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

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Bundesliga · 2022-23

VfL Wolfsburg

1 – 1

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1. FC Union Berlin

Sun 12 Mar 2023 · 18:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 6' Rani Khedira

Y 14' Morten Thorsby

Sebastiaan Bornauw 73' Y

Y 74' Diogo Leite

Y 75' Diogo Leite

Y 90' Kevin Behrens

Overview

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VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Union Berlin — Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.

VfL Wolfsburg 34 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
1. FC Union Berlin 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Patrick Ittrich
Referee Robert Schroder
Referee Jan Neitzel
Referee Sven Jablonski
Referee Rene Rohde
Referee Mike Pickel

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
2	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
3	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26
4	FC Schalke 04	0	0
5	SC Paderborn 07	0	0
6	SV 07 Elversberg	0	0
7	FC Bayern München	0	0
8	Borussia Dortmund	0	0
9	RB Leipzig	0	0
10	VfB Stuttgart	0	0
11	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	0	0
12	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	0	0
13	SC Freiburg	0	0
14	Eintracht Frankfurt	0	0
15	FC Augsburg	0	0
16	1. FSV Mainz 05	0	0
17	1. FC Union Berlin	0	0
18	Borussia Monchengladbach	0	0
19	Hamburger SV	0	0
20	1. FC Koln	0	0
21	SV Werder Bremen	0	0

Head-to-Head

VfL Wolfsburg 15 games · Avg 2.3 goals 1. FC Union Berlin

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-12 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin 2023-01-31 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2022-09-18 1. FC Union Berlin 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2022-03-05 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 1. FC Union Berlin 2021-10-16 1. FC Union Berlin 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	1. FC Union Berlin	H	1–1	D
05 Mar	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	2–2	D
25 Feb	1. FC Koln	A	2–0	W
18 Feb	RB Leipzig	H	0–3	L
10 Feb	FC Schalke 04	A	0–0	D
05 Feb	FC Bayern München	H	2–4	L

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	VfL Wolfsburg	A	1–1	D
09 Mar	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	3–3	D
04 Mar	1. FC Koln	H	0–0	D
26 Feb	FC Bayern München	A	0–3	L
23 Feb	AFC Ajax	H	3–1	W
19 Feb	FC Schalke 04	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

VfL Wolfsburg		1. FC Union Berlin
#1	Position	#17
29	Points	0
34	Played	0
7 / 8 / 19	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
45	Scored	0
69	Conceded	0
-24	GD	+0
0.85	PPG	–
21%	Win %	–

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

VfL Wolfsburg are 1st (29 pts). 1. FC Union Berlin are 17th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. VfL Wolfsburg host 1. FC Union Berlin — let the battle begin!
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
6' The referee shows 1. FC Union Berlin player a Yellow card on 6.
11' VfL Wolfsburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
14' The referee calls foul for Morten Thorsby. He receives a Yellow card.
19' Diogo Leite needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VfL Wolfsburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
34' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
39' Jakub Kaminski, a Poland forward, has 4 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
44' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
49' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jerome Roussillon made 471 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
54' Sven Michel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
59' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
62' A change in the 1. FC Union Berlin ranks — Danilho Doekhi exits the field as Timo Baumgartl enters on 62.
63' 1. FC Union Berlin ring the changes. Danilho Doekhi has done his job and it is now time for Timo Baumgartl to step up.
64' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind is replaced by Lukas Nmecha.
69' Omar Marmoush has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
72' Brilliant from the ! Josip Juranovic makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 72.
73' VfL Wolfsburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
74' It’s a booking for 1. FC Union Berlin player. Diogo Leite gets a Yellow card.
75' It’s a booking for 1. FC Union Berlin player. Diogo Leite gets a Yellow card.
77' A tactical swap from 1. FC Union Berlin — Janik Haberer on, Aissa Laidouni off on 77 minutes.
81' Fresh legs for VfL Wolfsburg! Ridle Baku comes on to replace Yannick Gerhardt.
82' The VfL Wolfsburg manager makes a substitution. Paulo Otavio departs to be replaced by Jakub Kaminski.
84' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Patrick Wimmer makes it 1-1.
85' Kevin Behrens is replacing Sheraldo Becker for the 1. FC Union Berlin side.
90' Poor challenge from Kevin Behrens. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
The points are shared — VfL Wolfsburg 1-1 1. FC Union Berlin. Honours even.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

1
Koen Casteels
29
Josuha Guilavogui
31
Yannick Gerhardt ↓ Ridle Baku 81'
6
Paulo Otavio ↓ Jakub Kaminski 81'
32
Mattias Svanberg ↓ Patrick Wimmer 82'
3
Sebastiaan Bornauw
23
Jonas Wind ↓ Lukas Nmecha 64'
22
Felix Kalu Nmecha
33
Omar Marmoush
2
Kilian Fischer ↓ Kevin Paredes 82'
5
Mickey van de Ven

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

Starting XI

27
Sheraldo Becker ↓ Kevin Behrens 85'
5
Danilho Doekhi ↓ Timo Baumgartl 62'
2
Morten Thorsby
8
Rani Khedira ↓ Paul Seguin 63'
31
Robin Knoche
1
Frederik Ronnow
23
Niko Giesselmann ↓ Jerome Roussillon 63'
4
Diogo Leite
11
Sven Michel
18
Josip Juranovic
20
Aissa Laidouni ↓ Janik Haberer 77'

Bench

Coach Urs Fischer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sheraldo Becker	4
Josip Brekalo	4
Wout Weghorst	4
Jordan Siebatcheu	2
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt	2
Patrick Wimmer	2
Joakim Maehle	1
Robert Andrich	1

Head to Head

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2023-03-12 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin D 2023-03-05 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt D 2023-02-25 1. FC Koln 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg W 2023-02-18 VfL Wolfsburg 0–3 RB Leipzig L 2023-02-10 FC Schalke 04 0–0 VfL Wolfsburg D 2023-02-05 VfL Wolfsburg 2–4 FC Bayern München L

1. FC Union Berlin Form

2023-03-12 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin D 2023-03-09 1. FC Union Berlin 3–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2023-03-04 1. FC Union Berlin 0–0 1. FC Koln D 2023-02-26 FC Bayern München 3–0 1. FC Union Berlin L 2023-02-23 1. FC Union Berlin 3–1 AFC Ajax W 2023-02-19 1. FC Union Berlin 0–0 FC Schalke 04 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.6 VfL Wolfsburg xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.73 1. FC Union Berlin xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

VfL Wolfsburg29% Draw39% 1. FC Union Berlin32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes25% 0% No75%

Avg goals/match: 1.33

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	71%	29%
± 1.5	39%	61%
± 2.5	16%	84%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw

68%

Draw or 1. FC Union Berlin

71%

VfL Wolfsburg or 1. FC Union Berlin

61%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

VfL Wolfsburg15% Draw66% 1. FC Union Berlin19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

29.2%

0 – 1

17.6%

1 – 0

14.2%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

6.4%

1 – 2

4.4%

2 – 0

4.3%

2 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

1.5%

2 – 2

1.5%

1 – 3

1.1%

3 – 0

0.9%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap	VfL Wolfsburg covers	Push	1. FC Union Berlin covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	18%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	22%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	8%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

49% ✓

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

55% ✗

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