SCHWABMüNCHEN. FC Bayern München demolishes VfL Wolfsburg 4-0 with goals of T. Muller (7′), D. Upamecano (57′), L. Sane (59′) and R. Lewandowski (87′). FC Bayern München was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Domus Regiobau Arena stadium in Schwabmünchen on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Welz with the support of Eduard Beitinger and Jonas Weickenmeier. The 4th official was Matthias Jöllenbeck. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 1.6 degrees Celsius or 34.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Bayern München

4 - 0

VfL Wolfsburg

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 24 Total 9
  • 9 On Target 3
  • 15 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 202 Attack 68
  • 102 Dangerous attack 21
  • 72 Ball safe 98
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 10 Total 4
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

FC Bayern München had a strong ball possession 63% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Bayern München was more pushing with 102 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Bayern München won the match​.

FC Bayern München shot 24 times, 9 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, VfL Wolfsburg shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

FC Bayern München didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, VfL Wolfsburg didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Thomas Müller(goal)
7'
Dayot Upamecano(goal)T. Muller
57'
58'
Leroy Sané(goal)S. Gnabry
59'
72'
75'
80'
Bouna Sarr - sub ->S. Gnabry
80'
80'
85'
87'
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
77
34
Borussia Dortmund
69
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
64
34
RB Leipzig
58
34
FC Union Berlin
57
34
SC Freiburg
55
34
FC Köln
52
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
TSG Hoffenheim
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
45
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
42
34
VfL Wolfsburg
42
34
VfL Bochum 1848
42
34
FC Augsburg
38
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Hertha BSC
33
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
28
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
18
34

After playing this match, FC Bayern München will have 43 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg will stay with 20 points like VfL Bochum 1848 to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Bayern München will host Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 7th of January with a 15-10 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (10 draws).

VfL Wolfsburg will play away agasint VfL Bochum 1848 on the 9th of January with a 5-2 head to head in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (2 draws).

FC Bayern München – Formation

FC Bayern München
G
Manuel Neuer 1.Germany
7.1
D
Lucas Hernández 21.France
7.2
80'
D
Benjamin Pavard 5.France
7.2
85'
D
Dayot Upamecano 2.France
9.1
57'
D
Alphonso Davies 19.Canada
7.6
80'
M
Serge Gnabry 7.Germany
8.1
80'
M
Marc Roca 22.Spain
6.9
75'
M
Jamal Musiala 42.Germany
7.2
M
Thomas Müller 25.Germany
8.3
7'
M
Leroy Sané 10.Germany
7.8
59'
F
R. Lewandowski 9.Poland
6.3
87'
Substitutes
G
Sven Ulreich 26.Germany
G
Christian Früchtl 36.Germany
D
Tanguy Nianzou 23.France
7.0
80'
D
Omar Richards 3.England
6.9
80'
D
Bouna Sarr 20.Senegal
6.6
80'
M
Marcel Sabitzer 18.Austria
6.8
75'
M
Michaël Cuisance 17.France
F
Malik Tillman 40.Germany
85'

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

The manager Dino Toppmöller decided to play with the following team: Manuel Neuer (7.1), Benjamin Pavard (7.2), Dayot Upamecano (9.1), Lucas Hernández (7.2), Alphonso Davies (7.6), Marc Roca (6.9), Jamal Musiala (7.2), Serge Gnabry (8.1), Thomas Müller (8.3), Leroy Sané (7.8) and Robert Lewandowski (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Sven Ulreich, Tanguy Nianzou (7.0), Omar Richards (6.9), Malik Tillman, Marcel Sabitzer (6.8), Bouna Sarr (6.6), Michaël Cuisance and Christian Früchtl.

Substitutions

FC Bayern München made 5 changes: M. Roca for M. Sabitzer (75′), A. Davies for O. Richards (80′), S. Gnabry for B. Sarr (80′), Lucas for T. Nianzou (80′) and B. Pavard for M. Tillman (85′).

Best player: Dayot Upamecano​

The most impressive player for FC Bayern München was Dayot Upamecano.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 124 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg
G
Koen Casteels 1.Belgium
6.6
D
John Anthony Brooks 25.United States
6.9
D
Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium
6.4
D
Maxence Lacroix 4.France
7.3
M
Ridle Baku 20.Germany
6.2
M
Maximilian Arnold 27.Germany
6.8
M
Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany
7.0
M
Aster Vranckx 8.Belgium
6.2
87'
F
Renato Steffen 11.Switzerland
6.5
58'
F
Wout Weghorst 9.Netherlands
6.0
F
Luca Waldschmidt 7.Germany
6.8
72'
Substitutes
G
Pavao Pervan 12.Austria
D
Micky van de Ven 5.Netherlands
D
Kevin Mbabu 19.Switzerland
87'
M
Felix Nmecha 22.Germany
6.4
58'
M
Ahmet Cil 23.France
6.4
72'
F
Bartosz Bialek 21.Poland
F
Daniel Ginczek 33.Germany

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

Florian Kohfeldt played with: Koen Casteels (6.6), Maxence Lacroix (7.3), Sebastiaan Bornauw (6.4), John Brooks (6.9), Ridle Baku (6.2), Aster Vranckx (6.2), Maximilian Arnold (6.8), Yannick Gerhardt (7.0), Luca Waldschmidt (6.8), Renato Steffen (6.5) and Wout Weghorst (6.0).

They had on the bench: Pavao Pervan, Felix Nmecha (6.4), Micky van de Ven, Josuha Guilavogui (6.4), Kevin Mbabu, Bartosz Białek and Daniel Ginczek.

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 3 changes: R. Steffen for F. Nmecha (58′), L. Waldschmidt for J. Guilavogui (72′) and A. Vranckx for K. Mbabu (87′).

Best player: Maxence Lacroix​

The player that probably impressed the most for VfL Wolfsburg was Maxence Lacroix.

His rating is (7.3) with 42 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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