Highlights

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Watch: Jude Bellingham staying positive

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Watch: Sebastien Haller on "guilty mistakes"

90'
+ 8

Stuttgart equalise!

Incredible! Silas controls in the box and lashes beyond Kobel. Stuttgart secure a dramatic draw that prevents BVB going level with leaders Bayern!
Full-time
90'
+ 7
Video Assistant RefereeVideo Assistant Referee
SituationGoal
ReviewPrevious handball?
DecisionGoal
90'
+ 7
Silas Katompa Mvumpa
Goal probability
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Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
13 %
90'
+ 3

REYNAAAAAAA!

Oh, my!!! Dortmund have retaken the lead in the third of six added minutes! Zagadou blocks from Bynoe-Gittens, but Reyna picks up the loose ball and slams it low past the keeper.
90'
+ 2
Giovanni Reyna
Goal probability
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Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
21 %
90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

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Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
1.
Chris Führich
Chris Führich34.20km/h
2.
Emre Can
Emre Can34.01km/h
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Another twist!

Stuttgart have been brilliant since Mavropanos' sending off. This is shaping up to be a huge opportunity missed for BVB, especially with Bayern being held by Hofffenheim.
85'

Yes, they can!

Incredible, the 10 men of Stuttgart are level. Dortmund are all at sea from a corner. It takes a nick off Özcan and finds Vagnoman, who sweeps in from close range.
84'
Josha Vagnoman
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Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
32 %
78'

Stuttgart pull a goal back!

Well, well. Coulibaly dances in off the left and unleashes a shot from inside the area. It looks like being a routine save for Kobel, before Can unwittingly sends the ball the other way and into the net. They couldn't, could they?
78'
Tanguy Coulibaly
Goal probability
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Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
7 %
76'

Crossbar!

Reus's free-kick takes a deflection off the top of the Stuttgart wall and cannons against the bar. Kobel was beaten!
72'

Blocked!

Bynoe-Gittens is through on goal, but Stuttgart get men behind the ball to block.
72'

News from Munich!

Hoffenheim have equalised at Bayern. If it stays that way, BVB will go back level with the leaders...
70'

Like-for-like change

Bynoe-Gittens joins the action, with the brilliant Malen getting a breather.
69'

Half chance!

Guirassy is first to a free-kick, but his attempt is too close to Kobel. You have to credit the home side - they could easily have wilted in this second half.
66'

Over from Silas!

Stuttgart are not playing like a team with 10 men as Silas combines with Vagnoman, before firing over from inside the BVB box.
65'

Reus!

The BVB captain is straight into the action, but Bredlow's out in a flash to thwart the one-on-one.
63'

Changes

Silas replaces Führich, who has arguably been Stuttgart's best player. Moukoko and Reus are on for Dortmund, with Haller and Brandt making way. Different proposition for the VfB defence now...
61'

Close!

Adeyemi collects a clearance from a corner, before rifling just past the upright from range. That was travelling!
53'

Disallowed goal!

Stuttgart catch Dortmund cold with Endo leading the charge and finding Millot to his right. He spots the run of Guirassy, who dinks a cute finish over Kobel, but is adjudged to be a fraction offside following a VAR review.
51'
Video Assistant RefereeVideo Assistant Referee
SituationGoal
ReviewOffside?
DecisionNo goal
50'

Close!

Can stops Millot getting on the end of a Führich cross. BVB race up the other end with Adeyemi, who pulls a ball back for Guerreiro, whose goal-bound strike is blocked by Anton. The away fans stand in unison as Adeyemi goes to strike the rebound, but misses his kick with Bredlow out of position.
49'

Off the bar!

Adeyemi switches the play to Bellingham, who cracks the crossbar from outside the box. What a hit!
46'

Bundesliga debut

Soumaila Coulibaly is the only change from either side at the break. The former PSG youth player, 19, makes his Bundesliga debut.
Kick-off!
45'
+ 3

Half time! Stuttgart 0-2 Dortmund

It was already a big enough task for Stuttgart when they had 11 men on the pitch, but you have to fear from them now. They trail 2-0 and have had Mavropanos sent off...
Half-time
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Doing their job

With Bayern leading Hoffenheim 1-0, Dortmund are on course to stay second, two points behind the leaders. They can't ask for much more, except a Hoffenheim turnaround...
41'

Malen chance!

