WOLFSBURG. VfL Wolfsburg prevailed over FC Union Berlin to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was VfL Wolfsburg to strike first with a goal of Jonas Wind at the 12′. Then it was a goal in the 28′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Joakim Mæhle gave the win to VfL Wolfsburg in the 30′ minute with a goal. FC Union Berlin lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Volkswagen Arena stadium in Wolfsburg on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 21,917 spectators.​ The referee was Felix Brych with the help of Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp. The 4th official was Tom Bauer. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.57 degrees Celsius or 74.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

VfL Wolfsburg

2 - 1

FC Union Berlin

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 8 Total 19
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 3 Off Target 11
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 91 Attack 136
  • 40 Dangerous attack 60
  • 84 Ball safe 104
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 5
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Union Berlin was in firm control of the ball 57% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Union Berlin had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, VfL Wolfsburg succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

VfL Wolfsburg shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin shot 19 times, 6 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

VfL Wolfsburg received 1 yellow card (Mattias Svanberg). Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Jonas Wind(goal)Lovro Majer
12'
28'
Robin Gosens(goal)Aïssa Laïdouni
Joakim Maehle(goal)
30'
61'
61'
Lucas Tousart- sub ->Aïssa Laïdouni
Ridle Baku- sub ->Patrick Wimmer
72'
Tiago Tomás- sub ->Lovro Majer
72'
73'
Brenden Aaronson- sub ->Janik Haberer
73'
Josip Juranovic- sub ->Christopher Trimmel
Mattias Svanberg- Yellow
78'
Amin Sarr- sub ->Jonas Wind
80'
85'
Mikkel Kaufmann- sub ->Robin Knoche
Sebastiaan Bornauw- sub ->Maxence Lacroix
90'
Cédric Zesiger- sub ->Joakim Mæhle
90'

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 match, VfL Wolfsburg will have 9 points like RB Leipzig, VfB Stuttgart and TSG Hoffenheim to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, FC Union Berlin will stay with 6 points like Eintracht Frankfurt and SC Freiburg to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will host FSV Mainz 05 on the 18th of May with a 13-8 head to head statistic in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (11 draws).

FC Union Berlin will host SC Freiburg on the 18th of May with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of FC Union Berlin (2 draws).

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg
G
Koen Casteels 1.Belgium
8.1
D
Maxence Lacroix 4.France
7.5
90'
D
Rogério 13.Brazil
6.4
D
Joakim Maehle 21.Denmark
7.3
90' 30'
D
Moritz Jenz 25.Germany
7.7
M
Lovro Majer 19.Croatia
7.0
72'
M
M. Arnold 27.Germany
6.8
M
Mattias Svanberg 32.Sweden
7.7
78'
M
Patrick Wimmer 39.Austria
7.1
72'
M
Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany
7.0
F
Jonas Wind 23.Denmark
7.3
80' 12'
Substitutes
G
Pavao Pervan 12.Austria
D
Cédric Zesiger 5.Switzerland
90'
D
Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium
90'
M
Vaclav Cerny 7.Czech Republic
M
Jakub Kamiński 16.Poland
M
Ridle Baku 20.Germany
6.6
72'
M
Kevin Paredes 40.United States
F
Amin Sarr 9.Sweden
6.8
80'
F
Tiago Tomás 11.Portugal
7.0
72'

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

The manager Niko Kovač decided to play with the following team: Koen Casteels (8.1), Joakim Mæhle (7.3), Maxence Lacroix (7.5), Moritz Jenz (7.7), Rogério (6.4), Maximilian Arnold (6.8), Mattias Svanberg (7.7), Patrick Wimmer (7.1), Lovro Majer (7.0), Yannick Gerhardt (7.0) and Jonas Wind (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Cedric Zesiger, Václav Černý, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Amin Sarr (6.8), Tiago Tomás (7.0), Pavao Pervan, Jakub Kamiński, Ridle Baku (6.6) and Kevin Paredes.

VfL Wolfsburg could not rely on the presence of Sebastiaan Bornauw (injured).

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: Lovro Majer for Tiago Tomás (72′), Patrick Wimmer for Ridle Baku (72′), Jonas Wind for Amin Sarr (80′), Maxence Lacroix for Sebastiaan Bornauw (90′) and Joakim Mæhle for Cedric Zesiger (90′).

Best player: Koen Casteels​

The most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was the goalkeeper: Koen Casteels. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin
G
Frederik Rönnow 1.Denmark
6.4
D
Diogo Leite 4.Portugal
8.1
D
Danilho Doekhi 5.Netherlands
6.4
D
Robin Knoche 31.Germany
7.3
85'
M
Robin Gosens 6.Germany
7.9
28'
M
Aïssa Laïdouni 20.Tunisia
7.5
61'
M
Christopher Trimmel 28.Austria
7.1
73'
M
Alex Král 33.Czech Republic
7.0
M
Janik Haberer 19.Germany
6.8
73'
F
David Fofana 11.Ivory Coast
6.6
61'
F
Kevin Behrens 17.Germany
7.3
Substitutes
G
Alexander Schwolow 37.Germany
D
Leonardo Bonucci 23.Italy
D
Jérôme Roussillon 26.Guadeloupe
D
Josip Juranovic 18.Croatia
7.1
73'
M
Lucas Tousart 29.France
7.0
61'
M
Brenden Aaronson 7.United States
7.0
73'
F
Sheraldo Becker 27.Suriname
6.6
61'
F
Mikkel Kaufmann 9.Denmark
6.8
85'
F
Benedict Hollerbach 16.Germany

FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Urs Fischer played with: Frederik Rönnow (6.4), Danilho Doekhi (6.4), Robin Knoche (7.3), Diogo Leite (8.1), Christopher Trimmel (7.1), Janik Haberer (6.8), Aïssa Laïdouni (7.5), Alex Kral (7.0), Robin Gosens (7.9), Kevin Behrens (7.3) and David Datro Fofana (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Brenden Aaronson (7.0), Mikkel Kaufmann (6.8), Benedict Hollerbach, Josip Juranovic (7.1), Leonardo Bonucci, Jérôme Roussillon, Sheraldo Becker  (6.6), Lucas Tousart (7.0) and Alexander Schwolow.

FC Union Berlin could not rely on the presence of Lucas Tousart (injured).

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: Christopher Trimmel for Josip Juranovic (73′), Janik Haberer for Brenden Aaronson (73′), David Datro Fofana for Sheraldo Becker (61′), Aïssa Laïdouni for Lucas Tousart (61′) and Robin Knoche for Mikkel Kaufmann (85′).

Best player: Diogo Leite​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Diogo Leite.

His rating is (8.1) with 88 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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