VfL Wolfsburg 1-2 Borussia Dortmund
Key numbers
- Possession 35% – 65%
- Shots 12 (2 on target) – 21 (4)
- Decisive moment: 87' Serhou Guirassy, FN xPts +1.6
Konstantinos Koulierakis 52'
HT 0:1
Julian Brandt 38'
Serhou Guirassy 87'
Serhou Guirassy 87'
VfL Wolfsburg · 19 pts|Borussia Dortmund · 48 pts
VfL Wolfsburg edged xG (1.46–1.23) but Borussia Dortmund took the win.
Player of the matchWaldemar AntonDecisive moment87' Serhou Guirassy+1.6
Player of the match
Waldemar Anton Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.7 (Strong)
Game state
VfL Wolfsburg ahead 0 min · level 73 min · Borussia Dortmund ahead 17 min
- Fábio Silva — off the bench 21 min · 0G 1A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
38'
Julian Brandt
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Julian Ryerson +0.2
+0.8
52'
Konstantinos Koulierakis
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Maximilian Arnold +0.2
+0.7
87'
Serhou Guirassy
Goal · scorer +1.1 · assist Fábio Silva +0.5
+1.6
VfL Wolfsburg
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.6Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0
Borussia Dortmund
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +2.4Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.2→ League points won 3
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
VfL WolfsburgBorussia Dortmund
35%Possession65%
1.46Expected goals (xG)1.23
0.12xG per shot0.06
12Shots21
2Shots on target4
17%Shots on target %19%
6Shots in box14
312Passes580
77%Pass accuracy86%
4Corners8
2Saves1
13Fouls10
1Yellow cards1
0Offsides2
Compared with usual
VfL Wolfsburg
last 21 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| xG | 1.46 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 1.23 | 1.7 | |
| Shots | 12 | 11.9 | |
| On target | 2 | 4 | |
| Shots faced | 21 | 14.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 35% | 47.6% | |
| Passes | 312 | 427.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 77% | 79.6% | |
| Corners | 4 | 3.9 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 11.4 |
Borussia Dortmund
31 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.23 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.46 | 1 | |
| Shots | 21 | 12.8 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.8 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 11.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 65% | 54.1% | |
| Passes | 580 | 513.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 83.9% | |
| Corners | 8 | 5.3 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 11.4 |
Timeline
- 17' Sub Kilian Fischer → J. Burger
- 38' Goal Julian Brandt league goal #6 assist Julian Ryerson
- 47' Yellow Adam Daghim
- 51' Yellow Nico Schlotterbeck
- 52' Goal Konstantinos Koulierakis league goal #1 assist Maximilian Arnold
- 64' Sub Kevin Paredes → Jesper Lindstrøm
- 64' Sub Kento Shiogai → Lovro Majer
- 69' Sub Julian Ryerson → Fábio Silva
- 83' Sub Adam Daghim → Mattias Svanberg
- 83' Sub Mohamed Amoura → Dženan Pejčinović
- 87' Goal Serhou Guirassy league goal #9 assist Fábio Silva
- 88' Sub Niklas Süle → Ramy Bensebaini
- 88' Sub Felix Nmecha → Salih Özcan
- 88' Sub Julian Brandt → Carney Chukwuemeka
- 90+5' Sub Maximilian Beier → Luca Reggiani
Category leaders
- Key passesAdam Daghim5
- Duels wonJobe Bellingham8/9
- DribblesFelix Nmecha4/5
- Defensive actionsJobe Bellingham7
- ShotsMohamed Amoura8 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonJobe Bellingham4
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.