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

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Bundesliga · 2022-23

VfL Wolfsburg

1 – 1

Full Time

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 (2025/26)
1. FC Union Berlin 34 games · 39 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

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

16 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

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 Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	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

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
#16	Position	#11
29	Points	39
34	Played	34
7 / 8 / 19	W / D / L	10 / 9 / 15
45	Scored	44
69	Conceded	58
-24	GD	-14
0.85	PPG	1.15
21%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season

21% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

VfL Wolfsburg are 16th (29 pts). 1. FC Union Berlin are 11th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfL Wolfsburg

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/3

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/2

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Volkswagen Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' VfL Wolfsburg have won 479 goals from 471 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
6' 1. FC Union Berlin receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 6.
11' It looks like no one’s ball. 1. FC Union Berlin is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
14' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Morten Thorsby.
19' The 30-year-old Josip Juranovic has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
34' Diogo Leite needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Urs Fischer might look to freshen things up shortly.
44' France international Josuha Guilavogui has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
49' With 0 assists to his name this season, Timo Baumgartl is clearly more than just a goal scorer for 1. FC Union Berlin.
54' VfL Wolfsburg currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
59' VfL Wolfsburg is showing some good football. However, VfL Wolfsburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
62' Timo Baumgartl is replacing Danilho Doekhi for the 1. FC Union Berlin side.
63' Another substitution for 1. FC Union Berlin to replace Danilho Doekhi by Timo Baumgartl on 63 minute.
64' Another substitution for VfL Wolfsburg to replace Jonas Wind by Lukas Nmecha on 64 minute.
69' 1. FC Union Berlin come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
72' Josip Juranovic makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and 1. FC Union Berlin are in front.
73' Sebastiaan Bornauw was booked on 73.
74' 1. FC Union Berlin receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
75' 1. FC Union Berlin receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 75.
77' The whistle greets Aissa Laidouni as he departs to be replaced by Janik Haberer.
81' The supporters are chanting for Ridle Baku. He replaces Yannick Gerhardt on 81 minute.
82' VfL Wolfsburg ring the changes. Paulo Otavio has done his job and it is now time for Jakub Kaminski to step up.
84' What a strike from Patrick Wimmer! The score is 1-1.
85' The crowd applauds Sheraldo Becker as he leaves the pitch. Kevin Behrens steps in for 1. FC Union Berlin.
90' Kevin Behrens is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
It finishes all square. VfL Wolfsburg and 1. FC Union Berlin share the spoils 1-1.

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
Patrick Wimmer	2
Jordan Siebatcheu	2
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt	2
Benedict Hollerbach	1
Sebastian Andersson	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

2 / 4

1.41 VfL Wolfsburg xG

Expected Goals

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

1.51 1. FC Union Berlin xG

I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or 1. FC Union Berlin 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

VfL Wolfsburg36% Draw27% 1. FC Union Berlin37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw

64%

Draw or 1. FC Union Berlin

64%

VfL Wolfsburg or 1. FC Union Berlin

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

VfL Wolfsburg26% Draw45% 1. FC Union Berlin29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.8%

0 – 1

7.3%

0 – 0

7.2%

1 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap	VfL Wolfsburg covers	Push	1. FC Union Berlin covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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