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VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Augsburg, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
VfL Wolfsburg
8 – 1
Full Time
FC Augsburg
Sat 18 May 2019 · 13:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' Andre Hahn
Y 64' Simon Asta

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Augsburg — Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Thorsten Schiffner
  • Referee Tobias Welz
  • Referee Frederick Assmuth
  • Referee Christof Gunsch
35 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 7.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

5
5
6
VfL Wolfsburg 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals FC Augsburg
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-18 VfL Wolfsburg 8–1 FC Augsburg 2018-12-23 FC Augsburg 2–3 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May FC Augsburg H 8–1 W
11 May VfB Stuttgart A 0–3 L
04 May 1. FC Nurnberg H 2–0 W
28 Apr TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 4–1 W
22 Apr Eintracht Frankfurt H 1–1 D
13 Apr RB Leipzig A 0–2 L
FC Augsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May VfL Wolfsburg A 1–8 L
11 May Hertha BSC H 3–4 L
05 May FC Schalke 04 A 0–0 D
26 Apr Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 1–4 L
20 Apr VfB Stuttgart H 6–0 W
14 Apr Eintracht Frankfurt A 3–1 W

Season Stats

VfL Wolfsburg FC Augsburg
#16 Position #9
29 Points 43
34 Played 34
7 / 8 / 19 W / D / L 12 / 7 / 15
45 Scored 45
69 Conceded 61
-24 GD -16
0.85 PPG 1.26
21% Win % 35%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season
15% Clean Sheets
FC Augsburg this season

VfL Wolfsburg are 16th (29 pts). FC Augsburg are 9th (43 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
FC Augsburg
0-15
3/2
16-30
3/–
31-45
3/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Volkswagen Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Marcel Tisserand has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' FC Augsburg have won 387 goals from 433 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 21' Wout Weghorst puts VfL Wolfsburg on the lead.
  • 26' VfL Wolfsburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 29' Andre Hahn picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 34' FC Augsburg has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 37' Wout Weghorst with the second goal in the match!
  • 41' Robin Knoche doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' A tactical swap from FC Augsburg — Kevin Danso on, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' Wout Weghorst adds to his 1 season tally! VfL Wolfsburg lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 56' Yunus Malli gets the nod from VfL Wolfsburg. He replaces Admir Mehmedi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 57' Against the run of play, Daniel Ginczek has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 60' Brilliant from the ! Elvis Rexhbecaj makes it 6-0 with a superb finish on 60.
  • 60' Fresh legs for FC Augsburg! Julian Schieber comes on to replace Ji Dongwon.
  • 64' Controversy at the stadium! Simon Asta argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 69' Josip Brekalo gets the nod from VfL Wolfsburg. He replaces Jerome Roussillon and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VfL Wolfsburg and FC Augsburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 79' It is a cagey affair so far. VfL Wolfsburg in their trying to find a way past FC Augsburg's compact .
  • 81' The whistle greets Elvis Rexhbecaj as he departs to be replaced by Felix Klaus.
  • 82' Against the run of play, Julian Schieber has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 85' GOAL! Josip Brekalo fires home to make it 7-1!
  • 89' Kevin Danso doubles the advantage! 7-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • The final score is 8-1.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Labbadia

FC Augsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin Schmidt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wout Weghorst 4
Phillip Tietz 3
Maximilian Arnold 2
Yannick Gerhardt 2
Daniel Ginczek 2
Josip Brekalo 2
Kristijan Jakic 2
Tin Jedvaj 1

Head to Head

2019-05-18 VfL Wolfsburg 8–1 FC Augsburg 2018-12-23 FC Augsburg 2–3 VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2019-05-18 VfL Wolfsburg 8–1 FC Augsburg W 2019-05-11 VfB Stuttgart 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2019-05-04 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 1. FC Nurnberg W 2019-04-28 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–4 VfL Wolfsburg W 2019-04-22 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt D 2019-04-13 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg L

FC Augsburg Form

2019-05-18 VfL Wolfsburg 8–1 FC Augsburg L 2019-05-11 FC Augsburg 3–4 Hertha BSC L 2019-05-05 FC Schalke 04 0–0 FC Augsburg D 2019-04-26 FC Augsburg 1–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2019-04-20 FC Augsburg 6–0 VfB Stuttgart W 2019-04-14 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–3 FC Augsburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.26 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 FC Augsburg xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg68% Draw17% FC Augsburg15%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 4.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 66%
34%
± 4.5 48%
52%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
85%
Draw or FC Augsburg
32%
VfL Wolfsburg or FC Augsburg
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg56% Draw31% FC Augsburg13%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 8–1 not predicted
8 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
7.5%
2 – 1
7.1%
4 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.7%
2 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
5.1%
1 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
4 – 0
4.5%
4 – 2
4.2%
5 – 1
4%
1 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push FC Augsburg covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 19% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 18% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
FC Augsburg keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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