German Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg vs SC Freiburg, 2021-22 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
    FT
    0 - 2
    SC Freiburg
    • 27': Philipp Lienhart
    • 68': Lucas Höler

    About

    VfL Wolfsburg are hosting SC Freiburg 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.
    • 2': Foul by Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 2': Nico Schlotterbeck (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg).
    • 4': Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aster Vranckx with a cross.
    • 6': Foul by Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 6': Lukas Kübler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Offside, Sport-Club Freiburg. Christian Günter tries a through ball, but Lucas Höler is caught offside.
    • 7': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 7': Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 15': Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Foul by Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg).
    • 23': Foul by Christian Günter (Sport-Club Freiburg).
    • 23': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 24': Nico Schlotterbeck (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Sport-Club Freiburg).
    • 25': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Christian Günter (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Foul by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 26': Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Philipp Lienhart (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo.
    • 27': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Sport-Club Freiburg 1. Philipp Lienhart (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
    • 28': VAR Decision: Goal VfL Wolfsburg 0-1 Sport-Club Freiburg (Philipp Lienhart).
    • 29': Attempt saved. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu with a cross.
    • 30': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 30': Manuel Gulde (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Kübler.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Lukas Kübler (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Günter with a cross.
    • 32': VAR Decision: No Penalty Sport-Club Freiburg.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Paulo Otávio with a cross.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 36': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
    • 37': Foul by Lukas Kübler (Sport-Club Freiburg).
    • 37': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Attempt missed. John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 38': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Christian Günter.
    • 39': Foul by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 39': Lukas Kübler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Nico Schlotterbeck (Sport-Club Freiburg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jeong Woo-Yeong.
    • 45': Foul by Christian Günter (Sport-Club Freiburg).
    • 45': Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Manuel Gulde.
    • 45'+2': Foul by John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 45'+2': Nico Schlotterbeck (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, Sport-Club Freiburg 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 0, Sport-Club Freiburg 1.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu with a cross.
    • 49': Foul by Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg).
    • 49': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Maximilian Philipp replaces Paulo Otávio.
    • 56': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Josuha Guilavogui.
    • 58': Christian Günter (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Philipp (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
    • 59': Foul by Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg).
    • 59': Maximilian Philipp (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 61': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Lukas Kübler.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 61': Hand ball by Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 62': Foul by Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 62': Philipp Lienhart (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Foul by Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg).
    • 64': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Lucas Höler.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 64': Attempt missed. John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lukas Nmecha with a cross following a corner.
    • 66': Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 66': Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Sport-Club Freiburg 2. Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Günter.
    • 69': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Kevin Schade replaces Manuel Gulde.
    • 69': Foul by Christian Günter (Sport-Club Freiburg).
    • 69': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 70': Jeong Woo-Yeong (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Renato Steffen.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Kevin Schade (Sport-Club Freiburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross.
    • 73': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 73': Kevin Schade (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Jeong Woo-Yeong (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 74': Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Foul by Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg).
    • 77': Attempt saved. Dodi Lukébakio (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aster Vranckx with a cross.
    • 78': Hand ball by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 78': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Nils Petersen replaces Lucas Höler.
    • 78': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Ermedin Demirovic replaces Jeong Woo-Yeong.
    • 80': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Nmecha replaces Renato Steffen.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Dodi Lukébakio (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Philipp.
    • 81': Foul by Dodi Lukébakio (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 81': Kevin Schade (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Sport-Club Freiburg).
    • 84': Attempt missed. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Philipp with a cross.
    • 84': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (Sport-Club Freiburg).
    • 84': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Hand ball by Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 87': Foul by Kevin Schade (Sport-Club Freiburg).
    • 87': Maximilian Philipp (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Janik Haberer replaces Lukas Kübler.
    • 87': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Kiliann Sildillia replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
    • 88': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Maximilian Eggestein.
    • 88': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Sebastiaan Bornauw replaces John Brooks because of an injury.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Kevin Schade.
    • 90'+1': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Nils Petersen.
    • 90'+2': Dodi Lukébakio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Kevin Schade (Sport-Club Freiburg).
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, Sport-Club Freiburg 2.
    • 0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, Sport-Club Freiburg 2.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 17
    0 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    1 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 2
    43.5 Possession 56.5
    11 SHOTS 18
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    245 Accurate Passes 332
    344 Passes 427
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 13
    14 Crosses 36
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    72 Long Balls 70
    27 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 8
    5 Effective Tackles 3
    13 Tackles 10
    0.4 Tackle % 0.3
    9 Interceptions 13
    21 Effective Clearances 15
    21 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: Volkswagen Arena
    Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
    Attendance: 10,251

    Bundesliga Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bayern Munich 31 +81 82
    2 Borussia Dortmund 31 +34 67
    3 RB Leipzig 31 +24 62
    4 VfB Stuttgart 31 +20 57
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WOB VfL Wolfsburg (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Koen Casteels (GK)
    25 John Brooks
    4 Maxence Lacroix
    6 Paulo Otávio
    19 Kevin Mbabu Yellow Card
    23 Josuha Guilavogui Yellow Card
    27 Maximilian Arnold
    8 Aster Vranckx
    10 Lukas Nmecha
    11 Renato Steffen Yellow Card
    20 Ridle Baku
    VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
    Yannick Gerhardt, Micky van de Ven, Daniel Ginczek, Jannis Lang, Maximilian Philipp, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Pavao Pervan, Dodi Lukebakio, Felix Nmecha.

    SCF SC Freiburg (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    26 Mark Flekken (GK)
    3 Philipp Lienhart
    4 Nico Schlotterbeck
    5 Manuel Gulde
    27 Nicolas Höfler
    8 Maximilian Eggestein
    30 Christian Günter
    17 Lukas Kübler
    9 Lucas Höler
    32 Vincenzo Grifo
    29 Jeong Woo-Yeong
    SC Freiburg Substitutes:
    Keven Schlotterbeck, Dominique Heintz, Janik Haberer, Nils Petersen, Kiliann Sildillia, Ermedin Demirovic, Noah Weißhaupt, Benjamin Uphoff, Kevin Schade.

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