FC Bayern München tops VfL Wolfsburg 2-1

WOLFSBURG. FC Bayern München beat VfL Wolfsburg to win 2-1.

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Mark Hall
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FC Bayern München tops VfL Wolfsburg 2-1

WOLFSBURG. FC Bayern München topped VfL Wolfsburg to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was FC Bayern München to strike first with a goal of Jamal Musiala at the 33′. Then Harry Kane  scored again for FC Bayern München in the 43′ minute. Eventually, Maximilian Arnold reduced the distance for VfL Wolfsburg (45′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. FC Bayern München was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Volkswagen Arena stadium in Wolfsburg on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 28,917 spectators.​ The referee was Sascha Stegemann who had the assistance of Christof Günsch and Frederick Assmuth. The 4th official was Aarne Aarnink. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.34 degrees Celsius or 43.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

VfL Wolfsburg

1 - 2

Team 1

FC Bayern München

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 5 Total 20
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 1 Off Target 7
  • 1 Shots blocked 6
  • 102 Attack 101
  • 45 Dangerous attack 63
  • 82 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 14 Total 9
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

FC Bayern München had a superior ball possession 61% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Bayern München had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Bayern München won the match.​

VfL Wolfsburg shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Bayern München shot 20 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

VfL Wolfsburg received 4 yellow cards (Ridle Baku, Lovro Majer, Tiago Tomás and Cédric Zesiger). Talking about the opposition, FC Bayern München received 2 yellow cards (Raphaël Guerreiro and Aleksandar Pavlović).

Match Timeline

Cédric Zesiger- Yellow
11'
20'
Aleksandar Pavlović- Yellow
33'
Jamal Musiala(goal)Thomas Müller
43'
Harry Kane (goal)Thomas Müller
M. Arnold(goal)Joakim Maehle
45'
Rogério- sub ->Cédric Zesiger
46'
Lovro Majer- Yellow
46'
Tiago Tomás- sub ->Lovro Majer
52'
Ridle Baku- Yellow
59'
63'
Matthijs de Ligt- sub ->Thomas Müller
Kevin Paredes- sub ->Mattias Svanberg
72'
Vaclav Cerny- sub ->Ridle Baku
84'
90'
Raphaël Guerreiro - Yellow
Tiago Tomás- Yellow
90'
90'
Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting- sub ->Jamal Musiala

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 match, VfL Wolfsburg stays with 19 points to hold in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Bayern München will has 38 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

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

FC Bayern München will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 13th of January with a 20-4 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (7 draws).

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg
G
Koen Casteels 1.Belgium
7.0
D
Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium
6.4
D
Cédric Zesiger 5.Switzerland
6.4
46' 11'
D
Lovro Majer 19.Croatia
6.8
52' 46'
D
Moritz Jenz 25.Germany
7.1
M
Aster Vranckx 6.Belgium
7.3
M
Ridle Baku 20.Germany
7.0
84' 59'
M
Joakim Maehle 21.Denmark
7.5
M
M. Arnold 27.Germany
8.2
Goals45'
M
Mattias Svanberg 32.Sweden
6.7
72'
F
Jonas Wind 23.Denmark
6.7
Substitutes
G
Pavao Pervan 12.Austria
D
Kilian Fischer 2.Germany
D
Nicolas Cozza 8.France
D
Rogério 13.Brazil
6.7
46'
M
Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany
M
Vaclav Cerny 7.Czech Republic
7.0
84'
M
Jakub Kamiński 16.Poland
M
Kevin Paredes 40.United States
6.4
72'
F
Tiago Tomás 11.Portugal
6.4
52' 90'

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

The manager Niko Kovač decided to play with the following team: Koen Casteels (7.0), Sebastiaan Bornauw (6.4), Moritz Jenz (7.1), Cédric Zesiger (6.4), Aster Vranckx (7.3), Ridle Baku (7.0), Mattias Svanberg (6.7), Maximilian Arnold (8.2), Joakim Maehle (7.5), Jonas Wind (6.7) and Lovro Majer (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Kilian Fischer, Vaclav Cerny (7.0), Nicolas Cozza, Tiago Tomás (6.4), Pavao Pervan, Rogério (6.7), Jakub Kamiński, Kevin Paredes (6.4) and Yannick Gerhardt.

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 4 changes: Lovro Majer for Tiago Tomás (52′), Cédric Zesiger for Rogério (46′), Ridle Baku for Vaclav Cerny (84′) and Mattias Svanberg for Kevin Paredes (72′).

Player of the match: Maximilian Arnold​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Maximilian Arnold.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 52 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

FC Bayern München – Formation

FC Bayern München
G
Manuel Neuer   1.Germany
7.0
D
Dayot Upamecano 2.France
8.4
D
Min-jae Kim 3.South Korea
7.1
D
Alphonso Davies 19.Canada
7.0
D
Konrad Laimer 27.Austria
6.7
M
Leroy Sané 10.Germany
7.5
M
Raphaël Guerreiro  22.Portugal
7.1
90'
M
Thomas Müller 25.Germany
8.1
63'
M
Jamal Musiala 42.Germany
7.5
90' Goals33'
M
Aleksandar Pavlović 45.Germany
7.5
20'
F
Harry Kane  9.England
7.0
Goals43'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Peretz 18.Israel
D
Matthijs de Ligt 4.Netherlands
6.4
63'
M
Noel Aseko Nkili 36.Germany
M
Frans Krätzig 41.Germany
F
Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting 13.Cameroon
90'
F
Mathys Tel 39.France

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

Thomas Tuchel played with: Manuel Neuer (7.0), Konrad Laimer (6.7), Dayot Upamecano (8.4), Min-jae Kim (7.1), Alphonso Davies (7.0), Aleksandar Pavlović (7.5), Raphaël Guerreiro (7.1), Leroy Sané (7.5), Thomas Müller (8.1), Jamal Musiala (7.5) and Harry Kane  (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: M. de Ligt (6.4), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Daniel Peretz, Noel Aseko Nkili, Mathys Tel and Frans Krätzig.

Substitutions

FC Bayern München made 2 changes: Thomas Müller for M. de Ligt (63′) and Jamal Musiala for Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (90′).

Player of the match: Dayot Upamecano​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Bayern München was Dayot Upamecano even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 115 passes (97% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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