DFB-Pokal · Round of 64
HT 0:4
Janek Wrede 33' (OG)
Daniel Svensson 36'
Samuele Inacio 41'
Samuele Inacio 45'
Fábio Silva 59'
Tue, 1 Sept 2026, 19:45 (UK) · Volksparkstadion, Hamburg

Dortmund scored four times between the 33rd and 45th minutes, then added a fifth after the break to cruise past HEBC in the DFB-Pokal.

Player of the matchSamuele Inacio9.0

HEBC 0-5 Dortmund: four first-half goals from the 33rd minute

Key numbers

  • 36 shots to 2: a one-sided volume of chances
  • Four goals between 33' and 45', 0-4 at the break
  • HEBC made 8 saves and faced 12 shots on target

The tie was settled before half-time

Dortmund beat HEBC 5-0 in the DFB-Pokal's first round, and the match was effectively over by the interval. Janek Wrede's own goal in the 33rd minute opened the scoring, and further goals in the 36th, 41st and 45th minutes made it 0-4 at half-time. Fábio Silva added a fifth in the 59th minute.

Creativity from every line

Three of Dortmund's goals were created by named assisters, and the work was shared around. Julian Ryerson set up two goals in a 45-minute stint, with three key passes, while Marcel Sabitzer and Joey Veerman each provided one assist. Veerman's five key passes were the most in the match. It suggests Dortmund found openings through several different players.

HEBC resisted but were swamped

HEBC conceded 36 shots, 12 of them on target, and had nine more blocked. Christopher Grunewald made 11 defensive actions across tackles, interceptions and blocks, the most of any player. Jannik Schoon made three saves in the first half and substitute Nils Ahmann five after the break. HEBC finished with eight saves, but the sheer volume of shots never eased.

The first goal did the real damage

Dortmund began with a pre-match FN xPts of 2.6, already a high figure. The own goal in the 33rd minute was worth −0.3 FN xPts to HEBC, the largest value of the match. After that, the goals merely added to the margin. The 36th-minute goal moved little, while those in the 41st, 45th and 59th minutes were close to zero. The outcome appears to have leant Dortmund's way long before the scoreline showed it.

Player of the match
Samuele Inacio 9.0Dominant

He scored twice, took five shots and made four key passes in 77 minutes.

Inacio earned most of his FN Score through attacking output. His goals in the 41st and 45th minutes stretched the lead to 0-3 and then 0-4 before half-time. Beyond finishing, he won five of eight duels and made three tackles, so his work was not confined to the final third.

Game state

0-10-20-30-40-5
HEBC ahead 0 min · level 33 min · Borussia Dortmund ahead 57 min

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.

33' Janek Wrede Own goal −0.3
36' Daniel Svensson Goal · assist Julian Ryerson +0.2
41' Samuele Inacio Goal · assist Marcel Sabitzer 0.0
45' Samuele Inacio Goal · assist Julian Ryerson 0.0
59' Fábio Silva Goal · assist Joey Veerman 0.0

Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.

Pre-match expectation for HEBC is an estimate: no top-five-league record, so it uses the published starting values.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

HEBCBorussia Dortmund
23%Possession77%
2Shots36
1Shots on target12
50%Shots on target %33%
1Shots in box28
191Passes624
63%Pass accuracy91%
2Corners17
8Saves1
10Fouls7
1Yellow cards0
1Offsides4

The data provider has no xG (expected goals) for this match.

Timeline

  • 33' Goal Janek Wrede (OG)
  • 36' Goal Daniel Svensson competition goal #1 assist Julian Ryerson
  • 41' Goal Samuele Inacio competition goal #1 assist Marcel Sabitzer
  • 45' Goal Samuele Inacio competition goal #2 assist Julian Ryerson
  • 46' Sub J. Schoon → Nils Ahmann
  • 46' Sub Felix Nmecha → Carney Chukwuemeka
  • 46' Sub Julian Ryerson → Maximilian Beier
  • 55' Sub Piet Oldag → Laurel Aug
  • 55' Sub Robert Schick → Moses Magens
  • 58' Sub Daniel Svensson → Kauã Prates
  • 59' Goal Fábio Silva competition goal #1 assist Joey Veerman
  • 67' Sub Fabian Lemke → Malte Alexander Wilhelm
  • 67' Sub Tjorven Bastian Dan Köhler → Semir Demirovic
  • 67' Sub Waldemar Anton → Luca Reggiani
  • 72' Yellow Hammed Nawaz
  • 77' Sub Samuele Inacio → Konstantinos Karetsas

Category leaders

  • Key passesJoey Veerman5
  • Duels wonChristopher Grunewald6/9
  • DribblesMathis Albert3/6
  • Defensive actionsChristopher Grunewald11
  • ShotsSamuele Inacio5 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonTjorven Bastian Dan Köhler3
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This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.