VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Köln
Bundesliga· Regular Season - 34
WDWWGoals 11-16
WLWWGoals 19-15

Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg · Capacity 30,000 · grass · Referee: Markus Schmidt
Today
Lineups~1h before
Kickoff
Half-time
Full-time
Match events
- 1'Josuha Guilavogui (William)
- 15'J. Horn (Leonardo Bittencourt)
- 16'Paul Verhaegh (Yannick Gerhardt)
- 32'Jonas Hector (M. Jojić)
- 54'D. Origi (Y. Mallı)
- 59'Renato Steffen
- 63'M. Jojić (C. Clemens)
- 69'V. Koziello
- 70'Jonas Hector
- 71'Renato Steffen (J. Blaszczykowski)
- 71'Robin Knoche (Josip Brekalo)
- 72'C. Pizarro (Yuya Osako)
- 78'Maximilian Arnold
- 84'Y. Mallı (Elvis Rexhbecaj)
- 89'Jorge Meré
- 90+1'Josip Brekalo (Josuha Guilavogui)
Lineups
4-1-4-14-3-1-2
VfL Wolfsburg1. FC Köln
- 1.1
- Goals/game
- 1.9
- 1.6
- Conceded/game
- 1.5
Match trends
- VfL Wolfsburg have averaged 1.1 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- 1. FC Köln have averaged 1.9 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Over 2.5 goals landed in 4 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
- Both teams scored in 5 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.
Head-to-head
Last 8 meetings
4VfL Wolfsburg wins
2Draws
21. FC Köln wins
13-11Goals
1–1Jan 27, 2024, 2:30 PM
1–2Aug 26, 2023, 1:30 PM
0–2Feb 25, 2023, 2:30 PM
2–4Sep 3, 2022, 1:30 PM
0–1May 7, 2022, 1:30 PM
2–3Dec 14, 2021, 7:30 PM
1–0Apr 3, 2021, 1:30 PM
2–2Dec 5, 2020, 2:30 PM
Pre-match comparison
1.1Goals scored per game1.9
1.6Goals conceded per game1.5
Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.
Referee
Markus Schmidt
2.91Yellow cards / game
0.09Red cards / game
0.18Penalties scored / game
Based on 11 matches officiated (our own data).
When do they score?
VfL Wolfsburg
0-15'
0%
16-30'
0%
31-45'
0%
46-60'
9.1%
61-75'
0%
76-90+'
90.9%
1. FC Köln
0-15'
0%
16-30'
0%
31-45'
0%
46-60'
0%
61-75'
50%
76-90+'
50%
Match statistics
40%Possession60%
—Expected goals (xG)—
8Shots on target1
16Total shots7
5Shots off target4
3Blocked shots2
12Shots inside the box4
4Shots outside the box3
5Corners10
2Offsides2
13Fouls16
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves3
344Total passes510
279Accurate passes439
81%Pass accuracy86%
Player ratings
- 1Josip BrekaloVfL Wolfsburg⚽ 1🅰️ 18.4
- 2D. OrigiVfL Wolfsburg⚽ 17.9
- 3Josuha GuilavoguiVfL Wolfsburg⚽ 1🅰️ 17.9
- 4WilliamVfL Wolfsburg🅰️ 17.8
- 5Robin KnocheVfL Wolfsburg⚽ 17.7
- 6Y. MallıVfL Wolfsburg🅰️ 17.5
Box score
VfL Wolfsburg
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes77%
Tackles3
Duels73%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes84%
Tackles3
Duels44%
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes85%
Tackles—
Duels75%
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Shots3/8 on target
Passes61%
Tackles—
Duels69%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes75%
Tackles—
Duels100%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes79%
Tackles—
Duels54%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes86%
Tackles—
Duels75%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes86%
Tackles3
Duels36%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes94%
Tackles1
Duels67%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes57%
Tackles1
Duels100%
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Shots2/2 on target
Passes86%
Tackles1
Duels45%
Bench (7)
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes42%
Tackles1
Duels67%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes76%
Tackles1
Duels43%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes100%
Tackles—
Duels50%
1. FC Köln
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes76%
Tackles—
Duels45%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes88%
Tackles—
Duels45%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes81%
Tackles1
Duels23%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes90%
Tackles—
Duels36%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes80%
Tackles2
Duels100%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes62%
Tackles—
Duels50%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes92%
Tackles—
Duels30%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes91%
Tackles1
Duels80%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes100%
Tackles—
Duels0%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes95%
Tackles2
Duels42%
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Shots0/3 on target
Passes85%
Tackles1
Duels50%
Bench (7)
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes72%
Tackles1
Duels33%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes91%
Tackles—
Duels100%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes88%
Tackles—
Duels43%
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Frequently asked questions
Where is VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Köln played?+
The match is played at Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg (capacity 30,000).
What time does VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Köln kick off?+
Kickoff is at May 12, 2018, 1:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).

























