Probable Lineups
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4-2-3-1
Probable Lineups Statistical Comparison
* Values in brackets (x) are overall player statistics in 1. Bundesliga.
Missing Players
Wolfsburg
Borussia Dortmund
Player | Reason | Status | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
Sebastian Jung | Out | 6.86 | |
Carlos Ascues | Out | N/A | |
Josuha Guilavogui | Out | 7.12 | |
Daniel Didavi | Out | 6.57 | |
Luiz Gustavo | Doubtful | 6.89 |
Player | Reason | Status | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
Neven Subotic | Out | N/A | |
Erik Durm | Out | 6.8 | |
Marco Reus | Out | 7.15 | |
Sven Bender | Out | 6.49 | |
André Schürrle | Doubtful | 6.89 |
Team News
Wolfsburg
Borussia Dortmund
- Philipp Wollscheid and Robin Knoche compete for a spot at centre-back.
- Vierinha will most likely keep his position at right-back, with Jakub Blaszczykowski switching to a more attack-minded position again.
- In defensive midfield, Luiz Gustavo is unlikely to recover from injury in time and could be replaced by Yannick Gerhardt again.
- Marc Bartra and Lukasz Piszczek could return to the starting XI after being rested last weekend.
- Mario Götze is expected to get a chance from the outset as well, with Shinji Kagawa remaining on the bench.
- André Schürrle is likely to miss out on Tuesday through injury, which should see Christian Pulisic start on the left wing.
guerreiro is on fire
Blaszczykowski old BvB warrior. I miss that guy, he always give 100% for his team
bvb is very entertaining, i think a great team is in the making, with many young talents
Looking at the stats, looks like Dortmund were very clinical, and Burki had a fantastic performance with 8 saves. Final result is a bit deceiving imo
@bradley.fcb Not really, because Wolfburgs real chances were only 3 and wasted in a bad manner.
17 goals in 3 games so far ... I'd say "decent" performance by Dortmund recently.
Awful defending from Wolfsburg but Dortmond played brilliantly. Thomas Tuchel has done an outstanding job. I rank him among the very best managers in the world. Dortmond has got some great talents and they are already performing at a very high level. Dembele is unbelievable. He plays very maturely and only Messi was better than him at this age. Gonzalo Castro is a great player and It's a shame that he doesn't get the attention he deserves. Schmelzer has been very poor since the beginning of the season and he certainly needs to improve a lot.
@CirdomAkul You are too harsh with Schmelzer. He has an important balancing role in Tuchel's tactics and does much obscure work.
@BeautifulLoser He has been working really hard but he had been at fault for the majority of the goals conceded by BVB this season. He's got to be better at covering spaces. Maybe he' not yet adopted to playing with Marc Bartra. But for me, he's got to do better than this.
@CirdomAkul In defense of Schmelzer (1of2) This story of Schmelzer not fitting into Tuchel's style because he is some kind of relic of Klopp's "heavy metal football" is basically an urban legend. Why is Schmelzer in each and every starting lineup this season? Why is Schmelzer the fullback and not Guerreiro? Why is Schmelzer Tuchel's captain? This doesn't exactly look like the way you want to manage human resources you don't need anymore, does it? So maybe your opinions about Schmelzer are a little bit biased and you should take the blinkers off before evaluating his function in Tuchel's positional style of play. Ever thought about that? 35% of the attacks are coming from the left side. In away matches it's 42%. Guess who's playing on that side. So much for Schmelzer hindering the game offensively and not being helpful.
@BeautifulLoser Instead of pushing the dislike button, you morons, do you have any valif argument? No, you don't. How could bandwagon wankers have any valid argument?
In defense of Schmelzer (1of2) This story of Schmelzer not fitting into Tuchel's style because he is some kind of relic of Klopp's "heavy metal football" is basically an urban legend. Why is Schmelzer in each and every starting lineup this season? Why is Schmelzer the fullback and not Guerreiro? Why is Schmelzer Tuchel's captain? This doesn't exactly look like the way you want to manage human resources you don't need anymore, does it? So maybe your opinions about Schmelzer are a little bit biased and you should take the blinkers off before evaluating his function in Tuchel's positional style of play. Ever thought about that? 35% of the attacks are coming from the left side. In away matches it's 42%. Guess who's playing on that side. So much for Schmelzer hindering the game offensively and not being helpful.
@CirdomAkul Schmelzer doesn`t fit to the kind of football that Dortmund is playing now anymore. He is still a product of Klopp and his " Heavy metal " approach to the game. Technically he is so far worse compared to any other player that he hinders the game offensively more than he can be helpful...
@neumi17 In defense of Schmelzer (2of2) It's because Schmelzer does cover the space efficiently that Tuchel needs him there. He has an exceptional timing and very good decision making skills. His contribution in the build up has gained much quality in the last years and his passing skills have improved. Just take a look at his passes in the spaces between the lines. Both his speed and his tactical intelligence are essential for Dortmund's possession football high up the pitch. He makes the right runs in order to pressure the defense and to create space for the technically gifted attacking midfielders; and his pace allows him to recover quickly in defence. That's my two cents.
Götze is just sad to look at. There is nothing left of the old Götze in him ...
@neumi17 It's a matter of confidence. His footballing ability didn't just vanish into thin air. i believe he'll get back to his old self. Just how good are Raphael Guerreiro and Ousmane Dembele though
@SmoothJitsu253 Götze had the least amount of touches of all players on the pitch, including goalies. Barta had to leave the field in the 4th minute and had 10 touches. That number was reached by Götze in the 37 th minute ! ! And he was not playing at a false 9 but on his favourite position ! Of course it is also a matter of confidence but in Götzes case I have to say that he has lost some basic football quality.
Wow Puilsic starting again. Loving it!
Wolfsburg vs Barussia Dortmund_0_3
@Hassantarn Your keyboard is still broken ...
too much attacking quality in both sides, both to score and a draw 2-2
draw
0-2 Dembele will score
Wolfsburg needs to win this match but given BVB's form, It would be a tough task to even salvage a draw out of this one.