VfL Wolfsburg vs AS Saint-Étienne, Europe 2019-20 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
VfL Wolfsburg vs AS Saint-Étienne — Europe at Volkswagen Arena.
- VfL Wolfsburg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- AS Saint-Étienne 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee David Coote
- Referee Paul Tierney
- Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
- Referee Eddie Smart
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Dec AS Saint-Étienne H 1–0 W 07 Dec SC Freiburg A 0–1 L 01 Dec SV Werder Bremen H 2–3 L 28 Nov FK Oleksandriya A 1–0 W 23 Nov Eintracht Frankfurt A 2–0 W 10 Nov Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Dec VfL Wolfsburg A 0–1 L 08 Dec Stade de Reims A 1–3 L 04 Dec OGC Nice H 4–1 W 01 Dec Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 1–2 L 28 Nov KAA Gent H 0–0 D 24 Nov Montpellier HSC H 0–0 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between VfL Wolfsburg and AS Saint-Étienne is underway.
- 5' 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.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VfL Wolfsburg that had 471 games and scored 479 goals.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Renato Steffen suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' 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.
- 21' Robert Beric was booked on 21.
- 24' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kevin Mbabu on 24.
- 29' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 34' It’s high time Claude Puel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 44' The travelling AS Saint-Étienne supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 46' The whistle greets Jean-Eudes Aholou as he departs to be replaced by Franck Honorat.
- 51' AS Saint-Étienne 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.
- 52' GOAL! Paulo Otavio scores on 52. Assisted by Josip Brekalo
- 55' The supporters are chanting for Bilal Benkhedim. He replaces Romain Hamouma on 55 minute.
- 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Elvis Rexhbecaj made 471 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 64' Yunus Malli has so much to prove this time. He replaces Xaver Schlager on 64 minute.
- 69' AS Saint-Étienne is showing some good football. However, AS Saint-Étienne are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 74' AS Saint-Étienne is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 77' It is a substitution in AS Saint-Etienne team. Assane Diousse is replaced by Gabriel Silva on 77 minute.
- 78' AS Saint-Etienne player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 79' VfL Wolfsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jerome Roussillon is hanging Paulo Otavio on the field on 79 minute.
- 84' Yannick Gerhardt has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 89' AS Saint-Étienne started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
- 90' It’s a booking for VfL Wolfsburg player. Renato Steffen gets a Yellow card.
- Full Time. VfL Wolfsburg beats AS Saint-Étienne
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Lineups
VfL Wolfsburg Lineups
Starting XI
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Daniel Ginczek ↓ Lukas Nmecha 64'
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- 32
- 13
- 37
- 8
- 7
- 12
- 6
- 19
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24
Xaver Schlager ↓ Yunus Malli 64'
Bench
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22
Lukas Nmecha ↑ 64'
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15
Jerome Roussillon ↑ 79'
- 25
- 23
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Yunus Malli ↑ 64'
- 40
- 35
Coach Oliver GlasnerAS Saint-Étienne Lineups
Starting XI
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- 18
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Assane Diousse ↓ Gabriel Silva 77'
- 30
- 21
- 6
- 27
- 5
- 28
- 23
- 2
Bench
- 9
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Gabriel Silva ↑ 77'
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14
Franck Honorat ↑ 46'
- 42
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Bilal Benkhedim ↑ 55'
- 40
- 38
Coach Claude Puel -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Timothee Kolodziejczak 1 William 1 Paulo Otavio 1 Head to Head
VfL Wolfsburg Form
AS Saint-Étienne Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.34 VfL Wolfsburg xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.95 AS Saint-Étienne xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: VfL Wolfsburg winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.29Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 67% 33% ± 2.5 40% 60% ± 3.5 20% 80% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
VfL Wolfsburg or Draw 76%Draw or AS Saint-Étienne 52%VfL Wolfsburg or AS Saint-Étienne 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.8%1 – 0 Actual0 – 0 12.3%2 – 0 8.7%0 – 1 8.4%2 – 1 8.4%1 – 2 5.9%0 – 2 4.4%2 – 2 4.1%3 – 0 3.8%3 – 1 3.8%3 – 2 1.9%Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg
Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push AS Saint-Étienne covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 23% 56% -0.5 44% — 56% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 16% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 7% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet 39% ✗AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.