Wolfsburg vs Union Berlin

8 May 2021 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Sven Jablonski

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Josip Brekalo 12’, 63’, 89’

Match summary

Wolfsburg won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Union Berlin. Wolfsburg led 1-0 at half-time.

Josip Brekalo put Wolfsburg ahead in the 12th minute, Brekalo made it 2-0 in the 63rd minute, set up by Bote Baku, and Brekalo made it 3-0 in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Wolfsburg created 2.25 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Union Berlin's 0.58 from 9.

Match stats

Wolfsburg Union Berlin
17 Shots 9
8 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.94 xG 0.58
1.94 Non-penalty xG 0.58
7 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Wolfsburg Union Berlin
Kick-off
Josip Brekalo1-0 (Wolfsburg)
12’
Half-time1-0
Josip Brekalo
Assist: Bote Baku2-0 (Wolfsburg)
63’
Josip Brekalo3-0 (Wolfsburg)
89’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Wolfsburg
  • Kevin Mbabu

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 2.25 0.58 12’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), 1-0 12’ 63’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), 2-0 63’ 89’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), 3-0 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.25 0.58 12’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), 1-0 Brekalo 12’ 63’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), 2-0 Brekalo 63’ 89’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), 3-0 Brekalo 89’
Wolfsburg 2.25 xGUnion Berlin 0.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Union Berlin attacking Wolfsburg attacking 
89’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 89’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.54 xG, saved 26’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 48’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 32’ Marvin Friedrich (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 81’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 21’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 31’ Marvin Friedrich (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 34’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 63’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 30’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 60’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 62’ Petar Musa (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 71’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 51’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 2’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Kevin Mbabu (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Marius Bülter (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Christian Gentner (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Niko Gießelmann (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 89’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.54 xG, saved 26’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 32’ Marvin Friedrich (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 48’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 81’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 21’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 31’ Marvin Friedrich (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 34’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 63’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 60’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 30’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Petar Musa (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 43’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 51’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 2’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Maximilian Philipp (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Kevin Mbabu (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Marius Bülter (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Christian Gentner (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Niko Gießelmann (Union Berlin), 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 DEF711 0.020.000
Maxence Lacroix DEF900 0.000.000
John Brooks DEF900 0.000.000
Paulo Otávio DEF902 0.060.091
Xaver Schlager MID900 0.000.000
Maximilian Arnold MID903 0.150.082
Bote Baku MID9011 0.040.112
Maximilian Philipp MID832 0.370.152
Josip Brekalo MID9035 1.290.462
Wout Weghorst FWD903 0.320.031
Yannick Gerhardt Sub190 0.000.000
Josuha Guilavogui Sub70 0.000.541
Joao Victor Sub10 0.000.000
Jérôme Roussillon Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolfsburg win 53% Avg odds 1.82
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.60
Union Berlin win 21% Avg odds 4.60

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

Form going into the game

Wolfsburg WLLWL
Union Berlin DDWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Union Berlin 2-2 Wolfsburg, 09 Jan 21 Next meeting: Union Berlin 2-0 Wolfsburg, 16 Oct 21  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.