Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund

11 September 2021 · Bundesliga · 2021/22 · Referee Daniel Siebert

Full time 3 – 4

Half-time: 2–1

  • Florian Wirtz 9’
  • Patrik Schick 45+1’
  • Moussa Diaby 55’
  • Erling Haaland 37’, 77’ (pen)
  • Julian Brandt 49’
  • Raphael Guerreiro 71’

Match summary

Borussia Dortmund came from behind to win 4-3 away at Bayer Leverkusen. Bayer Leverkusen led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Florian Wirtz put Bayer Leverkusen ahead in the 9th minute, set up by Paulinho, Erling Haaland equalised with a header in the 37th minute, set up by Thomas Meunier, and Patrik Schick put Bayer Leverkusen back in front in first-half stoppage time, set up by Florian Wirtz. In the second half, Julian Brandt equalised in the 49th minute, set up by Erling Haaland, Moussa Diaby put Bayer Leverkusen back in front from a corner in the 55th minute, Raphael Guerreiro equalised with a direct free kick in the 71st minute, and Haaland won it from the penalty spot in the 77th minute.

The chances backed that up: Borussia Dortmund created 2.29 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Bayer Leverkusen's 0.47 from 11.

Match stats

Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Dortmund
11 Shots 15
5 Shots on Target 7
4 Corners 3
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.47 xG 2.29
0.47 Non-penalty xG 1.53
5 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Dortmund
Kick-off
Florian Wirtz
Assist: Paulinho1-0 (Bayer Leverkusen)
9’
37’
Erling Haaland
Assist: Thomas Meunier1-1 (Borussia Dortmund)
Patrik Schick
Assist: Florian Wirtz2-1 (Bayer Leverkusen)
45+1’
Half-time2-1
49’
Julian Brandt
Assist: Erling Haaland2-2 (Borussia Dortmund)
Moussa Diaby3-2 (Bayer Leverkusen)
55’
71’
Raphael Guerreiro3-3 (Borussia Dortmund)
77’
Erling Haaland
Penalty3-4 (Borussia Dortmund)
Full-time3-4

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bayer Leverkusen
  • Jeremie Frimpong
  • Odilon Kossounou
  • Moussa Diaby
  • Florian Wirtz
Borussia Dortmund
  • Thomas Meunier
  • Erling Haaland
  • Marius Wolf

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.47 2.29 9’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-0 9’ 37’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), 1-1 37’ 45+1’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), 2-1 45+1’ 49’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), 2-2 49’ 55’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), 3-2 55’ 71’ Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), 3-3 71’ 77’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), 3-4 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.47 2.29 9’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-0 Wirtz 9’ 37’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), 1-1 Haaland 37’ 45+1’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), 2-1 Schick 45+1’ 49’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), 2-2 Brandt 49’ 55’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), 3-2 Diaby 55’ 71’ Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), 3-3 Guerreiro 71’ 77’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), 3-4 Haaland 77’
Bayer Leverkusen 0.47 xGBorussia Dortmund 2.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Borussia Dortmund attacking Bayer Leverkusen attacking 
77’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 11’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 37’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 49’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 9’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 4’ Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 25’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 46’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+2’ Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 47’ Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 17’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 69’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 71’ Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 64’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 61’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 77’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 11’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 37’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 49’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 9’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 4’ Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 25’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 46’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+2’ Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 47’ Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 71’ Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 80’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 69’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 64’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 61’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukas Hradecky GK900 0.000.000
Jeremie Frimpong DEF900 0.000.000
Jonathan Tah DEF900 0.000.000
Odilon Kossounou DEF900 0.000.000
Mitchel Bakker DEF900 0.000.000
Robert Andrich MID901 0.020.000
Kerem Demirbay MID811 0.050.000
Moussa Diaby MID9012 0.030.061
Florian Wirtz MID90111 0.090.164
Paulinho MID6510 0.000.091
Patrik Schick FWD8013 0.150.000
Amine Adli Sub250 0.000.031
Lucas Alario Sub101 0.060.000
Karim Bellarabi Sub92 0.070.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bayer Leverkusen win 32% Avg odds 2.98
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.79
Borussia Dortmund win 43% Avg odds 2.26

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bayer Leverkusen DLDWW
Borussia Dortmund WWWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Bayer Leverkusen, 22 May 21 Next meeting: Borussia Dortmund 2-5 Bayer Leverkusen, 06 Feb 22  All Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.