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VfL Wolfsburg vs KAA Gent, Europe 2019-20 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
VfL Wolfsburg
1 – 3
Full Time
KAA Gent
Thu 7 Nov 2019 · 20:00 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Maximilian Arnold 45' Y
Y 45' Nana Asare
Y 46' Ihor Plastun
Robin Knoche 75' Y
Renato Steffen 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Wolfsburg vs KAA Gent — Europe at Volkswagen Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Fabio Maresca
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Matteo Passeri
  • Referee Giacomo Paganessi
5 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 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 Fenerbahçe 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

1
1
VfL Wolfsburg 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals KAA Gent
Last 5 meetings
2019-11-07 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 KAA Gent 2019-10-24 KAA Gent 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov KAA Gent H 1–3 L
02 Nov Borussia Dortmund A 0–3 L
30 Oct RB Leipzig H 1–6 L
27 Oct FC Augsburg H 0–0 D
24 Oct KAA Gent A 2–2 D
19 Oct RB Leipzig A 1–1 D
KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov VfL Wolfsburg A 3–1 W
03 Nov Royal Standard de Liège H 3–1 W
31 Oct RSC Anderlecht A 3–3 D
27 Oct K. Sint-Truidense VV A 0–0 D
24 Oct VfL Wolfsburg H 2–2 D
19 Oct KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren H 2–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Volkswagen Arena as VfL Wolfsburg face off against KAA Gent in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Jonathan David has been relatively quiet despite scoring 158 goals in his last 307 appearances.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joao Victor makes it 1-0.
  • 25' Thomas Kaminski needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 30' Ihor Plastun has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' KAA Gent is showing some good football. However, KAA Gent are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Maximilian Arnold argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 46' The referee has no hesitation. Ihor Plastun is booked for KAA Gent — Yellow card on 46.
  • 50' What a moment for Roman Yaremchuk! That strike on 50 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Oliver Glasner will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' Brilliant from the ! Laurent Depoitre makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 65.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Josip Brekalo as he leaves the pitch. Yunus Malli steps in for VfL Wolfsburg.
  • 70' The VfL Wolfsburg manager makes a substitution. Maximilian Arnold departs to be replaced by Lukas Nmecha.
  • 75' VfL Wolfsburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 75.
  • 76' Magnificent from Michael Ngadeu! That is 8 goals in 169 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 81' The KAA Gent bench stirs into life. Roman Yaremchuk is withdrawn and Alessio Castro-Montes gets his opportunity.
  • 82' Felix Klaus is replacing Robin Knoche for the VfL Wolfsburg side.
  • 85' It’s a booking for VfL Wolfsburg player. Renato Steffen gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' It is a substitution in KAA Gent team. Laurent Depoitre is replaced by Giorgi Kvilitaia on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from KAA Gent to claim maximum points.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jess Thorup

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.88 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg27% Draw26% KAA Gent47%
Actual: KAA Gent win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
53%
Draw or KAA Gent
73%
VfL Wolfsburg or KAA Gent
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg21% Draw42% KAA Gent37%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
7.4%
0 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.8%
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
4.7%
0 – 3
4.6%
2 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push KAA Gent 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% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 15% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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