Borussia Dortmund vs Wolfsburg

23 September 2023 · Bundesliga · 2023/24 · Referee Sven Jablonski

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Marco Reus 68’

Match summary

Borussia Dortmund beat Wolfsburg 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Marco Reus put Borussia Dortmund ahead in the 68th minute, set up by Julian Brandt.

The chances backed that up: Borussia Dortmund created 2.17 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Wolfsburg's 0.34 from 7.

Match stats

Borussia Dortmund Wolfsburg
18 Shots 8
4 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.16 xG 0.34
2.16 Non-penalty xG 0.34
10 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Borussia Dortmund Wolfsburg
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Marco Reus
Assist: Julian Brandt1-0 (Borussia Dortmund)
68’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Wolfsburg
  • Václav Cerny

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.17 0.34 68’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), 1-0 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.17 0.34 68’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), 1-0 Reus 68’
Borussia Dortmund 2.17 xGWolfsburg 0.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolfsburg attacking Borussia Dortmund attacking 
54’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 68’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 68’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 46’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.29 xG, saved 90+3’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 56’ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 19’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 56’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 72’ Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Tiago Tomás (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 42’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Tiago Tomás (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 54’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 68’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 68’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 46’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.29 xG, saved 90+3’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 56’ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 19’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 56’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 72’ Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Tiago Tomás (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 5’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 42’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Tiago Tomás (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gregor Kobel GK900 0.000.000
Ramy Bensebaini DEF901 0.020.051
Nico Schlotterbeck DEF901 0.290.000
Mats Hummels DEF900 0.000.031
Julian Ryerson MID902 0.060.000
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens MID642 0.150.021
Salih Özcan MID901 0.020.503
Felix Nmecha MID904 0.180.051
Julian Brandt MID9012 0.790.834
Marco Reus MID8413 0.540.321
Niclas Füllkrug FWD790 0.000.000
Donyell Malen Sub262 0.130.000
Sébastien Haller Sub110 0.000.000
Emre Can Sub60 0.000.021

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Borussia Dortmund win 56% Avg odds 1.72
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.28
Wolfsburg win 22% Avg odds 4.35

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

Form going into the game

Borussia Dortmund DWDDW
Wolfsburg LWWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Borussia Dortmund 6-0 Wolfsburg, 07 May 23 Next meeting: Wolfsburg 1-1 Borussia Dortmund, 17 Feb 24  All Borussia Dortmund vs Wolfsburg 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.