1. FC Nurnberg vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
1. FC Nurnberg vs VfL Wolfsburg — Bundesliga at Max-Morlock-Stadion.
- 1. FC Nurnberg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- VfL Wolfsburg 34 games · 29 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Norbert Grudzinski
- Referee Sascha Thielert
- Referee Daniel Schlager
- Referee Sven Jablonski
- Referee Patrick Alt
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Bayern Munchen 34 89 2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73 3 RB Leipzig 34 65 4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62 5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61 6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59 7 SC Freiburg 34 47 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44 9 FC Augsburg 34 43 10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40 11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39 12 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 38 13 Hamburger SV 34 38 14 1. FC Koln 34 32 15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32 16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29 17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26 18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Dec VfL Wolfsburg H 0–2 L 08 Dec FC Bayern Munchen A 0–3 L 03 Dec Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 1–1 D 24 Nov FC Schalke 04 A 2–5 L 10 Nov VfB Stuttgart H 0–2 L 03 Nov FC Augsburg A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Dec 1. FC Nurnberg A 2–0 W 08 Dec TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 2–2 D 02 Dec Eintracht Frankfurt A 2–1 W 24 Nov RB Leipzig H 1–0 W 09 Nov Hannover 96 A 1–2 L 03 Nov Borussia Dortmund H 0–1 L Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
VfL Wolfsburg0-151/–16-301/231-453/246-602/361-75–/376+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Max-Morlock-Stadion will turn into a battlefield for 1. FC Nurnberg and VfL Wolfsburg.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. 1. FC Nurnberg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering 1. FC Nurnberg that had 292 games and scored 174 goals.
- 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maximilian Arnold made 460 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
- 40' Fabian Bredlow has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 32 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 45' It looks surprising 1. FC Nurnberg does not make any changes. Daniel Ginczek has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 50' 1. FC Nurnberg 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.
- 53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Adam Zrelak.
- 58' What a strike from Daniel Ginczek! The score is 0-1.
- 63' It’s high time Bruno Labbadia made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 67' 1. FC Nurnberg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 71' Time for substitution for 1. FC Nurnberg. Matheus Pereira is replaced by Mikael Ishak.
- 76' The travelling VfL Wolfsburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 79' The supporters are chanting for Josip Brekalo. He replaces Yunus Malli on 79 minute.
- 83' Time for substitution for 1. FC Nurnberg. Simon Rhein is replaced by Sebastian Kerk.
- 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ohis Uduokhai.
- 87' Renato Steffen is replacing Wout Weghorst for the VfL Wolfsburg side.
- 88' Another change for 1. FC Nurnberg made on 88 minute. Federico Palacios Martinez leaves to be changed by Patrick Erras.
- 90' Goal! Josip Brekalo scores his 29 goal in 460 matches.
- Full Time. VfL Wolfsburg beats 1. FC Nurnberg
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Lineups
1. FC Nurnberg Lineups
Starting XI
- 33
- 28
- 31
- 21
- 11
- 1
- 23
- 8
- 24
- 27
- 38
Bench
- 2
- 9
- 29
- 14
- 4
- 10
- 30
Coach Michael KollnerVfL Wolfsburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
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9
Wout Weghorst ↓ Renato Steffen 87'
- 33
- 31
- 25
- 2
- 27
- 23
- 13
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10
Yunus Malli ↓ Josip Brekalo 79'
- 17
Bench
- 11
- 3
- 37
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8
Renato Steffen ↑ 87'
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7
Josip Brekalo ↑ 79'
- 14
- 12
Coach Bruno Labbadia -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Marcel Tisserand 1 Daniel Ginczek 1 Josip Brekalo 1 Felix Klaus 1 Head to Head
1. FC Nurnberg Form
VfL Wolfsburg Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.91 1. FC Nurnberg xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.56 VfL Wolfsburg xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: VfL Wolfsburg winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.47Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 24% 76% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
1. FC Nurnberg or Draw 50%Draw or VfL Wolfsburg 78%1. FC Nurnberg or VfL Wolfsburg 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.9%0 – 1 12.2%0 – 0 10.6%0 – 2 Actual1 – 2 9%1 – 0 6.6%2 – 1 5.2%0 – 3 5.1%1 – 3 4.7%2 – 2 4.2%2 – 0 3.4%2 – 3 2.3%Asian Handicap — 1. FC Nurnberg
Handicap 1. FC Nurnberg covers Push VfL Wolfsburg covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 5% 93% -1.5 7% — 93% -1 7% 13% 79% -0.5 21% — 79% +0.5 49% — 51% +1 49% 24% 27% +1.5 73% — 27% +2 73% 16% 11% +2.5 89% — 11% Clean Sheet
1. FC Nurnberg keeps clean sheet 22% ✓VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet 41% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.