WOLFSBURG. VfL Wolfsburg conquered Salzburg to win 2-1. It was VfL Wolfsburg to strike first with an early goal of R. Baku at the 3′. Then it was a goal in the 30′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Nmecha gave the win to VfL Wolfsburg in the 60′ minute with a goal. Salzburg lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA stadium in Wolfsburg on Tuesday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. In front of 16,112 spectators. The referee was Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias who was helped by Rui Licínio Barbosa Tavares and Paulo Alexandre Santos Soares. The 4th official was Hugo Filipe Ferreira de Campos Moreira Miguel. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.1 degrees Celsius or 43.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 8 Total 12
- 4 On Target 6
- 2 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 110 Attack 153
- 32 Dangerous attack 58
- 107 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Salzburg had a strong ball possession 58% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Salzburg was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, VfL Wolfsburg succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
VfL Wolfsburg shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Salzburg shot 12 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
VfL Wolfsburg received 3 yellow cards (L. Nmecha, W. Weghorst and J. Brooks). On the other side, Salzburg received 1 yellow card (A. Ulmer).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, VfL Wolfsburg will have 5 points like Lille to stay in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Salzburg will stay with 7 points to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, VfL Wolfsburg will host Lille on the 8th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (2 draws).
Salzburg will host Sevilla on the 8th of December with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Sevilla (1 draw).
VfL Wolfsburg – Formation
VfL Wolfsburg
68'
73'
3'
VfL Wolfsburg started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Florian Kohfeldt decided to play with the following team: Koen Casteels , Maxence Lacroix , Josuha Guilavogui , John Brooks , Ridle Baku , Aster Vranckx , Maximilian Arnold , Paulo Otávio , Lukas Nmecha , Wout Weghorst and Yannick Gerhardt .
The home team had on the bench: Jérôme Roussillon , Maximilian Philipp, Pavao Pervan, Kevin Mbabu , Dodi Lukebakio , Renato Steffen , Felix Nmecha, Micky van de Ven and Daniel Ginczek.
Substitutions
VfL Wolfsburg made 4 changes: W. Weghorst for D. Lukebakio (63′), Y. Gerhardt for J. Roussillon (73′), P. Otavio for R. Steffen (73′) and A. Vranckx for K. Mbabu (82′).
Best player: Yannick Gerhardt
The most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Yannick Gerhardt even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 28 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Salzburg – Formation
Salzburg
Salzburg started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the other side, Matthias Jaissle played with: Philipp Köhn , Rasmus Kristensen , Jérôme Onguene , Maximilian Wöber , Andreas Ulmer , Nicolas Seiwald , Mohamed Camara , Luka Sučić , Brenden Aaronson , Karim Adeyemi and Noah Okafor .
These were the players on the bench: Benjamin Šeško , Maurits Kjaergaard, Bernardo, Antoine Bernede, Kilian Ludewig, Alexander Walke, Nico Mantl, Daouda Guindo, Oumar Solet , Chukwubuike Adamu and Mamady Diambou.
Substitutions
Salzburg made 4 changes: K. Adeyemi for B. Sesko (63′), J. Onguene for O. Solet (77′), L. Sucic for C. Adamu (77′) and M. Camara for M. Kjaergaard (89′).
Best player: Maximilian Wöber
The player that probably impressed the most for Salzburg was Maximilian Wöber.
His rating is with 1 goal, 91 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Juventus – Zenit – 4-2
- Sevilla – Lille – 1-2
- Villarreal – Young Boys – 2-0
- Atalanta – Manchester United – 2-2
- Malmö FF – Chelsea – 0-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – Salzburg – 2-1
- Dynamo Kyiv – FC Barcelona – 0-1
- FC Bayern München – Benfica – 5-2
