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VfL Wolfsburg vs VfB Stuttgart, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2020-21
VfL Wolfsburg
1 – 0
Full Time
VfB Stuttgart
Sun 20 Dec 2020 · 17:00 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'
Y 20' Nicolas Gonzalez
Y 48' Waldemar Anton
Renato Steffen 76' Y
Y 86' Orel Mangala
Yannick Gerhardt 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Wolfsburg vs VfB Stuttgart — Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Benjamin Cortus
  • Referee Florian Badstubner
  • Referee Christian Dietz
  • Referee Markus Schuller

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

9
4
9
VfL Wolfsburg 22 games · Avg 2.9 goals VfB Stuttgart
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-20 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 VfB Stuttgart 2019-05-11 VfB Stuttgart 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg 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

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec VfB Stuttgart H 1–0 W
16 Dec FC Bayern München A 1–2 L
11 Dec Eintracht Frankfurt H 2–1 W
05 Dec 1. FC Koln A 2–2 D
27 Nov SV Werder Bremen H 5–3 W
21 Nov FC Schalke 04 A 2–0 W
VfB Stuttgart
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec VfL Wolfsburg A 0–1 L
15 Dec 1. FC Union Berlin H 2–2 D
12 Dec Borussia Dortmund A 5–1 W
06 Dec SV Werder Bremen A 2–1 W
28 Nov FC Bayern München H 1–3 L
21 Nov TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 3–3 D

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Volkswagen Arena!
  • 5' VfL Wolfsburg 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' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' VfL Wolfsburg are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against VfB Stuttgart's shape.
  • 20' Nicolas Gonzalez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 20.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VfL Wolfsburg that had 471 games and scored 479 goals.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VfL Wolfsburg and VfB Stuttgart are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at Volkswagen Arena. VfB Stuttgart seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' Gonzalo Castro is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for VfB Stuttgart tonight.
  • 48' The referee shows VfB Stuttgart player a Yellow card on 48.
  • 49' Silas Wamangituka is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 54' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 54 minutes.
  • 59' Waldemar Anton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Mateo Klimowicz. He replaces Silas Wamangituka on 60 minute.
  • 61' Roberto Massimo is replacing Tanguy Coulibaly for the VfB Stuttgart side.
  • 66' 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.
  • 71' Josuha Guilavogui is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for VfB Stuttgart so far.
  • 73' Pascal Stenzel makes way for Sasa Kalajdzic at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from VfB Stuttgart.
  • 76' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Renato Steffen.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Philipp Klement. He replaces Daniel Didavi on 81 minute.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Gonzalo Castro. He replaces Borna Sosa on 82 minute.
  • 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Orel Mangala on 86.
  • 87' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Ridle Baku is replaced by Joao Victor.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Yannick Gerhardt. He receives a Yellow card.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 VfB Stuttgart.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sehrou Guirassy 6
Yannick Gerhardt 3
Konstantinos Mavropanos 2
Mohammed Amoura 2
Wout Weghorst 2
Gonzalo Castro 2
Omar Marmoush 2
Jamie Leweling 1

Head to Head

2020-12-20 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 VfB Stuttgart 2019-05-11 VfB Stuttgart 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg 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

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2020-12-20 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 VfB Stuttgart W 2020-12-16 FC Bayern München 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2020-12-11 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2020-12-05 1. FC Koln 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg D 2020-11-27 VfL Wolfsburg 5–3 SV Werder Bremen W 2020-11-21 FC Schalke 04 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg W

VfB Stuttgart Form

2020-12-20 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 VfB Stuttgart L 2020-12-15 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 1. FC Union Berlin D 2020-12-12 Borussia Dortmund 1–5 VfB Stuttgart W 2020-12-06 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 VfB Stuttgart W 2020-11-28 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 FC Bayern München L 2020-11-21 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–3 VfB Stuttgart D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.62 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.02 VfB Stuttgart xG
I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or VfB Stuttgart 77% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg38% Draw23% VfB Stuttgart39%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
61%
Draw or VfB Stuttgart
62%
VfL Wolfsburg or VfB Stuttgart
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg25% Draw40% VfB Stuttgart35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 3
5.6%
0 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
4.8%
2 – 3
4.5%
0 – 0
3.9%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push VfB Stuttgart covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 15% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 19% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 14% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
14% ✗
VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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