Borussia Dortmund vs VfL Wolfsburg Match Preview
This fixture is the pick of the lot on Saturday. A Dortmund side coming off a 3-1 win over Stuttgart will take on “Die Wolfe”. The Wolves must definitely be hungry for a point after collecting none in their first two matches. The flip side of the coin is that Wolfsburg’s displays haven’t been poor.
Wolfsburg played a poor first half against Bayern but a very good second half and fell to a rather unfortunate injury time goal. Against Mainz, they were 3-0 up but somehow managed to completely lose their concentration and ended up losing 4-1.
Dortmund is coming in as a very steady side this season. Their manager Jurgen Klopp has put together a solid and mentally tough side which is ready to take on any challenge. Dortmund and Wolfsburg have their eyes on a Champions League spot. Dortmund will want to take three points from a home fixture.
The game guarantees goals and Dortmund might just win it due to a steadier defence. Wolfsburg will have to cope with the loss of Arne Friedrich for around three months due to back surgery. For Dortmund, there are no major worries at the moment. Dimitar Rangelov has left the club on loan for an adventure in Israel with Maccabi Tel-Aviv.
Borussia Dortmund vs VfL Wolfsburg Match Report
Steve Mclaren might find himself out of Dortmund before he learns his German properly if his team continues to lose games at this pace. Lucas Barrios missed not one, but two headers from good crosses to start off with while Edin Dzeko hit the post from a long range shot on the other side. The first cross for Barrios came from young German left-back Marcel Schmelzer.
The goals came in the second half. The first was a wonder strike from outside the box by Turkish international Nuri Sahin. The second came close to the 70th minute from Shinji Kagawa. A Kevin Grosskreutz through ball was picked up intelligently and buried into the back of the net past Jaroslav Drobny. Despite being 2-0 up, Dortmund tried to score a third and they would have done so had Patrick Owomoyela’s shot not deflected off the post.
The problems are mounting for Wolfsburg while Dortmund now has six points from three games.
