Wolfsburg vs Bochum 2021-22 German Bundesliga
Wolfsburg struggle past promoted 10-man Bochum for winning start to season
VfL Wolfsburg's top scorer Wout Weghorst drilled in a first-half winner to kick off their Bundesliga season with a nervous 1-0 victory on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Robert Tesche (VfL Bochum 1848) is shown the red card.
- 5': Penalty saved! Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 22': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, VfL Bochum 1848 0. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 29': Maxim Leitsch (VfL Bochum 1848) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Milos Pantovic replaces Takuma Asano.
- 70': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Omar Marmoush replaces Renato Steffen because of an injury.
- 78': Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Herbert Bockhorn replaces Cristian Gamboa.
- 81': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Josuha Guilavogui replaces Xaver Schlager.
- 81': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt replaces Maximilian Philipp.
- 87': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Admir Mehmedi replaces Jérôme Roussillon because of an injury.
- 88': Elvis Rexhbecaj (VfL Bochum 1848) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Silvère Ganvoula replaces Vasilios Lampropoulos.
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 8,536
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 8,536
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +57 | Bayern Munich | 18 | 50 | 0 |
| +18 | Borussia Dortmund | 18 | 39 | 1 |
| +14 | TSG Hoffenheim | 17 | 33 | 4 |
| +7 | VfB Stuttgart | 18 | 33 | 5 |
Statistics
 BOC |
WOB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 38.7 | Possession | 61.3 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 244 | Accurate Passes | 462 |
| 344 | Passes | 540 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 11 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 81 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 16 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 20 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 16 | Clearances | 14 |
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 |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 24 | Xaver Schlager |
| 9 | Wout Weghorst |
| 11 | Renato Steffen |
| 20 | Ridle Baku |
VfL Bochum (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Riemann (GK) |
| 29 | Maxim Leitsch  |
| 24 | Vasilios Lampropoulos |
| 3 | Danilo Soares |
| 2 | Cristian Gamboa |
| 23 | Robert Tesche  |
| 20 | Elvis Rexhbecaj |
| 8 | Anthony Losilla |
| 9 | Simon Zoller |
| 22 | Christopher Antwi-Adjei |
| 10 | Takuma Asano |
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