Cologne vs Wolfsburg 2021-22 German Bundesliga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 43': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Wind.
- 50': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Dejan Ljubicic replaces Jan Thielmann.
- 68': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Aster Vranckx replaces Micky van de Ven because of an injury.
- 69': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Nmecha replaces Max Kruse.
- 81': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Kingsley Schindler replaces Benno Schmitz.
- 81': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Louis Schaub replaces Florian Kainz.
- 87': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Ondrej Duda replaces Mark Uth.
- 87': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tim Lemperle replaces Luca Kilian.
- 87': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Lukas Nmecha.
- 90'+2': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Bartosz Bialek replaces Jonas Wind.
- 90'+4': Bartosz Bialek (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: RheinEnergieStadion
Location: Köln, Germany
Attendance: 50,000
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 80 | 0 |
| +50 | Bayern Munich | 30 | 66 | 6 |
| +32 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 63 | 7 |
| +35 | RB Leipzig | 30 | 59 | 7 |
Statistics
 WOB |
KOE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 9 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.7 | Possession | 60.3 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 284 | Accurate Passes | 436 |
| 375 | Passes | 536 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 13 |
| 9 | Crosses | 49 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 45 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 45 | Clearances | 7 |
FC Cologne (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Marvin Schwäbe (GK) |
| 4 | Timo Hübers |
| 15 | Luca Kilian |
| 28 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 14 | Jonas Hector |
| 2 | Benno Schmitz |
| 13 | Mark Uth |
| 11 | Florian Kainz |
| 6 | Salih Ozcan |
| 27 | Anthony Modeste |
| 29 | Jan Thielmann |
VfL Wolfsburg (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Pavao Pervan (GK) |
| 25 | John Brooks |
| 4 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 5 | Micky van de Ven |
| 20 | Ridle Baku |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 24 | Xaver Schlager |
| 31 | Yannick Gerhardt |
| 9 | Max Kruse |
| 10 | Lukas Nmecha  |
| 23 | Jonas Wind |
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