Tuesday , 21 July 2026

VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Köln, Bundesliga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2022-23
VfL Wolfsburg
2 – 4
Full Time
1. FC Köln
Sat 3 Sep 2022 · 13:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Mickey van de Ven 38' Y
Y 63' Ondrej Duda
Omar Marmoush 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Köln — Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Christian Gittelmann
  • Referee Robert Hartmann
  • Referee Jonas Weickenmeier
  • Referee Robert Wessel
  • Referee Sven Jablonski
  • Referee Matthias Jollenbeck

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
2022-09-03 VfL Wolfsburg 2–4 1. FC Köln 2022-05-07 1. FC Köln 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2021-12-14 VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 1. FC Köln 2021-04-03 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 1. FC Köln 2020-12-05 1. FC Köln 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep 1. FC Köln H 2–4 L
27 Aug RB Leipzig A 0–2 L
20 Aug FC Schalke 04 H 0–0 D
14 Aug FC Bayern München A 0–2 L
06 Aug SV Werder Bremen H 2–2 D
30 Jul FC Carl Zeiss Jena A 1–0 W
1. FC Köln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep VfL Wolfsburg A 4–2 W
28 Aug VfB Stuttgart H 0–0 D
21 Aug Eintracht Frankfurt A 1–1 D
13 Aug RB Leipzig A 2–2 D
07 Aug FC Schalke 04 H 3–1 W
30 Jul SSV Jahn Regensburg A 5–6 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' Three points are at stake. VfL Wolfsburg host 1. FC Koln — let the battle begin!
  • 2' A goal from the Germany international Lukas Nmecha! He fires home on 2 to make it 1-0!
  • 7' A quiet spell here at Volkswagen Arena. VfL Wolfsburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 12' Ondrej Duda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for VfL Wolfsburg tonight.
  • 17' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steffen Baumgart might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 22' Dejan Ljubicic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 27' VfL Wolfsburg are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against 1. FC Koln's shape.
  • 31' What composure from Paulo Otavio! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 32' What a moment for Paulo Otavio! That strike on 32 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 37' 1. FC Koln seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 38' VfL Wolfsburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 38.
  • 43' VfL Wolfsburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' VfL Wolfsburg make a change. Sebastiaan Bornauw trudges off to be replaced by Omar Marmoush on 46 minutes.
  • 47' Florian Kainz adds to his 0 season tally! 1. FC Koln lead 1-4 — and this changes everything.
  • 52' Gian-Luca Waldschmidt needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 15 Yellow cards this season.
  • 57' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jakub Kaminski, as he is very good at scoring at Volkswagen Arena with 5 goals in the last 4 games.
  • 61' Another change for VfL Wolfsburg made on 61 minute. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt leaves to be changed by Kevin Paredes.
  • 63' Ondrej Duda catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 63.
  • 65' Fresh legs for 1. FC Koln! Linton Maina comes on to replace Ondrej Duda.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 74' The VfL Wolfsburg manager makes a substitution. Bartol Franjic departs to be replaced by Mattias Svanberg.
  • 75' The VfL Wolfsburg manager makes a substitution. Maximilian Arnold departs to be replaced by Felix Kalu Nmecha.
  • 77' Jakub Kaminski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Paulo Otavio on 77 minute.
  • 79' Against the run of play, Lukas Nmecha has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 81' Magnificent from Sargis Adamyan! That is 22 goals in 189 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 81' The 1. FC Koln manager makes a substitution. Steffen Tigges departs to be replaced by Tim Lemperle.
  • 83' Poor challenge from Omar Marmoush. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Dejan Ljubicic as he leaves the pitch. Eric Martel steps in for 1. FC Koln.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. 1. FC Koln take all three points.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

1. FC Köln Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steffen Baumgart

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-09-03 VfL Wolfsburg 2–4 1. FC Köln 2022-05-07 1. FC Köln 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2021-12-14 VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 1. FC Köln 2021-04-03 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 1. FC Köln 2020-12-05 1. FC Köln 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2022-09-03 VfL Wolfsburg 2–4 1. FC Köln L 2022-08-27 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2022-08-20 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 FC Schalke 04 D 2022-08-14 FC Bayern München 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2022-08-06 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 SV Werder Bremen D 2022-07-30 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg W

1. FC Köln Form

2022-09-03 VfL Wolfsburg 2–4 1. FC Köln W 2022-08-28 1. FC Köln 0–0 VfB Stuttgart D 2022-08-21 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 1. FC Köln D 2022-08-13 RB Leipzig 2–2 1. FC Köln D 2022-08-07 1. FC Köln 3–1 FC Schalke 04 W 2022-07-30 SSV Jahn Regensburg 6–5 1. FC Köln L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.79 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.05 1. FC Köln xG
I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or 1. FC Köln 75% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg34% Draw25% 1. FC Köln41%
Actual: 1. FC Köln win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
59%
Draw or 1. FC Köln
66%
VfL Wolfsburg or 1. FC Köln
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg27% Draw39% 1. FC Köln34%
Actual: 1. FC Köln win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 3
4.7%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
0 – 1
3.9%
2 – 0
3.5%
1 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push 1. FC Köln covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 16% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 18% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 13% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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