WOLFSBURG. Eintracht Frankfurt and VfL Wolfsburg draw 1-1. S. Lammers scored the first goal (38′) for Eintracht Frankfurt. W. Weghorst settled the score 1-1. VfL Wolfsburg was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA stadium in Wolfsburg on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 9,266 spectators. The referee was Felix Zwayer with the help of Marco Achmüller and Rafael Foltyn. The 4th official was Florian Lechner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.5 degrees Celsius or 54.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Both teams adopted the same 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
VfL Wolfsburg – Formation
VfL Wolfsburg
86'
51'
70'
The manager Mark van Bommel decided to play with the following team: Koen Casteels , Kevin Mbabu , Maxence Lacroix , Sebastiaan Bornauw , Yannick Gerhardt , Josuha Guilavogui , Maximilian Arnold , Dodi Lukebakio , Luca Waldschmidt , Renato Steffen and Wout Weghorst .
The home team had on the bench: John Brooks, Ridle Baku, Maximilian Philipp, Jérôme Roussillon, Lukas Nmecha , Aster Vranckx, Pavao Pervan, Felix Nmecha and Daniel Ginczek.
Best player: Kevin Mbabu
The player that probably impressed the most for VfL Wolfsburg was Kevin Mbabu.
His rating is with 39 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation
Eintracht Frankfurt
On the opposite side, Oliver Glasner played with: Kevin Trapp , Danny da Costa , Evan N’Dicka , Martin Hinteregger , Erik Durm , Djibril Sow , Kristijan Jakić , Rafael Santos Borré , Daichi Kamada , Filip Kostić and Sam Lammers .
They had on the bench: Makoto Hasebe, Jens Petter Hauge, Jesper Lindstrøm, Gonçalo Paciência, Stefan Ilsanker, Diant Ramaj, Ajdin Hrustić, Timothy Chandler and Almamy Touré.
Best player: Sam Lammers
The player that probably impressed the most for Eintracht Frankfurt was Sam Lammers.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (52% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 15 Total 6
- 7 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 114 Attack 135
- 36 Dangerous attack 44
- 102 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
Fouls
- 14 Total 17
- 2 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 8
VfL Wolfsburg was in firm control of the ball 60% while Eintracht Frankfurt was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Eintracht Frankfurt was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Eintracht Frankfurt to win the match.
VfL Wolfsburg shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Eintracht Frankfurt shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
VfL Wolfsburg received 2 yellow cards (L. Waldschmidt and J. Guilavogui). On the other side, Eintracht Frankfurt received 6 yellow cards (D. da Costa, D. Sow, K. Jakic, E. Durm, M. Hinteregger and O. N’Dicka).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, VfL Wolfsburg will have 13 points like FC Bayern München to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Eintracht Frankfurt will have 4 points like DSC Arminia Bielefeld, Borussia Mönchengladbach, RB Leipzig and VfB Stuttgart to stay in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will play away against TSG Hoffenheim on the 25th of September with a 12-7 head to head in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (7 draws).
Eintracht Frankfurt will host 1. FC Köln on the 25th of September with a 7-7 head to head.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- VfB Stuttgart – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-3
- Borussia Dortmund – 1. FC Union Berlin – 4-2
- VfL Wolfsburg – Eintracht Frankfurt – 1-1
