Bundesliga fixture research: FC Köln against VfL Wolfsburg

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: RheinEnergieStadion (50000 seats)

With the nervous opening game finished it’s time for the second Bundesliga meeting of the season. FC Köln are ready to confront VfL Wolfsburg in front of their home support.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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FC Köln form and stats

In the previous season, FC Köln's league results were 10 wins, 12 draws and 12 losses, producing 11th position in the Bundesliga. Over these 34 matches they scored {49 goals} and conceded 54. Playing at their own stadium in the previous season FC Köln generated 6-5-6 (win-draw-lost) with {28 goals} and 20 conceded.

No payout for FC Köln in their previous match, an away game at Borussia Dortmund that ended in defeat 0-1. Defender Chabot got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.72/10. Chabot won 8 of 11 duels.

Before that, a strong away victory at Osnabruck (after extra-time). A DFB Pokal game. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Köln have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 3 and lost 3.

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VfL Wolfsburg form and stats

Let's have a look at how VfL Wolfsburg performed last season in the Bundesliga: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 10 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 57 and conceded {48 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 3 and lost 7 with 23/23 goals scored/conceded.

VfL Wolfsburg go into this game after a win, the home game against Heidenheim that ended 2-0. Attacker Wind got a player rating of 8.34 in the game. "Man of the match" Wind scored two goals and hit two key passes.

Ahead of that, the DFB Pokal win away at Makkabi. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by VfL Wolfsburg in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for VfL Wolfsburg, 0 draws and 6 defeats.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Köln three wins, one draw and VfL Wolfsburg six victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VfL WolfsburgJ. Older Wind
J. Older Wind
2 goals

FC Köln missing players

VfL Wolfsburg missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Köln VfL Wolfsburg
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 1
6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 7
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 18
4 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 8
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 25%
 
13 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 14
2 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 1
FC Köln Last season VfL Wolfsburg
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
10 6   Won W   7 13
12 5   Drew D   3 10
12 6   Lost L   7 11
49 28   Scored S   23 57
54 20   Conceded C   23 48
85% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 91%
79% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 85%
50% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   41% 59%
35% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   24% 38%
24% 24%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 21%
59% 53%   BTTS BTTS   29% 44%
18% 24%   Clean Sheets C S   35% 35%
38% 41%   Failed to Score F T   41% 29%
 
6 6.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.5
4.6 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   7 6
2.2 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.9
3 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
12.5 14.8   Shots (avg) S (   9.6 12.4
4.4 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 4.5
32% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 37%
 
11.7 9.7   Shots against (avg) S A   16.4 14.2
4.1 3.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.6 4.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Stuttgart 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Bayern München 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 VfL Wolfsburg 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Bayer Leverkusen 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Freiburg 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Borussia M'gladbach 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 1
8 Augsburg 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Mainz 05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Darmstadt 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Union Berlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 RB Leipzig 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
14 Hoffenheim 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 FC Köln 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Heidenheim 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
17 Werder Bremen 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
18 VfL Bochum 1848 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 34 21 8 5 92 38 17 11 5 1 53 17 17 10 3 4 39 21 54 71
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 22 5 7 83 44 17 14 2 1 55 17 17 8 3 6 28 27 39 71
3 RB Leipzig 34 20 6 8 64 41 17 13 2 2 38 18 17 7 4 6 26 23 23 66
4 Union Berlin 34 18 8 8 51 38 17 11 6 0 30 11 17 7 2 8 21 27 13 62
5 Freiburg 34 17 8 9 51 44 17 10 4 3 28 13 17 7 4 6 23 31 7 59
6 Bayer Leverkusen 34 14 8 12 57 49 17 8 3 6 35 23 17 6 5 6 22 26 8 50
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 13 11 10 58 52 17 9 5 3 35 18 17 4 6 7 23 34 6 50
8 VfL Wolfsburg 34 13 10 11 57 48 17 6 7 4 34 25 17 7 3 7 23 23 9 49
9 Mainz 05 34 12 10 12 54 55 17 6 6 5 31 25 17 6 4 7 23 30 -1 46
10 Borussia M'gladbach 34 11 10 13 52 55 17 10 3 4 33 18 17 1 7 9 19 37 -3 43
11 FC Köln 34 10 12 12 49 54 17 6 5 6 28 20 17 4 7 6 21 34 -5 42
12 Hoffenheim 34 10 6 18 48 57 17 7 2 8 28 29 17 3 4 10 20 28 -9 36
13 Werder Bremen 34 10 6 18 51 64 17 5 2 10 26 28 17 5 4 8 25 36 -13 36
14 VfL Bochum 1848 34 10 5 19 40 72 17 8 2 7 28 32 17 2 3 12 12 40 -32 35
15 Augsburg 34 9 7 18 42 63 17 6 4 7 16 24 17 3 3 11 26 39 -21 34
16 Stuttgart 34 7 12 15 45 57 17 5 6 6 23 22 17 2 6 9 22 35 -12 33
17 Schalke 04 34 7 10 17 35 71 17 5 5 7 23 36 17 2 5 10 12 35 -36 31
18 Hertha BSC 34 7 8 19 42 69 17 5 6 6 24 27 17 2 2 13 18 42 -27 29

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Stuttgart 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Bayern München 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 VfL Wolfsburg 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Bayer Leverkusen 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Freiburg 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Borussia M'gladbach 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 1
8 Augsburg 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Mainz 05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Darmstadt 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Union Berlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 RB Leipzig 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
14 Hoffenheim 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 FC Köln 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Heidenheim 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
17 Werder Bremen 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
18 VfL Bochum 1848 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0

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