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Delaney.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
- 45'+2': Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Marin Pongracic (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 0, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 0, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 47': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 47': Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Roman Bürki tries a through ball, but Erling Haaland is caught offside.
- 51': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 51': Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro with a through ball.
- 53': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
- 54': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Renato Steffen.
- 55': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Paulo Otávio with a cross.
- 56': Attempt saved. Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
- 58': Foul by Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund).
- 58': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 62': Foul by Marin Pongracic (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 62': Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Attempt missed. Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Reus with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 64': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 65': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Xaver Schlager.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 65': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ridle Baku.
- 66': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund).
- 67': Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 69': Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Paulo Otávio.
- 70': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Admir Mehmedi replaces Yannick Gerhardt.
- 71': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Joao Victor replaces Josip Brekalo.
- 72': Attempt saved. Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Admir Mehmedi.
- 72': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
- 73': Attempt missed. Joao Victor (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 74': Foul by Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund).
- 74': Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Maxence Lacroix replaces Marin Pongracic because of an injury.
- 80': Hand ball by Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund).
- 80': Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Steffen Tigges replaces Erling Haaland.
- 81': Attempt missed. Steffen Tigges (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Renato Steffen.
- 84': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Axel Witsel.
- 85': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Emre Can replaces Marco Reus.
- 86': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ridle Baku.
- 87': Attempt missed. Steffen Tigges (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Daniel Ginczek replaces Renato Steffen.
- 87': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Bartosz Bialek replaces Xaver Schlager.
- 88': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 89': Admir Mehmedi (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund).
- 90': Attempt blocked. Joao Victor (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bartosz Bialek.
- 90': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Mats Hummels.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emre Can following a fast break.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Dan-Axel Zagadou replaces Giovanni Reyna.
- 90'+3': Foul by Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund).
- 90'+3': Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Mats Hummels.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bartosz Bialek with a headed pass.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
Statistics
 WOB |
DOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 40.6 | Possession | 59.4 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 276 | Accurate Passes | 455 |
| 360 | Passes | 540 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 22 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 22 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 23 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 28 | +73 | 73 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 28 | +32 | 64 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 28 | +19 | 53 |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 28 | +18 | 53 |
Line-Ups
Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Bürki (GK) |
| 15 | Mats Hummels  |
| 16 | Manuel Akanji |
| 13 | Raphaël Guerreiro |
| 24 | Thomas Meunier |
| 11 | Marco Reus |
| 6 | Thomas Delaney |
| 28 | Axel Witsel |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 32 | Giovanni Reyna |
| 7 | Jadon Sancho |
VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 25 | John Brooks |
| 34 | Marin Pongracic |
| 6 | Paulo Otávio |
| 20 | Ridle Baku |
| 31 | Yannick Gerhardt |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 24 | Xaver Schlager |
| 9 | Wout Weghorst |
| 7 | Josip Brekalo |
| 8 | Renato Steffen |
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