WOLFSBURG. VfL Wolfsburg prevailed over VfB Stuttgart. VfL Wolfsburg capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA stadium in Wolfsburg on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Zwayer who was helped by Marco Achmüller and Christian Höhler. The 4th official was Florian Heft. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 19 Total 14
- 5 On Target 7
- 14 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 94 Attack 91
- 47 Dangerous attack 33
- 108 Ball safe 113
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
Fouls
- 16 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
VfL Wolfsburg had a strong ball possession 57% while VfB Stuttgart was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
VfL Wolfsburg was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why VfL Wolfsburg won the match.
VfL Wolfsburg shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, VfB Stuttgart shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
VfL Wolfsburg received 3 yellow cards (P. Wimmer, R. Baku and M. Arnold). On the other side, VfB Stuttgart received 6 yellow cards (S. Guirassy, W. Anton, H. Ito, A. Karazor, E. Millot and P. Matarazzo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, VfL Wolfsburg will have 8 points to sit in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, VfB Stuttgart will stay with 5 points like Bayer 04 Leverkusen to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will host SC Freiburg on the 21st of January with a 12-9 head to head in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (5 draws).
VfB Stuttgart will host FSV Mainz 05 on the 21st of January with a 10-10 head to head stats.
VfL Wolfsburg – Formation
VfL Wolfsburg started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Niko Kovač decided to play with the following team: Koen Casteels
, Ridle Baku , Maxence Lacroix , Micky van de Ven , Paulo Otávio , Maximilian Arnold , Patrick Wimmer , Mattias Svanberg , Yannick Gerhardt , Jakub Kamiński and Omar Marmoush .The home team had on the bench: Josuha Guilavogui, Maximilian Philipp, Kevin Paredes
, Pavao Pervan, Kilian Fischer, Sebastiaan Bornauw , Bartol Franjić, Luca Waldschmidt and Felix Nmecha .Substitutions
VfL Wolfsburg made 4 changes: J. Kaminski for K. Paredes (76′), M. Lacroix for S. Bornauw (85′), P. Wimmer for F. Nmecha (85′) and O. Marmoush for B. Franjic (90′).
Best player: Yannick Gerhardt
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Yannick Gerhardt.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 24 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12.VfB Stuttgart – Formation
VfB Stuttgart started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Pellegrino Matarazzo played with: Florian Müller
, Pascal Stenzel , Konstantinos Mavropanos , Waldemar Anton , Hiroki Ito , Wataru Endo , Atakan Karazor , Naouirou Ahamada , Silas Katompa Mvumpa , Serhou Guirassy and Chris Führich .The following players were sitting on the bench: Dan-Axel Zagadou
, Enzo Millot , Tiago Tomás , Nikolas Nartey, Luca Pfeiffer , Tanguy Coulibaly, Lilian Egloff , Juan José Perea and Fabian Bredlow.Substitutions
VfB Stuttgart made 5 changes: W. Endo for E. Millot (68′), P. Stenzel for D. Zagadou (77′), S. Guirassy for L. Pfeiffer (77′), C. Fuhrich for T. Tomas (77′) and N. Ahamada for L. Egloff (87′).
Best player: Konstantinos Mavropanos
The player that probably impressed the most for VfB Stuttgart was Konstantinos Mavropanos.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 34 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Werder Bremen – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 5-1
- Eintracht Frankfurt – FC Union Berlin – 2-0
- SC Freiburg – FSV Mainz 05 – 2-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – VfB Stuttgart – 3-2
- FC Köln – Borussia Dortmund – 3-2
- RB Leipzig – VfL Bochum 1848 – 4-0