Wolfsburg vs Union Berlin

16 September 2023 · Bundesliga · 2023/24 · Referee Felix Brych

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Jonas Wind 12’
  • Joakim Maehle 30’
  • Robin Gosens 28’

Match summary

Wolfsburg saw off Union Berlin 2-1. Wolfsburg led 2-1 at half-time.

Jonas Wind put Wolfsburg ahead in the 12th minute, set up by Lovro Majer, Robin Gosens equalised with a header in the 28th minute, set up by Aissa Laidouni, and Joakim Maehle won it from a corner in the 30th minute.

Union Berlin can feel hard done by, creating 1.57 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Wolfsburg's 0.57 from 8.

Match stats

Wolfsburg Union Berlin
8 Shots 17
3 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.57 xG 1.57
0.57 Non-penalty xG 1.57
4 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Wolfsburg Union Berlin
Kick-off
Jonas Wind
Assist: Lovro Majer1-0 (Wolfsburg)
12’
28’
Robin Gosens
Assist: Aissa Laidouni1-1 (Union Berlin)
Joakim Maehle2-1 (Wolfsburg)
30’
Half-time2-1
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Wolfsburg
  • Mattias Svanberg

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 0.57 1.57 12’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), 1-0 12’ 28’ Robin Gosens (Union Berlin), 1-1 28’ 30’ Joakim Maehle (Wolfsburg), 2-1 30’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.57 1.57 12’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), 1-0 Wind 12’ 28’ Robin Gosens (Union Berlin), 1-1 Gosens 28’ 30’ Joakim Maehle (Wolfsburg), 2-1 Maehle 30’
Wolfsburg 0.57 xGUnion Berlin 1.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Union Berlin attacking Wolfsburg attacking 
28’ Robin Gosens (Union Berlin), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 7’ David Datro Fofana (Union Berlin), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 86’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 17’ Rogerio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 32’ Aissa Laidouni (Union Berlin), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 87’ Tiago Tomás (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 12’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 90+3’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 2’ David Datro Fofana (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 40’ Aissa Laidouni (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Alex Kral (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 50’ Kevin Behrens (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+7’ Kevin Behrens (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 65’ Lovro Majer (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Janik Haberer (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Joakim Maehle (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Kevin Behrens (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Kevin Behrens (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Joakim Maehle (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 33’ Joakim Maehle (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ David Datro Fofana (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Aissa Laidouni (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Alex Kral (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Janik Haberer (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Robin Knoche (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 28’ Robin Gosens (Union Berlin), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 7’ David Datro Fofana (Union Berlin), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 86’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 17’ Rogerio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 32’ Aissa Laidouni (Union Berlin), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 87’ Tiago Tomás (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 12’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 90+3’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 2’ David Datro Fofana (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 40’ Aissa Laidouni (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Kevin Behrens (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+7’ Kevin Behrens (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Alex Kral (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 71’ Janik Haberer (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 65’ Lovro Majer (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Joakim Maehle (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Kevin Behrens (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Kevin Behrens (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Joakim Maehle (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 33’ Joakim Maehle (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ David Datro Fofana (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Aissa Laidouni (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Alex Kral (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Janik Haberer (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Robin Knoche (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Koen Casteels GK900 0.000.000
Joakim Maehle DEF9013 0.090.000
Maxence Lacroix DEF900 0.000.000
Moritz Jenz DEF900 0.000.031
Rogerio DEF901 0.260.000
Maximilian Arnold MID900 0.000.000
Mattias Svanberg MID901 0.030.261
Patrick Wimmer MID750 0.000.031
Lovro Majer MID7411 0.040.112
Yannick Gerhardt MID900 0.000.000
Jonas Wind FWD8211 0.070.000
Tiago Tomás Sub161 0.080.000
Bote Baku Sub150 0.000.000
Amin Sarr Sub80 0.000.000
Sebastiaan Bornauw Sub10 0.000.000
Cédric Zesiger Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolfsburg win 44% Avg odds 2.19
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36
Union Berlin win 28% Avg odds 3.48

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

Form going into the game

Wolfsburg LLWWL
Union Berlin LWWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolfsburg 1-1 Union Berlin, 12 Mar 23 Next meeting: Union Berlin 1-0 Wolfsburg, 10 Feb 24  All Wolfsburg vs Union Berlin 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.