WALS-SIEZENHEIM. Salzburg overcomes VfL Wolfsburg 3-1.
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Wals-Siezenheim on Wednesday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Orsato who was helped by Alessandro Giallatini and Fabiano Preti. The 4th official was Daniele Doveri.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 13 Total 9
- 6 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 102 Attack 94
- 50 Dangerous attack 33
- 77 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 4
Fouls
- 17 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Salzburg was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. VfL Wolfsburg that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Salzburg was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Salzburg won the match.
Salzburg shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Salzburg received 2 yellow cards (N. Capaldo and M. Camara). Talking about the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg received 2 yellow cards (M. Arnold and K. Mbabu).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, Salzburg will host Sevilla on the 8th of December with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Sevilla (1 draw).
VfL Wolfsburg will host Lille on the 8th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (2 draws).
Salzburg – Formation
Salzburg
86'
19'
65', 77'
Salzburg started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Matthias Jaissle decided to play with the following team: Philipp Köhn , Rasmus Kristensen , Jérôme Onguene , Maximilian Wöber , Andreas Ulmer , Luka Sučić , Mohamed Camara , Nicolas Seiwald , Brenden Aaronson , Karim Adeyemi and Noah Okafor .
The home team had on the bench: Maurits Kjaergaard, Chukwubuike Adamu , Kilian Ludewig, Nico Mantl, Roko Šimić , Bernardo , Antoine Bernede, Nicolás Capaldo , Mamady Diambou, Daouda Guindo , Alexander Walke and Bryan Okoh.
Substitutions
Salzburg made 5 changes: M. Camara for N. Capaldo (66′), M. Wober for Bernardo (72′), A. Ulmer for D. Guindo (86′), K. Adeyemi for C. Adamu (86′) and N. Okafor for R. Simic (86′).
Best player: Noah Okafor
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Salzburg was Noah Okafor.
His rating is with 2 goals, 15 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He hit the woodwork once times.
VfL Wolfsburg – Formation
VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regarding the opposition, Mark van Bommel played with: Koen Casteels , Kevin Mbabu , Maxence Lacroix , John Brooks , Jérôme Roussillon , Aster Vranckx , Maximilian Arnold , Ridle Baku , Dodi Lukebakio , Renato Steffen and Lukas Nmecha .
They had on the bench: Paulo Otávio , Micky van de Ven, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Pavao Pervan, Felix Nmecha , Maximilian Philipp, Daniel Ginczek and Niklas Klinger.
Substitutions
VfL Wolfsburg made 2 changes: J. Roussillon for P. Otavio (70′) and R. Baku for F. Nmecha (70′).
Best player: Maximilian Arnold
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Maximilian Arnold.
His rating is with 38 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Zenit – Juventus – 0-1
- Chelsea – Malmö FF – 4-0
- Lille – Sevilla – 0-0
- Manchester United – Atalanta – 3-2
- Young Boys – Villarreal – 1-4
- Salzburg – VfL Wolfsburg – 3-1
- Benfica – FC Bayern München – 0-4
- FC Barcelona – Dynamo Kyiv – 1-0
