DARMSTADT. VfL Wolfsburg defeats Darmstadt 98 1-0 after L. Majer scored just 1 goal (63′). Darmstadt 98 was vastly better in terms of ball possession (64%).​

VfL Wolfsburg remained in 10 after Maxence Lacroix received a red card in the 27′. Notwithstanding, VfL Wolfsburg still managed to win this match playing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor stadium in Darmstadt on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 16,900 spectators.​ The referee was Robert Hartmann with the support of Christian Leicher and Markus Schüller. The 4th official was Patrick Schwengers. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.53 degrees Celsius or 41.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Darmstadt 98

0 - 1

VfL Wolfsburg

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 6 Shots blocked 3
  • 133 Attack 75
  • 51 Dangerous attack 32
  • 97 Ball safe 84
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 15 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Darmstadt 98 had a superior ball possession 64% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Darmstadt 98 was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, VfL Wolfsburg managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Darmstadt 98 shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, VfL Wolfsburg shot 11 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Darmstadt 98 received 2 yellow cards (Klaus Gjasula and Mathias Honsak). On the opposite side, VfL Wolfsburg received 1 yellow card (Niko Kovač).

Also, VfL Wolfsburg didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (27′).

Match Timeline

27'
Maxence Lacroix- Red
63'
Lovro Majer(goal)Jonas Wind
Mathias Honsak- Yellow
69'
Matthias Bader- sub ->Mathias Honsak
75'
75'
F. Torsiello- sub ->Clemens Riedel
75'
Tobias Kempe- sub ->Fabian Schnellhardt
84'
Matej Maglica- sub ->Thomas Isherwood
84'
87'
Jakub Kamiński- sub ->Lovro Majer
87'
Kevin Paredes- sub ->Yannick Gerhardt
90'
Kofi Amoako- sub ->Mattias Svanberg
90'
Cédric Zesiger- sub ->Ridle Baku
Klaus Gjasula- 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 playing this match, Darmstadt 98 stays with 9 points like FSV Mainz 05 to remain in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg will has 19 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Darmstadt 98 will play away against TSG Hoffenheim on the 19th of December with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of TSG Hoffenheim (2 draws).

VfL Wolfsburg will host FC Bayern München on the 20th of December with a 33-3 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (5 draws).

Darmstadt 98 – Formation

Darmstadt 98
G
Marcel Schuhen 1.Germany
7.0
D
Thomas Isherwood 3.Sweden
7.1
84'
D
Christoph Klarer 14.Austria
7.0
75'
D
Klaus Gjasula 23.Germany
7.8
90'
M
Fabian Schnellhardt 8.Germany
7.3
84'
M
Bartol Franjic 28.Croatia
7.0
M
Clemens Riedel 38.Germany
7.3
75'
M
Emir Karic 19.Austria
7.5
M
Luca Pfeiffer 24.Germany
7.0
M
Tim Skarke 27.Germany
6.8
M
Oscar Vilhelmsson 29.Sweden
M
Fabian Holland 32.Germany
F
Mathias Honsak 18.Austria
7.0
75' 69'
F
Aaron Seydel 22.Germany
Substitutes
G
Morten Behrens 13.Germany
G
Alexander Brunst 30.Germany
D
Frank Ronstadt 17.Germany
6.8
75'
D
Jannik Müller 20.Germany
D
Matthias Bader 26.Germany
7.0
75'
D
Matej Maglica 5.Croatia
6.7
84'
M
Andreas Müller 16.Germany
M
Tobias Kempe 11.Germany
6.8
84'
F
F. Torsiello 42.Germany
6.8
75'

Darmstadt 98 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Torsten Lieberknecht decided to play with the following team: Aaron Seydel, Oscar Vilhelmsson, Fabian Holland, Marcel Schuhen (7.0), Christoph Klarer (7.0), Klaus Gjasula (7.8), Thomas Isherwood (7.1), Clemens Riedel (7.3), Bartol Franjić (7.0), Fabian Schnellhardt (7.3), Emir Karić (7.5), Luca Pfeiffer (7.0), Mathias Honsak (7.0) and Tim Skarke (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Matej Maglica (6.7), Tobias Kempe (6.8), Morten Behrens, Andreas Müller, Frank Ronstadt (6.8), Jannik Müller, Matthias Bader (7.0), Alexander Brunst and Fabio Torsiello (6.8).

Substitutions

Darmstadt 98 made 5 changes: Fabian Schnellhardt for Tobias Kempe (84′), Thomas Isherwood for Matej Maglica (84′), Mathias Honsak for Matthias Bader (75′), Christoph Klarer for Frank Ronstadt (75′) and Clemens Riedel for Fabio Torsiello (75′).

Player of the match: Klaus Gjasula​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Darmstadt 98 was Klaus Gjasula.

His rating is 7.8 with 88 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg
G
Koen Casteels 1.Belgium
8.4
D
Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium
7.3
D
Maxence Lacroix 4.France
5.0
27'
D
Moritz Jenz 25.Germany
7.7
M
Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany
7.1
87'
M
Aster Vranckx 6.Belgium
7.1
M
Ridle Baku 20.Germany
7.0
90'
M
Joakim Maehle 21.Denmark
6.8
M
Mattias Svanberg 32.Sweden
7.1
90'
F
Lovro Majer 19.Croatia
8.1
87' 63'
F
Jonas Wind 23.Denmark
7.7
Substitutes
G
Pavao Pervan 12.Austria
D
Kilian Fischer 2.Germany
D
Nicolas Cozza 8.France
D
Cédric Zesiger 5.Switzerland
90'
M
Jakub Kamiński 16.Poland
6.4
87'
M
Kevin Paredes 40.United States
6.4
87'
M
Kofi Amoako 41.Germany
90'
M
Vaclav Cerny 7.Czech Republic
F
Tiago Tomás 11.Portugal

VfL Wolfsburg started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Niko Kovač played with: Koen Casteels (8.4), Sebastiaan Bornauw (7.3), Moritz Jenz (7.7), Maxence Lacroix (5.0), Ridle Baku (7.0), Mattias Svanberg (7.1), Aster Vranckx (7.1), Yannick Gerhardt (7.1), Joakim Maehle (6.8), Jonas Wind (7.7), Lovro Majer (8.1).

They had on the bench: Cédric Zesiger, Vaclav Cerny, Kilian Fischer, Nicolas Cozza, Tiago Tomás, Pavao Pervan, Jakub Kamiński (6.4), Kevin Paredes (6.4) and Kofi Jeremy Amoako.

VfL Wolfsburg could not rely on the presence of Kofi Jeremy Amoako (injured).

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 3 changes: Yannick Gerhardt for Kevin Paredes (87′), Lovro Majer for Jakub Kamiński (87′) and Ridle Baku for Cédric Zesiger (90′).

Player of the match: Koen Casteels​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was the goalkeeper: Koen Casteels. His rating is 8.36. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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