WOLFSBURG. VfL Wolfsburg manages to recover against FC Augsburg with an own goal from M. Arnold 2′ and a goal on the M. Berisha 32′. VfL Wolfsburg was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%)
M. Arnold squandered a decisive penalty (21′). That would have allowed VfL Wolfsburg to win the match.
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 Martin Petersen assisted by Alexander Sather and Robert Edgar Wessel. The 4th official was Marcel Unger. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 8.5 degrees Celsius or 47.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 23 Total 5
- 5 On Target 2
- 14 Off Target 1
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 136 Attack 64
- 63 Dangerous attack 22
- 103 Ball safe 91
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
VfL Wolfsburg had a superior ball possession 68% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
VfL Wolfsburg was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough VfL Wolfsburg to win the match.
VfL Wolfsburg shot 23 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Augsburg shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
VfL Wolfsburg received 3 yellow cards (Ridle Baku, P. Wimmer and K. Paredes). On the opposite side, FC Augsburg received 2 yellow cards (Mads Pedersen and Arne Maier).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, VfL Wolfsburg will have 39 points to hold in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Augsburg will have 29 points to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will play away against VfL Bochum 1848 on the 22nd of April with a 6-3 head to head in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (2 draws).
FC Augsburg will host VfB Stuttgart on the 21st of April with a 9-9 head to head stats.
VfL Wolfsburg – Formation
VfL Wolfsburg started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Niko Kovač decided to play with the following team: Yannick Gerhardt, Jakub Kamiński, Patrick Wimmer, Omar Marmoush, Koen Casteels, Ridle Baku, Maxence Lacroix, Micky van de Ven, Paulo Otávio, Mattias Svanberg and Maximilian Arnold.
The home team had on the bench: Gian-Luca Waldschmidt, Pavao Pervan, Kevin Paredes, Felix Kalu Nmecha, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Dzenan Pejcinovic, Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza, Jonas Older Wind and Josuha Guilavogui.
Substitutions
VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: Mattias Svanberg for Felix Nmecha (46′), Ridle Baku for Kevin Paredes (60′), Yannick Gerhardt for Jonas Older Wind (60′), Omar Marmoush for Luca Waldschmidt (66′) and P. Wimmer for Nicolas Cozza (75′).
FC Augsburg – Formation
FC Augsburg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Enrico Maaßen played with: Rafał Gikiewicz, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Robert Gumny, Maximilian Bauer, Iago Amaral Borduchi, Elvis Rexhbecaj, Arne Maier, Ruben Vargas, Arne Engels, Mërgim Berisha and Drena Beljo Dijon.
These were the players on the bench: Mads Pedersen, Irvin Cardona, Fredrik Jensen, Daniel Caligiuri, Renato De Palma Veiga, Tomáš Koubek, Julian Baumgartlinger, Nathanaël Mbuku and Noah-Joel Sarenren-Bazee.
Substitutions
FC Augsburg made 5 changes: Rubén Vargas for Mads Pedersen (46′), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw for Renato De Palma Veiga (70′), Mergim Berisha for Irvin Cardona (70′), D. Beljo for Fredrik Jensen (88′) and Arne Engels for Julian Baumgartlinger (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Schalke 04 – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 0-3
- VfL Wolfsburg – FC Augsburg – 2-2
- SC Freiburg – Hertha BSC – 1-1
- FC Union Berlin – VfB Stuttgart – 3-0
- RB Leipzig – FSV Mainz 05 – 0-3
- FC Bayern München – Borussia Dortmund – 4-2