AUGSBURG. FC Augsburg found a way to reverse the score against VfL Wolfsburg. VfL Wolfsburg lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the WWK Arena stadium in Augsburg on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Schlager with the help of Sven Waschitzki and Arno Blos. The 4th official was Matthias Jöllenbeck. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.73 degrees Celsius or 54.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 8 Total 13
- 5 On Target 6
- 3 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 83 Attack 96
- 40 Dangerous attack 46
- 85 Ball safe 101
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 5
- 6 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 17 Total 15
- 6 Yellow Cards 4
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
VfL Wolfsburg had a superior ball possession 60% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
VfL Wolfsburg had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, FC Augsburg was able to find the solution to win this match.
FC Augsburg shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
FC Augsburg received 5 yellow cards (Felix Uduokhai, Dion Drena Beljo, Elvis Rexhbeçaj, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw and Mads Pedersen). Regarding the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg received 4 yellow cards (Sebastiaan Bornauw, Maximilian Arnold, Tiago Tomás and Joakim Mæhle).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Augsburg will have 11 points to sit in the 10th place. On the other side, VfL Wolfsburg will stay with 12 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Augsburg will play away with Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 18th of May with a 16-3 head to head stats in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).
VfL Wolfsburg will host FSV Mainz 05 on the 18th of May with a 13-8 head to head statistic in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (11 draws).
FC Augsburg – Formation
FC Augsburg adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jess Thorup decided to play with the following team: Irvin Cardona, Finn Gilbert Dahmen
, Robert Gumny , Jeffrey Gouweleeuw , Felix Uduokhai , Mads Pedersen , Niklas Dorsch , Elvis Rexhbeçaj , Fredrik Jensen , Sven Michel , Ermedin Demirović and Phillip Tietz .The home team had on the bench: Patric Pfeiffer, Dion Drena Beljo
, Masaya Okugawa , Ruben Vargas , Tim Breithaupt, Iago , Maximilian Bauer, Arne Engels and Tomáš Koubek.Substitutions
FC Augsburg made 5 changes: Niklas Dorsch for Arne Engels (63′), Sven Michel for Ruben Vargas (63′), Mads Pedersen for Iago (63′), Fredrik Jensen for Masaya Okugawa (78′) and Robert Gumny for Dion Drena Beljo (78′).
Best player: Arne Engels
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Augsburg was Arne Engels.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 9 passes (40% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 3 crosses.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 63′.
VfL Wolfsburg – Formation
Also VfL Wolfsburg adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Niko Kovač played with: Pavao Pervan
, Joakim Mæhle , Maxence Lacroix , Moritz Jenz , Nicolas Cozza , Mattias Svanberg , Maximilian Arnold , Kevin Paredes , Lovro Majer , Patrick Wimmer , Jonas Wind .The following players were sitting on the bench: Tiago Tomás
, Ridle Baku , Yannick Gerhardt , Sebastiaan Bornauw , Cedric Zesiger, Aster Vranckx, Václav Černý , Jakub Kamiński and Philipp Schulze.Substitutions
VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: Patrick Wimmer for Tiago Tomás (52′), Lovro Majer for Yannick Gerhardt (74′), Kevin Paredes for Sebastiaan Bornauw (74′), Moritz Jenz for Václav Černý (87′) and Nicolas Cozza for Ridle Baku (87′).
Best player: Mattias Svanberg
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Mattias Svanberg.
His rating is
with 62 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- VfB Stuttgart – TSG Hoffenheim – 2-3
- FC Augsburg – VfL Wolfsburg – 3-2
- Werder Bremen – FC Union Berlin – 2-0
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – Heidenheim – 2-1
- RB Leipzig – FC Köln – 6-0
- FC Bayern München – Darmstadt 98 – 8-0