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VfL Wolfsburg vs. Borussia Dortmund
Before the starting signal for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar sounds in a few days, the teams in Germany still have to play twice. Conversely, this means that the Bundesliga also has an English week on the schedule. For example, we can look forward to the match between VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. Find out who could come out on top in the duel between these two formidable teams in our Wolfsburg – Dortmund tip.
The 18 teams will start their 14th matchday in the coming days and the table currently looks as follows. FC Bayern is once again at the top of the table with 28 points. BVB, who beat Bochum 3:0 at the weekend, has made itself comfortable in fourth place with 25 points. The upcoming opponents from Wolfsburg have been unbeaten for seven games and the Lower Saxons have moved up to eleventh place. VfL also celebrated on the last matchday. They also won 3:0 against FSV Mainz 05.
Wolfsburg – Dortmund Info:
– Date & Time: 08.11.2022, 18:30 Uhr
– Venue: Volkswagenarena, Wolfsburg
– Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 14
– TV broadcast: Sky Sport
Wolfsburg Form & Balance Check
The Wolves from Lower Saxony have achieved the turnaround and coach Niko Kovac’s men are currently on the verge of forgetting the disappointing start to the season on balance. Including the 2nd round of the DFB Cup, the Wolves have not lost in seven games. In the Bundesliga, there have been three draws and two wins in the last five games. Last Saturday, they played their neighbours in the table, Mainz. The Lower Saxons showed a mercilessly effective performance against the 05ers. Almost every shot was a goal and the 3:0 score was more than justified in the end. Now, however, a completely different calibre awaits with BVB.
Fearful opponents from Dortmund
If the Wolves don’t want to lose their eighth game in a row, they will need a small miracle on Tuesday evening. Why a miracle? If we look at the last duels between these two teams, the record looks disastrous from the Lower Saxons’ point of view. The German champions from 2009 have lost the last five duels, and the last match in April of this year was also a 6-1 defeat in Dortmund. The Lower Saxons will once again rely on their defence in the upcoming match. With 19 goals conceded after 13 games, VfL is doing well in this statistic. They have also recently won two games to nil and will be looking to build on that on Tuesday.
Wolfsburg facts & analysis
– Currently in 11th place
– Last won 3:0 in Mainz
– Lost last 5 games against Dortmund
Dortmund Form & Balance Check
The black and yellows from Dortmund have a series to defend similar to their upcoming opponents from Wolfsburg. Dortmund have not lost in six games and have won three Bundesliga matches in a row. The last away game was against Frankfurt, where they won a close 2-1 on the Main. The situation became clearer last Saturday, when the small Revier derby against Bochum was on the agenda. The team won 3:0 against the basement team. Youngster Moukoko was the man of the match with two dream goals. Against the Wolves, who are also playing strongly at the moment, a similar performance to the one against Bochum must be shown.
Dortmund like to play against the Wolves
The team of coach Edin Terzić has found something like a favourite opponent in VfL Wolfsburg. BVB have won all of their last eight games against the Lower Saxons. It gets even better: Dortmund have now gone 14 games without defeat against Wolfsburg. Overall, things seem to be going better again for the runners-up. Three wins in a row, plus progressing in the DFB Cup and reaching the last 16 in the top flight. After the temporary low, the form curve is on the rise again.
Dortmund facts & analysis
– Currently in 4th place.
– Last win 3:0 against Bochum
– Since 6 games without defeat
Predicted line-up – last update on 7 November 2022
Wolfsburg will not make any changes to their first eleven compared to the 3-0 win against Mainz. Coach Niko Kovac has not added any more injured players and thus only Klinger, Franjic, Kruse and Schulze are out for the upcoming match. Marmoush could start as the only top player. Wimmer and Kaminski will again play on the outside.
The upcoming opponent from Dortmund, on the other hand, has a lot more injured players to complain about. Gittens, Dahoud, Wolf, Schulz (not considered), Haller and Meunier are all not on board. Captain Marco Reus could come off the bench again. The front three consists of Adeyemi, Moukoko and Reyna.
Wolfsburg – Dortmund direct comparison & statistics
Both teams have faced each other 54 times so far and the direct comparison is clearly in favour of BVB. Dortmund have won 32 times, plus twelve draws and ten victories for the Wolves. In the last match, BVB prevailed 6:1.
– None of the teams conceded a goal in their last match.
– The average of goals scored in a clash between VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund is 3.4
– In their last match Borussia Dortmund won by 5 goals
– The winner of the last encounter was Borussia Dortmund
