Dortmund took place at the Volkswagen Arena. Opposed this afternoon to Wolfsburg, the BVB easily won (1-3) against an opponent in poor form. After several attempts by Julian Brandt (2nd) and Serhou Guirassy (18th), Donyell Malen opened the scoring for Dortmund in the 25th minute of play (0-1). Nuri Sahin’s men then widened the gap. Maximilian Beier (28th, 0-2) then Julian Brandt (30th, 0-3) demoralized Wolfsburg before halftime.
After a one-sided first period (64% ball possession and 10 shots for the BVB), Ralph Hasenhüttl’s team tried to find the keys to regain control of their match. Thus, Denis Vavro, with a header, reduced the gap upon returning from the locker room (57th, 1-3). Pascal Gross subsequently received a red card for a dangerous tackle (62nd), forcing Dortmund to finish the match at 10. With this good result, BVB took 6th place in the Bundesliga with 25 points. For its part, Wolfsburg remains in 11th position.