Two clubs in opposite halves of the Bundesliga table will do battle today in a league match between Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET will be held at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund and can be live streamed here. Additional TV coverage can be found on GolTV.
What They're Saying
Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp (via Bundesliga): "We have to defend with passion, work as a unit, keep them busy and take their confidence away."
VfL Wolfsburg manager Dieter Hecking: "Boxers on the ropes are always dangerous."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Borussia Dortmund's Ilkay gundogan remains the driving force in the club's central midfield. In six league appearances, the 24-year-old is averaging one key pass and 1.2 tackles.
Borussia Dortmund's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Langerak - Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer - Kehl - Blaszczykowski, Gündogan, S. Bender, Aubameyang - Immobile
VfL Wolfsburg's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Benaglio - S. Jung, Naldo, Knoche, Rodriguez - Luiz Gustavo, Guilavogui - Vieirinha, De Bruyne, Perisic - Olic
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
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1 | FC Bayern München | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 36 | 42 | |||
2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 30 | |||
3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 24 | |||
4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 24 | |||
5 | FC Augsburg | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 24 | |||
6 | Schalke 04 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 23 | |||
7 | Hoffenheim | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 23 | |||
8 | Hannover 96 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 23 | |||
9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 21 | |||
10 | 1. FC Köln | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 19 | |||
11 | FSV Mainz 05 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 18 | |||
12 | SC Paderborn | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 18 | |||
13 | Hertha BSC | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 17 | |||
14 | Hamburger SV | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 16 | |||
15 | VfB Stuttgart | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 16 | |||
16 | Borussia Dortmund | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 14 | |||
17 | SC Freiburg | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 14 | |||
18 | Werder Bremen | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 14 |
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