FC Köln favourites for feisty fight facing VfL Wolfsburg

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: RheinEnergieStadion (50000 seats)

FC Köln have excelled VfL Wolfsburg so far, but every match starts at 0-0. Here's all the information you need before kickoff:

Insights:
  • FC Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • VfL Wolfsburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Wolfsburg is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

FC Köln and VfL Wolfsburg should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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FC Köln form and stats

When playing at home in the Bundesliga, FC Köln have managed 9 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 16 games. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as FC Köln has won their last four matches.

A good away victory last time out for FC Köln, who won 4-1 against Augsburg (placed 14th). Modeste has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three games in a row. First-class! The striker Modeste was declared "man of the match" for FC Köln with the rating of 8.31/10. Modeste scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, Köln had a home game versus DSC Arminia Bielefeld which ended with a victory 3-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does FC Köln handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, three draws and two defeats.

FC Köln have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at RheinEnergieStadion with 27 goals in 16 league matches. FC Köln have conceded 20 in these home matches.

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VfL Wolfsburg form and stats

There's been little loot from VfL Wolfsburg's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 16 away games in the Bundesliga. VfL Wolfsburg only have 4 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 3 draws.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Stuttgart (placed 16th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Midfielder Arnold was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.04. Arnold served one assist, hit four key passes and had 32 successful passes (of 36 total).

Before that, Wolfsburg secured a home win against FSV Mainz 05 with the score 5-0.

We have checked recent matches where VfL Wolfsburg have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were two victories, three draws and three defeats.

VfL Wolfsburg find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Wolfsburg have conceded 33 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This was the result when the squads met earlier this season; VfL Wolfsburg - FC Köln 2-3. Head-to-head totals (for the former ten meetings): FC Köln won four games, two matches ended with a draw and VfL Wolfsburg have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

FC KölnA. Modeste
A. Modeste
19 goals
VfL WolfsburgL. Nmecha
L. Nmecha
8 goals
VfL WolfsburgM. Kruse
M. Kruse
6 goals

FC Köln missing players

VfL Wolfsburg missing players

FC Köln VfL Wolfsburg
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
14 9 3 Won W 1 4 11
10 4 1 Drew D 0 3 5
8 3 1 Lost L 4 9 16
51 27 8 Scored S 5 17 40
46 20 6 Conceded C 15 33 52
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
81% 75% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 81%
53% 56% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 56% 50%
50% 50% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 38% 38%
19% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 12% 16%
69% 62% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 41%
12% 19% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 19% 31%
19% 19% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 38% 31%
 
5.1 5.6 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4 4.5
5.3 5.3 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.5 5
2 1.9 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
13.7 15 14.6 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 11.5 12.8
4.7 5.2 5.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.6 4.2
34% 33% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 30% 30%
 
12.8 12.3 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14.8 13.4 12.2
4.6 4.4 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.6 4.3
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • FC Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • VfL Wolfsburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • VfL Wolfsburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 32 24 3 5 93 33 16 13 1 2 46 13 16 11 2 3 47 20 60 75
2 Borussia Dortmund 32 20 3 9 80 50 16 12 0 4 50 27 16 8 3 5 30 23 30 63
3 Bayer Leverkusen 31 16 7 8 72 44 15 8 2 5 35 22 16 8 5 3 37 22 28 55
4 SC Freiburg 32 15 10 7 56 40 16 8 5 3 31 21 16 7 5 4 25 19 16 55
5 RB Leipzig 31 16 6 9 66 33 16 10 2 4 39 17 15 6 4 5 27 16 33 54
6 FC Köln 32 14 10 8 51 46 16 9 4 3 27 20 16 5 6 5 24 26 5 52
7 FC Union Berlin 32 14 9 9 43 41 16 9 5 2 22 15 16 5 4 7 21 26 2 51
8 Hoffenheim 32 13 7 12 55 51 16 8 4 4 32 20 16 5 3 8 23 31 4 46
9 FSV Mainz 05 32 12 6 14 46 42 16 10 4 2 31 9 16 2 2 12 15 33 4 42
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 31 10 10 11 42 44 16 4 6 6 19 21 15 6 4 5 23 23 -2 40
11 VfL Bochum 1848 32 11 6 15 34 48 16 7 4 5 19 16 16 4 2 10 15 32 -14 39
12 VfL Wolfsburg 32 11 5 16 40 52 16 7 2 7 23 19 16 4 3 9 17 33 -12 38
13 Borussia M'gladbach 31 10 8 13 45 58 15 6 4 5 25 25 16 4 4 8 20 33 -13 38
14 Augsburg 32 9 8 15 37 51 16 6 4 6 23 25 16 3 4 9 14 26 -14 35
15 Hertha BSC 32 9 6 17 35 67 16 6 3 7 23 31 16 3 3 10 12 36 -32 33
16 Stuttgart 32 6 11 15 37 56 16 5 4 7 26 31 16 1 7 8 11 25 -19 29
17 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 32 5 12 15 25 50 16 2 9 5 14 22 16 3 3 10 11 28 -25 27
18 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 32 3 9 20 26 77 16 3 5 8 14 30 16 0 4 12 12 47 -51 18

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