WOLFSBURG. VfL Wolfsburg finds its way back against TSG Hoffenheim with a goal on the M. Beier 6′ and a goal on the G. Prömel 66′.
The match was played at the Volkswagen Arena stadium in Wolfsburg on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Florian Badstübner assisted by Markus Schüller and Philipp Hüwe. The 4th official was Max Burda. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.78 degrees Celsius or 47.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 14 Total 17
- 7 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 86 Attack 116
- 43 Dangerous attack 68
- 71 Ball safe 73
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
TSG Hoffenheim had a strong ball possession 55% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
TSG Hoffenheim was putting more pressure with 68 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough TSG Hoffenheim to win the match.
VfL Wolfsburg shot 14 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, TSG Hoffenheim shot 17 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
VfL Wolfsburg received 2 yellow cards (Lovro Majer and Moritz Jenz). On the other side, TSG Hoffenheim received 3 yellow cards (John Brooks, Stanley N’Soki and Ozan Kabak).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, VfL Wolfsburg has 23 points to sit in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, TSG Hoffenheim will has 26 points like Werder Bremen to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will play away with FC Union Berlin on the 10th of February with a 4-4 head to head record.
TSG Hoffenheim will host FC Köln on the 10th of February with a 14-7 head to head statistic in favor of TSG Hoffenheim (8 draws).
VfL Wolfsburg – Formation
VfL Wolfsburg
55'
90'
58', 70'
VfL Wolfsburg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Niko Kovač decided to play with the following team: Koen Casteels , Joakim Maehle , Sebastiaan Bornauw , Moritz Jenz , Rogério , Vaclav Cerny , Aster Vranckx , Maximilian Arnold , Kevin Paredes , Kevin Behrens and Jonas Wind .
The home team had on the bench: Kilian Fischer, Cédric Zesiger, Pavao Pervan, Jakub Kamiński, Dženan Pejčinović , Ridle Baku , Yannick Gerhardt, Mattias Svanberg and Lovro Majer .
VfL Wolfsburg could not rely on the presence of Lovro Majer (injured).
Substitutions
VfL Wolfsburg made 4 changes: Vaclav Cerny for Mattias Svanberg (46′), Joakim Maehle for Ridle Baku (55′), Aster Vranckx for Lovro Majer (55′) and Kevin Behrens for Dženan Pejčinović (84′).
Player of the match: Lovro Majer
The player that probably impressed the most for VfL Wolfsburg was Lovro Majer.
His rating is with 2 goals, 14 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.
His performance was fantastic also because he started the contest from the bench before entering in the 55′.
TSG Hoffenheim – Formation
TSG Hoffenheim
TSG Hoffenheim started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Pellegrino Matarazzo played with: Oliver Baumann , Pavel Kadeřábek , Ozan Kabak , John Brooks , Stanley N’Soki , Anton Stach , Grischa Prömel , Umut Tohumcu , Andrej Kramaric , Maximilian Beier and Wout Weghorst .
They had on the bench: Ihlas Bebou , Kasim Adams, David Jurásek, Marius Bülter, Kevin Akpoguma, Robert Skov , Bambasé Conté , Luca Philipp and Tom Bischof.
Substitutions
TSG Hoffenheim made 4 changes: Umut Tohumcu for Robert Skov (65′), Wout Weghorst for Ihlas Bebou (65′), Andrej Kramaric for Bambasé Conté (86′) and Maximilian Beier for Marius Bülter (90′).
Player of the match: Oliver Baumann
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for TSG Hoffenheim was the goalkeeper: Oliver Baumann. His rating is 8.36. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
