VfB Stuttgart vs VfL Wolfsburg, 2023-24 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
Record-breaking Guirassy scores hat-trick to put Stuttgart top
VfB Stuttgart's record-breaking forward Serhou Guirassy scored a hat-trick in a 3-1 comeback win over visiting VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday, stretching his sensational run to 13 goals from seven Bundesliga matches and lifting his team into top spot.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Pascal Stenzel tries a through ball, but Jamie Leweling is caught offside.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg.
- 1': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Pascal Stenzel.
- 4': Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart).
- 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 5': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Foul by Joakim Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 8': Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Joakim Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 10': Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Cédric Zesiger.
- 12': Foul by Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart).
- 12': Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 14': Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Cédric Zesiger (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 16': Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Angelo Stiller.
- 19': Attempt saved. Joakim Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Wind.
- 19': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Alexander Nübel.
- 20': Foul by Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart).
- 20': Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
- 22': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Cédric Zesiger (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart).
- 25': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Atakan Karazor tries a through ball, but Serhou Guirassy is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
- 27': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Wind with a headed pass.
- 29': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Chris Führich tries a through ball, but Enzo Millot is caught offside.
- 31': Attempt saved. Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt.
- 31': Foul by Cédric Zesiger (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 31': Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Leweling.
- 34': Foul by Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart).
- 34': Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Joakim Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg.
- 34': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 37': Foul by Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart).
- 37': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Cédric Zesiger (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart).
- 42': Foul by Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 42': Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Waldemar Anton tries a through ball, but Jamie Leweling is caught offside.
- 44': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Pascal Stenzel.
- 45': Attempt missed. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
- 45'+2': Foul by Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 45'+2': Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Waldemar Anton.
- 45'+4': Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 45'+6': First Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
- 45': Second Half begins VfB Stuttgart 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
- 47': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Pascal Stenzel.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Millot.
- 51': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart).
- 51': Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Cédric Zesiger.
- 53': Foul by Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 53': Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Millot with a through ball.
- 55': Attempt saved. Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Koen Casteels.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joakim Mæhle.
- 55': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Anthony Rouault.
- 56': Attempt missed. Cédric Zesiger (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Attempt missed. Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Führich.
- 59': Attempt saved. Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Silas Katompa Mvumpa replaces Pascal Stenzel.
- 61': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Deniz Undav replaces Jamie Leweling.
- 62': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Aster Vranckx replaces Yannick Gerhardt because of an injury.
- 64': Penalty VfB Stuttgart. Serhou Guirassy draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 64': Penalty conceded by Cédric Zesiger (VfL Wolfsburg) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 65': VAR Decision: Penalty VfB Stuttgart.
- 67': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 68': Foul by Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart).
- 68': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 69': Foul by Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 69': Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Anthony Rouault (VfB Stuttgart).
- 70': Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Attempt saved. Anthony Rouault (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Atakan Karazor.
- 73': Foul by Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 73': Silas Katompa Mvumpa (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Foul by Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart).
- 74': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Angelo Stiller.
- 76': Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Hiroki Ito.
- 77': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Joakim Mæhle.
- 78': Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Millot.
- 78': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 2, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Führich with a through ball.
- 79': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Paredes replaces Lovro Majer.
- 79': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Václav Cerny replaces Tiago Tomás.
- 79': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jakub Kaminski replaces Mattias Svanberg.
- 80': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Atakan Karazor tries a through ball, but Silas Katompa Mvumpa is caught offside.
- 82': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 83': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Dan-Axel Zagadou replaces Anthony Rouault.
- 83': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Maximilian Mittelstädt replaces Chris Führich.
- 84': Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 85': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Amin Sarr replaces Jonas Wind.
- 89': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Cédric Zesiger.
- 90'+1': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+3': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Leonidas Stergiou replaces Serhou Guirassy.
- 90'+4': Foul by Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart).
- 90'+4': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
- 0': Match ends, VfB Stuttgart 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
- 0': Match ends, VfB Stuttgart 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
Statistics
 WOB |
VFB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 40.9 | Possession | 59.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 295 | Accurate Passes | 492 |
| 391 | Passes | 573 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 13 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 15 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Attendance: 52,000
Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Attendance: 52,000
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 31 | +55 | 81 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 31 | +51 | 69 |
| 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 31 | +32 | 64 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 31 | +38 | 62 |
Line-Ups
VfB Stuttgart (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Alexander Nübel (GK) |
| 2 | Waldemar Anton |
| 29 | Anthony Rouault |
| 21 | Hiroki Ito |
| 15 | Pascal Stenzel |
| 8 | Enzo Millot |
| 6 | Angelo Stiller |
| 16 | Atakan Karazor |
| 9 | Serhou Guirassy |
| 27 | Chris Führich |
| 18 | Jamie Leweling |
VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 5 | Cedric Zesiger |
| 4 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 21 | Joakim Maehle |
| 20 | Ridle Baku |
| 31 | Yannick Gerhardt |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 32 | Mattias Svanberg  |
| 23 | Jonas Wind |
| 11 | Tiago Tomas |
| 19 | Lovro Majer |
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