German Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Cologne, 2020-21 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
  • 69': Josip Brekalo
FT
1 - 0
FC Cologne

    About

    VfL Wolfsburg are hosting FC Cologne at Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Rafael Czichos.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josip Brekalo with a cross following a corner.
    • 7': Foul by Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 7': Marius Wolf (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Rafael Czichos (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 11': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 11': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Noah Katterbach with a cross.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt.
    • 16': Foul by Marius Wolf (1. FC Köln).
    • 16': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) with an attempt from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marius Wolf.
    • 19': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
    • 20': Foul by Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 20': Marius Wolf (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 21': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 21': Ismail Jakobs (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Foul by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
    • 26': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Foul by Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 29': Noah Katterbach (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln).
    • 30': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 31': Marius Wolf (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 32': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kingsley Ehizibue with a cross.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 35': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 35': Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 35': Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
    • 39': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Noah Katterbach.
    • 41': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 41': Noah Katterbach (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 42': Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Dominick Drexler (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Noah Katterbach with a cross.
    • 43': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Josip Brekalo.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Dominick Drexler (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ismail Jakobs with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Hector.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, 1. FC Köln 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 0, 1. FC Köln 0.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu with a cross.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
    • 50': Hand ball by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
    • 51': Foul by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
    • 51': John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 52': Ismail Jakobs (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Marius Wolf (1. FC Köln).
    • 55': Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Hand ball by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 57': Attempt saved. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by John Brooks.
    • 57': Foul by John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 57': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
    • 60': Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Kingsley Ehizibue.
    • 61': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Noah Katterbach tries a through ball, but Ondrej Duda is caught offside.
    • 62': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Maximilian Philipp replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Philipp.
    • 63': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 63': Marius Wolf (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Elvis Rexhbecaj replaces Dominick Drexler.
    • 69': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
    • 72': Foul by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
    • 72': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Joao Victor replaces Josip Brekalo.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu.
    • 75': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sebastian Andersson replaces Jonas Hector.
    • 75': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Florian Kainz replaces Noah Katterbach.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu with a cross.
    • 77': Hand ball by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
    • 79': Foul by Sebastian Andersson (1. FC Köln).
    • 79': John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 81': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Max Meyer replaces Ondrej Duda.
    • 81': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Marius Wolf.
    • 82': Foul by Joao Victor (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 82': Kingsley Ehizibue (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by John Brooks.
    • 89': Emmanuel Dennis (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Joao Victor (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 89': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Koen Casteels tries a through ball, but Wout Weghorst is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Kingsley Ehizibue.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Timo Horn.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Josuha Guilavogui replaces Xaver Schlager.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Sebastian Andersson (1. FC Köln).
    • 90'+3': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Florian Kainz with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Emmanuel Dennis.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FC Köln 0.
    • 0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FC Köln 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 18
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    4 Saves 1
    48.2 Possession 51.8
    9 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    336 Accurate Passes 378
    437 Passes 469
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    11 Accurate Crosses 7
    21 Crosses 24
    0.5 Cross % 0.3
    75 Long Balls 56
    40 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 1
    7 Effective Tackles 12
    20 Tackles 21
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    12 Interceptions 12
    22 Effective Clearances 22
    22 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: Volkswagen Arena
    Location: Wolfsburg, Germany

    Bundesliga Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bayern Munich 27 +72 70
    2 Borussia Dortmund 27 +30 61
    3 VfB Stuttgart 27 +20 53
    4 RB Leipzig 27 +18 50
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WOB VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Koen Casteels (GK)
    25 John Brooks
    4 Maxence Lacroix
    15 Jérôme Roussillon
    19 Kevin Mbabu Yellow Card
    31 Yannick Gerhardt Yellow Card
    27 Maximilian Arnold
    24 Xaver Schlager
    9 Wout Weghorst
    7 Josip Brekalo
    20 Ridle Baku
    VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
    Marin Pongracic, Josuha Guilavogui, Maximilian Philipp, Bartosz Bialek, Tim Siersleben, Pavao Pervan, Jeffrey Bruma, Daniel Ginczek, Joao Victor.

    KOE FC Cologne (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Timo Horn (GK)
    5 Rafael Czichos
    22 Jorge Meré
    28 Ellyes Skhiri
    3 Noah Katterbach
    19 Kingsley Ehizibue
    14 Jonas Hector
    24 Dominick Drexler
    8 Ismail Jakobs
    31 Marius Wolf
    18 Ondrej Duda
    FC Cologne Substitutes:
    Salih Özcan, Elvis Rexhbecaj, Jannes Horn, Benno Schmitz, Florian Kainz, Emmanuel Dennis, Sebastian Andersson, Max Meyer, Ron-Robert Zieler.

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