Stuttgart survive as Malen fails to make a full connection with a low ball into the six-yard box. Stuttgart just cannnot contain him right now.
40'

Stuttgart down to 10 men!

Mavropanos can't handle the pace of Malen. He's already on a booking as he takes two swipes at the Flying Dutchman, and is sent off!
38'

Not given!

Millot wants a penalty after being bumped over by Can, or so he thinks. The Frenchman was looking for that - play goes on.
37'
Video Assistant RefereeVideo Assistant Referee
SituationPenalty
ReviewFoul?
DecisionNo penalty
33'

Malen makes it two!

Brilliant from Malen to double BVB's lead. The Dutchman collects a clearance from a corner and holds off a clutch of Stuttgart shirts, before whipping a shot low past Bredlow from just inside the area. That's four goals in as many games for him. Talk about man in form!
33'
Donyell Malen
Goal probability
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Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
8 %
30'

Kobel to the rescue!

Massive chance for Stuttgart. Führich jinks past Hummels and Can, before selflessly laying it off for Guirassy. The VfB striker turns Ryerson, but is foiled at the last by the on-rushing Kobel. Endo then fires over from the ensuing corner.
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Poacher's finish from Haller

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The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).
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0.16
0.6
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30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

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Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
1.
Chris Führich
Chris Führich34.20km/h
2.
Donyell Malen
Donyell Malen32.62km/h
26'

Haller scores!

Advantage Dortmund at a time when Stuttgart were in the ascendancy. Malen does really well to dig out a low cross from the right. Haller reacts quickest, firing a first-time finish in off the underside of the crossbar from close range. That's his fourth goal in 13 games since recovering from testicular cancer.
Goal probability
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Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
35 %
23'

Stuttgart playing well...

... and not like a team fighting to stay in the Bundesliga.
Possession (%)
5149
19'

Hairy moment

Vagnoman gets up above Guerreiro to head a long ball down into the danger zone. Guirassy's waiting in the six-yard box, but Hummels sticks out a boot to divert it just over Kobel's goal frame. That could easily have gone in!
16'

Feisty

The referee has a word with Bellingham after he clatters into Karazor. Dortmund's 19-year-old general is as fired up as ever.
13'

Dortmund favourites to get the win

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Dortmund favourites to get the win
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56 %
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54.7 %
9'

Double chance!

Guerreiro's onside as he receives a through-ball into the Stuttgart penalty area. It's played back for Haller, whose first-time strike is beaten away by Bredlow. The loose ball is worked over to Brandt, but his shot from 18 yards is too close to the goalkeeper.
5'

Chance!

What an opening for Stuttgart. Führich runs at the Dortmund defence and slips a pass in behind for Millot. Guirassy swipes at the Frenchman's cut-back, but the chance is still alive as the unmarked Vagnoman takes aim, ballooning over.
2'

Fierce start

Guirassy gets away with just a talking-to after catching Can on the shin with his studs. Seen those given...
1'

Incredible atmosphere!

There must be in the region of 50,000 fans in attendance today. They're really making themselves heard as the game gets under way!
Kick-off!

Sorry, Stuttgart fans...

Dortmund have won their last four in a row against today's hosts, and seven of their last eight.

Table talk

With two points between the top two, Dortmund will go top if they win and Bayern lose at home to Hoffenheim, but could fall as many as five behind if results go against them. Following Schalke's big win over Hertha yesterday, hosts Stuttgart need to get a positive result to avoid ending the weekend in the automatic relegation zone. Maximum points would even lift them up to 15th, for 24 hours at least.
0:13
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Watch: BVB warming up

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Watch: VfB assess the pitch

More on those teams

Hiroki Ito misses out for Stuttgart through illness, so ex-Dortmund defender Dan-Axel Zagadou starts in the only change to the team that won in Bochum. Dortmund are without first-choice centre-backs Nico Schlotterbeck and Niklas Süle, so Mats Hummels and Emre Can are the makeshift pairing at the heart of the defence. Salih Özcan comes into the midfield, while Karim Adeyemi gets the nod over Marco Reus in attack once again.

