German Bundesliga

FC Cologne vs VfL Wolfsburg, 2025-26 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
FC Cologne
  • 29': Linton Maina
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VfL Wolfsburg

    About

    FC Cologne are hosting VfL Wolfsburg at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, 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': Delay in match because of an injury Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln).
    • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Dzenan Pejcinovic.
    • 14': Foul by Linton Maina (1. FC Köln).
    • 14': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Handball by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 16': Foul by Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 16': Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kamil Grabara (VfL Wolfsburg). Assisted by Kristoffer Lund with a cross.
    • 18': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Kamil Grabara.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 19': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Marius Bülter is caught offside.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt.
    • 21': Foul by Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln).
    • 21': Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Linton Maina.
    • 23': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 24': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marius Bülter with a cross.
    • 26': Alessio Castro-Montes (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 26': Attempt missed. Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessio Castro-Montes with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 29': Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Krauß.
    • 31': Foul by Vinicius Souza (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 31': Marius Bülter (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 33': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Vinicius Souza.
    • 34': Foul by Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln).
    • 34': Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 35': Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marius Bülter.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a through ball.
    • 37': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Kilian Fischer.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Marius Bülter (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristoffer Lund.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 40': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Ragnar Ache is caught offside.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Sebulonsen.
    • 45': Foul by Vinicius Souza (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 45': Marius Bülter (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 45': Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins 1. FC Köln 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
    • 45': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Adam Daghim replaces Vinicius Souza.
    • 45': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kento Shiogai replaces Lovro Majer.
    • 51': Foul by Alessio Castro-Montes (1. FC Köln).
    • 51': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Tom Krauß.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Adam Daghim (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
    • 53': Handball by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 55': Foul by Adam Daghim (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 55': Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Christian Eriksen (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Alessio Castro-Montes (1. FC Köln).
    • 57': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Dzenan Pejcinovic is caught offside.
    • 58': Denis Vavro (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln).
    • 58': Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Dzenan Pejcinovic is caught offside.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Marius Bülter (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high.
    • 61': Foul by Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln).
    • 61': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Adam Daghim (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln).
    • 64': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Kristoffer Lund.
    • 66': Foul by Christian Eriksen (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 66': Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Christian Eriksen (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson replaces Marius Bülter.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson with a headed pass following a fast break.
    • 68': Foul by Adam Daghim (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 68': Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Kento Shiogai (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 71': Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Kento Shiogai (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Adam Daghim (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 73': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Sebastian Sebulonsen.
    • 74': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Saël Kumbedi replaces Kilian Fischer.
    • 74': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Patrick Wimmer.
    • 75': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Saïd El Mala replaces Jakub Kaminski.
    • 75': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Jan Thielmann replaces Linton Maina because of an injury.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saël Kumbedi with a cross.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Adam Daghim (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt with a cross.
    • 79': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Saël Kumbedi is caught offside.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Krauß.
    • 80': Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adam Daghim with a cross.
    • 84': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Kristoffer Lund.
    • 85': Foul by Saël Kumbedi (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 85': Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Rav van den Berg replaces Kristoffer Lund.
    • 86': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Youssoupha Niang replaces Ragnar Ache.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Dzenan Pejcinovic (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln). Assisted by Adam Daghim with a through ball.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Kento Shiogai (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a fast break.
    • 90': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 90': Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Aaron Zehnter replaces Yannick Gerhardt.
    • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln).
    • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Kento Shiogai (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln).
    • 90'+4': Alessio Castro-Montes (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Adam Daghim (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln). Assisted by Jesper Lindstrøm with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kamil Grabara (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
    • 0': Match ends, 1. FC Köln 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 8
    4 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 3
    58.3 Possession 41.7
    14 SHOTS 15
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    370 Accurate Passes 230
    466 Passes 320
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    7 Accurate Crosses 8
    18 Crosses 25
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    43 Long Balls 63
    16 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    8 Effective Tackles 16
    20 Tackles 21
    0.4 Tackle % 0.8
    5 Interceptions 5
    47 Effective Clearances 35
    47 Clearances 35

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: RheinEnergieStadion
    Location: Cologne, Germany
    Attendance: 50,000

    Bundesliga Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bayern Munich 20 +56 51
    2 Borussia Dortmund 20 +22 45
    3 TSG Hoffenheim 20 +20 42
    4 VfB Stuttgart 20 +11 39
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    KOE FC Cologne (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
    39 Cenk Özkacar
    28 Sebastian Sebulonsen
    32 Kristoffer Lund
    17 Alessio Castro-Montes
    5 Tom Krauss
    6 Eric Martel
    16 Jakub Kaminski
    37 Linton Maina
    30 Marius Bulter
    9 Ragnar Ache Yellow Card
    FC Cologne Substitutes:
    Ron-Robert Zieler, Denis Huseinbasic, Ísak Jóhannesson, Fynn Schenten, Said El Mala, Youssoupha Niang, Jan Thielmann, Luca Waldschmidt, Rav van den Berg.

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

    No. Name
    1 Kamil Grabara (GK)
    15 Moritz Jenz Yellow Card
    3 Denis Vavro
    31 Yannick Gerhardt Yellow Card
    2 Kilian Fischer
    10 Lovro Majer
    27 Maximilian Arnold
    5 Vinicius Souza
    17 Dzenan Pejcinovic
    39 Patrick Wimmer
    24 Christian Eriksen Yellow Card
    VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
    Kento Shiogai, Saël Kumbedi, Marius Müller, Pharell Hensel, Aaron Zehnter, Jesper Lindstrom, Konstantinos Koulierakis, Mattias Svanberg, Adam Daghim.

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