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FC Augsburg vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
FC Augsburg
2 – 3
Full Time
VfL Wolfsburg
Sun 23 Dec 2018 · 14:30 UTC WWK Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Michael Gregoritsch 39' Y
Y 51' Maximilian Arnold
Y 52' Maximilian Arnold
Y 56' Daniel Ginczek
Rani Khedira 56' Y
Y 88' William

Overview

Match Preview

FC Augsburg vs VfL Wolfsburg — Bundesliga at WWK Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Thorben Siewer
  • Referee Arno Blos
  • Referee Martin Petersen
  • Referee Soren Storks
  • Referee Markus Schmidt

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 9 21
2 Borussia Dortmund 9 21
3 SC Freiburg 9 19
4 RB Leipzig 9 18
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 16
6 SV Werder Bremen 9 15
7 SV 07 Elversberg 9 13
8 VfB Stuttgart 9 12
9 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 9 12
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 12
11 Hamburger SV 9 12
12 1. FSV Mainz 05 9 10
13 SC Paderborn 07 9 10
14 FC Augsburg 9 9
15 1. FC Köln 9 9
16 1. FC Union Berlin 9 7
17 FC Schalke 04 9 6
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 4

Head-to-Head

6
5
5
FC Augsburg 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals VfL Wolfsburg
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-23 FC Augsburg 2–3 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

FC Augsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec VfL Wolfsburg H 2–3 L
18 Dec Hertha BSC A 2–2 D
15 Dec FC Schalke 04 H 1–1 D
08 Dec Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 0–1 L
01 Dec VfB Stuttgart A 0–1 L
24 Nov Eintracht Frankfurt H 1–3 L
VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec FC Augsburg A 3–2 W
18 Dec VfB Stuttgart H 2–0 W
14 Dec 1. FC Nürnberg 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

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
FC Augsburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Augsburg
0-15
2/3
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
5/2
61-75
3/4
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Augsburg
Michael Gregoritsch 5 G
Robin Fellhauer 3 G
Fabian Rieder 2 G 5 A
Anton Kade 2 G 1 A
Rodrigo Ribeiro 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds WWK Arena will turn into a battlefield for FC Augsburg and VfL Wolfsburg.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Germany international Daniel Baier has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Augsburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Daniel Ginczek has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Elvis Rexhbecaj made 484 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' Josuha Guilavogui has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 33 minutes.
  • 38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 39' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Michael Gregoritsch.
  • 41' What a strike from William! The score is 0-2.
  • 46' FC Augsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sergio Cordova is hanging Michael Gregoritsch on the field on 46 minute.
  • 49' The deadlock is broken! Rani Khedira gets on the scoresheet on 49 minutes.
  • 51' Maximilian Arnold has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 51.
  • 52' A moment of madness from Maximilian Arnold on 52 minutes earns him a Yellow card. VfL Wolfsburg will be frustrated.
  • 56' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daniel Ginczek.
  • 58' Sergio Cordova is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' It is a substitution in VfL Wolfsburg team. Maximilian Arnold is replaced by Elvis Rexhbecaj on 65 minute.
  • 70' Jeffrey Gouweleeuw is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Augsburg so far.
  • 75' It looks surprising FC Augsburg does not make any changes. Kostas Stafylidis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 80' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 83' Fresh legs for VfL Wolfsburg! Renato Steffen comes on to replace Admir Mehmedi.
  • 88' That is a Yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg. William will be fuming at that decision.
  • 89' Yannick Gerhardt makes no mistake. The score reads 2-3 and VfL Wolfsburg are in front.
  • 90' VfL Wolfsburg make a change. Daniel Ginczek trudges off to be replaced by Ohis Uduokhai on 90 minutes.
  • Another three points for VfL Wolfsburg.

Lineups

FC Augsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Baum

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Labbadia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wout Weghorst 4
Phillip Tietz 3
Maximilian Arnold 2
Yannick Gerhardt 2
Daniel Ginczek 2
Josip Brekalo 2
Kristijan Jakic 2
Tin Jedvaj 1

Head to Head

2018-12-23 FC Augsburg 2–3 VfL Wolfsburg

FC Augsburg Form

2018-12-23 FC Augsburg 2–3 VfL Wolfsburg L 2018-12-18 Hertha BSC 2–2 FC Augsburg D 2018-12-15 FC Augsburg 1–1 FC Schalke 04 D 2018-12-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 FC Augsburg L 2018-12-01 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 FC Augsburg L 2018-11-24 FC Augsburg 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt L

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2018-12-23 FC Augsburg 2–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2018-12-18 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 VfB Stuttgart W 2018-12-14 1. FC Nürnberg 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg W 2018-12-08 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2018-12-02 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg W 2018-11-24 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 RB Leipzig W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 FC Augsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 VfL Wolfsburg xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Augsburg29% Draw25% VfL Wolfsburg46%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

FC Augsburg or Draw
54%
Draw or VfL Wolfsburg
71%
FC Augsburg or VfL Wolfsburg
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Augsburg24% Draw41% VfL Wolfsburg35%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
8.8%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6%
1 – 3
5.5%
0 – 0
5%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Augsburg

Handicap FC Augsburg covers Push VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 15% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 20% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

FC Augsburg keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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