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Borussia Dortmund vs VfB Stuttgart: result 3-0 and analysis

BundesligaRegular Season - 29Kick-off on April 8, 2018 at 01:30 PM (UTC)SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund
3-0
VfB Stuttgart

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What was the result of Borussia Dortmund vs VfB Stuttgart?

Borussia Dortmund won 3-0 on April 8, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 38′C. PulišićBorussia Dortmund
  • 48′M. BatshuayiBorussia Dortmund
  • 59′M. PhilippBorussia Dortmund

Official lineup for Borussia Dortmund vs VfB Stuttgart

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Borussia Dortmund

4-2-3-1
  1. 20M. Philipp
  1. 44M. Batshuayi
  2. 11M. Reus
  3. 22C. Pulišić
  1. 19M. Dahoud
  2. 8N. Şahin
  1. 36Ö. Toprak
  2. 29Marcel Schmelzer
  3. 25S. Papastathopoulos
  4. 26Ł. Piszczek
  1. 38R. Bürki

VfB Stuttgart

4-4-2
  1. 33D. Ginczek
  2. 27M. Gómez
  1. 6S. Ascacíbar
  2. 17E. Thommy
  3. 20C. Gentner
  4. 21B. Pavard
  1. 28H. Badstuber
  2. 3D. Aogo
  3. 2E. Insúa
  4. 32Andreas Beck
  1. 16R. Zieler
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Borussia Dortmund have 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats; VfB Stuttgart have 6, 3 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Borussia Dortmund
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 31, 2018Bayern München(away)0-6Bundesliga
Mar 18, 2018Hannover 96(home)1-0Bundesliga
Mar 15, 2018Red Bull Salzburg(away)0-0UEFA Europa League
Mar 11, 2018Eintracht Frankfurt(home)3-2Bundesliga
Mar 8, 2018Red Bull Salzburg(home)1-2UEFA Europa League
VfB Stuttgart
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 31, 2018Hamburger SV(home)1-1Bundesliga
Mar 16, 2018SC Freiburg(away)2-1Bundesliga
Mar 11, 2018RB Leipzig(home)0-0Bundesliga
Mar 4, 20181. FC Köln(away)3-2Bundesliga
Feb 24, 2018Eintracht Frankfurt(home)1-0Bundesliga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Borussia Dortmund wins, 1 draw, 1 VfB Stuttgart win.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 17, 2017VfB Stuttgart 2-1 Borussia DortmundBundesliga
Apr 23, 2016VfB Stuttgart 0-3 Borussia DortmundBundesliga
Feb 9, 2016VfB Stuttgart 1-3 Borussia DortmundDFB Pokal
Nov 29, 2015Borussia Dortmund 4-1 VfB StuttgartBundesliga
Feb 20, 2015VfB Stuttgart 2-3 Borussia DortmundBundesliga
Sep 24, 2014Borussia Dortmund 2-2 VfB StuttgartBundesliga

Last archived meeting: VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund on Nov 17, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Borussia Dortmund score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; VfB Stuttgart score 0.9 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Borussia Dortmund1.31.359/156/15
VfB Stuttgart0.91.156/154/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Borussia Dortmund sit 2nd in Bundesliga (13 points from 5 matches) and VfB Stuttgart sit 12th (6 points from 5 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Borussia Dortmund541011413
12VfB Stuttgart5203896

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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