WOLFSBURG. VfL Wolfsburg finds the way to recover against Borussia Mönchengladbach with 2 goals from M. Thuram from a goal on the 48′ and a goal on the 14′.
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 Cortus assisted by Thomas Stein and Lasse Koslowski. The 4th official was Max Burda. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 16 Total 8
- 4 On Target 5
- 12 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 113 Attack 66
- 41 Dangerous attack 31
- 103 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
VfL Wolfsburg had a superior ball possession 55% while Borussia Mönchengladbach was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
VfL Wolfsburg was more pushing with 41 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough VfL Wolfsburg to win the match.
VfL Wolfsburg shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
VfL Wolfsburg received 3 yellow cards (P. Wimmer, Paulo Otavio and M. Arnold). On the other side, Borussia Mönchengladbach received 3 yellow cards (J. Weigl, L. Stindl and K. Kone).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, VfL Wolfsburg will have 10 points to sit in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Borussia Mönchengladbach will have 16 points like FC Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will host SC Freiburg on the 21st of January with a 12-9 head to head statistic in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (5 draws).
Borussia Mönchengladbach will host Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 22nd of January with a 19-9 head to head stats in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).
VfL Wolfsburg – Formation
VfL Wolfsburg
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VfL Wolfsburg started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Niko Kovač decided to play with the following team: Koen Casteels , Ridle Baku , Maxence Lacroix , Micky van de Ven , Paulo Otávio , Patrick Wimmer , Mattias Svanberg , Maximilian Arnold , Yannick Gerhardt , Jakub Kamiński and Lukas Nmecha .
The home team had on the bench: Luca Waldschmidt, Felix Nmecha , Josuha Guilavogui, Kevin Paredes , Kilian Fischer, Jonas Wind, Omar Marmoush , Pavao Pervan and Sebastiaan Bornauw.
Substitutions
VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: M. Svanberg for F. Nmecha (59′), L. Nmecha for O. Marmoush (59′), P. Wimmer for K. Paredes (74′), M. Lacroix for J. Guilavogui (89′) and J. Kaminski for J. Wind (89′).
Best player: Paulo Otávio
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Paulo Otávio.
His rating is with 43 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Daniel Farke played with: Yann Sommer , Joseph Scally , Marvin Friedrich , Nico Elvedi , Ramy Bensebaini , Julian Weigl , Kouadio Koné , Jonas Hofmann , Lars Stindl , Alassane Pléa and Marcus Thuram .
They had on the bench: Tony Jantschke, Luca Netz, Tobias Sippel, Patrick Herrmann, Nathan N’Goumou , Yvandro Borges Sanches, Stefan Lainer, Conor Noß and Rocco Reitz.
Substitutions
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 2 changes: A. Plea for N. Ngoumou (77′) and L. Stindl for P. Herrmann (89′).
Best player: Marcus Thuram
The most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Marcus Thuram.
His rating is with 2 goals, 18 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Werder Bremen – FSV Mainz 05 – 0-2
- VfB Stuttgart – VfL Bochum 1848 – 4-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 2-2
- Eintracht Frankfurt – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 5-1
- RB Leipzig – Hertha BSC – 3-2
