WOLFSBURG. VfL Wolfsburg destroys DSC Arminia Bielefeld 4-0 with goals of L. Nmecha (11′), L. Nmecha (38′), M. Arnold (48′) and M. Kruse (53′).
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 Benjamin Brand with the help of Christian Leicher and Dominik Schaal. The 4th official was Lasse Koslowski. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.8 degrees Celsius or 44.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 13 Total 7
- 8 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 124 Attack 85
- 55 Dangerous attack 20
- 89 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. VfL Wolfsburg was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. DSC Arminia Bielefeld that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
VfL Wolfsburg was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why VfL Wolfsburg won the match.
VfL Wolfsburg shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, DSC Arminia Bielefeld shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
VfL Wolfsburg didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, DSC Arminia Bielefeld received 1 yellow card (J. Nilsson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, VfL Wolfsburg will have 34 points to remain in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, DSC Arminia Bielefeld will stay with 26 points like Hertha BSC to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will play away against Borussia Dortmund on the 16th of April with a 22-7 head to head record in favor of Borussia Dortmund (6 draws).
DSC Arminia Bielefeld will host FC Bayern München on the 17th of April with a 9-1 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (1 draw).
VfL Wolfsburg – Formation
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: .
Substitutions
VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: L. Nmecha for B. Bialek (73′), M. Kruse for A. Vranckx (73′), M. Lacroix for K. Mbabu (73′), J. Wind for F. Nmecha (82′) and M. Arnold for K. Paredes (86′).
DSC Arminia Bielefeld – Formation
DSC Arminia Bielefeld started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Frank Kramer played with: .
DSC Arminia Bielefeld could not rely on the presence of N. De Medina (injured).
Substitutions
DSC Arminia Bielefeld made 5 changes: A. Andrade for J. Laursen (25′), C. Brunner for N. De Medina (32′), J. Serra for B. Lasme (56′), P. Wimmer for M. Okugawa (56′) and A. Schopf for F. Kunze (56′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- FC Bayern München – FC Augsburg – 1-0
- VfL Wolfsburg – DSC Arminia Bielefeld – 4-0
- Hertha BSC – FC Union Berlin – 1-4
- FC Köln – FSV Mainz 05 – 3-2
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 0-2