VfL Wolfsburg have always been among BVB’s favourite foes. And the fans can presumably expect a lot of goals. There have been more than three per game on average in meetings between the two teams. We’ve compiled the most important facts on the home game on Sunday (kick-off 17:30 CET) in the usual compact format.

The scenario: BVB are in second place, one point behind league leaders Bayern Munich. VfL have recently recorded two comfortable wins (5-1 in Bochum, 3-0 against Mainz) and have moved up to seventh place in the process.

Home/away: This is a meeting between the most successful home team and the third-best away side this season. Three of Wolfsburg’s seven away wins in total have come in their last four games on the road. Only Bayern Munich (eight triumphs) have won away more frequently, while only two teams have lost fewer matches on their travels than VfL (five defeats). BVB have scored at least one goal in each of their past 48 Bundesliga home games (ongoing club record), and have found the net at least twice in their last 10 games on home turf.

Head-to-head record: A long run ended in the reverse fixture (2-0 defeat): BVB had been on an unbeaten streak lasting over seven years – since the 2015 cup final – against VfL (13 wins, one draw). In their Bundesliga history, the Lower Saxony outfit have only suffered more defeats (41) and conceded more goals (132) to Bayern Munich than they have against Borussia Dortmund (31, 108). The Black & Yellows have lost only one of their last 14 Bundesliga home games against VfL (nine wins, four draws). The sole loss in that period was a 3-2 in December 2012.

Statistics: Borussia Dortmund have recorded the most victories (19), while no team has drawn fewer games (four). VfL Wolfsburg have lost only one of their last nine outings (a 2-0 in Gladbach on Matchday 27). Only Cologne (11) have drawn more matches than Wolfsburg (10).

Biggest home win: The 79,200 spectators at a sunny SIGNAL IDUNA PARK on 16 April 2022 made for an outstanding atmosphere and witnessed five goals in one half. Defender Tom Rothe, whose goal came on his first-team debut, Axel Witsel, Manuel Akanji, Emre Can and Erling Haaland steamrollered VfL with five goals between the 24th and the 38th minutes. The second period was comparatively uneventful: Haaland extended the lead to 6-0 (54), before Ridle Baku then grabbed a consolation goal for Wolfsburg (81).
Compiled by Boris Rupert