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

Bundesliga · 2022-23
VfL Wolfsburg
2 – 4
Full Time
1. FC Koln
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 Koln — 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 Borussia Dortmund 4 12
2 FC Bayern Munchen 4 10
3 SC Freiburg 4 10
4 FC Augsburg 4 7
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 7
6 1. FSV Mainz 05 4 7
7 SV 07 Elversberg 4 7
8 SV Werder Bremen 4 7
9 RB Leipzig 4 6
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 5
11 FC Schalke 04 4 5
12 SC Paderborn 07 4 4
13 1. FC Koln 4 4
14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4 3
15 VfB Stuttgart 4 3
16 Hamburger SV 4 3
17 1. FC Union Berlin 4 1
18 Borussia Monchengladbach 4 0

Head-to-Head

9
3
4
VfL Wolfsburg 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals 1. FC Koln
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-03 VfL Wolfsburg 2–4 1. FC Koln 2022-05-07 1. FC Koln 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2021-12-14 VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 1. FC Koln 2021-04-03 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 1. FC Koln 2020-12-05 1. FC Koln 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep 1. FC Koln 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 Munchen 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 Koln
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

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
1. FC Koln this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Koln
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/3
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Koln
Thijs Dallinga 2 G
Said El Mala 1 G

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.
  • 2' Assisted by Bartol Franjic with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lukas Nmecha makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 7' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His VfL Wolfsburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 12' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VfL Wolfsburg and 1. FC Koln are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Steffen Tigges made 48 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 22' What a moment for Dejan Ljubicic! That strike on 22 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 27' VfL Wolfsburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 31' Paulo Otavio puts 1. FC Koln on the lead.
  • 32' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Paulo Otavio makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 37' Eric Martel has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 519 appearances.
  • 38' Mickey van de Ven picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 43' VfL Wolfsburg are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against 1. FC Koln's shape.
  • 46' Omar Marmoush is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sebastiaan Bornauw at the 46 minute mark.
  • 47' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Florian Kainz makes no mistake. 1-4!
  • 52' Both keepers have barely been tested. VfL Wolfsburg and 1. FC Koln are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 57' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering 1. FC Koln that had 403 games and scored 353 goals.
  • 61' Kevin Paredes gets the nod from VfL Wolfsburg. He replaces Gian-Luca Waldschmidt and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' It’s a booking for 1. FC Koln player. Ondrej Duda gets a Yellow card.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Linton Maina. He replaces Ondrej Duda on 65 minute.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Max Kruse, as he is very good at scoring at Volkswagen Arena with 6 goals in the last 4 games.
  • 74' It is a substitution in VfL Wolfsburg team. Bartol Franjic is replaced by Mattias Svanberg on 74 minute.
  • 75' Felix Kalu Nmecha has so much to prove this time. He replaces Maximilian Arnold on 75 minute.
  • 77' Another change for VfL Wolfsburg made on 77 minute. Paulo Otavio leaves to be changed by Jakub Kaminski.
  • 79' What a moment for Lukas Nmecha! That strike on 79 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 81' Sargis Adamyan does the damage! The net is bulging and 1. FC Koln surge ahead!
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Tim Lemperle. He replaces Steffen Tigges on 81 minute.
  • 83' Omar Marmoush catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 88' Another substitution for 1. FC Koln to replace Dejan Ljubicic by Eric Martel on 88 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

1. FC Koln Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steffen Baumgart

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2022-09-03 VfL Wolfsburg 2–4 1. FC Koln 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 Munchen 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 Koln Form

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.57 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71 1. FC Koln xG
I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or 1. FC Koln 73% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg34% Draw27% 1. FC Koln39%
Actual: 1. FC Koln win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
61%
Draw or 1. FC Koln
66%
VfL Wolfsburg or 1. FC Koln
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg27% Draw42% 1. FC Koln31%
Actual: 1. FC Koln win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
11%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
5.7%
0 – 2
5.5%
0 – 0
5.3%
1 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push 1. FC Koln covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
1. FC Koln keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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