1. FC Union Berlin vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

1. FC Union Berlin

2 – 2

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VfL Wolfsburg

Sat 9 Jan 2021 · 14:30 UTC Stadion An der Alten Forsterei HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'

R 50' Maximilian Arnold

Y 57' Wout Weghorst

Marcus Ingvartsen 65' Y

Florian Hubner 70' Y

Robin Knoche 90' Y

Overview

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1. FC Union Berlin vs VfL Wolfsburg — Bundesliga at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei.

1. FC Union Berlin 34 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
VfL Wolfsburg 34 games · 29 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Tobias Stieler
Referee Patrick Ittrich
Referee Sascha Thielert
Referee Christian Dietz

24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	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

1. FC Union Berlin 15 games · Avg 2.3 goals VfL Wolfsburg

Last 5 meetings

2021-01-09 1. FC Union Berlin 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2020-03-01 1. FC Union Berlin 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2019-10-06 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 1. FC Union Berlin

Recent Form

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jan	VfL Wolfsburg	H	2–2	D
02 Jan	SV Werder Bremen	A	2–0	W
22 Dec	SC Paderborn 07	H	2–3	L
18 Dec	Borussia Dortmund	H	2–1	W
15 Dec	VfB Stuttgart	A	2–2	D
12 Dec	FC Bayern München	H	1–1	D

VfL Wolfsburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jan	1. FC Union Berlin	A	2–2	D
03 Jan	Borussia Dortmund	A	0–2	L
23 Dec	SV Sandhausen 1916	H	4–0	W
20 Dec	VfB Stuttgart	H	1–0	W
16 Dec	FC Bayern München	A	1–2	L
11 Dec	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

1. FC Union Berlin		VfL Wolfsburg
#11	Position	#16
39	Points	29
34	Played	34
10 / 9 / 15	W / D / L	7 / 8 / 19
44	Scored	45
58	Conceded	69
-14	GD	-24
1.15	PPG	0.85
29%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season

1. FC Union Berlin are 11th (39 pts). VfL Wolfsburg are 16th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/2

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

VfL Wolfsburg

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/3

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. 1. FC Union Berlin host VfL Wolfsburg — let the battle begin!
5' It’s high time Oliver Glasner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Renato Steffen doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' 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.
25' 1. FC Union Berlin is showing some good football. However, 1. FC Union Berlin are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
29' Sheraldo Becker is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
34' Kevin Mbabu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Urs Fischer might look to freshen things up shortly.
44' VfL Wolfsburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' Fresh legs for VfL Wolfsburg! Josuha Guilavogui comes on to replace Marin Pongracic.
50' VfL Wolfsburg receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 50.
52' Robert Andrich makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and 1. FC Union Berlin are in front.
57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Wout Weghorst.
62' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
65' Wout Weghorst adds to his 1 season tally! VfL Wolfsburg lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
65' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Marcus Ingvartsen.
66' Wout Weghorst puts VfL Wolfsburg on the lead.
66' Another change for VfL Wolfsburg made on 66 minute. Josip Brekalo leaves to be changed by Kevin Mbabu.
70' Controversy at the stadium! Florian Hubner argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
75' It looks surprising VfL Wolfsburg does not make any changes. Koen Casteels has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
77' Another substitution for 1. FC Union Berlin to replace Taiwo Awoniyi by Cedric Teuchert on 77 minute.
78' The whistle greets Sheraldo Becker as he departs to be replaced by Marius Bulter.
83' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Marcus Ingvartsen suffering a number of foals already.
86' The 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes a substitution. Sebastian Griesbeck departs to be replaced by Julian Ryerson.
87' Akaki Gogia is replacing Marcus Ingvartsen for the 1. FC Union Berlin side.
90' Another substitution for VfL Wolfsburg to replace Ridle Baku by William on 90 minute.
90' Robin Knoche picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

Starting XI

27
Sheraldo Becker ↓ Marius Bulter 78'
1
Andreas Luthe
31
Robin Knoche
25
Christopher Lenz
19
Florian Hubner
5
Marvin Friedrich
28
Christopher Trimmel C
33
Sebastian Griesbeck ↓ Julian Ryerson 86'
30
Robert Andrich
32
Marcus Ingvartsen ↓ Akaki Gogia 87'
14
Taiwo Awoniyi ↓ Cedric Teuchert 77'

Bench

Coach Urs Fischer

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

1
Koen Casteels C
9
Wout Weghorst
25
John Brooks
27
Maximilian Arnold
31
Yannick Gerhardt
8
Renato Steffen
7
Josip Brekalo ↓ Kevin Mbabu 66'
20
Ridle Baku ↓ William 90'
6
Paulo Otavio
34
Marin Pongracic ↓ Josuha Guilavogui 46'
24
Xaver Schlager

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Wout Weghorst	4
Sheraldo Becker	4
Josip Brekalo	4
Jordan Siebatcheu	2
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt	2
Patrick Wimmer	2
Taiwo Awoniyi	1
Danilho Doekhi	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.82 1. FC Union Berlin xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.47 VfL Wolfsburg xG

I would bet for: 1. FC Union Berlin or VfL Wolfsburg 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Union Berlin44% Draw26% VfL Wolfsburg30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.29

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

1. FC Union Berlin or Draw

70%

Draw or VfL Wolfsburg

56%

1. FC Union Berlin or VfL Wolfsburg

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Union Berlin34% Draw42% VfL Wolfsburg24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.1%

1 – 0

6.1%

0 – 0

5.3%

3 – 1

5.3%

0 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

3.9%

3 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin

Handicap	1. FC Union Berlin covers	Push	VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	20%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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

1. FC Union Berlin vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

1. FC Union Berlin Form

VfL Wolfsburg Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin

Clean Sheet