VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Red Bull Salzburg, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Red Bull Salzburg — Champions League at Volkswagen Arena.
- VfL Wolfsburg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FC Red Bull Salzburg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
- Referee Rui Licinio Barbosa Tavares
- Referee Francois Letexier
- Referee Artur Dias
- Referee Paulo Soares
- Referee Hugo Miguel
19 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern München 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC København 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Nov FC Red Bull Salzburg H 2–1 W 30 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 2–0 W 23 Oct SC Freiburg H 0–2 L 20 Oct FC Red Bull Salzburg A 1–3 L 16 Oct 1. FC Union Berlin A 0–2 L 02 Oct Borussia Monchengladbach H 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Nov VfL Wolfsburg A 1–2 L 20 Oct VfL Wolfsburg H 3–1 W 29 Sep Lille OSC H 2–1 W 14 Sep Sevilla FC A 1–1 D 25 Aug Brondby IF A 2–1 W 17 Aug Brondby IF H 2–1 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Volkswagen Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 4' GOAL! Ridle Baku scores on 4. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt
- 9' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rasmus Kristensen made 480 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 14' It’s high time Matthias Jaissle made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Wout Weghorst on 28.
- 30' Goal! Maximilian Wober scores his 7 goal in 480 matches.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lukas Nmecha, as he is very good at scoring at Volkswagen Arena with 12 goals in the last 9 games.
- 40' Benjamin Sesko has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 45' It looks like no one’s ball. VfL Wolfsburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 50' FC Red Bull Salzburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 55' The travelling FC Red Bull Salzburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 60' Sensational shot from Lukas Nmecha. VfL Wolfsburg is back in the lead.
- 63' The supporters are chanting for Dodi Lukebakio. He replaces Wout Weghorst on 63 minute.
- 68' VfL Wolfsburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 70' John Brooks is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
- 73' Another substitution for VfL Wolfsburg to replace Paulo Otavio by Renato Steffen on 73 minute.
- 77' Another substitution for FC Red Bull Salzburg to replace Jerome Onguene by Oumar Solet on 77 minute.
- 82' The VfL Wolfsburg manager makes a substitution. Aster Vranckx departs to be replaced by Kevin Mbabu.
- 83' The referee shows VfL Wolfsburg player a Yellow card on 83.
- 87' The referee shows FC Red Bull Salzburg player a Yellow card on 87.
- 89' Another change for FC Red Bull Salzburg made on 89 minute. Mohamed Camara leaves to be changed by Maurits Kjaergaard.
- The final score is 2-1.
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Lineups
VfL Wolfsburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 4
- 1
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9
Wout Weghorst ↓ Dodi Lukebakio 63'
- 25
- 27
- 23
- 31
- 20
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6
Paulo Otavio ↓ Renato Steffen 73'
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8
Aster Vranckx ↓ Kevin Mbabu 82'
Bench
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15
Jerome Roussillon ↑ 73'
- 33
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11
Renato Steffen ↑ 73'
- 12
- 17
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28
Dodi Lukebakio ↑ 63'
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19
Kevin Mbabu ↑ 82'
- 22
- 5
Coach Florian KohfeldtFC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 43
- 39
- 77
- 17
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6
Jerome Onguene ↓ Oumar Solet 77'
- 11
- 18
- 19
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27
Karim Adeyemi ↓ Benjamin Sesko 63'
- 13
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21
Luka Sucic ↓ Chikwubuike Adamu 77'
Bench
- 95
- 10
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22
Oumar Solet ↑ 77'
- 33
- 29
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9
Chikwubuike Adamu ↑ 77'
- 1
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30
Benjamin Sesko ↑ 63'
- 37
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14
Maurits Kjaergaard ↑ 89'
- 15
Coach Matthias Jaissle -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Noah Okafor 2 Lukas Nmecha 2 Karim Adeyemi 1 Maximilian Wober 1 Ridle Baku 1 Head to Head
VfL Wolfsburg Form
2021-11-02 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg W 2021-10-30 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg W 2021-10-23 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 SC Freiburg L 2021-10-20 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2021-10-16 1. FC Union Berlin 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2021-10-02 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 Borussia Monchengladbach LFC Red Bull Salzburg Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.36 VfL Wolfsburg xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.41 FC Red Bull Salzburg xGI would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or FC Red Bull Salzburg 72% + Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: VfL Wolfsburg winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.77Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
VfL Wolfsburg or Draw 65%Draw or FC Red Bull Salzburg 62%VfL Wolfsburg or FC Red Bull Salzburg 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.9%0 – 0 8.2%1 – 2 8.1%0 – 1 7.9%2 – 1 Actual1 – 0 7.6%0 – 2 6.1%2 – 0 5.7%2 – 2 5.6%1 – 3 3.8%3 – 1 3.6%0 – 3 2.8%Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg
Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push FC Red Bull Salzburg covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 10% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 19% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 63% — 37% +1 63% 19% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 11% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet 25% ✓FC Red Bull Salzburg keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.