Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg

16 December 2020 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Marco Fritz

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Robert Lewandowski 45+1’, 50’
  • Maximilian Philipp 5’

Match summary

Bayern Munich came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Wolfsburg. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Maximilian Philipp put Wolfsburg ahead in the 5th minute, set up by Kevin Mbabu, Robert Lewandowski equalised with a header in first-half stoppage time, set up by Kingsley Coman, and Lewandowski won it in the 50th minute, set up by Jérôme Boateng.

There was little between the sides on chances: Bayern Munich created 1.27 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Wolfsburg 1.12 from 17.

Match stats

Bayern Munich Wolfsburg
13 Shots 17
2 Shots on Target 7
7 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.27 xG 1.11
1.27 Non-penalty xG 1.11
6 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Bayern Munich Wolfsburg
Kick-off
5’
Maximilian Philipp
Assist: Kevin Mbabu
0-1 (Wolfsburg)
Robert Lewandowski
Assist: Kingsley Coman
1-1 (Bayern Munich)
45+1’
Half-time1-1
Robert Lewandowski
Assist: Jérôme Boateng
2-1 (Bayern Munich)
50’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Bayern Munich
  • Kingsley Coman
  • Serge Gnabry
  • Leroy Sané
Wolfsburg
  • Maximilian Arnold

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.27 1.12 5’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), 0-1 5’ 45+1’ Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), 1-1 45+1’ 50’ Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), 2-1 50’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.27 1.12 5’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), 0-1 Philipp 5’ 45+1’ Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), 1-1 Lewandowski 45+1’ 50’ Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), 2-1 Lewandowski 50’
Bayern Munich 1.27 xGWolfsburg 1.12 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolfsburg attacking Bayern Munich attacking 
46’ Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 85’ Bartosz Bialek (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 50’ Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 10’ Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 67’ Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 5’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 17’ Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 18’ Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 13’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 54’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 64’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Leroy Sané (Bayern Munich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 83’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 85’ Bartosz Bialek (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 53’ Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Joao Victor (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Niklas Süle (Bayern Munich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 85’ Bartosz Bialek (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 50’ Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 10’ Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 67’ Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 5’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 18’ Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 17’ Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 13’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 54’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 64’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Leroy Sané (Bayern Munich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 83’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 85’ Bartosz Bialek (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Joao Victor (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Niklas Süle (Bayern Munich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Manuel Neuer GK900 0.000.000
Niklas Süle DEF901 0.020.000
David Alaba DEF900 0.000.000
Jérôme Boateng DEF9010 0.000.241
Lucas Hernández DEF900 0.000.000
Corentin Tolisso MID710 0.000.000
Thomas Müller MID903 0.160.142
Kingsley Coman MID9011 0.120.623
Serge Gnabry MID712 0.110.163
Leroy Sané MID901 0.060.000
Robert Lewandowski FWD9023 0.790.000
Marc Roca Sub190 0.000.000
Jamal Musiala Sub190 0.000.031
Douglas Costa Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bayern Munich win 71% Avg odds 1.33
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.71
Wolfsburg win 12% Avg odds 8.03

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

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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.