Wolfsburg vs Cologne 2022-23 German Bundesliga
FT
2 - 4
2 - 4
Introduction
VfL Wolfsburg are hosting FC Cologne
at Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bartol Franjic.
- 22': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FC Köln 1. Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Kainz with a through ball.
- 31': Own Goal by Paulo Otávio, VfL Wolfsburg. VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FC Köln 2.
- 38': Micky van de Ven (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FC Köln 3. Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Omar Marmoush replaces Sebastiaan Bornauw.
- 61': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Paredes replaces Luca Waldschmidt.
- 63': Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Linton Maina replaces Ondrej Duda.
- 65': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sargis Adamyan replaces Jan Thielmann.
- 74': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Nmecha replaces Bartol Franjic.
- 75': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jakub Kaminski replaces Paulo Otávio.
- 75': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Mattias Svanberg replaces Maximilian Arnold.
- 79': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, 1. FC Köln 3. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg.
- 80': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tim Lemperle replaces Steffen Tigges.
- 81': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, 1. FC Köln 4. Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Kainz with a through ball following a fast break.
- 82': Omar Marmoush (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Denis Huseinbasic replaces Florian Kainz.
- 88': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Eric Martel replaces Dejan Ljubicic.
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 25,654
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 25,654
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Bayer Leverkusen | 31 | 81 | 0 |
| +49 | Bayern Munich | 32 | 69 | 7 |
| +34 | VfB Stuttgart | 32 | 67 | 7 |
| +38 | RB Leipzig | 32 | 63 | 7 |
Statistics
 KOE |
WOB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 49.4 | Possession | 50.6 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 307 | Accurate Passes | 299 |
| 384 | Passes | 387 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 15 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 85 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 49 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 19 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 18 | Clearances | 12 |
VfL Wolfsburg (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 29 | Josuha Guilavogui |
| 5 | Micky van de Ven  |
| 3 | Sebastiaan Bornauw |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 38 | Bartol Franjic |
| 9 | Max Kruse |
| 6 | Paulo Otávio |
| 20 | Ridle Baku |
| 10 | Lukas Nmecha |
| 7 | Luca Waldschmidt |
FC Cologne (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Marvin Schwäbe (GK) |
| 4 | Timo Hübers |
| 15 | Luca Kilian |
| 14 | Jonas Hector |
| 17 | Kingsley Schindler |
| 18 | Ondrej Duda |
| 28 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 7 | Dejan Ljubicic |
| 21 | Steffen Tigges |
| 11 | Florian Kainz |
| 29 | Jan Thielmann |
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