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1. FC Union Berlin vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2021-22
1. FC Union Berlin
2 – 0
Full Time
VfL Wolfsburg
Sat 16 Oct 2021 · 13:30 UTC Alte Foersterei HT 45' · FT 45'
Niko Giesselmann 38' Y
Robin Knoche 55' Y
Paul Jaeckel 79' Y
Y 86' John Brooks
Y 86' Sebastiaan Bornauw

Overview

Match Preview

1. FC Union Berlin vs VfL Wolfsburg — Bundesliga at Alte Foersterei.

Match Details

  • Referee Sascha Stegemann
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Frederick Assmuth
  • Referee Thorben Siewer
  • Referee Alexander Sather
  • Referee Christian Leicher
3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

5
3
7
1. FC Union Berlin 15 games · Avg 2.3 goals VfL Wolfsburg
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-16 1. FC Union Berlin 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2021-05-08 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 1. FC Union Berlin 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct VfL Wolfsburg H 2–0 W
03 Oct 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 2–1 W
25 Sep Arminia Bielefeld H 1–0 W
19 Sep Borussia Dortmund A 2–4 L
11 Sep FC Augsburg H 0–0 D
29 Aug Borussia Mönchengladbach H 2–1 W
VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct 1. FC Union Berlin A 0–2 L
02 Oct Borussia Mönchengladbach H 1–3 L
29 Sep Sevilla FC H 1–1 D
25 Sep TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–3 L
19 Sep Eintracht Frankfurt H 1–1 D
14 Sep Lille OSC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/3
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
–/4
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin
Tim Skarke 2 G
Leopold Querfeld 1 G 1 A
Emmanuel Latte Lath 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — 1. FC Union Berlin and VfL Wolfsburg get this one started.
  • 5' The 32-year-old Rani Khedira has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' VfL Wolfsburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Wout Weghorst needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' VfL Wolfsburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 38' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Niko Giesselmann on 38 minutes.
  • 43' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 48' The travelling VfL Wolfsburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 49' Brilliant from the forward! Taiwo Awoniyi makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 49.
  • 54' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' Robin Knoche picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' Aster Vranckx is replacing Josuha Guilavogui for the VfL Wolfsburg side.
  • 65' It’s high time Urs Fischer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Maximilian Philipp as he leaves the pitch. Wout Weghorst steps in for VfL Wolfsburg.
  • 72' 1. FC Union Berlin ring the changes. Max Kruse has done his job and it is now time for Sheraldo Becker to step up.
  • 73' The 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes a substitution. Max Kruse departs to be replaced by Sheraldo Becker.
  • 78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 79' Paul Jaeckel catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 79.
  • 83' GOAL! Sheraldo Becker scores on 83. Assisted by Andreas Voglsammer
  • 83' Felix Kalu Nmecha has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dodi Lukebakio on 83 minute.
  • 84' The VfL Wolfsburg bench stirs into life. Dodi Lukebakio is withdrawn and Felix Kalu Nmecha gets his opportunity.
  • 86' VfL Wolfsburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • 90' Fresh legs for 1. FC Union Berlin! Bastian Oczipka comes on to replace Niko Giesselmann.
  • Another three points for 1. FC Union Berlin.

Lineups

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Urs Fischer

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sheraldo Becker 4
Josip Brekalo 4
Wout Weghorst 4
Patrick Wimmer 2
Jordan Siebatcheu 2
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 2
Yannick Gerhardt 1
Robin Knoche 1

Head to Head

2021-10-16 1. FC Union Berlin 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2021-05-08 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 1. FC Union Berlin 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

1. FC Union Berlin Form

2021-10-16 1. FC Union Berlin 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg W 2021-10-03 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–2 1. FC Union Berlin W 2021-09-25 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 Arminia Bielefeld W 2021-09-19 Borussia Dortmund 4–2 1. FC Union Berlin L 2021-09-11 1. FC Union Berlin 0–0 FC Augsburg D 2021-08-29 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach W

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2021-10-16 1. FC Union Berlin 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2021-10-02 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2021-09-29 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Sevilla FC D 2021-09-25 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2021-09-19 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt D 2021-09-14 Lille OSC 0–0 VfL Wolfsburg D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.4 1. FC Union Berlin xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 VfL Wolfsburg xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Union Berlin50% Draw28% VfL Wolfsburg22%
Actual: 1. FC Union Berlin win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

1. FC Union Berlin or Draw
77%
Draw or VfL Wolfsburg
50%
1. FC Union Berlin or VfL Wolfsburg
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Union Berlin32% Draw50% VfL Wolfsburg18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
12.6%
0 – 0
12%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin

Handicap 1. FC Union Berlin covers Push VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 23% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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