Borussia Dortmund vs Wolfsburg

3 January 2021 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Manuel Gräfe

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Manuel Akanji 66’
  • Jadon Sancho 90+1’

Match summary

Borussia Dortmund won 2-0 at home to Wolfsburg. It was goalless at half-time.

Manuel Akanji put Borussia Dortmund ahead with a header in the 66th minute, set up by Jadon Sancho and Jadon Sancho made it 2-0 in stoppage time, set up by Emre Can.

The chances backed that up: Borussia Dortmund created 2.02 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Wolfsburg's 1.22 from 21.

Match stats

Borussia Dortmund Wolfsburg
14 Shots 22
7 Shots on Target 5
10 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.00 xG 1.22
2.00 Non-penalty xG 1.22
6 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Borussia Dortmund Wolfsburg
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Manuel Akanji
Assist: Jadon Sancho1-0 (Borussia Dortmund)
66’
Jadon Sancho
Assist: Emre Can2-0 (Borussia Dortmund)
90+1’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Borussia Dortmund
  • Mats Hummels
  • Thomas Delaney
  • Erling Haaland
Wolfsburg
  • Renato Steffen

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 2.02 1.22 66’ Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), 1-0 66’ 90+1’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), 2-0 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.02 1.22 66’ Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), 1-0 Akanji 66’ 90+1’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), 2-0 Sancho 90+1’
Borussia Dortmund 2.02 xGWolfsburg 1.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolfsburg attacking Borussia Dortmund attacking 
90+1’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 53’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 47’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 81’ Steffen Tigges (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 70’ Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 21’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.14 xG, blocked 10’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 72’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 6’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 34’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 63’ Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 55’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 39’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 41’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 5’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 66’ Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 47’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 54’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 73’ Joao Victor (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Steffen Tigges (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+4’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Joao Victor (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 17’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+1’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 53’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 47’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 81’ Steffen Tigges (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 70’ Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 21’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.14 xG, blocked 10’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 72’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 6’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 34’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 63’ Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 55’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 39’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 41’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 5’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 66’ Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 47’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 54’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 73’ Joao Victor (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Steffen Tigges (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+4’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Joao Victor (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 17’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Roman Bürki GK900 0.000.000
Thomas Meunier DEF900 0.000.000
Mats Hummels DEF900 0.000.021
Manuel Akanji DEF9012 0.250.000
Raphael Guerreiro DEF900 0.000.372
Axel Witsel MID900 0.000.000
Thomas Delaney MID901 0.120.071
Jadon Sancho MID90112 0.680.484
Marco Reus MID882 0.180.222
Giovanni Reyna MID901 0.020.121
Erling Haaland FWD844 0.530.000
Steffen Tigges Sub62 0.240.000
Emre Can Sub210 0.000.421
Dan-Axel Zagadou Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Borussia Dortmund win 63% Avg odds 1.52
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.56
Wolfsburg win 16% Avg odds 5.77

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

Form going into the game

Borussia Dortmund LDLWL
Wolfsburg WDWLW

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 Previous meeting: Wolfsburg 0-2 Borussia Dortmund, 23 May 20 Next meeting: Wolfsburg 0-2 Borussia Dortmund, 24 Apr 21  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.