Bundesliga · 2024

Borussia Dortmund 4–0 VfL Wolfsburg · Bundesliga

4–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Borussia Dortmund won 4–0.

Shots
1111
Shots on target
52
Expected goals
2.430.7
Possession
55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Borussia Dortmund beat VfL Wolfsburg 4–0. Recorded in this match (Borussia Dortmund – VfL Wolfsburg): shots 11–11, shots on target 5–2, expected goals 2.43–0.7, possession 55%–45%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Borussia Dortmund's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Borussia Dortmund's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

3.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for3.2 goals/match2 goals/match1.56 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Borussia Dortmund have recorded the higher season possession share.

59.4% ●PossessionBorussia Dortmund · VfL Wolfsburg45.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 13.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBorussia DortmundVfL WolfsburgBaseline
Possession59.4%45.8%49.6%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots11 shotsBorussia Dortmund 11 shots, VfL Wolfsburg 11 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots2 shotsBorussia Dortmund 5 shots, VfL Wolfsburg 2 shots
  • Expected goals2.43 xG0.7 xGBorussia Dortmund 2.43 xG, VfL Wolfsburg 0.7 xG
  • Possession55%45%Borussia Dortmund 55%, VfL Wolfsburg 45%
  • Corners4 corners3 cornersBorussia Dortmund 4 corners, VfL Wolfsburg 3 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls6 foulsBorussia Dortmund 13 fouls, VfL Wolfsburg 6 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Lukas Nmecha · VfL Wolfsburg · 12′ · 0.01 xG · on targetKonstantinos Koulierakis · VfL Wolfsburg · 8′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKonstantinos Koulierakis · VfL Wolfsburg · 9′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJoakim Mæhle · VfL Wolfsburg · 63′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPascal Groß · Borussia Dortmund · 30′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTiago Tomás · VfL Wolfsburg · 40′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJulien Duranville · Borussia Dortmund · 83′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMohamed Amoura · VfL Wolfsburg · 75′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJonas Wind · VfL Wolfsburg · 77′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedFelix Nmecha · Borussia Dortmund · 69′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedKarim Adeyemi · Borussia Dortmund · 73′ · 0.07 xG · goalPatrick Wimmer · VfL Wolfsburg · 10′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJonas Wind · VfL Wolfsburg · 90′ · 0.08 xG · on targetKonstantinos Koulierakis · VfL Wolfsburg · 72′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedSerhou Guirassy · Borussia Dortmund · 54′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Svensson · Borussia Dortmund · 56′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedJulian Brandt · Borussia Dortmund · 61′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedJulien Duranville · Borussia Dortmund · 88′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedAndreas Skov Olsen · VfL Wolfsburg · 48′ · 0.25 xG · off target or blockedSerhou Guirassy · Borussia Dortmund · 59′ · 0.52 xG · goalKarim Adeyemi · Borussia Dortmund · 69′ · 0.56 xG · goalSerhou Guirassy · Borussia Dortmund · 3′ · 0.75 xG · goal
  • off target
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  • goal
  • penalty
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Borussia Dortmund: 11 shots, 5 on target, 2.50 xG. VfL Wolfsburg: 11 shots, 2 on target, 0.71 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′Serhou Guirassy · Borussia Dortmund · 3′Serhou Guirassy · Borussia Dortmund · 59′Karim Adeyemi · Borussia Dortmund · 69′Karim Adeyemi · Borussia Dortmund · 73′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Borussia Dortmund 2.50 xG · VfL Wolfsburg 0.71 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Borussia Dortmund
1Draws
1VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg — Borussia Dortmund · Bundesliga1–3
VfL Wolfsburg — Borussia Dortmund · Bundesliga1–1
Borussia Dortmund — VfL Wolfsburg · Bundesliga1–0
Borussia Dortmund — VfL Wolfsburg · Bundesliga6–0
VfL Wolfsburg — Borussia Dortmund · Bundesliga2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Borussia Dortmund favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · VfL Wolfsburg in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Borussia Dortmund32 matchesVfL Wolfsburg32 matches
2 goals/match ▲Goals scored32/321.66 goals/match
1.53 goals/match ▲Goals allowed32/321.63 goals/match
1.84 xG/match ▲Expected goals32/321.43 xG/match
14.3 shots/match ▲Shots32/3212.6 shots/match
4.75 shots/match ▲Shots on target32/324.13 shots/match
59.4% ●Possession32/3245.8%
5.75 corners/match ●Corners32/324.63 corners/match
9.69 fouls/matchFouls32/3210.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples32 / 32home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 3 May 2025, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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