VfL Wolfsburg vs VfB Stuttgart, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2018-19

VfL Wolfsburg

2 – 0

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VfB Stuttgart

Tue 18 Dec 2018 · 19:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Jerome Roussillon 39' Y

Y 50' Nicolas Gonzalez

Y 80' Antonis Aidonis

Overview

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VfL Wolfsburg vs VfB Stuttgart — Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.

VfL Wolfsburg 34 games · 29 pts (2025/26)
VfB Stuttgart 34 games · 62 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Robert Hartmann
Referee Benjamin Cortus
Referee Rene Rohde
Referee Christian Leicher
Referee Markus Schuller

18 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game

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

VfL Wolfsburg 22 games · Avg 2.9 goals VfB Stuttgart

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-18 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 VfB Stuttgart 2018-04-14 VfL Wolfsburg 5–1 VfB Stuttgart 2017-11-25 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2017-03-19 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2016-10-22 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 VfB Stuttgart

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Dec	VfB Stuttgart	H	2–0	W
14 Dec	1. FC Nurnberg	A	2–0	W
08 Dec	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	2–2	D
02 Dec	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	2–1	W
24 Nov	RB Leipzig	H	1–0	W
09 Nov	Hannover 96	A	1–2	L

VfB Stuttgart

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Dec	VfL Wolfsburg	A	0–2	L
15 Dec	Hertha BSC	H	2–1	W
09 Dec	Borussia Monchengladbach	A	0–3	L
01 Dec	FC Augsburg	H	1–0	W
23 Nov	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	0–2	L
10 Nov	1. FC Nurnberg	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

VfL Wolfsburg		VfB Stuttgart
#16	Position	#4
29	Points	62
34	Played	34
7 / 8 / 19	W / D / L	18 / 8 / 8
45	Scored	71
69	Conceded	49
-24	GD	+22
0.85	PPG	1.82
21%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season

32% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

VfL Wolfsburg are 16th (29 pts). VfB Stuttgart are 4th (62 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

VfB Stuttgart

0-15

2/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Volkswagen Arena will turn into a battlefield for VfL Wolfsburg and VfB Stuttgart.
5' VfL Wolfsburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined VfB Stuttgart backline.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VfL Wolfsburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' VfB Stuttgart has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
24' The deadlock is broken! Josuha Guilavogui gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
29' Santiago Ascacibar has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
34' Chadrac Akolo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for VfB Stuttgart so far.
39' VfL Wolfsburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 39.
44' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Wout Weghorst makes it 2-0.
46' The VfB Stuttgart manager makes a substitution. Tasos Donis departs to be replaced by Erik Thommy.
50' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nicolas Gonzalez on 50 minutes.
54' VfB Stuttgart ring the changes. Chadrac Akolo has done his job and it is now time for Daniel Didavi to step up.
59' It’s high time Bruno Labbadia made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
64' The 31-year-old Marc-Oliver Kempf has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
69' 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.
72' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Jerome Roussillon is replaced by Ohis Uduokhai.
77' It is a cagey affair so far. VfL Wolfsburg in their trying to find a way past VfB Stuttgart's compact .
79' VfL Wolfsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Elvis Rexhbecaj is hanging Maximilian Arnold on the field on 79 minute.
80' Antonis Aidonis was booked on 80.
80' A change in the VfB Stuttgart ranks — Antonis Aidonis exits the field as Leon Dajaku enters on 80.
85' Renato Steffen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Admir Mehmedi at the 85 minute mark.
90' VfL Wolfsburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
Another three points for VfL Wolfsburg.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

1
Koen Casteels
9
Wout Weghorst
15
Jerome Roussillon ↓ Ohis Uduokhai 72'
33
Daniel Ginczek
31
Robin Knoche
25
John Brooks
2
William
27
Maximilian Arnold ↓ Elvis Rexhbecaj 79'
23
Josuha Guilavogui C
13
Yannick Gerhardt
14
Admir Mehmedi ↓ Renato Steffen 85'

Bench

Coach Bruno Labbadia

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markus Weinzierl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sehrou Guirassy	6
Yannick Gerhardt	3
Konstantinos Mavropanos	2
Mohammed Amoura	2
Wout Weghorst	2
Gonzalo Castro	2
Omar Marmoush	2
Joakim Maehle	1

Head to Head

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2018-12-18 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 VfB Stuttgart W 2018-12-14 1. FC Nurnberg 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg W 2018-12-08 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2018-12-02 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg W 2018-11-24 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 RB Leipzig W 2018-11-09 Hannover 96 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg L

VfB Stuttgart Form

2018-12-18 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 VfB Stuttgart L 2018-12-15 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 Hertha BSC W 2018-12-09 Borussia Monchengladbach 3–0 VfB Stuttgart L 2018-12-01 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 FC Augsburg W 2018-11-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 VfB Stuttgart L 2018-11-10 1. FC Nurnberg 0–2 VfB Stuttgart W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.71 VfL Wolfsburg xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.54 VfB Stuttgart xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

VfL Wolfsburg47% Draw24% VfB Stuttgart29%

Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw

71%

Draw or VfB Stuttgart

53%

VfL Wolfsburg or VfB Stuttgart

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

VfL Wolfsburg31% Draw42% VfB Stuttgart27%

Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

5.9%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

5.5%

0 – 1

5.2%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap	VfL Wolfsburg covers	Push	VfB Stuttgart covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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