TSG Hoffenheim recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over VfL Wolfsburg 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WOLFSBURG. TSG Hoffenheim was able to reverse the scoreline against VfL Wolfsburg to win 2-1.

February 20, 2022

WOLFSBURG. TSG Hoffenheim found a way to reverse the scoreline against VfL Wolfsburg to win 2-1. It was VfL Wolfsburg to strike first with a goal of J. Wind at the 36′. Then it was a goal in the 74′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Kramaric gave the win to TSG Hoffenheim in the 78′ minute.

The match was played at the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA stadium in Wolfsburg on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Zwayer who was helped by Marco Achmüller and Mike Pickel. The 4th official was Lasse Koslowski. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.1 degrees Celsius or 42.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.

Match Statistics

VfL Wolfsburg

1 - 2

TSG Hoffenheim

55 Ball Possession 45

Shots

14 Total 10
6 On Target 4
8 Off Target 6
0 Shots blocked 2

123 Attack 107
45 Dangerous attack 28
77 Ball safe 86

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 2
4 Off Sides 2

Fouls

10 Total 18
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

VfL Wolfsburg had a superior ball possession 55% while TSG Hoffenheim was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

VfL Wolfsburg was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, TSG Hoffenheim succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

VfL Wolfsburg shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, TSG Hoffenheim shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

VfL Wolfsburg received 1 yellow card (M. Philipp). Regarding the opposition, TSG Hoffenheim received 2 yellow cards (J. Bruun Larsen and D. Raum).

Match Timeline

11'

Jonas Wind(goal)M. Philipp

36'

43'

46'

Pavel Kaderabek- sub ->M. Dabbur

Yannick Gerhardt- sub ->A. Vranckx

65'

70'

74'

78'

Andrej Kramaric(goal)D. Raum

83'

86'

Kevin Akpoguma- sub ->G. Rutter

87'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DSC Arminia Bielefeld

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

After this encounter, VfL Wolfsburg will stay with 27 points to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, TSG Hoffenheim will have 37 points like SC Freiburg to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will play away with Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 26th of February with a 15-8 head to head statistic in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (8 draws).

TSG Hoffenheim will host VfB Stuttgart on the 25th of February with a 10-6 head to head in favor of VfB Stuttgart (8 draws).

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg

Koen Casteels 1.Belgium

6.4

John Anthony Brooks 25.United States

7.2

Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium

6.4

83'

Maxence Lacroix 4.France

7.1

Jérôme Roussillon 15.Guadeloupe

6.1

90'

Ridle Baku 20.Germany

6.3

M. Arnold 27.Germany

7.8

Aster Vranckx 8.Belgium

6.7

65'

Maximilian Philipp 17.Germany

6.8

65'

11'

Max Kruse 9.Germany

8.0

Jonas Wind 23.Denmark

6.8

36'

Substitutes

Pavao Pervan 12.Austria

Kevin Mbabu 19.Switzerland

Kevin Paredes 40.United States

Renato Steffen 11.Switzerland

Felix Nmecha 22.Germany

6.2

83'

Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany

6.6

65'

Dodi Lukébakio 28.Belgium

6.2

65'

Bartosz Bialek 21.Poland

90'

Luca Waldschmidt 7.Germany

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 (6.4), Maxence Lacroix (7.1), Sebastiaan Bornauw (6.4), John Brooks (7.2), Ridle Baku (6.3), Maximilian Arnold (7.8), Aster Vranckx (6.7), Jérôme Roussillon (6.1), Maximilian Philipp (6.8), Max Kruse (8.0) and Jonas Wind (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Dodi Lukebakio (6.2), Kevin Mbabu, Bartosz Białek, Kevin Paredes, Luca Waldschmidt, Renato Steffen, Felix Nmecha (6.2), Pavao Pervan and Yannick Gerhardt (6.6).

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 4 changes: A. Vranckx for Y. Gerhardt (65′), M. Philipp for D. Lukebakio (65′), S. Bornauw for F. Nmecha (83′) and J. Roussillon for B. Bialek (90′).

Best player: Max Kruse

The player that probably impressed the most for VfL Wolfsburg was Max Kruse.

His rating is (8.0) with 45 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

TSG Hoffenheim – Formation

TSG Hoffenheim

Oliver Baumann 1.Germany

7.4

B. Hübner 21.Germany

6.9

Kevin Vogt 22.Germany

6.6

43'

Stefan Posch 38.Austria

6.4

70'

David Raum 17.Germany

7.3

90'

Diadié Samassékou 18.Mali

6.8

70'

Christoph Baumgartner 14.Austria

7.1

Andrej Kramaric 27.Croatia

7.6

78'

Ihlas Bebou 9.Togo

6.8

M. Dabbur 10.Israel

6.7

46'

G. Rutter 33.France

6.2

86'

Substitutes

Luca Philipp 37.Germany

Kevin Akpoguma 25.Nigeria

6.7

86'

Pavel Kaderabek 3.Czech Republic

6.9

46'

H. Nordtveit 6.Norway

7.3

43'

J. Che 24.United States

Bambasé Conté 31.Germany

Marco John 30.Germany

Sebastian Rudy 16.Germany

6.9

70'

Jacob Bruun Larsen 7.Denmark

7.4

70'

87'

74'

TSG Hoffenheim started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Sebastian Hoeneß played with: Oliver Baumann (7.4), Stefan Posch (6.4), Kevin Vogt (6.6), Benjamin Hübner (6.9), Ihlas Bebou (6.8), Andrej Kramarić (7.6), Diadié Samassékou (6.8), Christoph Baumgartner (7.1), David Raum (7.3), Georginio Rutter (6.2) and Munas Dabbur (6.7).

They had on the bench: Jacob Bruun Larsen (7.4), Luca Philipp, Kevin Akpoguma (6.7), Pavel Kadeřábek (6.9), Håvard Nordtveit (7.3), Justin Che, B. Conté, Marco John and Sebastian Rudy (6.9).

TSG Hoffenheim could not rely on the presence of H. Nordtveit (injured).

Substitutions

TSG Hoffenheim made 5 changes: K. Vogt for H. Nordtveit (43′), M. Dabbur for P. Kaderabek (46′), S. Posch for J. Bruun Larsen (70′), D. Samassekou for S. Rudy (70′) and G. Rutter for K. Akpoguma (86′).