VfL Wolfsburg overcomes FC Augsburg 1-0 with a goal scored by L. Nmecha

WOLFSBURG. VfL Wolfsburg conquers FC Augsburg 1-0 after L. Nmecha scored just 1 goal (14').

November 7, 2021

WOLFSBURG. VfL Wolfsburg overcomes FC Augsburg 1-0 after L. Nmecha scored just 1 goal (14′). VfL Wolfsburg was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%) was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA stadium in Wolfsburg on Saturday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. In front of 16,095 spectators. The referee was Marco Fritz with the support of Dominik Schaal and Marcel Pelgrim. The 4th official was Florian Lechner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.

Match Statistics

VfL Wolfsburg

1 - 0

FC Augsburg

! 62 Ball Possession 38

Shots

9 Total 10
3 On Target 4
6 Off Target 6
3 Shots blocked 6

128 Attack 77
43 Dangerous attack 34
110 Ball safe 84

0 Penalties 0
0 Corners 8
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

13 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

VfL Wolfsburg had a strong ball possession 62% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

VfL Wolfsburg was has a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why VfL Wolfsburg won the match.

VfL Wolfsburg shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, FC Augsburg shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

VfL Wolfsburg received 2 yellow cards (F. Nmecha and J. Guilavogui). Regarding the opposition, FC Augsburg received 3 yellow cards (T. Strobl, M. Pedersen and R. Oxford).

Match Timeline

Lukas Nmecha(goal)P. Otavio

14'

39'

Niklas Dorsch- sub ->Tobias Strobl

39'

Niklas Dorsch- sub ->T. Strobl

46'

56'

57'

64'

69'

75'

81'

82'

Kevin Mbabu- sub ->R. Baku

86'

87'

Reece Oxford - Yellow

90'

Mads Pedersen- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DSC Arminia Bielefeld

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

After this encounter, VfL Wolfsburg will have 19 points to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Augsburg will stay with 9 points like Eintracht Frankfurt to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will play away with VfL Bochum 1848 on the 9th of January with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (2 draws).

FC Augsburg will host FC Bayern München on the 19th of November with a 19-2 head to head statistic in favor of FC Bayern München (2 draws).

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg

Koen Casteels 1.Belgium

7.4

John Anthony Brooks 25.United States

7.1

Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium

6.3

56'

Ahmet Cil 23.France

7.4

86'

Paulo Otávio 6.Brazil

6.7

69'

Ridle Baku 20.Germany

7.0

82'

M. Arnold 27.Germany

7.2

Renato Steffen 11.Switzerland

6.6

57'

Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany

7.0

81'

Wout Weghorst 9.Netherlands

7.0

Lukas Nmecha 10.Germany

7.8

14'

Substitutes

Pavao Pervan 12.Austria

Micky van de Ven 5.Netherlands

7.4

56'

Kevin Mbabu 19.Switzerland

6.8

82'

Jérôme Roussillon 15.Guadeloupe

7.0

69'

Admir Mehmedi 14.Switzerland

Felix Nmecha 22.Germany

6.4

81'

90'

Daniel Ginczek 33.Germany

Dodi Lukébakio 28.Belgium

6.6

57'

Maximilian Philipp 17.Germany

VfL Wolfsburg started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Florian Kohfeldt decided to play with the following team: Koen Casteels (7.4), Sebastiaan Bornauw (6.3), Josuha Guilavogui (7.4), John Brooks (7.1), Ridle Baku (7.0), Renato Steffen (6.6), Maximilian Arnold (7.2), Paulo Otávio (6.7), Lukas Nmecha (7.8), Yannick Gerhardt (7.0) and Wout Weghorst (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Admir Mehmedi, Daniel Ginczek, Dodi Lukebakio (6.6), Micky van de Ven (7.4), Maximilian Philipp, Kevin Mbabu (6.8), Pavao Pervan, Felix Nmecha (6.4) and Jérôme Roussillon (7.0).

VfL Wolfsburg could not rely on the presence of M. van de Ven (injured).

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: R. Steffen for D. Lukebakio (57′), S. Bornauw for M. van de Ven (57′), P. Otavio for J. Roussillon (69′), Y. Gerhardt for F. Nmecha (81′) and R. Baku for K. Mbabu (82′).

Best player: Lukas Nmecha

The most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Lukas Nmecha.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 38 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg

Rafal Gikiewicz 1.Poland

6.8

Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 6.Netherlands

6.1

Mads Pedersen 3.Denmark

7.1

90'

Reece Oxford 4.England

6.6

87'

Robert Gumny 2.Poland

6.8

Daniel Caligiuri 20.Italy

7.0

Tobias Strobl 5.Germany

6.6

39'

Arne Maier 10.Germany

7.3

Rubén Vargas 16.Switzerland

6.9

64'

Alfred Finnbogason 27.Iceland

6.4

46'

Andi Zeqiri 21.Switzerland

6.2

Substitutes

Tomas Koubek 40.Czech Republic

Raphael Framberger 32.Germany

F. Winther 26.Denmark

Niklas Dorsch 30.Germany

6.8

39'

Carlos Gruezo 8.Ecuador

André Hahn 28.Germany

6.6

S. Córdova 9.Venezuela

6.4

64'

Michael Gregoritsch 11.Austria

6.4

75'

Florian Niederlechner 7.Germany

6.6

46'

FC Augsburg started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

On the other side, Markus Weinzierl played with: Rafał Gikiewicz (6.8), Robert Gumny (6.8), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (6.1), Reece Oxford (6.6), Mads Pedersen (7.1), Daniel Caligiuri (7.0), Arne Maier (7.3), Tobias Strobl (6.6), Ruben Vargas (6.9), Alfreð Finnbogason (6.4) and Andi Zeqiri (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Niklas Dorsch (6.8), Raphael Framberger, Sergio Córdova (6.4), Frederik Franck Winther, Michael Gregoritsch (6.4), Florian Niederlechner (6.6), Tomáš Koubek, Carlos Gruezo and André Hahn (6.6).

FC Augsburg could not rely on the presence of N. Dorsch (injured) and M. Gregoritsch (injured).

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 5 changes: T. Strobl for N. Dorsch (39′), A. Finnbogason for F. Niederlechner (46′), D. Caligiuri for A. Hahn (64′), R. Vargas for S. Cordova (64′) and F. Niederlechner for M. Gregoritsch (75′).