STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart beat VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 thanks to S. Guirassy who scored in the 67th, 78th and 82nd minute. It was VfL Wolfsburg to score first with a goal from Yannick Gerhardt. Notwithstanding, later VfB Stuttgart found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Serhou Guirassy (67′), Serhou Guirassy (78′) and Serhou Guirassy (82′). VfB Stuttgart made the most of its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz Arena stadium in Stuttgart on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Siebert with the support of Jan Seidel and Rafael Foltyn. The 4th official was Nicolas Winter. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.5 degrees Celsius or 68.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.​

Match Statistics​

VfB Stuttgart

3 - 1

VfL Wolfsburg

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 14 Total 12
  • 8 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 111 Attack 94
  • 50 Dangerous attack 27
  • 117 Ball safe 87
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 14 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

VfB Stuttgart had a superior ball possession 57% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

VfB Stuttgart had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why VfB Stuttgart won the match​.

VfB Stuttgart shot 14 times, 8 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

VfB Stuttgart received 1 yellow card (Deniz Undav). Talking about the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg received 3 yellow cards (Jonas Wind, Mattias Svanberg and Aster Vranckx).

Match Timeline

5'
Mattias Svanberg- Yellow
34'
Yannick Gerhardt(goal)
42'
Jonas Wind- Yellow
Silla Katompa Mvumpa- sub ->Pascal Stenzel
61'
Deniz Undav- sub ->Jamie Leweling
61'
62'
Aster Vranckx- sub ->Yannick Gerhardt
Serhou Guirassy(VAR)
65'
Serhou Guirassy(penalty)
67'
73'
Aster Vranckx- Yellow
Serhou Guirassy(goal)Chris Führich
78'
79'
Vaclav Cerny- sub ->Tiago Tomás
79'
Jakub Kamiński- sub ->Mattias Svanberg
79'
Kevin Paredes- sub ->Lovro Majer
Serhou Guirassy(goal)
82'
Maximilian Mittelstädt- sub ->Chris Führich
83'
Dan-Axel Zagadou- sub ->Anthony Rouault
83'
85'
Amin Sarr- sub ->Jonas Wind
Leonidas Stergiou- sub ->Serhou Guirassy
90'
Deniz Undav- Yellow
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
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After this contest, VfB Stuttgart will have 18 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg will stay with 12 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart will host Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 18th of May with a 14-10 head to head record in favor of VfB Stuttgart (8 draws).

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

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart
G
Alexander Nübel 33.Germany
7.3
D
Anthony Rouault 29.France
7.3
83'
D
Waldemar Anton 2.Germany
7.3
D
Pascal Stenzel 15.Germany
6.7
61'
D
Hiroki Ito 21.Japan
7.1
M
Jamie Leweling 18.Germany
6.6
61'
M
Angelo Stiller 6.Germany
7.7
M
Enzo Millot 8.France
6.7
M
Atakan Karazor 16.Germany
7.5
M
Chris Führich 27.Germany
8.1
83'
F
Serhou Guirassy 9.Guinea
10.1
90' 67', 78', 82'
Substitutes
G
Fabian Bredlow 1.Germany
D
Maximilian Mittelstädt 7.Germany
6.4
83'
D
Leonidas Stergiou 20.Switzerland
90'
D
Dan-Axel Zagadou 23.France
6.7
83'
M
Genki Haraguchi 17.Japan
M
Lilian Egloff 25.Germany
F
Jovan Milosevic 19.Serbia
F
Deniz Undav 26.Germany
6.6
61' 90'
F
Silla Katompa Mvumpa 14.DR Congo
6.4
61'

VfB Stuttgart adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Sebastian Hoeneß decided to play with the following team: Alexander Nübel (7.3), Pascal Stenzel (6.7), Anthony Rouault (7.3), Waldemar Anton (7.3), Hiroki Ito (7.1), Atakan Karazor (7.5), Angelo Stiller (7.7), Jamie Leweling (6.6), Enzo Millot (6.7), Chris Führich (8.1) and Serhou Guirassy (10.1).

The home team had on the bench: Fabian Bredlow, Maximilian Mittelstädt (6.4), Genki Haraguchi, Jovan Milošević, Leonidas Stergiou, Lilian Egloff, Deniz Undav (6.6), Dan-Axel Zagadou (6.7) and Silas Katompa Mvumpa (6.4).

VfB Stuttgart could not rely on the presence of Leonidas Stergiou (injured).

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 5 changes: Jamie Leweling for Deniz Undav (61′), Pascal Stenzel for Silas Katompa Mvumpa (61′), Serhou Guirassy for Leonidas Stergiou (90′), Anthony Rouault for Dan-Axel Zagadou (83′) and Chris Führich for Maximilian Mittelstädt (83′).

Best player: Chris Führich​

The player that probably impressed the most for VfB Stuttgart was Chris Führich even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 51 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg
G
Koen Casteels 1.Belgium
7.8
D
Maxence Lacroix 4.France
6.7
D
Cédric Zesiger 5.Switzerland
6.3
D
Ridle Baku 20.Germany
5.7
D
Joakim Maehle 21.Denmark
6.4
M
Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany
7.5
62' 34'
M
Tiago Tomás 11.Portugal
7.3
79'
M
Lovro Majer 19.Croatia
7.0
79'
M
M. Arnold 27.Germany
7.0
M
Mattias Svanberg 32.Sweden
6.7
79' 5'
F
Jonas Wind 23.Denmark
6.8
85' 42'
Substitutes
G
Pavao Pervan 12.Austria
D
Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium
D
Nicolas Cozza 8.France
M
Aster Vranckx 6.Belgium
6.3
62' 73'
M
Vaclav Cerny 7.Czech Republic
6.6
79'
M
Jakub Kamiński 16.Poland
6.6
79'
M
Kevin Paredes 40.United States
6.3
79'
M
Patrick Wimmer 39.Austria
F
Amin Sarr 9.Sweden
6.4
85'

Also VfL Wolfsburg adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Niko Kovač played with: Koen Casteels (7.8), Ridle Baku (5.7), Maxence Lacroix (6.7), Cedric Zesiger (6.3), Joakim Mæhle (6.4), Mattias Svanberg (6.7), Maximilian Arnold (7.0), Lovro Majer (7.0), Yannick Gerhardt (7.5), Tiago Tomás (7.3) and Jonas Wind (6.8).

They had on the bench: Patrick Wimmer, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Aster Vranckx (6.3), Václav Černý (6.6), Nicolas Cozza, Amin Sarr (6.4), Pavao Pervan, Jakub Kamiński (6.6) and Kevin Paredes (6.3).

VfL Wolfsburg could not rely on the presence of Aster Vranckx (injured).

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: Yannick Gerhardt for Aster Vranckx (62′), Tiago Tomás for Václav Černý (79′), Mattias Svanberg for Jakub Kamiński (79′), Lovro Majer for Kevin Paredes (79′) and Jonas Wind for Amin Sarr (85′).

Best player: Koen Casteels​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was the goalkeeper: Koen Casteels. His rating is 7.75. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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