Borussia Dortmund vs Wolfsburg

21 September 2025 · Bundesliga · 2025/26 · Referee Daniel Siebert

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Karim Adeyemi 20’

Match summary

Borussia Dortmund saw off Wolfsburg 1-0. Borussia Dortmund led 1-0 at half-time.

Karim Adeyemi put Borussia Dortmund ahead in the 20th minute, set up by Julian Ryerson.

There was little between the sides on chances: Borussia Dortmund created 1.25 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Wolfsburg 1.06 from 9.

Match stats

56% Possession 44%
12 Shots 9
4 Shots on target 0
9 Corners 3
119 Attacks 69
82 Dangerous attacks 31
528 Passes 429
88% Pass accuracy 84%
9 Tackles 20
10 Fouls 9
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Borussia Dortmund Wolfsburg
Kick-off
Ramy BensebainiFoul
5’
Karim AdeyemiLeft foot shot1-0 (Borussia Dortmund)
20’
Maximilian BeierShot on target
44’
Half-time1-0
46’
Adam DaghimAndreas Skov Olsen
Maximilian BeierShot on target
47’
Second half underway
60’
Christian EriksenVinicius de Souza Costa
60’
Mattias SvanbergLovro Majer
Carney ChukwuemekaMaximilian Beier
65’
73’
Jonas WindPatrick Wimmer
Felix NmechaShot on target
75’
Jobe BellinghamFelix Nmecha
77’
Julian BrandtKarim Adeyemi
77’
81’
Dzenan PejcinovicJoakim Maehle
Salih ÖzcanMarcel Sabitzer
90+2’
Full-time1-0

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 1.25 1.06 20’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), 1-0 20’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.25 1.06 20’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), 1-0 Adeyemi 20’
Borussia Dortmund 1.25 xGWolfsburg 1.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolfsburg attacking Borussia Dortmund attacking 
58’ Konstantinos Koulierakis (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.73 xG, hit the woodwork 34’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 44’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 55’ Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 58’ Mohammed Amoura (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 75’ Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 28’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 87’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 18’ Lovro Majer (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 18’ Mohammed Amoura (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 2’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+4’ Kamil Grabara (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Andreas Skov Olsen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 90’ Konstantinos Koulierakis (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Vinicius Souza (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Konstantinos Koulierakis (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.73 xG, hit the woodwork 34’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 44’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 55’ Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 58’ Mohammed Amoura (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 75’ Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 28’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 87’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 18’ Lovro Majer (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 18’ Mohammed Amoura (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 2’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+4’ Kamil Grabara (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Andreas Skov Olsen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 90’ Konstantinos Koulierakis (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Vinicius Souza (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Borussia Dortmund 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Kobel
Anton
Schlotterbeck
Bensebaini
Ryerson
Sabitzer 90’
Nmecha 77’
Svensson
Adeyemi 77’
Beier 65’
Guirassy
Wolfsburg

Lineup not available for this match.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gregor Kobel GK900 0.000.000
Ramy Bensebaini DEF900 0.000.000
Nico Schlotterbeck DEF901 0.030.000
Waldemar Anton DEF900 0.000.000
Julian Ryerson MID9010 0.000.674
Daniel Svensson MID901 0.120.000
Marcel Sabitzer MID900 0.000.203
Felix Nmecha MID811 0.110.000
Karim Adeyemi MID8115 0.230.000
Maximilian Beier MID693 0.660.000
Serhou Guirassy FWD901 0.090.101
Carney Chukwuemeka Sub210 0.000.000
Julian Brandt Sub90 0.000.091
Jobe Bellingham Sub90 0.000.000
Salih Özcan Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Borussia Dortmund win 62% Avg odds 1.52
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.57
Wolfsburg win 17% Avg odds 5.36

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

Form going into the game

Borussia Dortmund WWDWW
Wolfsburg DWWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Wolfsburg, 03 May 25 Next meeting: Wolfsburg 1-2 Borussia Dortmund, 07 Feb 26  All Borussia Dortmund vs Wolfsburg meetings

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