Borussia Dortmund vs VfL Wolfsburg

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🕒 Sun, 21 Sep 2025 18:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Daniel Siebert 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 4
Regular Season Table
Borussia Dortmund 2 · VfL Wolfsburg 16
Referee Stats
16 matches · 3.13 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.13
Reds avg 0.13
Penalties avg 0.69
Over 4.5 cards 31%
Home wins 44%
Draws 6%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-9).
  • Borussia Dortmund controlled possession (56%).
  • Borussia Dortmund had the sharper finishing (4-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Borussia Dortmund (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 13-2-2

Goals For / Against

40 / 16
Avg: 2.35 / 0.94

Points

41
Avg: 2.41

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

1
VfL Wolfsburg (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 5-4-8

Goals For / Against

24 / 37
Avg: 1.41 / 2.18

Points

19
Avg: 1.12

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.41
PPG
1.12
2.35
GF
1.41
0.94
GA
2.18
59%
O2.5
65%
41%
BTTS
76%
65%
Score 1st
71%

League-position context

Borussia Dortmund rank2nd
VfL Wolfsburg rank16th
Borussia Dortmund points73
VfL Wolfsburg points29
Borussia Dortmund: #2 · 73 pts · GD +36
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 30 pts above the play-off edge. 41 pts clear of the relegation zone.
VfL Wolfsburg: #16 · 29 pts · GD -24
44 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
44-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Borussia Dortmund last 5 home

W W L W W
Points12/15
Weighted index80
Goals12-5
Record4-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

VfL Wolfsburg last 5 away

W D W L D
Points8/15
Weighted index64
Goals10-10
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Borussia Dortmund trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS41%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.594%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

VfL Wolfsburg trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS76%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Borussia Dortmund score at home94%
Borussia Dortmund clean sheet at home53%
VfL Wolfsburg score away82%
VfL Wolfsburg clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Borussia Dortmund score first65%
Borussia Dortmund win after scoring first91%
VfL Wolfsburg score first71%
VfL Wolfsburg win after scoring first42%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Borussia Dortmund 75% · VfL Wolfsburg 0%
Avg first goal minute: Borussia Dortmund 32.9' · VfL Wolfsburg 31.1'

Vs league average

Borussia Dortmund score at home2.35 vs 1.78
Borussia Dortmund concede at home0.94 vs 1.46
VfL Wolfsburg score away1.41 vs 1.46
VfL Wolfsburg concede away2.18 vs 1.78
Borussia Dortmund score 32% above league average, while VfL Wolfsburg score 3% below league average.
Defensive side: Borussia Dortmund are 35% below league average at home, and VfL Wolfsburg are 22% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Borussia Dortmund goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
31-45 8
46-60 7
0-15 6
61-75 6
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 3
0-15 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 1

VfL Wolfsburg goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
16-30 5
31-45 5
0-15 4
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
61-75 9
16-30 4
46-60 3
0-15 1
31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
0
Total Shots
12
9
Shots off Goal
6
6
Blocked Shots
2
3
Shots Inside Box
7
4
Shots Outside Box
5
5
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
9
3
Fouls
10
9
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
3
Total Passes
528
429
Passes Accurate
464
360
Passes %
88%
84%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
5'
5' R. Bensebaïni
20'
20' Goal · 1-0
K. Adeyemi
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Ryerson
46'
46' A. Skov Olsen
1st substitution · For: A. Daghim
60'
60' Vinicius Souza
2nd substitution · For: C. Eriksen
60'
60' L. Majer
3rd substitution · For: M. Svanberg
65'
65' M. Beier
1st substitution · For: C. Chukwuemeka
73'
73' P. Wimmer
4th substitution · For: J. Wind
77'
77' K. Adeyemi
2nd substitution · For: J. Brandt
77'
77' F. Nmecha
3rd substitution · For: J. Bellingham
81'
81' J. Mæhle
5th substitution · For: D. Pejčinović
90+2'
90+2' M. Sabitzer
4th substitution · For: S. Özcan

Borussia Dortmund vs VfL Wolfsburg 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Borussia Dortmund beat VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 on Sunday, 21 September 2025 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Daniel Siebert.

First half: R. Bensebaïni received a yellow card for Borussia Dortmund at 5'. Borussia Dortmund took the lead at 20' when K. Adeyemi scored, with the assist credited to J. Ryerson, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. VfL Wolfsburg made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Skov Olsen replacing A. Daghim. VfL Wolfsburg made their 2nd substitution at 60', with Vinicius Souza replacing C. Eriksen. VfL Wolfsburg made their 3rd substitution at 60', with L. Majer replacing M. Svanberg. Borussia Dortmund made their 1st substitution at 65', with M. Beier replacing C. Chukwuemeka. VfL Wolfsburg made their 4th substitution at 73', with P. Wimmer replacing J. Wind. Borussia Dortmund made their 2nd substitution at 77', with K. Adeyemi replacing J. Brandt. Borussia Dortmund made their 3rd substitution at 77', with F. Nmecha replacing J. Bellingham. VfL Wolfsburg made their 5th substitution at 81', with J. Mæhle replacing D. Pejčinović. Borussia Dortmund made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with M. Sabitzer replacing S. Özcan.

Borussia Dortmund used 4 substitutions while VfL Wolfsburg used 5 substitutions. Borussia Dortmund got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (12-9).
  • Borussia Dortmund controlled possession (56%).
  • Borussia Dortmund had the sharper finishing (4-0 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games21
Home Wins18
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals11 (52.4%)
BTTS8 (38.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins9
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals5 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (20.0%)

Borussia Dortmund vs VfL Wolfsburg Head-to-Head History by Season