VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Dortmund

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Sat, 19 Sep 2026 16:30:00 UTCMHP Arena

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VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund: Tactical Preview and Matchday 4 Stakes

Borussia Dortmund puts its perfect 2026/27 Bundesliga start on the line against a VfB Stuttgart side defending a formidable home record at the MHPArena.

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Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

VfB Stuttgart 41%Draw 20%Borussia Dortmund 39%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

VfB StuttgartBorussia Dortmund

56Possession44

12Shots13

5Shots on target2

6Shots off target6

1Blocked shots5

8Shots inside box10

4Shots outside box3

6Corners2

4Offsides1

9Fouls14

2Yellow cards5

0Red cards0

1Saves5

547Passes432

473Accurate passes335

Match events

13′Ermedin Demirović
17′Angelo Stiller
32′Nico Schlotterbeck
46′Joey Veerman
57′Joane Gadou
62′Joey Veerman ← Jobe Bellingham
62′Ethan Nwaneri ← Konstantinos Karetsas
64′Chris Führich → Jamie Leweling
64′Deniz Undav → Dženan Pejčinović
70′Maximilian Beier (assist Jobe Bellingham)
74′Sehrou Guirassy ← Fábio Silva
81′Jobe Bellingham
82′Julian Ryerson
82′Maximilian Beier ← Marcel Sabitzer
82′Julian Ryerson ← Ramy Bensebaini
84′Bilal El Khannouss → Leo Sauer
84′Grischa Prömel → Nikolas Nartey

VfB Stuttgart · Borussia Dortmund

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

VfB Stuttgart3-5-2

96.0Demirović

46.3Vagnoman

76.3Mittelstädt

216.3↓84'Prömel

246.3Chabot

106.3↓64'Führich

16.3Bredlow

66.0Stiller

266.3↓64'Undav

116.3↓84'Khannouss

296.3Jeltsch

Borussia Dortmund5-3-2

96.8↓74'Guirassy

46.9Schlotterbeck

266.9↓82'Ryerson

256.5↓62'Veerman

17.3Kobel

37.2Anton

86.8Nmecha

247.2Svensson

147.8↓82'Beier

186.8↓62'Nwaneri

226.9Gadou

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

VfB Stuttgart

9Ermedin Demirović6.0
4Josha Vagnoman6.3
7Maximilian Mittelstädt6.3
21Grischa Prömel6.3
24Julian Chabot6.3
10Chris Führich6.3
1Fabian Bredlow6.3
6Angelo Stiller6.0
26Deniz Undav6.3
11Bilal El Khannouss6.3
29Finn Jeltsch6.3

Borussia Dortmund

9Sehrou Guirassy6.8
4Nico Schlotterbeck6.9
26Julian Ryerson6.9
25Joey Veerman6.5
1Gregor Kobel7.3
3Waldemar Anton7.2
8Felix Nmecha6.8
24Daniel Svensson7.2
14Maximilian Beier7.8
18Ethan Nwaneri6.8
22Joane Gadou6.9

VfB StuttgartTale of the tapeBorussia Dortmund

3-5-2Formation5-3-2

6 ptsTable14 pts

-2Goal difference+7

LWLDWFormWWWWW

0Head-to-head wins1

41%Win chance39%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

VfB Stuttgart 0W1D1W Borussia Dortmund

Goals 3–5

2026-04-04VfB Stuttgart0–2Borussia Dortmund
2025-11-22Borussia Dortmund3–3VfB Stuttgart

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

VfB Stuttgart

LWLDW

@1899 Hoffenheim1-2
vs1. FC Köln4-1
@Bayern München1-5
@Eintracht Frankfurt2-2
vsBayer 04 Leverkusen3-1

Borussia Dortmund

WWWWW

vsSC Paderborn 073-0
@1899 Hoffenheim3-2
vsHamburger SV2-0
@SV Werder Bremen2-0
vsEintracht Frankfurt3-2

This season — other meeting

Borussia DortmundvVfB Stuttgart

Where they stand — In a 18-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
VfB Stuttgart	6	2	0	4	-2	6
Borussia Dortmund	6	4	2	0	+7	14