Borussia Dortmund vs Wolfsburg

16 April 2022 · Bundesliga · 2021/22 · Referee Robert Schröder

Full time 6 – 1

Half-time: 5–0

  • Tom Rothe 24’
  • Axel Witsel 26’
  • Manuel Akanji 28’
  • Emre Can 34’
  • Erling Haaland 38’, 54’
  • Bote Baku 81’

Match summary

Borussia Dortmund won comfortably, 6-1 at home to Wolfsburg. Borussia Dortmund led 5-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Tom Rothe put Borussia Dortmund ahead with a header in the 24th minute, set up by Julian Brandt, Axel Witsel made it 2-0 in the 26th minute, set up by Erling Haaland, Manuel Akanji made it 3-0 in the 28th minute, set up by Marco Reus, Emre Can made it 4-0 in the 34th minute, set up by Marius Wolf, and Erling Haaland made it 5-0 in the 38th minute, set up by Marco Reus. In the second half, Haaland made it 6-0 in the 54th minute, set up by Julian Brandt and Bote Baku pulled one back to make it 6-1 in the 81st minute.

The chances backed that up: Borussia Dortmund created 3.32 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Wolfsburg's 1.98 from 10.

Match stats

Borussia Dortmund Wolfsburg
12 Shots 9
8 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3.32 xG 1.96
3.32 Non-penalty xG 1.96
10 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Borussia Dortmund Wolfsburg
Kick-off
Tom Rothe
Assist: Julian Brandt
1-0 (Borussia Dortmund)
24’
Axel Witsel
Assist: Erling Haaland
2-0 (Borussia Dortmund)
26’
Manuel Akanji
Assist: Marco Reus
3-0 (Borussia Dortmund)
28’
Emre Can
Assist: Marius Wolf
4-0 (Borussia Dortmund)
34’
Erling Haaland
Assist: Marco Reus
5-0 (Borussia Dortmund)
38’
Half-time5-0
Erling Haaland
Assist: Julian Brandt
6-0 (Borussia Dortmund)
54’
81’
Bote Baku6-1 (Wolfsburg)
Full-time6-1

Bookings

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

Wolfsburg
  • Bote Baku
  • Yannick Gerhardt

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.32 1.98 24’ Tom Rothe (Borussia Dortmund), 1-0 24’ 26’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), 2-0 26’ 28’ Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), 3-0 28’ 34’ Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), 4-0 34’ 38’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), 5-0 38’ 54’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), 6-0 54’ 81’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), 6-1 81’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.32 1.98 24’ Tom Rothe (Borussia Dortmund), 1-0 Rothe 24’ 26’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), 2-0 Witsel 26’ 28’ Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), 3-0 Akanji 28’ 34’ Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), 4-0 Can 34’ 38’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), 5-0 Haaland 38’ 54’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), 6-0 Haaland 54’ 81’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), 6-1 Baku 81’
Borussia Dortmund 3.32 xGWolfsburg 1.98 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolfsburg attacking Borussia Dortmund attacking 
38’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 3’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 28’ Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.60 xG, goal 81’ Felix Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 51’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 54’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 61’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 3’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 26’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 36’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.13 xG, blocked 70’ Felix Nmecha (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 21’ Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 70’ Aster Vranckx (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 24’ Tom Rothe (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 10’ Tom Rothe (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 46’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 34’ Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 38’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 3’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 28’ Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.60 xG, goal 81’ Felix Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 51’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 54’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 61’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 26’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 3’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 36’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.13 xG, blocked 70’ Felix Nmecha (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 21’ Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 70’ Aster Vranckx (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 24’ Tom Rothe (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 10’ Tom Rothe (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 46’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 34’ Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.01 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gregor Kobel GK900 0.000.000
Dan-Axel Zagadou DEF900 0.000.000
Emre Can DEF9011 0.010.000
Manuel Akanji DEF6511 0.600.000
Marius Wolf MID8811 0.090.011
Tom Rothe MID8812 0.130.000
Jude Bellingham MID900 0.000.431
Axel Witsel MID7811 0.420.512
Marco Reus MID9022 0.491.373
Julian Brandt MID6521 0.020.512
Erling Haaland FWD90213 1.550.421
Marin Pongracic Sub250 0.000.000
Youssoufa Moukoko Sub250 0.000.000
Reinier Sub120 0.000.000
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens Sub20 0.000.000
Lion Semic Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Borussia Dortmund win 61% Avg odds 1.58
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.47
Wolfsburg win 18% Avg odds 5.41

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.