WOLFSBURG. FC Bayern München prevails over VfL Wolfsburg 4-2.

FC Bayern München remained with 10 players after Joshua Kimmich received a double yellow card in the 54′. Anyway, FC Bayern München still managed to win this contest playing only in 10​.

The match was played at the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA stadium in Wolfsburg on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 30,000 spectators.​ The referee was Harm Osmers with the assistance of Robert Kempter and Thorben Siewer. The 4th official was Max Burda. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 0.1 degrees Celsius or 32.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

VfL Wolfsburg

2 - 4

FC Bayern München

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 23 Total 9
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 16 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 146 Attack 81
  • 59 Dangerous attack 35
  • 67 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. VfL Wolfsburg was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. FC Bayern München that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

VfL Wolfsburg was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, FC Bayern München found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

VfL Wolfsburg shot 23 times, 6 on target, 16 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Bayern München shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

VfL Wolfsburg received 2 yellow cards (Paulo Otávio and Sebastiaan Bornauw). Regarding the opposition, FC Bayern München received 5 yellow cards (Joshua Kimmich, Leroy Sané, Leon Goretzka, M. Tel and Paul Wanner).

Also, FC Bayern München didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (54′).

Match Timeline

9'
Kingsley Coman(goal)Alphonso Davies
14'
Kingsley Coman(goal)
19'
Thomas Müller(goal)
Jakub Kamiński- sub ->Maxence Lacroix
30'
34'
Joshua Kimmich- Yellow
35'
Leroy Sané- Yellow
38'
Jakub Kamiński(goal)Paulo Otávio
44'
45'
Leon Goretzka- Yellow
54'
Joshua Kimmich(yellowred)
55'
Serge Gnabry- sub ->Kingsley Coman
61'
61'
Mathys Tel- sub ->Leroy Sané
67'
Kevin Paredes- sub ->Paulo Otávio
67'
73'
Jamal Musiala(goal)
Yannick Gerhardt- sub ->M. Arnold
74'
Lukas Nmecha- sub ->Jonas Wind
74'
78'
78'
Mattias Svanberg(goal)
81'
90'
Mathys Tel- Yellow
90'
Sebastiaan Bornauw- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After playing this match, VfL Wolfsburg will stay with 29 points to remain in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Bayern München will have 40 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 5th of March with a 15-6 head to head in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (13 draws).

FC Bayern München will play away agasint VfB Stuttgart on the 4th of March with a 26-4 head to head statistic in favor of FC Bayern München (5 draws).

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg
G
Koen Casteels 1.Belgium
5.4
D
Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium
6.7
90'
D
Maxence Lacroix 4.France
6.4
30'
D
Micky van de Ven 5.Netherlands
6.7
M
Paulo Otávio 6.Brazil
7.2
67' 38'
M
M. Arnold 27.Germany
6.7
74'
M
Mattias Svanberg 32.Sweden
7.1
81'
M
Ridle Baku 20.Germany
7.0
M
Felix Nmecha 22.Germany
6.2
F
Patrick Wimmer 39.Austria
6.1
67'
F
Jonas Wind 23.Denmark
7.0
74'
Substitutes
G
Pavao Pervan 12.Austria
D
Nicolas Cozza 8.France
M
Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany
6.7
74'
M
Ahmet Cil 29.France
M
Kevin Paredes 40.United States
6.1
67'
M
Jakub Kamiński 16.Poland
8.0
30' 44'
F
Omar Marmoush 33.Egypt
6.4
67'
F
Luca Waldschmidt 7.Germany
F
Lukas Nmecha 10.Germany
6.2
74'

VfL Wolfsburg started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Niko Kovač decided to play with the following team: Koen Casteels (5.4), Maxence Lacroix (6.4), Sebastiaan Bornauw (6.7), Micky van de Ven (6.7), Ridle Baku (7.0), Mattias Svanberg (7.1), Maximilian Arnold (6.7), Felix Nmecha (6.2), Paulo Otávio (7.2), Patrick Wimmer (6.1) and Jonas Wind (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Yannick Gerhardt (6.7), Josuha Guilavogui, Kevin Paredes (6.1), Nicolas Cozza, Pavao Pervan, Omar Marmoush (6.4), Luca Waldschmidt, Jakub Kamiński (8.0) and Lukas Nmecha (6.2).

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: Maxence Lacroix for Jakub Kamiński (30′), Paulo Otávio for Kevin Paredes (67′), P. Wimmer for Omar Marmoush (67′), Jonas Wind for Lukas Nmecha (74′) and M. Arnold for Yannick Gerhardt (74′).

Best player: Jakub Kamiński​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Jakub Kamiński.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 17 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 30′.

FC Bayern München – Formation

FC Bayern München
G
Yann Sommer 27.Switzerland
6.6
D
João Cancelo 22.Portugal
7.2
78'
D
Benjamin Pavard 5.France
7.2
D
Matthijs de Ligt 4.Netherlands
7.1
D
Alphonso Davies 19.Canada
6.9
M
Leon Goretzka 8.Germany
6.6
45'
M
Joshua Kimmich 6.Germany
7.1
54'
M
Kingsley Coman 11.France
8.6
55' 9', 14'
M
Leroy Sané 10.Germany
6.4
61' 35'
M
Jamal Musiala 42.Germany
7.2
78' 73'
F
Thomas Müller 25.Germany
7.8
61' 19'
Substitutes
G
Sven Ulreich 26.Germany
G
Johannes Schenk 35.Germany
D
Daley Blind 23.Netherlands
6.7
78'
D
Bouna Sarr 20.Senegal
D
Josip Stanisic 44.Croatia
6.5
61'
M
Paul Wanner 14.Austria
6.2
78' 90'
F
Serge Gnabry 7.Germany
6.7
55'
F
Mathys Tel 39.France
6.7
61' 90'

FC Bayern München started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Julian Nagelsmann played with: Yann Sommer (6.6), João Cancelo (7.2), Benjamin Pavard (7.2), Matthijs de Ligt (7.1), Alphonso Davies (6.9), Joshua Kimmich (7.1), Leon Goretzka (6.6), Leroy Sané (6.4), Jamal Musiala (7.2), Kingsley Coman (8.6) and Thomas Müller (7.8).

They had on the bench: Daley Blind (6.7), Serge Gnabry (6.7), Paul Wanner (6.2), Bouna Sarr, Sven Ulreich, Josip Stanišić (6.5), Johannes Schenk and Mathys Tel (6.7).

Substitutions

FC Bayern München made 5 changes: Kingsley Coman for Serge Gnabry (55′), Thomas Müller for Josip Stanisic (61′), Leroy Sané for Mathys Tel (61′), Jamal Musiala for Paul Wanner (78′) and João Cancelo for Daley Blind (78′).

Best player: Kingsley Coman​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Bayern München was Kingsley Coman.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 21 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​