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VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Bayern München, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
VfL Wolfsburg
1 – 3
Full Time
FC Bayern München
Sat 20 Oct 2018 · 13:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Thiago Alcantara
Maximilian Arnold 35' Y
Y 44' Arjen Robben
R 57' Arjen Robben
Wout Weghorst 81' Y
Y 88' Manuel Neuer

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Bayern München — Bundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Schlager
  • Referee Arno Blos
  • Referee Christian Bandurski
  • Referee Guido Winkmann
  • Referee Pascal Muller

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Borussia Dortmund 4 12
2 FC Bayern München 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 Köln 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 Mönchengladbach 4 0

Head-to-Head

1
15
VfL Wolfsburg 16 games · Avg 4.1 goals FC Bayern München
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-20 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 FC Bayern München

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct FC Bayern München H 1–3 L
05 Oct SV Werder Bremen A 0–2 L
29 Sep Borussia Mönchengladbach H 2–2 D
26 Sep 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 0–0 D
22 Sep SC Freiburg H 1–3 L
15 Sep Hertha BSC H 2–2 D
FC Bayern München
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct VfL Wolfsburg A 3–1 W
06 Oct Borussia Mönchengladbach H 0–3 L
02 Oct AFC Ajax H 1–1 D
28 Sep Hertha BSC A 0–2 L
25 Sep FC Augsburg H 1–1 D
22 Sep FC Schalke 04 A 2–0 W

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
FC Bayern München this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Bayern München
0-15
–/–
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Bayern München
Michael Olise 4 G 1 A
Harry Kane 3 G
Aleksandar Pavlovic 1 G 1 A
Dayot Upamecano 1 G
Luis Diaz 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! VfL Wolfsburg welcome FC Bayern München for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' The 38-year-old Robert Lewandowski has been sensational this season — 4 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' FC Bayern München are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. VfL Wolfsburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' FC Bayern München fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Robert Lewandowski makes it 0-1.
  • 33' Thiago Alcantara catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 33.
  • 35' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Maximilian Arnold.
  • 40' FC Bayern München is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 44' The referee has no hesitation. Arjen Robben is booked for FC Bayern Munchen — Yellow card on 44.
  • 46' The FC Bayern Munchen manager makes a substitution. David Alaba departs to be replaced by Rafinha.
  • 48' Goal! Robert Lewandowski scores his 305 goal in 542 matches.
  • 53' Manuel Neuer is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Bayern München so far.
  • 57' FC Bayern Munchen player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 60' Admir Mehmedi gets the nod from VfL Wolfsburg. He replaces Renato Steffen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' What a moment for Wout Weghorst! That strike on 63 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Leon Goretzka. He replaces Serge Gnabry on 66 minute.
  • 71' VfL Wolfsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yunus Malli is hanging Elvis Rexhbecaj on the field on 71 minute.
  • 72' James Rodriguez adds to his 0 season tally! FC Bayern Munchen lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 77' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 77 minutes.
  • 81' Wout Weghorst catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
  • 84' It is a substitution in FC Bayern Munchen team. James Rodriguez is replaced by Renato Sanches on 84 minute.
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. Manuel Neuer is booked for FC Bayern Munchen — Yellow card on 88.
  • The final score is 1-3.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Labbadia

FC Bayern München Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Robert Lewandowski 10
Jamal Musiala 6
Thomas Muller 5
Serge Gnabry 3
Kingsley Coman 3
Leon Goretzka 3
Michael Olise 2
Mohammed Amoura 2

Head to Head

2018-10-20 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 FC Bayern München

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2018-10-20 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 FC Bayern München L 2018-10-05 SV Werder Bremen 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2018-09-29 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach D 2018-09-26 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–0 VfL Wolfsburg D 2018-09-22 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 SC Freiburg L 2018-09-15 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 Hertha BSC D

FC Bayern München Form

2018-10-20 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 FC Bayern München W 2018-10-06 FC Bayern München 0–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2018-10-02 FC Bayern München 1–1 AFC Ajax D 2018-09-28 Hertha BSC 2–0 FC Bayern München L 2018-09-25 FC Bayern München 1–1 FC Augsburg D 2018-09-22 FC Schalke 04 0–2 FC Bayern München W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.25 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.84 FC Bayern München xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg28% Draw26% FC Bayern München46%
Actual: FC Bayern München win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
54%
Draw or FC Bayern München
72%
VfL Wolfsburg or FC Bayern München
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg21% Draw43% FC Bayern München36%
Actual: FC Bayern München win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 1
7.6%
0 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
6.3%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
4.9%
0 – 3
4.6%
2 – 3
3.6%
2 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push FC Bayern München covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 14% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 21% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 15% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
FC Bayern München keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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