German Bundesliga

Wolfsburg vs Bochum 2021-22 German Bundesliga

  • 22': Wout Weghorst
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1 - 0
  • Red Card 4': Robert Tesche

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

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+35 Bayern Munich 12 34 0
+9 RB Leipzig 12 26 2
+10 Borussia Dortmund 12 25 1
+11 Bayer Leverkusen 12 23 3
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Statistics

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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

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
17 Maximilian Philipp
27 Maximilian Arnold
24 Xaver Schlager
9 Wout Weghorst
11 Renato Steffen
20 Ridle Baku

BOC VfL Bochum (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Manuel Riemann (GK)
29 Maxim Leitsch Yellow Card
24 Vasilios Lampropoulos
3 Danilo Soares
2 Cristian Gamboa
23 Robert Tesche Red Card
20 Elvis Rexhbecaj Yellow Card
8 Anthony Losilla
9 Simon Zoller
22 Christopher Antwi-Adjei
10 Takuma Asano

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