German Bundesliga Promotion/Relegation Playoff

FT Monday, May 21, 2018
VfL Wolfsburg LLLWW 1
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Holstein Kiel LWDWL 0
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2nd Leg - VfL Wolfsburg win 4-1 on aggregate · Holstein-Stadion · 12,000 att.

Match Report

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Wolfsburg beat Holstein Kiel to stave off Bundesliga relegation

Robin Knoche's goal 15 minutes from time ensured Wolfsburg kept their place in the Bundesliga after beating Holstein Kiel 4-1 on aggregate.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
19
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
3
40.1
Possession
59.9
13
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
201
Accurate Passes
329
285
Passes
425
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
12
Crosses
17
0.4
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
69
25
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
13
12
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
16
Effective Clearances
17
16
Clearances
17

Head to Head

WOB leads series 1-0

Lineups

KSV · 4-1-4-1

  1. 18Kenneth KronholmG
  2. 5Rafael CzichosCD-L
  3. 3Dominik SchmidCD-R
  4. 6David KinsombiDM
  5. 15Johannes van den BerghLB
  6. 19Patrick HerrmannRB
  7. 8Alexander MühlingCM-L
  8. 9Tom WeilandtCM-R
  9. 14Aaron SeydelLM
  10. 27Kingsley SchindlerRM
  11. 10Marvin DuckschF

WOB · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Koen CasteelsG
  2. 25John BrooksCD-L
  3. 31Robin KnocheCD-R
  4. 23Josuha GuilavoguiDM
  5. 17Felix UduokhaiLB
  6. 2WilliamRB
  7. 27Maximilian ArnoldCM-L
  8. 10Yunus MalliCM-R
  9. 21Josip BrekaloLM
  10. 8Renato SteffenRM
  11. 14Divock OrigiF

Timeline

  1. 28' Felix Uduokhai (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 31' Patrick Herrmann (Holstein Kiel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 75' Goal! Holstein Kiel 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Robin Knoche (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  4. 76' Substitution, Holstein Kiel. Manuel Janzer replaces Tom Weilandt.
  5. 76' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Ignacio Camacho replaces Yunus Malli.
  6. 80' Substitution, Holstein Kiel. Dominic Peitz replaces Patrick Herrmann.
  7. 84' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Landry Dimata replaces Divock Origi.
  8. 89' John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 89' Dominic Peitz (Holstein Kiel) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 90'+2' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jakub Blaszczykowski replaces Josip Brekalo.
  11. 90'+5' Marvin Ducksch (Holstein Kiel) is shown the yellow card.

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