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KAA Gent vs VfL Wolfsburg, Europe 2019-20 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
KAA Gent
2 – 2
Full Time
VfL Wolfsburg
Thu 24 Oct 2019 · 16:55 UTC GHELAMCO-arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Elisha Owusu 17' Y
Y 19' Wout Weghorst
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe 28' Y
Y 33' William
Nana Asare 37' Y
Michael Ngadeu 54' Y
Y 57' Kevin Mbabu

Overview

Match Preview

KAA Gent vs VfL Wolfsburg — Europe at GHELAMCO-arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Sergey Ivanov
  • Referee Aleksey Lunev
  • Referee Roman Usachev
  • Referee Mikhail Vilkov

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
KAA Gent 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals VfL Wolfsburg
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-24 KAA Gent 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct VfL Wolfsburg H 2–2 D
19 Oct KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren H 2–0 W
06 Oct Club Brugge KV A 0–4 L
03 Oct FK Oleksandriya A 1–1 D
28 Sep KV Kortrijk H 2–0 W
22 Sep SV Zulte-Waregem A 2–2 D
VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct KAA Gent A 2–2 D
19 Oct RB Leipzig A 1–1 D
06 Oct 1. FC Union Berlin H 1–0 W
03 Oct AS Saint-Étienne A 1–1 D
28 Sep 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 1–0 W
23 Sep TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 1–1 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds GHELAMCO-arena will turn into a battlefield for KAA Gent and VfL Wolfsburg.
  • 3' VfL Wolfsburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by Wout Weghorst on 3.
  • 8' The energy levels are beginning to show. Oliver Glasner might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 17' KAA Gent receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 17.
  • 19' VfL Wolfsburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 24' What a strike from Joao Victor! The score is 0-2.
  • 28' KAA Gent player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 33' It’s a booking for VfL Wolfsburg player. William gets a Yellow card.
  • 37' The referee has no hesitation. Nana Asare is booked for KAA Gent — Yellow card on 37.
  • 41' A stunning finish from Roman Yaremchuk — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' The VfL Wolfsburg bench stirs into life. William is withdrawn and Kevin Mbabu gets his opportunity.
  • 51' 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.
  • 54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Michael Ngadeu.
  • 57' Kevin Mbabu is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 60' KAA Gent make a change. Elisha Owusu trudges off to be replaced by Roman Bezus on 60 minutes.
  • 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KAA Gent needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 66' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Josip Brekalo is replaced by Lukas Nmecha.
  • 71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
  • 73' A change in the KAA Gent ranks — Laurent Depoitre exits the field as Giorgi Kvilitaia enters on 73.
  • 78' VfL Wolfsburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 79' The VfL Wolfsburg bench stirs into life. Renato Steffen is withdrawn and Jerome Roussillon gets his opportunity.
  • 84' 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.
  • 87' The KAA Gent manager makes a substitution. Sven Kums departs to be replaced by Jean-Luc Dompe.
  • The points are shared — KAA Gent 2-2 VfL Wolfsburg. Honours even.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jess Thorup

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.55 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 VfL Wolfsburg xG
I would bet for: KAA Gent or VfL Wolfsburg 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent43% Draw27% VfL Wolfsburg30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
70%
Draw or VfL Wolfsburg
57%
KAA Gent or VfL Wolfsburg
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent31% Draw46% VfL Wolfsburg23%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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