FRANKFURT AM MAIN. VfL Wolfsburg defeats Eintracht Frankfurt with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by M. Kruse (28′) and a goal from D. Lukebakio (90′). Eintracht Frankfurt was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt am Main) stadium in Frankfurt am Main on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Frank Willenborg with the assistance of Guido Kleve and Aarne Aarnink. The 4th official was Robert Kempter. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Eintracht Frankfurt

0 - 2

VfL Wolfsburg

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 16 Total 11
  • 1 On Target 3
  • 15 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 149 Attack 104
  • 78 Dangerous attack 24
  • 132 Ball safe 115
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 10 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 12 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Eintracht Frankfurt had a strong ball possession 61% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Eintracht Frankfurt was putting more pressure with 78 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, VfL Wolfsburg was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Eintracht Frankfurt shot 16 times, 1 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, VfL Wolfsburg shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Eintracht Frankfurt received 1 yellow card (K. Jakic). On the opposite side, VfL Wolfsburg received 2 yellow cards (J. Brooks and R. Steffen).

Match Timeline

28'
43'
62'
Yannick Gerhardt- sub ->A. Vranckx
62'
62'
69'
Ansgar Knauff- sub ->D. da Costa
70'
70'
72'
85'
85'
90'
90'
90'

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 II
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 this encounter, Eintracht Frankfurt will stay with 31 points like TSG Hoffenheim and FSV Mainz 05 to sit in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg will have 27 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt will play away with FC Köln on the 19th of February with a 7-7 head to head statistic.

VfL Wolfsburg will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 19th of February with a 13-8 head to head stats in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (7 draws).

Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation

Eintracht Frankfurt
G
Kevin Trapp 1.Germany
6.2
D
M. Hinteregger 13.Austria
5.5
D
Evan Ndicka 2.France
6.8
D
Tuta 35.Brazil
6.4
M
Danny da Costa 24.Germany
7.1
70'
M
Christopher Lenz 25.Germany
7.0
62'
M
Djibril Sow 8.Switzerland
6.4
M
Kristijan Jakic 6.Croatia
6.8
85' 69'
F
Daichi Kamada 15.Japan
6.6
85'
F
Jesper Lindstrøm 29.Denmark
7.0
F
R. Borré 19.Colombia
7.3
70'
Substitutes
G
Jens Grahl 31.Germany
M
Sebastian Rode 17.Germany
M
Ajdin Hrustić 7.Australia
6.6
85'
M
Filip Kostić 10.Serbia
7.0
62'
M
Timothy Chandler 22.United States
M
Stefan Ilsanker 3.Austria
F
Gonçalo Paciência 39.Portugal
6.3
70'
F
Jens Petter Hauge 23.Norway
6.6
85'
F
Ansgar Knauff 36.Germany
7.0
70'

Eintracht Frankfurt started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Oliver Glasner decided to play with the following team: Kevin Trapp (6.2), Tuta (6.4), Martin Hinteregger (5.5), Evan Ndicka (6.8), Danny da Costa (7.1), Kristijan Jakić (6.8), Djibril Sow (6.4), Christopher Lenz (7.0), Jesper Lindstrøm (7.0), Rafael Santos Borré (7.3) and Daichi Kamada (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Gonçalo Paciência (6.3), Sebastian Rode, Ajdin Hrustić (6.6), Filip Kostić (7.0), Jens Grahl, Jens Petter Hauge (6.6), Ansgar Knauff (7.0), Timothy Chandler and Stefan Ilsanker.

Substitutions

Eintracht Frankfurt made 5 changes: C. Lenz for F. Kostic (62′), D. da Costa for A. Knauff (70′), R. Borre for G. Paciencia (70′), D. Kamada for J. Hauge (85′) and K. Jakic for A. Hrustic (85′).

Best player: Rafael Santos Borré​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Eintracht Frankfurt was Rafael Santos Borré.

His rating is (7.3) with 25 passes (56% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg
G
Koen Casteels 1.Belgium
7.4
D
John Anthony Brooks 25.United States
7.9
43'
D
Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium
7.3
D
Maxence Lacroix 4.France
7.5
M
Jérôme Roussillon 15.Guadeloupe
7.0
72'
M
Ridle Baku 20.Germany
7.1
M
M. Arnold 27.Germany
6.2
M
Aster Vranckx 8.Belgium
7.1
62'
F
Maximilian Philipp 17.Germany
7.0
62'
F
Max Kruse 9.Germany
7.6
28'
F
Jonas Wind 23.Denmark
7.5
90'
Substitutes
G
Pavao Pervan 12.Austria
D
Kevin Mbabu 19.Switzerland
M
Renato Steffen 11.Switzerland
6.4
72' 90'
M
Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany
6.9
62'
M
Felix Nmecha 22.Germany
M
Kevin Paredes 40.United States
F
Bartosz Bialek 21.Poland
90'
F
Luca Waldschmidt 7.Germany
F
Dodi Lukébakio 28.Belgium
7.3
62' 90'

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

Florian Kohfeldt played with: Koen Casteels (7.4), Maxence Lacroix (7.5), Sebastiaan Bornauw (7.3), John Brooks (7.9), Ridle Baku (7.1), Maximilian Arnold (6.2), Aster Vranckx (7.1), Jérôme Roussillon (7.0), Max Kruse (7.6), Maximilian Philipp (7.0) and Jonas Wind (7.5).

They had on the bench: Renato Steffen (6.4), Bartosz Białek, Kevin Mbabu, Yannick Gerhardt (6.9), Luca Waldschmidt, Pavao Pervan, Felix Nmecha, Dodi Lukebakio (7.3) and Kevin Paredes.

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 4 changes: A. Vranckx for Y. Gerhardt (62′), M. Philipp for D. Lukebakio (62′), J. Roussillon for R. Steffen (72′) and J. Wind for B. Bialek (90′).

Best player: John Brooks​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was John Brooks even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 48 passes (56% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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