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1. FC Köln vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2019-20
1. FC Köln
3 – 1
Full Time
VfL Wolfsburg
Sat 18 Jan 2020 · 14:30 UTC RheinEnergieSTADION HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' John Brooks
Y 25' Josuha Guilavogui
Y 25' Xaver Schlager
Jan Thielmann 66' Y
Jonas Hector 81' Y
Ismail Jakobs 86' Y
Y 89' Wout Weghorst

Overview

Match Preview

1. FC Köln vs VfL Wolfsburg — Bundesliga at RheinEnergieSTADION.

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Dominik Schaal
  • Referee Timo Gerach
  • Referee Tobias Reichel
  • Referee Marcel Pelgrim
5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Borussia Dortmund 4 12
2 FC Bayern München 4 10
3 SC Freiburg 4 10
4 FC Augsburg 4 7
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 7
6 1. FSV Mainz 05 4 7
7 SV 07 Elversberg 4 7
8 SV Werder Bremen 4 7
9 RB Leipzig 4 6
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 5
11 FC Schalke 04 4 5
12 SC Paderborn 07 4 4
13 1. FC Köln 4 4
14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4 3
15 VfB Stuttgart 4 3
16 Hamburger SV 4 3
17 1. FC Union Berlin 4 1
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 0

Head-to-Head

4
3
9
1. FC Köln 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals VfL Wolfsburg
Last 5 meetings
2020-01-18 1. FC Köln 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2019-08-17 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 1. FC Köln 2017-02-11 1. FC Köln 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2016-09-17 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 1. FC Köln 2016-05-07 1. FC Köln 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

1. FC Köln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan VfL Wolfsburg H 3–1 W
21 Dec SV Werder Bremen H 1–0 W
18 Dec Eintracht Frankfurt A 4–2 W
14 Dec Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–0 W
08 Dec 1. FC Union Berlin A 0–2 L
30 Nov FC Augsburg H 1–1 D
VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan 1. FC Köln A 1–3 L
21 Dec FC Bayern München A 0–2 L
18 Dec FC Schalke 04 H 1–1 D
15 Dec Borussia Mönchengladbach H 2–1 W
12 Dec AS Saint-Étienne H 1–0 W
07 Dec SC Freiburg A 0–1 L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
1. FC Köln this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Köln
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/3
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Köln
Thijs Dallinga 2 G
Said El Mala 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. 1. FC Köln host VfL Wolfsburg — let the battle begin!
  • 5' VfL Wolfsburg seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' VfL Wolfsburg have won 488 goals from 475 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' VfL Wolfsburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 19' VfL Wolfsburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 19.
  • 22' 1. FC Koln is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jhon Cordoba on 22.
  • 25' Josuha Guilavogui catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. VfL Wolfsburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Jhon Cordoba gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 52' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Markus Gisdol will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 57' A tactical swap from VfL Wolfsburg — Renato Steffen on, Daniel Ginczek off on 57 minutes.
  • 62' Jonas Hector is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 66' The Switzerland Renato Steffen breaks the deadlock on 66 minutes. 0-4!
  • 66' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jan Thielmann.
  • 71' 1. FC Köln are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined VfL Wolfsburg backline.
  • 73' Dominick Drexler gets the nod from 1. FC Koln. He replaces Jan Thielmann and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' Another substitution for VfL Wolfsburg to replace Josip Brekalo by Joao Victor on 77 minute.
  • 78' Marcel Risse is replacing Mark Uth for the 1. FC Koln side.
  • 81' A moment of madness from Jonas Hector on 81 minutes earns him a Yellow card. 1. FC Koln will be frustrated.
  • 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ismail Jakobs on 86.
  • 86' VfL Wolfsburg ring the changes. Josuha Guilavogui has done his job and it is now time for Admir Mehmedi to step up.
  • 88' Anthony Modeste gets the nod from 1. FC Koln. He replaces Jhon Cordoba and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' Wout Weghorst picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

1. FC Köln Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markus Gisdol

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Nmecha 4
Yannick Gerhardt 4
Wout Weghorst 3
Maximilian Arnold 3
Jhon Cordoba 2
Jonas Wind 2
Anthony Modeste 2
Paulo Otavio 2

Head to Head

2020-01-18 1. FC Köln 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2019-08-17 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 1. FC Köln 2017-02-11 1. FC Köln 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2016-09-17 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 1. FC Köln 2016-05-07 1. FC Köln 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg

1. FC Köln Form

2020-01-18 1. FC Köln 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg W 2019-12-21 1. FC Köln 1–0 SV Werder Bremen W 2019-12-18 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–4 1. FC Köln W 2019-12-14 1. FC Köln 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2019-12-08 1. FC Union Berlin 2–0 1. FC Köln L 2019-11-30 1. FC Köln 1–1 FC Augsburg D

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2020-01-18 1. FC Köln 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2019-12-21 FC Bayern München 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2019-12-18 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 FC Schalke 04 D 2019-12-15 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 2019-12-12 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 AS Saint-Étienne W 2019-12-07 SC Freiburg 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.55 1. FC Köln xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 VfL Wolfsburg xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Köln48% Draw27% VfL Wolfsburg25%
Actual: 1. FC Köln win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

1. FC Köln or Draw
75%
Draw or VfL Wolfsburg
52%
1. FC Köln or VfL Wolfsburg
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
1. FC Köln33% Draw47% VfL Wolfsburg20%
Actual: 1. FC Köln win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
10.3%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Köln

Handicap 1. FC Köln covers Push VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.