Wolfsburg vs Borussia Dortmund

22 December 2024 · Bundesliga · 2024/25 · Referee Matthias Jöllenbeck

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–3

  • Denis Vavro 58’
  • Donyell Malen 25’
  • Maximilian Beier 28’
  • Julian Brandt 30’

Match summary

Borussia Dortmund took a 3-1 win at Wolfsburg. Borussia Dortmund led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Donyell Malen put Borussia Dortmund ahead from a corner in the 25th minute, set up by Ramy Bensebaini, Maximilian Beier made it 0-2 in the 28th minute, set up by Julian Brandt, and Julian Brandt made it 0-3 in the 30th minute, set up by Maximilian Beier. In the second half, Denis Vavro pulled one back to make it 1-3 with a header in the 58th minute, set up by Maximilian Arnold.

The chances backed that up: Borussia Dortmund created 2.48 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Wolfsburg's 1.95 from 14. Borussia Dortmund had a player sent off.

Match stats

Wolfsburg Borussia Dortmund
14 Shots 12
5 Shots on Target 4
10 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1.95 xG 2.41
1.95 Non-penalty xG 2.41
10 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Wolfsburg Borussia Dortmund
Kick-off
25’
Donyell Malen
Assist: Ramy Bensebaini0-1 (Borussia Dortmund)
28’
Maximilian Beier
Assist: Julian Brandt0-2 (Borussia Dortmund)
30’
Julian Brandt
Assist: Maximilian Beier0-3 (Borussia Dortmund)
Half-time0-3
Denis Vavro
Assist: Maximilian Arnold1-3 (Wolfsburg)
58’
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Wolfsburg
  • Konstantinos Koulierakis
  • Denis Vavro
  • Yannick Gerhardt
Borussia Dortmund
  • Pascal Groß
  • Donyell Malen
  • Yan Couto

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.95 2.48 25’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), 0-1 25’ 28’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), 0-2 28’ 30’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), 0-3 30’ 58’ Denis Vavro (Wolfsburg), 1-3 58’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.95 2.48 25’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), 0-1 Malen 25’ 28’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), 0-2 Beier 28’ 30’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), 0-3 Brandt 30’ 58’ Denis Vavro (Wolfsburg), 1-3 Vavro 58’
Wolfsburg 1.95 xGBorussia Dortmund 2.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Borussia Dortmund attacking Wolfsburg attacking 
35’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 25’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.60 xG, goal 58’ Denis Vavro (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.52 xG, goal 18’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 28’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 2’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 49’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 2’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 15’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 30’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 64’ Denis Vavro (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 69’ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+4’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 10’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 36’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Mohammed Amoura (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 82’ Tiago Tomás (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Mohammed Amoura (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Joakim Maehle (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Mohammed Amoura (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Tiago Tomás (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 83’ Mohammed Amoura (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 35’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 25’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.60 xG, goal 58’ Denis Vavro (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.52 xG, goal 18’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 28’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 2’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 49’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 2’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 15’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 30’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 69’ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 64’ Denis Vavro (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+4’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 10’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 36’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Mohammed Amoura (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 82’ Tiago Tomás (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Mohammed Amoura (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ Mohammed Amoura (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Joakim Maehle (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Tiago Tomás (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 83’ Mohammed Amoura (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ 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
Kamil Grabara GK900 0.000.000
Konstantinos Koulierakis DEF900 0.000.000
Denis Vavro DEF9012 0.620.000
Kilian Fischer DEF480 0.000.000
Bote Baku MID900 0.000.323
Joakim Maehle MID881 0.030.031
Maximilian Arnold MID9011 0.010.562
Yannick Gerhardt MID770 0.000.000
Mattias Svanberg MID481 0.630.000
Jonas Wind FWD901 0.050.631
Mohammed Amoura FWD884 0.150.061
Lukas Nmecha Sub422 0.380.000
Tiago Tomás Sub422 0.090.061
Salih Özcan Sub130 0.000.000
Patrick Wimmer Sub20 0.000.000
Jakub Kaminski Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolfsburg win 30% Avg odds 3.18
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.72
Borussia Dortmund win 44% Avg odds 2.15

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

Form going into the game

Wolfsburg WWWWL
Borussia Dortmund LWDDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolfsburg 1-1 Borussia Dortmund, 17 Feb 24 Next meeting: Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Wolfsburg, 03 May 25  All Wolfsburg vs Borussia Dortmund 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.