Here is a look at the Dortmund vs VfB Stuttgart player ratings from their Match Day 21 clash on February 8, 2025 at the Westfalenstadion. Dortmund crashed to a shock 2:1 defeat at home, losing to Stuttgart despite having 69% possession.

This was also Niko Kovac’s first game as Dortmund manager.

Dortmund VfB Stuttgart 1:2

0:1 Anton own goal 50
0:2 Chabot goal 61
1:2 Brandt goal 81

1:2 Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) red card 89

These BVB VFB player ratings are from the local Bild newspaper (1 very good, 6 very bad), and as you can see, Bild thought the likes of Anton, Adeyemi, Gross and Guirassy all had shockers against Stuttgart, giving them the worst possible 6 player rating.

Mittelstadt and Chabot were the best Stuttgart players against Dortmund according to Bild, with the duo getting a 2. For BVB, Bynoe-Gittens was given a 3- the best of a bad performing bunch.

Kovac’s first game as BVB manager saw him get a rating of 5; Stuttgart boss Hoeness got a 2