Matchday

DFB Pokal 25/26, Round 1 · 18 Aug 2025

Rot-Weiss Essen 0–1 Borussia Dortmund

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.0 – 2.3
Actual xG
0.6 – 1.4
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made Borussia Dortmund favourites at 67%.

Borussia Dortmund won and made the better chances: 1.4 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Yan Couto, 72.1 in 90′.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Rot-Weiss Essen

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Borussia Dortmund

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Rot-Weiss Essen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Kelsey Owusu Midfielder1000–63.6–
Marvin Obuz Midfielder14000.0563.2–
Franci Bouebari Defender15000.0762.8–
Michael Schultz Defender9000–52.4–
Jakob Golz Goalkeeper9000–50.8–
Kaito Mizuta Midfielder90000.0749.3–
Dominik Martinović Forward8000.1049.1–
Tom Moustier Midfielder90000.0643.5–
Lucas Brumme Defender75000.0242.6–
Ramien Safi Midfielder83000.1840.9–
Jannik Hofmann Defender90000.0239.2–
José-Enrique Ríos Alonso Defender8400–38.2–
Torben Müsel Midfielder13000.0137.2–

Borussia Dortmund

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Salih Özcan Midfielder100–100.0–
Yan Couto Midfielder9000–72.1–
Gregor Kobel Goalkeeper9000–67.2–
Waldemar Anton Defender90000.3965.9–
Serhou Guirassy Forward90100.2958.4–
Daniel Svensson Midfielder90000.2954.0–
Jobe Bellingham Midfielder2600–48.6–
Felix Nmecha Midfielder90000.2248.6–
Filippo Mané Defender9000–45.8–
Ramy Bensebaini Defender90010.1045.7–
Julian Brandt Forward26000.0844.8–
Maximilian Beier Forward6400–43.7–
Pascal Groß Midfielder6400–41.3–
Marcel Sabitzer Midfielder89000.0839.7–