Cologne vs Wolfsburg 2022-23 German Bundesliga
Introduction
FC Cologne are hosting VfL Wolfsburg
at RheinEnergieStadion, Köln, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.
Match Commentary
- 4': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Omar Marmoush.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
- 45': Second Half begins 1. FC Köln 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
- 63': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jakub Kaminski replaces Ridle Baku.
- 66': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, VfL Wolfsburg 2. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 73': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sargis Adamyan replaces Mathias Olesen.
- 78': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tim Lemperle replaces Steffen Tigges.
- 80': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Nmecha replaces Mattias Svanberg.
- 84': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Justin Diehl replaces Linton Maina.
- 88': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Paredes replaces Patrick Wimmer.
- 88': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind replaces Omar Marmoush.
- 90'+4': Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, VfL Wolfsburg 2.
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: RheinEnergieStadion
Location: Köln, Germany
Attendance: 49,300
Venue: RheinEnergieStadion
Location: Köln, Germany
Attendance: 49,300
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +59 | Bayer Leverkusen | 32 | 84 | 0 |
| +49 | Bayern Munich | 32 | 69 | 7 |
| +34 | VfB Stuttgart | 32 | 67 | 7 |
| +38 | RB Leipzig | 32 | 63 | 7 |
Statistics
 WOB |
KOE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 6 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 42.7 | Possession | 57.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 252 | Accurate Passes | 362 |
| 342 | Passes | 446 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 12 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 16 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 32 | Clearances | 12 |
FC Cologne (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Marvin Schwäbe (GK) |
| 24 | Julian Chabot |
| 4 | Timo Hübers |
| 14 | Jonas Hector  |
| 17 | Kingsley Schindler |
| 28 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 47 | Mathias Olesen |
| 37 | Linton Maina |
| 7 | Dejan Ljubicic |
| 21 | Steffen Tigges |
| 27 | Davie Selke |
VfL Wolfsburg (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 5 | Micky van de Ven |
| 4 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 6 | Paulo Otávio |
| 2 | Kilian Fischer |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 31 | Yannick Gerhardt |
| 32 | Mattias Svanberg |
| 33 | Omar Marmoush |
| 39 | Patrick Wimmer |
| 20 | Ridle Baku |
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