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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

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

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 Liege 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' The game is set. KAA Gent kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' KAA Gent 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.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His VfL Wolfsburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' VfL Wolfsburg is showing some good football. However, VfL Wolfsburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Goal! Joao Victor scores his 23 goal in 42 matches.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' William, a Brazil , has 34 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' VfL Wolfsburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' Maximilian Arnold catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Ihor Plastun catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 46.
  • 50' Against the run of play, Roman Yaremchuk has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 55' Thomas Kaminski has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' KAA Gent is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 65' Sensational shot from Laurent Depoitre. KAA Gent is back in the lead.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Josip Brekalo as he leaves the pitch. Yunus Malli steps in for VfL Wolfsburg.
  • 70' VfL Wolfsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lukas Nmecha is hanging Maximilian Arnold on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Robin Knoche.
  • 76' Michael Ngadeu does the damage! The net is bulging and KAA Gent surge ahead!
  • 81' Roman Yaremchuk makes way for Alessio Castro-Montes at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from KAA Gent.
  • 82' It is a substitution in VfL Wolfsburg team. Robin Knoche is replaced by Felix Klaus on 82 minute.
  • 85' The referee shows VfL Wolfsburg player a Yellow card on 85.
  • 90' Fresh legs for KAA Gent! Giorgi Kvilitaia comes on to replace Laurent Depoitre.
  • With this win, KAA Gent is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.