Matchday

Bundesliga 25/26 · 7 Feb 2026

VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 Borussia Dortmund

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.2 – 1.6
Actual xG
1.4 – 1.3
Goals
1 – 2

Footybot made Borussia Dortmund favourites at 47%.

Borussia Dortmund won a close one on the chances: 1.3 xG to 1.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Nico Schlotterbeck, 64.4 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Nico Schlotterbeck +14.4, Adam Daghim +13.6, Maximilian Arnold +13.3.

Well below it: Kento Shiogai −28.4, Julian Ryerson −9.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

VfL Wolfsburg

30 Jan 2026L 0–1at 1. FC Köln Bundesliga
24 Jan 2026L 1–3at 1. FSV Mainz 05 Bundesliga
17 Jan 2026D 1–1v 1. FC Heidenheim Bundesliga
14 Jan 2026W 2–1v FC St. Pauli Bundesliga
11 Jan 2026L 1–8at FC Bayern München Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund

1 Feb 2026W 3–2v 1. FC Heidenheim Bundesliga
28 Jan 2026L 0–2v Inter Champions League
24 Jan 2026W 3–0at 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga
20 Jan 2026L 0–2at Tottenham Hotspur Champions League
17 Jan 2026W 3–2v FC St. Pauli Bundesliga

Head to head

21 Sep 2025Borussia Dortmund 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Maximilian Arnold Midfielder90010.0360.8+13.3
Adam Daghim Forward8300–58.7+13.6
Jesper Lindstrøm Midfielder2600–55.5–
Denis Vavro Defender9000–53.0−3.1
Konstantinos Koulierakis Defender90100.3852.9+2.4
Jeanuël Belocian Defender90000.0252.4+6.1
Kevin Paredes Midfielder6400–52.0–
Christian Eriksen Midfielder9000–48.9−0.1
Jan Bürger Defender7300–48.0–
Mohamed Amoura Forward83000.9747.7−3.2
Kamil Grabara Goalkeeper9000–42.2−4.0
Dženan Pejčinović Forward1200–41.4–
Kento Shiogai Forward6400–38.3−28.4
Lovro Majer Midfielder26000.0537.9–
Kilian Fischer Defender1700–32.7–
Mattias Svanberg Midfielder1200–30.1–

Borussia Dortmund

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Carney Chukwuemeka Midfielder200–100.0–
Nico Schlotterbeck Defender90000.1964.4+14.4
Felix Nmecha Midfielder88000.2060.2+11.1
Julian Brandt Forward88100.0957.1+5.7
Waldemar Anton Defender90000.1555.4+2.1
Daniel Svensson Midfielder9000–54.4+4.6
Fábio Silva Forward2101–53.6–
Serhou Guirassy Forward90100.2153.0−0.8
Gregor Kobel Goalkeeper9000–47.6−0.2
Niklas Süle Defender88000.0247.1−5.0
Salih Özcan Midfielder200–46.7–
Maximilian Beier Forward89000.2846.6−3.4
Jobe Bellingham Midfielder90000.0446.3−0.4
Julian Ryerson Midfielder69010.0944.0−9.9
Luca Reggiani Defender100–32.1–
Ramy Bensebaini Defender200–1.4–