Bundesliga

Kane's missed penalty, then a late Silva goal, shared the points

Bayern München2 – 2Borussia Dortmund

Rabona Analyst · Match report · 12d ago

Bayern München made the better chances and still drew 2-2 with Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena, where their finishing fell short.

How the goals came
Konrad Laimer (1 - 0)
38'
HT 1 - 0
60'
Serhou Guirassy (1 - 1)assist by Carney Chukwuemeka
Dayot Upamecano (2 - 1)assist by Harry Kane
66'
89'
Fábio Silva (2 - 2)assist by Konstantinos Karetsas

Harry Kane's penalty in the 56th minute was missed, and Bayern München were still a goal up at the Allianz Arena when it happened. A penalty is a shot with only the goalkeeper to beat, so a miss is a chance thrown away. Konrad Laimer had put the home side ahead in the 38th minute, which left them with one goal of cushion and nothing more. Four minutes after the miss, Serhou Guirassy, assisted by Carney Chukwuemeka, brought Borussia Dortmund level.

Bayern München had 54% of the ball, well short of the 67% they average at home, and took 20 shots against their usual 23.1. Those shots were of better quality than usual, though. Expected goals, a score that values each chance by how often chances like it go in, came to 3.95, above their home average of 3.75. Their shooting was therefore productive while their control of the ball was below normal.

The game in numbers

Ball possession

54%46%
3.95Expected goals (xG)0.65
20Total shots12
5Shots on target6
5Corners2

Bayern München scored only twice, against a home average of 3.6 goals, and conceded twice where they usually concede 0.9. Dayot Upamecano put them back in front in the 66th minute, with a finish set up by Kane, and for a few minutes they were ahead for the second time. Fábio Silva's goal in the 89th minute, from a pass by Konstantinos Karetsas, earned Dortmund a point. Bayern's two goals came from chances that their expected goals figure rated far higher than the scoreline shows.

Dortmund had less of the game than they usually do, with 46% of the ball against an away average of 55.7%. They took 12 shots where they normally manage 15.6, and only 0.65 expected goals came from those efforts, well under the 1.69 they average on their travels. Six of those shots were on target, which is a reasonable return from so few. In a league where the average side takes 15 shots and creates 1.58 expected goals, Dortmund's chances were thin, and their two goals were more than the chances alone would have produced.

Fábio Silva's 8.2 is the highest rating in either side's list, and his equaliser explains most of it. Dortmund also had a goal from Jobe Bellingham in the 34th minute cancelled after a VAR check, the video review that can overturn a decision on the pitch. Bellingham had already been booked in the sixth minute, so the match was never simple for him. The cancelled goal meant Dortmund's first lead was taken away before it could count.

Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund have each won five and drawn two of their seven league games, with no defeats for either side. Both have 17 points, and Bayern München sit top of the table with Dortmund second.

Who stood out
Player of the matchFábio Silva1 goal8.2
S. Guirassy1 goal7.9
D. Upamecano1 goal7.4
K. Laimer1 goal7.2

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