For the first and last time in the second half of this season, VfL Wolfsburg take to the pitch on a Saturday evening this weekend. Opponents Borussia Dortmund are one of the in-form teams in the Bundesliga, having taken 13 points from their last five games.
The Wolves have taken only two points from their last seven league fixtures, but Ralph Hasenhüttl’s side have already got the better of BVB in the DFB Cup this season and have picked up seven of their ten league wins so far on their travels.
More facts and figures on the game
Serhou Guirassy has scored six times against VfL – more than against any other Bundesliga side. All six goals came during his time at VfB Stuttgart.
Guirassy missed a penalty in the Bundesliga for the first time at Hoffenheim last weekend. He had scored each of his previous ten spot-kicks.
The Wolves face one of their former coaches for the second time this season (after the 1-1 draw with Dieter Hecking’s Bochum). Niko Kovac, who took charge of Borussia in February, faces VfL for the first time since his departure.
The last time the Green-and-Whites played on a Saturday evening (a 3-2 defeat to Stuttgart on 2 March 2024), Kovac was still at the helm in Wolfsburg.
Dortmund have conceded only once in their last eight home games against the Wolves, with Ridle Baku finding the net on 16 April 2022.
The 49 goals conceded by Dortmund so far this season represents their worst defensive tally since the 2007/08 campaign (54).
In VfL, Borussia face a side boasting the third strongest attack away from home this season (28 goals) after Leverkusen (32) and Bayern Munich (39).
