German Bundesliga

Wolfsburg vs Bayern 2022-23 German Bundesliga

  • 44': Jakub Kaminski
  • 80': Mattias Svanberg
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2 - 4
  • 9': Kingsley Coman
  • 14': Kingsley Coman
  • 19': Thomas Müller
  • Red Card 54': Joshua Kimmich
  • 73': Jamal Musiala

Bayern beats Wolfsburg 4-2 to reclaim Bundesliga lead

— Bayern Munich held on despite Joshua Kimmich’s sending off to beat Wolfsburg 4-2 and return to the top of the Bundesliga on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 9': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, FC Bayern München 1. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from long range on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alphonso Davies.
  • 14': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, FC Bayern München 2. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
  • 19': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, FC Bayern München 3. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 30': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jakub Kaminski replaces Maxence Lacroix.
  • 34': Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
  • 34': Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
  • 38': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC Bayern München 3. Jakub Kaminski (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paulo Otávio with a through ball.
  • 45'+2': Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC Bayern München 3.
  • 54': Second yellow card to Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) for a bad foul.
  • 55': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Serge Gnabry replaces Kingsley Coman.
  • 60': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Josip Stanisic replaces Thomas Müller.
  • 60': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Mathys Tel replaces Leroy Sané.
  • 66': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Omar Marmoush replaces Patrick Wimmer.
  • 66': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Paredes replaces Paulo Otávio.
  • 73': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC Bayern München 4. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Pavard.
  • 74': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Lukas Nmecha replaces Jonas Wind.
  • 74': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt replaces Maximilian Arnold.
  • 78': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Paul Wanner replaces Jamal Musiala.
  • 78': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Daley Blind replaces João Cancelo.
  • 80': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC Bayern München 4. Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 90': Paul Wanner (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Mathys Tel (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC Bayern München 4.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 30,000

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+55 Bayer Leverkusen 31 81 0
+51 Bayern Munich 31 69 6
+32 VfB Stuttgart 31 64 7
+38 RB Leipzig 31 62 7
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Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
4 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 5
4 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 0
47.7 Possession 52.3
9 SHOTS 22
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
420 Accurate Passes 462
500 Passes 535
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 8
11 Crosses 30
0.2 Cross % 0.3
53 Long Balls 46
28 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 9
10 Effective Tackles 14
17 Tackles 25
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 11
26 Effective Clearances 12
26 Clearances 12

Line-Ups

WOB VfL Wolfsburg (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Koen Casteels (GK)
3 Sebastiaan Bornauw Yellow Card
5 Micky van de Ven
4 Maxence Lacroix
22 Felix Nmecha
32 Mattias Svanberg
27 Maximilian Arnold
6 Paulo Otávio Yellow Card
20 Ridle Baku
23 Jonas Wind
39 Patrick Wimmer

MUN Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
27 Yann Sommer (GK)
4 Matthijs de Ligt
5 Benjamin Pavard
19 Alphonso Davies
22 João Cancelo
42 Jamal Musiala
8 Leon Goretzka Yellow Card
6 Joshua Kimmich
25 Thomas Müller
11 Kingsley Coman
10 Leroy Sané Yellow Card

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