Wolfsburg vs Borussia Monchengladbach

15 December 2019 · Bundesliga · 2019/20 · Referee Felix Brych

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Xaver Schlager 13’
  • Maximilian Arnold 90+1’
  • Breel Embolo 15’

Match summary

Wolfsburg won 2-1 at home to Borussia Monchengladbach, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Xaver Schlager put Wolfsburg ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Jérôme Roussillon, Breel Embolo equalised in the 15th minute, set up by Alassane Pléa, and Maximilian Arnold won it in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Wolfsburg created 0.97 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Borussia Monchengladbach's 0.50 from 5.

Match stats

Wolfsburg Borussia Monchengladbach
17 Shots 6
7 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.97 xG 0.50
0.97 Non-penalty xG 0.50
7 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Wolfsburg Borussia Monchengladbach
Kick-off
Xaver Schlager
Assist: Jérôme Roussillon
1-0 (Wolfsburg)
13’
15’
Breel Embolo
Assist: Alassane Pléa
1-1 (Borussia Monchengladbach)
Half-time1-1
Maximilian Arnold2-1 (Wolfsburg)
90+1’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Wolfsburg
  • John Brooks
  • Jérôme Roussillon
  • Xaver Schlager
Borussia Monchengladbach
  • Tobias Strobl
  • Breel Embolo
  • Louis Beyer

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.97 0.50 13’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), 1-0 13’ 15’ Breel Embolo (Borussia Monchengladbach), 1-1 15’ 90+1’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), 2-1 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.97 0.50 13’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), 1-0 Schlager 13’ 15’ Breel Embolo (Borussia Monchengladbach), 1-1 Embolo 15’ 90+1’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), 2-1 Arnold 90+1’
Wolfsburg 0.97 xGBorussia Monchengladbach 0.50 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Borussia Monchengladbach attacking Wolfsburg attacking 
54’ Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 60’ Kevin Mbabu (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 61’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 53’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 13’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 18’ Joao Victor (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 5’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ László Bénes (Borussia Monchengladbach), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 59’ Joao Victor (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Robin Knoche (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 44’ Josuha Guilavogui (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Joao Victor (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Breel Embolo (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 25’ Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Joao Victor (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Josuha Guilavogui (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 56’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Jérôme Roussillon (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 73’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 60’ Kevin Mbabu (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 53’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 13’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 18’ Joao Victor (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 47’ László Bénes (Borussia Monchengladbach), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 5’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 59’ Joao Victor (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Robin Knoche (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 44’ Josuha Guilavogui (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Joao Victor (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Breel Embolo (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 25’ Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Joao Victor (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Josuha Guilavogui (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 56’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Jérôme Roussillon (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 DEF901 0.090.051
Robin Knoche DEF901 0.050.051
John Brooks DEF901 0.080.000
Jérôme Roussillon DEF9011 0.010.071
Josuha Guilavogui MID902 0.060.051
Renato Steffen MID611 0.050.000
Maximilian Arnold MID9013 0.130.255
Xaver Schlager MID7911 0.070.051
Joao Victor MID894 0.190.001
Wout Weghorst FWD902 0.130.123
Josip Brekalo Sub291 0.100.000
Yannick Gerhardt Sub110 0.000.000
Felix Klaus Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolfsburg win 36% Avg odds 2.64
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.48
Borussia Monchengladbach win 37% Avg odds 2.61

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.