Borussia Dortmund 1–0 SK Sturm Graz — UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Match Stats

UEFA Champions League · 2024Tue, 5 Nov 2024, 20:00 UTC

Borussia Dortmund

WWL

1–0Historical match

SK Sturm Graz

LLL

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

Match at a glance

Borussia Dortmund won 1–0.

Shots: 217
Shots on target: 81
Expected goals: 1.990.6
Possession: 66%34%

Full time

What the match recorded

Borussia Dortmund beat SK Sturm Graz 1–0. Recorded in this match (Borussia Dortmund – SK Sturm Graz): shots 21–7, shots on target 8–1, expected goals 1.99–0.6, possession 66%–34%. 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 show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Borussia Dortmund's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

15.5 shots/match ▲ShotsBorussia Dortmund · SK Sturm Graz8.5 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Borussia Dortmund	SK Sturm Graz	Baseline
Shots	15.5 shots/match	8.5 shots/match	12.7 shots/match
Shots against	15 shots/match	15.8 shots/match	13.5 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Borussia Dortmund have recorded the higher season possession share.

57.5% ●PossessionBorussia Dortmund · SK Sturm Graz39%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 18.5 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Borussia Dortmund	SK Sturm Graz	Baseline
Possession	57.5%	39%	50.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots21 shots7 shotsBorussia Dortmund 21 shots, SK Sturm Graz 7 shots
Shots on target8 shots1 shotBorussia Dortmund 8 shots, SK Sturm Graz 1 shot
Expected goals1.99 xG0.6 xGBorussia Dortmund 1.99 xG, SK Sturm Graz 0.6 xG
Possession66%34%Borussia Dortmund 66%, SK Sturm Graz 34%
Corners11 corners3 cornersBorussia Dortmund 11 corners, SK Sturm Graz 3 corners
Fouls9 fouls15 foulsBorussia Dortmund 9 fouls, SK Sturm Graz 15 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.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Borussia Dortmund: 21 shots, 8 on target, 2.05 xG. SK Sturm Graz: 7 shots, 1 on target, 0.43 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Borussia Dortmund 2.05 xG · SK Sturm Graz 0.43 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Borussia Dortmund favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · SK Sturm Graz in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Borussia Dortmund4 matchesSK Sturm Graz4 matches

3.25 goals/match ▲Goals scored4/40.25 goals/match

1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed4/41.5 goals/match

2.01 xG/match ▲Expected goals4/40.56 xG/match

15.5 shots/match ▲Shots4/48.5 shots/match

8.5 shots/match ▲Shots on target4/42.5 shots/match

57.5% ●Possession4/439%

6.5 corners/match ●Corners4/43.75 corners/match

10 fouls/matchFouls4/415 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples4 / 4home / away teams

Recent samples4 / 4last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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: Wed, 6 Nov 2024, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4