Wolfsburg vs Borussia Dortmund

24 April 2021 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Tobias Stieler

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Erling Haaland 12’, 68’

Match summary

Borussia Dortmund took a 2-0 win at Wolfsburg. Borussia Dortmund led 1-0 at half-time.

Erling Haaland put Borussia Dortmund ahead in the 12th minute and Haaland made it 0-2 in the 68th minute, set up by Mahmoud Dahoud.

Wolfsburg can feel hard done by, creating 1.36 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Borussia Dortmund's 1.05 from 8. Borussia Dortmund had a player sent off.

Match stats

Wolfsburg Borussia Dortmund
21 Shots 8
2 Shots on Target 4
10 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
1.36 xG 1.05
1.36 Non-penalty xG 1.05
5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Wolfsburg Borussia Dortmund
Kick-off
12’
Erling Haaland0-1 (Borussia Dortmund)
Half-time0-1
68’
Erling Haaland
Assist: Mahmoud Dahoud0-2 (Borussia Dortmund)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Wolfsburg
  • Paulo Otávio
Borussia Dortmund
  • Jude Bellingham
  • Thomas Meunier

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.36 1.05 12’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), 0-1 12’ 68’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), 0-2 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.36 1.05 12’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), 0-1 Haaland 12’ 68’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), 0-2 Haaland 68’
Wolfsburg 1.36 xGBorussia Dortmund 1.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Borussia Dortmund attacking Wolfsburg attacking 
12’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 68’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 38’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 46’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 73’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 44’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 46’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 15’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 50’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 62’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 8’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+2’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Bartosz Bialek (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 84’ Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 68’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 38’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 46’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 73’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 44’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 46’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 15’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 62’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 50’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 8’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+2’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Bartosz Bialek (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 84’ Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Koen Casteels GK900 0.000.000
Kevin Mbabu DEF660 0.000.091
Maxence Lacroix DEF900 0.000.000
John Brooks DEF902 0.040.000
Paulo Otávio DEF902 0.100.091
Xaver Schlager MID906 0.230.021
Maximilian Arnold MID903 0.050.092
Bote Baku MID901 0.010.645
Maximilian Philipp MID662 0.180.132
Yannick Gerhardt MID823 0.440.032
Wout Weghorst FWD901 0.270.072
Josip Brekalo Sub240 0.000.021
Bartosz Bialek Sub241 0.040.000
Admir Mehmedi Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolfsburg win 30% Avg odds 3.24
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.95
Borussia Dortmund win 46% Avg odds 2.07

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

Form going into the game

Wolfsburg WWLLW
Borussia Dortmund DLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Wolfsburg, 03 Jan 21 Next meeting: Wolfsburg 1-3 Borussia Dortmund, 27 Nov 21  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.