COLOGNE. VfL Wolfsburg managed to find the solution against FC Köln to win 2-1. J. Wind was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was FC Köln to strike first with a goal of Luca Waldschmidt at the 55′. Then it was a goal in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jonas Wind gave the win to VfL Wolfsburg in the 72′ minute scoring a double.

The match was played at the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 49,500 spectators.​ The referee was Matthias Jöllenbeck with the support of Christian Gittelmann and Jonas Weickenmeier. The 4th official was Florian Exner. The weather was extreme rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.55 degrees Celsius or 86.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Köln

1 - 2

VfL Wolfsburg

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 13 Total 9
  • 2 On Target 6
  • 10 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 111 Attack 121
  • 68 Dangerous attack 27
  • 103 Ball safe 115
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. FC Köln was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. VfL Wolfsburg that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Köln was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, VfL Wolfsburg succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

FC Köln shot 13 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

FC Köln received 1 yellow card (Sargis Adamyan). Regarding the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg received 5 yellow cards (Václav Černý, Lovro Majer, Maximilian Arnold, Jonas Wind and Cedric Zesiger).

Match Timeline

Sargis Adamyan- sub ->Davie Selke
28'
Sargis Adamyan- Yellow
48'
Luca Waldschmidt (goal)Sargis Adamyan
55'
58'
Vaclav Cerny- Yellow
62'
M. Arnold- sub ->Yannick Gerhardt
62'
Jonas Wind(goal)Mattias Svanberg
62'
Ridle Baku- sub ->Nicolas Cozza
69'
Max Finkgräfe- sub ->Rasmus Carstensen
69'
72'
Jonas Wind(goal)
Linton Maina- sub ->Dejan Ljubičić
77'
Denis Huseinbasic- sub ->Florian Kainz
78'
79'
Lovro Majer- Yellow
85'
Aster Vranckx- sub ->Václav Černý
85'
Tiago Tomás- sub ->Lovro Majer
89'
M. Arnold- Yellow
89'
Jonas Wind- Yellow
90'
Cédric Zesiger- Yellow
90'
Jakub Kamiński- sub ->Patrick Wimmer

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After this contest, FC Köln stays with 0 points to occupy the 15th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg has 6 points (4th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Köln will play away against Heidenheim on the 18th of May with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of FC Köln (1 draw).

VfL Wolfsburg will host FSV Mainz 05 on the 18th of May with a 13-8 head to head record in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (11 draws).

FC Köln – Formation

FC Köln
G
Marvin Schwäbe 1.Germany
7.5
D
Benno Schmitz 2.Germany
6.4
D
Timo Hübers 4.Germany
6.4
D
Leart Paçarada 17.Kosovo
7.0
D
Julian Chabot 24.Germany
7.0
M
Eric Martel 6.Germany
6.7
69'
M
Dejan Ljubicic 7.Austria
7.0
77'
M
Luca Waldschmidt 9.Germany
7.5
55'
M
Florian Kainz 11.Austria
7.1
78'
M
Rasmus Carstensen 18.Denmark
6.8
69'
F
Davie Selke 27.Germany
6.7
28'
Substitutes
G
Philipp Pentke 20.Germany
D
Luca Kilian 15.Germany
D
Max Finkgräfe 35.Germany
6.3
69'
M
Denis Huseinbasic 8.Germany
6.8
78'
M
Jacob Christensen 22.Denmark
M
Linton Maina 37.Germany
7.0
77'
M
Mathias Olesen 47.Luxembourg
6.7
69'
F
Sargis Adamyan 23.Armenia
7.0
28' 48'
F
Faride Alidou 40.Germany

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

The manager Steffen Baumgart decided to play with the following team: Marvin Schwäbe (7.5), Benno Schmitz (6.4), Timo Hübers (6.4), Julian Chabot (7.0), Leart Paqarada (7.0), Dejan Ljubičić (7.0), Eric Martel (6.7), Rasmus Carstensen (6.8), Florian Kainz (7.1), Luca Waldschmidt (7.5) and Davie Selke (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Denis Huseinbašić (6.8), Luca Kilian, Philipp Pentke, Jacob Christensen, Sargis Adamyan (7.0), Max Finkgräfe (6.3), Linton Maina (7.0), Faride Alidou and Mathias Olesen (6.7).

FC Köln could not rely on the presence of Mathias Olesen (injured) and Sargis Adamyan (injured).

Substitutions

FC Köln made 5 changes: Eric Martel for Mathias Olesen (69′), Rasmus Carstensen for Max Finkgräfe (69′), Dejan Ljubičić for Linton Maina (77′), Florian Kainz for Denis Huseinbašić (78′) and Davie Selke for Sargis Adamyan (28′).

Best player: Marvin Schwäbe​

The most impressive player for FC Köln was the goalkeeper: Marvin Schwäbe. His rating is 7.45. He performed 4 saves.

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg
G
Koen Casteels 1.Belgium
6.7
D
Maxence Lacroix 4.France
7.0
D
Cédric Zesiger 5.Switzerland
7.3
90'
D
Joakim Maehle 21.Denmark
8.1
D
Nicolas Cozza 8.France
7.1
62'
M
Lovro Majer 19.Croatia
6.3
85' 79'
M
Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany
6.8
62'
M
Mattias Svanberg 32.Sweden
7.3
F
Vaclav Cerny 7.Czech Republic
7.0
85' 58'
F
Jonas Wind 23.Denmark
8.1
89' 62', 72'
F
Patrick Wimmer 39.Austria
6.8
90'
Substitutes
G
Pavao Pervan 12.Austria
D
Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium
D
Moritz Jenz 25.Germany
M
Ridle Baku 20.Germany
7.0
62'
M
Aster Vranckx 6.Belgium
6.4
85'
M
Jakub Kamiński 16.Poland
90'
M
M. Arnold 27.Germany
6.6
62' 89'
M
Kevin Paredes 40.United States
F
Tiago Tomás 11.Portugal
6.8
85'

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

Niko Kovač played with: Koen Casteels (6.7), Joakim Mæhle (8.1), Maxence Lacroix (7.0), Cedric Zesiger (7.3), Nicolas Cozza (7.1), Mattias Svanberg (7.3), Yannick Gerhardt (6.8), Lovro Majer (6.3), Václav Černý (7.0), Jonas Wind (8.1) and Patrick Wimmer (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Ridle Baku (7.0), Sebastiaan Bornauw, Aster Vranckx (6.4), Tiago Tomás (6.8), Pavao Pervan, Jakub Kamiński, Moritz Jenz, Maximilian Arnold (6.6) and Kevin Paredes.

VfL Wolfsburg could not rely on the presence of Ridle Baku (injured).

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: Yannick Gerhardt for Maximilian Arnold (62′), Nicolas Cozza for Ridle Baku (62′), Václav Černý for Aster Vranckx (85′), Lovro Majer for Tiago Tomás (85′) and Patrick Wimmer for Jakub Kamiński (90′).

Best player: Joakim Mæhle​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Joakim Mæhle even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 49 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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