Wednesday , 7 October 2026

VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Koln, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2023-24
VfL Wolfsburg
1 – 1
Full Time
1. FC Koln
Sat 27 Jan 2024 · 14:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 38' Faride Alidou
Kevin Paredes 40' 1–1
Y 44' Benno Schmitz
Y 45' Dejan Ljubicic
Mattias Svanberg 57' Y
Joakim Maehle 69' Y
Y 77' Denis Huseinbasic
Maxence Lacroix 77' Y
Dzenan Pejcinovic 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Soren Storks
  • Assistant 1 Thorben Siewer
  • Assistant 2 Christian Bandurski
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 17.3 goals/game

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
2024-01-27 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 1. FC Koln 2023-08-26 1. FC Koln 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2023-02-25 1. FC Koln 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2022-09-03 VfL Wolfsburg 2–4 1. FC Koln 2022-05-07 1. FC Koln 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan 1. FC Koln H 1–1 D
20 Jan 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 A 1–1 D
13 Jan 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 1–1 D
20 Dec FC Bayern Munchen H 1–2 L
16 Dec SV Darmstadt 98 A 1–0 W
09 Dec SC Freiburg H 0–1 L
1. FC Koln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan VfL Wolfsburg A 1–1 D
20 Jan Borussia Dortmund H 0–4 L
13 Jan 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 H 1–1 D
20 Dec 1. FC Union Berlin A 0–2 L
17 Dec SC Freiburg A 0–2 L
10 Dec 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 0–0 D

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 wait is over. 1. FC Koln get us underway at Volkswagen Arena.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Timo Hubers has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Niko Kovać will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. VfL Wolfsburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Mattias Svanberg has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 485 appearances.
  • 35' Florian Kainz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 38' Faride Alidou is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 40' The deadlock is broken! Kevin Paredes gets on the scoresheet on 40 minutes.
  • 44' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Benno Schmitz on 44 minutes.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Dejan Ljubicic is booked for 1. FC Koln — Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both VfL Wolfsburg and 1. FC Koln are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 57' The referee has no hesitation. Mattias Svanberg is booked for VfL Wolfsburg — Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' 1. FC Koln manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rasmus Carstensen is hanging Benno Schmitz on the field on 62 minute.
  • 63' Linton Maina has so much to prove this time. He replaces Faride Alidou on 63 minute.
  • 68' Vaclav Cerny is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for 1. FC Koln so far.
  • 69' Joakim Maehle is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
  • 71' Fresh legs for VfL Wolfsburg! Ridle Baku comes on to replace Vaclav Cerny.
  • 76' Justin Diehl is replacing Dejan Ljubicic for the 1. FC Koln side.
  • 77' Denis Huseinbasic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind is replaced by Dzenan Pejcinovic.
  • 87' Florian Dietz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jan Thielmann at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg. Dzenan Pejcinovic will be fuming at that decision.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

1. FC Koln Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Timo Schultz

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

2024-01-27 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 1. FC Koln 2023-08-26 1. FC Koln 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2023-02-25 1. FC Koln 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2022-09-03 VfL Wolfsburg 2–4 1. FC Koln 2022-05-07 1. FC Koln 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2024-01-27 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 1. FC Koln D 2024-01-20 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg D 2024-01-13 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg D 2023-12-20 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 FC Bayern Munchen L 2023-12-16 SV Darmstadt 98 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg W 2023-12-09 VfL Wolfsburg 0–1 SC Freiburg L

1. FC Koln Form

2024-01-27 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 1. FC Koln D 2024-01-20 1. FC Koln 0–4 Borussia Dortmund L 2024-01-13 1. FC Koln 1–1 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 D 2023-12-20 1. FC Union Berlin 2–0 1. FC Koln L 2023-12-17 SC Freiburg 2–0 1. FC Koln L 2023-12-10 1. FC Koln 0–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.34 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 1. FC Koln xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg46% Draw28% 1. FC Koln26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
74%
Draw or 1. FC Koln
54%
VfL Wolfsburg or 1. FC Koln
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg29% Draw50% 1. FC Koln21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.4%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
8%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push 1. FC Koln covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
1. FC Koln keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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