WOLFSBURG. VfL Wolfsburg prevails over FC Union Berlin 1-0 after T. Awoniyi scored an own goal 24min.
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 Patrick Ittrich with the support of Sascha Thielert and Christian Gittelmann. The 4th official was Alexander Sather. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.5 degrees Celsius or 41.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 10 Total 19
- 4 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 16
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 86 Attack 115
- 35 Dangerous attack 75
- 101 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 10
Fouls
- 12 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. VfL Wolfsburg was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. FC Union Berlin that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FC Union Berlin was putting more pressure with 75 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, VfL Wolfsburg found a way to find the solution to win this match.
VfL Wolfsburg shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, FC Union Berlin shot 19 times, 3 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
VfL Wolfsburg didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin received 1 yellow card (K. Mohwald).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, VfL Wolfsburg will have 31 points to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin will stay with 37 points to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will play away with SC Freiburg on the 12th of March with a 12-8 head to head in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (5 draws).
FC Union Berlin will host VfB Stuttgart on the 12th of March with a 1-1 head to head.
VfL Wolfsburg – Formation
VfL Wolfsburg
76'
VfL Wolfsburg started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Florian Kohfeldt decided to play with the following team: Koen Casteels , Kevin Mbabu , Sebastiaan Bornauw , John Brooks , Jérôme Roussillon , Ridle Baku , Maximilian Arnold , Xaver Schlager , Max Kruse , Jonas Wind and Bartosz Białek .
The home team had on the bench: Yannick Gerhardt , Pavao Pervan, Renato Steffen , Aster Vranckx , L. Waldschmidt, Lukas Nmecha , Felix Nmecha, D. Lukébakio and Maximilian Philipp.
Substitutions
VfL Wolfsburg made 4 changes: B. Bialek for L. Nmecha (64′), X. Schlager for A. Vranckx (64′), R. Baku for R. Steffen (76′) and M. Kruse for Y. Gerhardt (86′).
Best player: Koen Casteels
The most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was the goalkeeper: Koen Casteels. His rating is 8.03. He performed 4 saves.
FC Union Berlin – Formation
FC Union Berlin
90'
FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Urs Fischer played with: Andreas Luthe , Timo Baumgartl , Robin Knoche , Dominique Heintz , Julian Ryerson , Genki Haraguchi , Rani Khedira , Grischa Prömel , Bastian Oczipka , Taiwo Awoniyi and Sheraldo Becker .
They had on the bench: Sven Michel , Andreas Voglsammer , Kevin Möhwald , F. Rønnow, P. Jaeckel, Levin Öztunali , C. Trimmel, Anthony Ujah and N. Gießelmann.
Substitutions
FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: G. Haraguchi for K. Mohwald (64′), S. Becker for A. Voglsammer (71′), T. Awoniyi for S. Michel (71′), D. Heintz for L. Oztunali (82′) and R. Khedira for A. Ujah (82′).
Best player: Andreas Luthe
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Union Berlin was the goalkeeper: Andreas Luthe. His rating is 7.34. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- FC Bayern München – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-1
- RB Leipzig – SC Freiburg – 1-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – FC Union Berlin – 1-0
- VfB Stuttgart – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 3-2
- Hertha BSC – Eintracht Frankfurt – 1-4
- VfL Bochum 1848 – SpVgg Greuther Fürth – 2-1
