VfL Wolfsburg wipes out SpVgg Greuther Fürth 4-1 showing huge dominance

WOLFSBURG. VfL Wolfsburg obliterates SpVgg Greuther Fürth 4-1 with goals of

February 7, 2022

WOLFSBURG. VfL Wolfsburg destroys SpVgg Greuther Fürth 4-1 with goals of A. Vranckx (7′), A. Vranckx (49′), M. Arnold (70′) and M. Philipp (75′). On the other side, SpVgg Greuther Fürth scored with B. Hrgota (44′ pen). VfL Wolfsburg capitalized on its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA stadium in Wolfsburg on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Martin Petersen with the help of Alexander Sather and Robert Edgar Wessel. The 4th official was René Rohde. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.

Match Statistics

VfL Wolfsburg

4 - 1

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

14 Total 8
6 On Target 4
8 Off Target 4
2 Shots blocked 2

118 Attack 86
30 Dangerous attack 45
76 Ball safe 73

0 Penalties 1
2 Corners 3
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

11 Total 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

VfL Wolfsburg had a strong ball possession 57% while SpVgg Greuther Fürth was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

SpVgg Greuther Fürth was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, VfL Wolfsburg managed to find the solution to win this match.

VfL Wolfsburg shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, SpVgg Greuther Fürth shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

VfL Wolfsburg received 1 yellow card (A. Vranckx). Talking about the opposition, SpVgg Greuther Fürth received 2 yellow cards (P. Seguin and S. Griesbeck).

Match Timeline

Aster Vranckx(goal)

43'

44'

Branimir Hrgota (penalty)

45'

Aster Vranckx(goal)Renato Steffen

49'

Aster Vranckx- Yellow

58'

63'

65'

M. Arnold(goal)

70'

71'

75'

79'

Luca Itter- sub ->J. Willems

79'

83'

85'

Julian Green- sub ->Timothy Tillman

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DSC Arminia Bielefeld

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

After playing this match, VfL Wolfsburg will have 24 points to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, SpVgg Greuther Fürth will stay with 10 points to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will play away against Eintracht Frankfurt on the 12th of February with a 13-6 head to head statistic in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (13 draws).

SpVgg Greuther Fürth will host Hertha BSC on the 12th of February with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Hertha BSC (0 draws).

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg

Koen Casteels 1.Belgium

6.7

John Anthony Brooks 25.United States

7.0

85'

Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium

6.8

Maxence Lacroix 4.France

7.0

Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany

6.4

65'

Ridle Baku 20.Germany

7.1

M. Arnold 27.Germany

8.1

70'

Renato Steffen 11.Switzerland

8.1

65'

Aster Vranckx 8.Belgium

8.0

58'

7', 49'

Max Kruse 9.Germany

6.8

83'

Jonas Wind 23.Denmark

7.1

65'

Substitutes

Pavao Pervan 12.Austria

Jérôme Roussillon 15.Guadeloupe

6.2

65'

Kevin Paredes 40.United States

Micky van de Ven 5.Netherlands

85'

Felix Nmecha 22.Germany

Maximilian Philipp 17.Germany

7.4

65'

75'

Dodi Lukébakio 28.Belgium

Luca Waldschmidt 7.Germany

6.5

83'

Bartosz Bialek 21.Poland

6.5

65'

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

The manager Florian Kohfeldt decided to play with the following team: Koen Casteels (6.7), Maxence Lacroix (7.0), Sebastiaan Bornauw (6.8), John Brooks (7.0), Ridle Baku (7.1), Maximilian Arnold (8.1), Yannick Gerhardt (6.4), Renato Steffen (8.1), Max Kruse (6.8), Aster Vranckx (8.0) and Jonas Wind (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jérôme Roussillon (6.2), Maximilian Philipp (7.4), Kevin Paredes, Pavao Pervan, Dodi Lukebakio, Felix Nmecha, Luca Waldschmidt (6.5), Bartosz Białek (6.5) and Micky van de Ven.

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: Y. Gerhardt for M. Philipp (65′), J. Wind for B. Bialek (65′), R. Steffen for J. Roussillon (65′), M. Kruse for L. Waldschmidt (83′) and J. Brooks for M. van de Ven (85′).

Best player: Maximilian Arnold

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

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 58 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Formation

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Sascha Burchert 30.Germany

5.1

Nick Viergever 24.Netherlands

6.2

Jetro Willems 15.Netherlands

6.2

79'

Simon Asta 2.Germany

6.4

Sebastian Griesbeck 22.Germany

6.8

63'

Max Christiansen 13.Germany

6.1

71'

Paul Seguin 33.Germany

6.4

45'

Timothy Tillman 21.Germany

6.6

85'

Jeremy Dudziak 28.Tunisia

6.6

71'

Jamie Leweling 40.Germany

6.5

Branimir Hrgota 10.Sweden

6.9

79'

44'

Substitutes

A. Linde 26.Sweden

G. Jung 23.Germany

Maximilian Bauer 4.Germany

Luca Itter 27.Germany

6.8

79'

Julian Green 37.United States

85'

Tobias Raschl 20.Germany

7.0

71'

Afimico Pululu 9.France

Dickson Abiama 11.Nigeria

6.4

79'

Håvard Nielsen 16.Norway

6.4

71'

SpVgg Greuther Fürth started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Riccardo Meggiorini played with: Sascha Burchert (5.1), Simon Asta (6.4), Sebastian Griesbeck (6.8), Nick Viergever (6.2), Jetro Willems (6.2), Paul Seguin (6.4), Max Christiansen (6.1), Timothy Tillman (6.6), Branimir Hrgota (6.9), Jamie Leweling (6.5) and Jeremy Dudziak (6.6).

They had on the bench: Afimico Pululu, Dickson Abiama (6.4), Gideon Jung, Maximilian Bauer, Håvard Nielsen (6.4), Andreas Linde, Julian Green, Gian-Luca Itter (6.8) and Tobias Raschl (7.0).

Substitutions

SpVgg Greuther Fürth made 5 changes: J. Dudziak for H. Nielsen (71′), M. Christiansen for T. Raschl (71′), B. Hrgota for D. Abiama (79′), J. Willems for G. Itter (79′) and T. Tillman for J. Green (85′).