VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Köln

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🕒 Sat, 03 Apr 2021 14:30 Europe/London 📍 Volkswagen Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Hartmann 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 27
Regular Season Table
VfL Wolfsburg 4 · 1. FC Köln 16
Referee Stats
10 matches · 3.60 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.60
Reds avg 0.10
Penalties avg 0.40
Over 4.5 cards 30%
Home wins 50%
Draws 20%
Away wins 30%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-9).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • VfL Wolfsburg had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

VfL Wolfsburg (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 10-4-3

Goals For / Against

32 / 16
Avg: 1.88 / 0.94

Points

34
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

4
1. FC Köln (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 6-4-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 30
Avg: 1.06 / 1.67

Points

22
Avg: 1.22

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
1.22
1.88
GF
1.06
0.94
GA
1.67
59%
O2.5
53%
41%
BTTS
47%
41%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

VfL Wolfsburg rank4th
1. FC Köln rank16th
VfL Wolfsburg points61
1. FC Köln points33
VfL Wolfsburg: #4 · 61 pts · GD +24
4 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1. FC Köln: #16 · 33 pts · GD -26
32 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.
28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

VfL Wolfsburg last 5 home

L W L L W
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals8-8
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

1. FC Köln last 5 away

D W L L L
Points4/15
Weighted index38
Goals4-8
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

VfL Wolfsburg trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS41%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 82% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 18%

1. FC Köln trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

VfL Wolfsburg score at home76%
VfL Wolfsburg clean sheet at home53%
1. FC Köln score away53%
1. FC Köln clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

VfL Wolfsburg score first41%
VfL Wolfsburg win after scoring first86%
1. FC Köln score first35%
1. FC Köln win after scoring first83%
Comeback rate after conceding first: VfL Wolfsburg 63% · 1. FC Köln 20%
Avg first goal minute: VfL Wolfsburg 28.9' · 1. FC Köln 32.7'

Vs league average

VfL Wolfsburg score at home1.88 vs 1.68
VfL Wolfsburg concede at home0.94 vs 1.36
1. FC Köln score away1.06 vs 1.36
1. FC Köln concede away1.67 vs 1.68
VfL Wolfsburg score 12% above league average, while 1. FC Köln score 22% below league average.
Defensive side: VfL Wolfsburg are 31% below league average at home, and 1. FC Köln are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

VfL Wolfsburg goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
76-90+ 8
46-60 6
31-45 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
0-15 4
76-90+ 4
61-75 3
46-60 2
16-30 1

1. FC Köln goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
0-15 3
31-45 3
16-30 2
76-90+ 2
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
76-90+ 7
46-60 6
16-30 5
0-15 3
31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
1
Total Shots
12
9
Shots off Goal
6
8
Blocked Shots
1
0
Shots Inside Box
10
7
Shots Outside Box
2
2
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
5
4
Fouls
18
11
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
469
437
Passes Accurate
378
336
Passes %
81%
77%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
22'
22' K. Mbabu
62'
62' J. Roussillon
1st substitution · For: M. Philipp
63'
63' Y. Gerhardt
66'
66' D. Drexler
1st substitution · For: E. Rexhbeçaj
69'
69' Goal · 1-0
J. Brekalo
Normal Goal · Assist: W. Weghorst
73'
73' J. Brekalo
2nd substitution · For: Victor Sá
75'
75' N. Katterbach
2nd substitution · For: F. Kainz
75'
75' J. Hector
3rd substitution · For: S. Andersson
81'
81' M. Wolf
4th substitution · For: E. Dennis
81'
81' O. Duda
5th substitution · For: M. Meyer
90'
90' F. Kainz
90+3'
90+3' X. Schlager
3rd substitution · For: J. Guilavogui

VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Köln 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg beat 1. FC Köln 1-0 on Saturday, 03 April 2021 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Robert Hartmann. It was played at Volkswagen Arena.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. K. Mbabu received a yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg at 22'.

Second half: VfL Wolfsburg made their 1st substitution at 62', with J. Roussillon replacing M. Philipp. Y. Gerhardt received a yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg at 63'. 1. FC Köln made their 1st substitution at 66', with D. Drexler replacing E. Rexhbeçaj. VfL Wolfsburg took the lead at 69' when J. Brekalo scored, with the assist credited to W. Weghorst, making the score 1-0. VfL Wolfsburg made their 2nd substitution at 73', with J. Brekalo replacing Victor Sá. 1. FC Köln made their 2nd substitution at 75', with N. Katterbach replacing F. Kainz. 1. FC Köln made their 3rd substitution at 75', with J. Hector replacing S. Andersson. 1. FC Köln made their 4th substitution at 81', with M. Wolf replacing E. Dennis. 1. FC Köln made their 5th substitution at 81', with O. Duda replacing M. Meyer. F. Kainz received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 90'. VfL Wolfsburg made their 3rd substitution at 90+3', with X. Schlager replacing J. Guilavogui.

VfL Wolfsburg used 3 substitutions while 1. FC Köln used 5 substitutions. VfL Wolfsburg got 2 yellow cards, while 1. FC Köln got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (12-9).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • VfL Wolfsburg had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins6
Draws6
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals8 (44.4%)
BTTS11 (61.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins3
Draws4
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals5 (55.6%)
BTTS7 (77.8%)

VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Köln Head-to-Head History by Season