Thursday , 2 July 2026

VfB Stuttgart vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2023-24
VfB Stuttgart
3 – 1
Full Time
VfL Wolfsburg
Sat 7 Oct 2023 · 13:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Arena 52,000 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 34' Yannick Gerhardt
Sehrou Guirassy pen 67' 1–1
Sehrou Guirassy 78' 2–1
Sehrou Guirassy 82' 3–1
Y 5' Mattias Svanberg
Y 42' Jonas Wind
Y 73' Aster Vranckx
Deniz Undav 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

VfB Stuttgart vs VfL Wolfsburg — Bundesliga at Mercedes-Benz Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Siebert
  • Assistant 1 Jan Seidel
  • Assistant 2 Rafael Foltyn
29 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 5.8 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

9
4
9
VfB Stuttgart 22 games · Avg 2.9 goals VfL Wolfsburg
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-07 VfB Stuttgart 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2023-03-18 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2022-10-01 VfL Wolfsburg 3–2 VfB Stuttgart 2022-04-30 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2021-12-11 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 VfB Stuttgart

Recent Form

VfB Stuttgart
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct VfL Wolfsburg H 3–1 W
30 Sep 1. FC Koln A 2–0 W
22 Sep SV Darmstadt 98 H 3–1 W
16 Sep 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 3–1 W
02 Sep SC Freiburg H 5–0 W
25 Aug RB Leipzig A 1–5 L
VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct VfB Stuttgart A 1–3 L
30 Sep Eintracht Frankfurt H 2–0 W
23 Sep Borussia Dortmund A 0–1 L
16 Sep 1. FC Union Berlin H 2–1 W
02 Sep TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–3 L
26 Aug 1. FC Koln A 2–1 W

Season Stats

VfB Stuttgart VfL Wolfsburg
#4 Position #16
62 Points 29
34 Played 34
18 / 8 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 8 / 19
71 Scored 45
49 Conceded 69
+22 GD -24
1.82 PPG 0.85
53% Win % 21%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season
6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season

VfB Stuttgart are 4th (62 pts). VfL Wolfsburg are 16th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart
0-15
2/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/1
76+
3/3
■ 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' The ball is rolling at Mercedes-Benz Arena. VfB Stuttgart are looking to make home advantage count against VfL Wolfsburg.
  • 5' Mattias Svanberg has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 5.
  • 10' It’s high time Sebastian Hoeneß made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' VfL Wolfsburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 34' GOAL! Yannick Gerhardt fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 39' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lovro Majer is clearly more than just a goal scorer for VfL Wolfsburg.
  • 42' VfL Wolfsburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 47' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 52' It is a cagey affair so far. VfB Stuttgart in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past VfL Wolfsburg's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 57' The home supporters are growing impatient. VfB Stuttgart must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 61' A change in the VfB Stuttgart ranks — Jamie Leweling exits the field as Deniz Undav enters on 61.
  • 62' Another substitution for VfL Wolfsburg to replace Yannick Gerhardt by Aster Vranckx on 62 minute.
  • 67' Goal! Sehrou Guirassy scores his 126 goal in 398 matches.
  • 72' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His VfB Stuttgart side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 73' VfL Wolfsburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 78' Against the run of play, Sehrou Guirassy has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 79' VfL Wolfsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Vaclav Cerny is hanging Tiago Tomas on the field on 79 minute.
  • 82' The deadlock is broken! Sehrou Guirassy gets on the scoresheet on 82 minutes.
  • 83' It is a substitution in VfB Stuttgart team. Anthony Rouault is replaced by Dan-Axel Zagadou on 83 minute.
  • 88' Ridle Baku needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Deniz Undav.
  • 90' The VfB Stuttgart bench stirs into life. Sehrou Guirassy is withdrawn and Leonidas Stergiou gets his opportunity.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sebastian Hoeneß

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sehrou Guirassy 6
Yannick Gerhardt 3
Gonzalo Castro 2
Omar Marmoush 2
Konstantinos Mavropanos 2
Mohammed Amoura 2
Wout Weghorst 2
John Brooks 1

Head to Head

2023-10-07 VfB Stuttgart 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2023-03-18 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2022-10-01 VfL Wolfsburg 3–2 VfB Stuttgart 2022-04-30 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2021-12-11 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart Form

2023-10-07 VfB Stuttgart 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg W 2023-09-30 1. FC Koln 0–2 VfB Stuttgart W 2023-09-22 VfB Stuttgart 3–1 SV Darmstadt 98 W 2023-09-16 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–3 VfB Stuttgart W 2023-09-02 VfB Stuttgart 5–0 SC Freiburg W 2023-08-25 RB Leipzig 5–1 VfB Stuttgart L

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2023-10-07 VfB Stuttgart 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2023-09-30 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2023-09-23 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2023-09-16 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 1. FC Union Berlin W 2023-09-02 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2023-08-26 1. FC Koln 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.73 VfB Stuttgart xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 VfL Wolfsburg xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + VfB Stuttgart to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfB Stuttgart66% Draw19% VfL Wolfsburg15%
Actual: VfB Stuttgart win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

VfB Stuttgart or Draw
85%
Draw or VfL Wolfsburg
34%
VfB Stuttgart or VfL Wolfsburg
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfB Stuttgart53% Draw35% VfL Wolfsburg12%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
7.4%
1 – 1
7.3%
1 – 0
5.9%
4 – 1
5.3%
4 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
4.2%
1 – 2
3.5%
0 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart

Handicap VfB Stuttgart covers Push VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5 31% — 69%
-2 31% 20% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 20% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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