Tuesday , 21 July 2026

VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Köln, Bundesliga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2019-20
VfL Wolfsburg
2 – 1
Full Time
1. FC Köln
Sat 17 Aug 2019 · 13:30 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 26' Marco Hoger
Y 49' Dominick Drexler
Renato Steffen 75' Y
Y 90' Jorge Mere

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Köln — Bundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Deniz Aytekin
  • Referee Sascha Thielert
  • Referee Thorben Siewer
  • Referee Sven Jablonski

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 Mönchengladbach 34 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 38
14 1. FC Köln 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
3
4
VfL Wolfsburg 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals 1. FC Köln
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-17 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 1. FC Köln 2017-02-11 1. FC Köln 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2016-09-17 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 1. FC Köln 2016-05-07 1. FC Köln 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2015-12-12 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 1. FC Köln

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug 1. FC Köln H 2–1 W
12 Aug Hallescher FC A 5–3 W
18 May FC Augsburg H 8–1 W
11 May VfB Stuttgart A 0–3 L
04 May 1. FC Nurnberg H 2–0 W
28 Apr TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 4–1 W
1. FC Köln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug VfL Wolfsburg A 1–2 L
11 Aug SV Wehen Wiesbaden A 3–3 D
31 Oct FC Schalke 04 H 1–1 D
01 Oct FC Viktoria Koln 1904 H 1–2 L
19 Aug BFC Dynamo A 9–1 W
13 May BSG Chemie Leipzig H 1–3 L

Season Stats

VfL Wolfsburg 1. FC Köln
#16 Position #14
29 Points 32
34 Played 34
7 / 8 / 19 W / D / L 7 / 11 / 16
45 Scored 49
69 Conceded 63
-24 GD -14
0.85 PPG 0.94
21% Win % 21%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

VfL Wolfsburg are 16th (29 pts). 1. FC Köln are 14th (32 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. VfL Wolfsburg is hosting 1. FC Koln for another epic battle.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' 1. FC Koln is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' 1. FC Koln are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 16' A stunning finish from Maximilian Arnold — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 21' It looks surprising 1. FC Koln does not make any changes. Jonas Hector has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 26' The referee calls foul for Marco Hoger. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' 1. FC Koln started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
  • 41' 1. FC Koln has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 46' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VfL Wolfsburg that had 471 games and scored 479 goals.
  • 49' Dominick Drexler has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' It is a cagey affair so far. VfL Wolfsburg in their trying to find a way past 1. FC Koln's compact .
  • 56' Another substitution for 1. FC Koln to replace Marco Hoger by Ellyes Skhiri on 56 minute.
  • 60' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Wout Weghorst makes it 2-0.
  • 62' Dominick Drexler makes way for Simon Terodde at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from 1. FC Koln.
  • 67' It’s high time Oliver Glasner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' Time for substitution for 1. FC Koln. Florian Kainz is replaced by Darko Churlinov.
  • 74' The whistle greets Jerome Roussillon as he departs to be replaced by Renato Steffen.
  • 75' Renato Steffen picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' Belgium international Birger Verstraete has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 82' Fresh legs for VfL Wolfsburg! Josip Brekalo comes on to replace Felix Klaus.
  • 87' Robin Knoche has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 471 appearances.
  • 88' Lukas Nmecha is ready to make an impact after coming on for Wout Weghorst at the 88 minute mark.
  • 90' 1. FC Koln receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

1. FC Köln Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Achim Beierlorzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Nmecha 4
Yannick Gerhardt 4
Wout Weghorst 3
Maximilian Arnold 3
Jhon Cordoba 2
Jonas Wind 2
Anthony Modeste 2
Paulo Otavio 2

Head to Head

2019-08-17 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 1. FC Köln 2017-02-11 1. FC Köln 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2016-09-17 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 1. FC Köln 2016-05-07 1. FC Köln 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2015-12-12 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 1. FC Köln

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2019-08-17 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 1. FC Köln W 2019-08-12 Hallescher FC 3–5 VfL Wolfsburg W 2019-05-18 VfL Wolfsburg 8–1 FC Augsburg W 2019-05-11 VfB Stuttgart 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2019-05-04 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 1. FC Nurnberg W 2019-04-28 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–4 VfL Wolfsburg W

1. FC Köln Form

2019-08-17 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 1. FC Köln L 2019-08-11 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 3–3 1. FC Köln D 2018-10-31 1. FC Köln 1–1 FC Schalke 04 D 2018-10-01 1. FC Köln 1–2 FC Viktoria Koln 1904 L 2018-08-19 BFC Dynamo 1–9 1. FC Köln W 2018-05-13 1. FC Köln 1–3 BSG Chemie Leipzig L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.28 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 1. FC Köln xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg56% Draw20% 1. FC Köln24%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
77%
Draw or 1. FC Köln
44%
VfL Wolfsburg or 1. FC Köln
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg39% Draw38% 1. FC Köln23%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
8.1%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
5.1%
1 – 0
4%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%
4 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push 1. FC Köln covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 15% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 19% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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