Borussia Dortmund vs VfL Wolfsburg, 2023-24 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaReus goal hands Dortmund nervous 1-0 win over Wolfsburg
Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus slotted in a second-half winner to give his team a 1-0 victory over in-form Wolfsburg after a largely toothless game.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Ryerson tries a through ball, but Niclas Füllkrug is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 4': Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 5': Foul by Václav Cerny (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 5': Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Maximilian Arnold.
- 10': Attempt missed. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Gregor Kobel.
- 13': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 13': Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Mattias Svanberg.
- 18': Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
- 18': Rogério (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Attempt missed. Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 19': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 20': Attempt blocked. Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
- 20': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 20': Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
- 24': Foul by Václav Cerny (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 24': Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Václav Cerny (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Gregor Kobel tries a through ball, but Salih Özcan is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 27': Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Mattias Svanberg tries a through ball, but Václav Cerny is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund).
- 34': Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Joakim Mæhle.
- 37': Attempt saved. Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jonas Wind.
- 37': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Gregor Kobel.
- 38': Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 38': Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salih Özcan.
- 41': Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
- 41': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tiago Tomás.
- 43': Attempt missed. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ramy Bensebaïni.
- 45'+1': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 45'+1': Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 0, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 0, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 49': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 49': Rogério (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 52': Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Maxence Lacroix tries a through ball, but Jonas Wind is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Salih Özcan with a through ball.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
- 56': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
- 56': Attempt missed. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 57': Foul by Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund).
- 57': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaïni.
- 59': Foul by Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund).
- 59': Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
- 63': Attempt missed. Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Salih Özcan.
- 63': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen replaces Jamie Bynoe-Gittens because of an injury.
- 64': Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 64': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jakub Kaminski replaces Václav Cerny.
- 65': Attempt missed. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mats Hummels.
- 68': Attempt saved. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Reus with a through ball.
- 68': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 74': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 74': Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
- 78': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Ridle Baku replaces Tiago Tomás.
- 78': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Aster Vranckx replaces Mattias Svanberg.
- 78': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Amin Sarr replaces Jonas Wind.
- 78': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Sébastien Haller replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
- 80': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 80': Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 81': Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Emre Can replaces Marco Reus.
- 85': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
- 85': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Patrick Wimmer replaces Lovro Majer.
- 89': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 89': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emre Can following a corner.
- 90': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 90': Rogério (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Moritz Jenz.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
Statistics
 WOB |
DOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 35.8 | Possession | 64.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 257 | Accurate Passes | 536 |
| 334 | Passes | 614 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 12 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 28 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 81,365
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 81,365
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 33 | +63 | 79 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 33 | +29 | 68 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 32 | +20 | 56 |
| 4 | SC Freiburg | 33 | -2 | 55 |
Line-Ups
Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
| 4 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
| 5 | Ramy Bensebaini |
| 15 | Mats Hummels |
| 6 | Salih Özcan |
| 8 | Felix Nmecha |
| 43 | Jamie Gittens |
| 26 | Julian Ryerson |
| 14 | Niclas Füllkrug |
| 11 | Marco Reus |
| 19 | Julian Brandt |
VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 25 | Moritz Jenz |
| 4 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 13 | Rogério |
| 21 | Joakim Maehle |
| 19 | Lovro Majer |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 32 | Mattias Svanberg |
| 23 | Jonas Wind |
| 11 | Tiago Tomas |
| 7 | Václav Cerný  |
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