VfL Wolfsburg vs Eintracht Frankfurt, 2020-21 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Weghorst strikes as Wolfsburg fight back to beat Frankfurt
Wolfsburg broke into the Bundesliga top four after Wout Weghorst scored a second-half brace to inspire a 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Obite Evan Ndicka.
- 1': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Obite Evan Ndicka.
- 3': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Obite Evan Ndicka.
- 5': Foul by Bas Dost (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 5': John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Martin Hinteregger.
- 7': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Maximilian Philipp tries a through ball, but Wout Weghorst is caught offside.
- 9': Attempt missed. Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 14': Foul by Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 14': Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Obite Evan Ndicka (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 15': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Obite Evan Ndicka (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 22': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Obite Evan Ndicka.
- 23': Attempt saved. Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu.
- 26': Attempt saved. Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Rode.
- 26': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. David Abraham tries a through ball, but Bas Dost is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Philipp.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Rode.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Rode.
- 29': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 32': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Martin Hinteregger tries a through ball, but Erik Durm is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 33': Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 36': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Obite Evan Ndicka.
- 39': Attempt saved. Erik Durm (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bas Dost.
- 42': Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 42': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 43': Koen Casteels (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Sebastian Rode.
- 44': Attempt missed. Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Attempt missed. Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maxence Lacroix.
- 45': Attempt saved. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
- 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 0, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
- 52': Foul by Bas Dost (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 52': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Erik Durm with a cross.
- 54': Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 55': Attempt missed. Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daichi Kamada following a fast break.
- 56': Attempt saved. Maximilian Philipp (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 56': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 56': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 57': Erik Durm (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Foul by Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 59': Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 59': Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Penalty Eintracht Frankfurt. Martin Hinteregger draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 60': Penalty conceded by John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 61': VAR Decision: Penalty Eintracht Frankfurt.
- 62': John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Bas Dost (Eintracht Frankfurt) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 67': Attempt missed. Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ridle Baku with a cross.
- 70': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Stefan Ilsanker.
- 70': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Bartosz Bialek replaces Josip Brekalo.
- 73': Foul by Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 73': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Attempt saved. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 74': Attempt saved. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 76': Penalty conceded by Stefan Ilsanker (Eintracht Frankfurt) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 76': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 78': Attempt missed. Bartosz Bialek (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ridle Baku with a cross.
- 78': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 78': Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 81': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 82': Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Erik Durm (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Bartosz Bialek (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 85': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Aymen Barkok replaces Sebastian Rode.
- 85': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Danny da Costa replaces Erik Durm because of an injury.
- 86': Foul by Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 86': Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xaver Schlager with a through ball.
- 89': Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 90': Bartosz Bialek (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Stefan Ilsanker (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 90': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Amin Younes replaces Stefan Ilsanker.
- 90'+2': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Klaus replaces Maximilian Philipp.
- 90'+3': Foul by Bas Dost (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 90'+3': Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Bas Dost (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. William replaces Ridle Baku.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 1.
- 0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 1.
Statistics
 SGE |
WOB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 7 | Saves | 3 |
| 45.7 | Possession | 54.3 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 274 | Accurate Passes | 348 |
| 406 | Passes | 475 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 11 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 74 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 8 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 20 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 28 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 28 | +73 | 73 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 28 | +32 | 64 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 28 | +19 | 53 |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 28 | +18 | 53 |
Line-Ups
VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 25 | John Brooks  |
| 4 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 15 | Jérôme Roussillon |
| 19 | Kevin Mbabu |
| 17 | Maximilian Philipp |
| 24 | Xaver Schlager |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 9 | Wout Weghorst |
| 7 | Josip Brekalo |
| 20 | Ridle Baku |
Eintracht Frankfurt (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Trapp (GK) |
| 13 | Martin Hinteregger |
| 2 | Evan Ndicka |
| 19 | David Abraham |
| 3 | Stefan Ilsanker |
| 17 | Sebastian Rode |
| 8 | Djibril Sow |
| 10 | Filip Kostic |
| 25 | Erik Durm |
| 9 | Bas Dost |
| 15 | Daichi Kamada |
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