Stuttgart starting line-up

Bredlow - Mavropanos, Anton, Zagadou - Vagnoman, Endo (c), Karazor, Sosa - Millot, Führich - Guirassy

Stuttgart subs

Müller, Stenzel, Coulibaly, Haraguchi, Egloff, Dias, Tomas, Perea, Silas

Dortmund starting line-up

Kobel - Ryerson, Can, Hummels (c), Guerreiro - Bellingham, Özcan, Brandt - Malen, Haller, Adeyemi

Dortmund subs

Meyer, Coulibaly, Reyna, Dahoud, Reus, Wolf, Bynoe-Gittens, Moukoko, Modeste

Never change a winning team

It stands to reason Hoeneß will stick with his winning formula, meaning midfielder Enzo Millot and striker Serhou Guirassy should continue in the side at the expense of Genki Haraguchi and Luca Pfeiffer.
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Hope under Hoeneß

VfB are back on the winning horse following the club's decision to replace seasoned head coach Bruno Labbadia with Sebastian Hoeneß, but their top-flight status still hangs in the balance. They moved off the bottom of the table into the relegation play-off spot with victory over Bochum last weekend, albeit with only a one-point cushion on the automatic drop zone and three to make up on outright safety heading into Matchday 28

Haller to hold berth?

Sebastien Haller is expected to retain his starting place as the central striker. Karim Adeyemi is another of Dortmund's young guns likely to have to content himself with a place among the substitutes, with Donyell Malen having forced his way into the first team with goals in his last two competitive appearances.
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Record-breaking Moukoko to the rescue

Dortmund returned to winning ways on Matchday 27, overcoming third-placed Union Berlin to keep the pressure on leaders Bayern. Edin Terzic's side remain two points behind the defending champions, with seven rounds of fixtures remaining. Teenager Youssoufa Moukoko came off the bench to score the winning goal against Union, on the day he became the youngest Bundesliga player in history to reach 50 appearances.
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Magical Marco Reus

One man who has had an influence over countless Dortmund games (scoring 161 goals, no less) is Marco Reus. The Dortmund captain is the club's second highest goalscorer of all time, having recently overtaken Michael Zorc, but he is far from finished scoring goals in a Black and Yellow shirt.

"Straight back to it"

Sebastian Hoeneß has been speaking to the media ahead of Stuttgart's huge test on Saturday: “We’ve won two games and we’re pleased, but now it’s straight back to it: focus, work clearly and carry the momentum forward to upset Dortmund," VfB's coach said. "We have no time to lose and have to pick up every point that we can.” The tactician added.
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BVB's young guns

Dortmund are flying this term, and with no little help from their magnificent young players who are lighting up the Bundesliga on a grand scale. From Moukoko to Adeyemi, and Bellingham to Bynoe-Gittens, BVB's super teens are living the dream with Die Schwarzgelben.
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New coach bounce

Things are suddenly looking up for Stuttgart following the recent arrival of Sebastian Hoeneß to take up the reins. The 40-year-old coach's first accomplishment in charge was to steer the Swabians past Nuremberg and into the DFB Cup semi-finals. He then oversaw last weekend's big 3-2 victory against Bochum, which lifted Stuttgart out of the automatic drop zone.
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Reyna returned in style

USMNT star Gio Reyna returned from injury when last these two teams met and Dortmund's American star was even on target as the Black-and-Yellows ran out 5-0 winners on Matchday 11.

Stakes high

There could not be more at play for two sides at opposite ends of the table going into this Matchday 28 cracker. For visiting Dortmund, a chance to keep pace with Bayern Munich in what has emerged as a phenomenally exciting title race. For VfB, meanwhile, thoughts are very much trained on Bundesliga survival.
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