Home advantage could prove decisive in VfL Wolfsburg - FC Köln battle

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Tue 14.December
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: VOLKSWAGEN ARENA (30000 seats)

There has been no shortage of highs and lows for these squads this season, sitting in positions near the midpoint of the Bundesliga table. Here's the VfL Wolfsburg - FC Köln latest:

Insights:
  • VfL Wolfsburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • FC Köln have yet to win a game away.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Wolfsburg and FC Köln.

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VfL Wolfsburg form and stats

VfL Wolfsburg have collected 10 points from their Bundesliga home games so far after 3-1-4. VfL Wolfsburg has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Kohfeldt and the players.

Stress levels are on the rise for Wolfsburg's attacking players as they have now played 268 minutes without scoring in a league game. Weghorst was their last goal scorer.

The Wolfsburg fans got no joy from their last match, a Bundesliga game also here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA: A 0-2 defeat against VfB Stuttgart (placed 15th). Maxence Lacroix, defender, was given a rating of 7.11/10 in that game, top of the team. Lacroix won 7 of 11 duels.

Preceding that match was a Champions League defeat to Lille (1-3).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Wolfsburg handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, two draws and five defeats.

Wolfsburg are traveling soon after this match as the Bundesliga match at FC Bayern München awaits in three days.

Wolfsburg aren't scoring a lot here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA in the league, with only 6 goals from 8 games. Wolfsburg have conceded 11 in these home matches.

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FC Köln form and stats

FC Köln have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Bundesliga, after 0-4-3 (7 played). Köln has drawn their two previous away games.

Home advantage was not enough for Köln in their previous game, as they lost their Bundesliga-match, hosting Augsburg, 0-2. Midfield player Dejan Ljubičić was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.6/10. Ljubičić hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.

A 1-1 draw at DSC Arminia Bielefeld's stadium before that.

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

The attacking power of Köln when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. The Köln manager Baumgart has some worries about the defense as 14 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Wolfsburg victories, three draws and three FC Köln wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FC KölnA. Modeste
A. Modeste
8 goals
VfL WolfsburgW. Weghorst
W. Weghorst
5 goals
VfL WolfsburgL. Nmecha
L. Nmecha
5 goals

VfL Wolfsburg missing players

FC Köln missing players

VfL Wolfsburg FC Köln
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 8 3 Played P 2 7 15
6 3 2 Won W 0 0 4
2 1 1 Drew D 2 4 7
7 4 0 Lost L 0 3 4
15 6 3 Scored S 2 6 23
22 11 1 Conceded C 2 14 25
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 62% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
40% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 53%
27% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 47%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 20%
40% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 71% 80%
33% 38% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
27% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 20%
 
4.5 5.2 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 3.7 4.7
5 4.8 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.7 4.7
2.4 3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.1 14.1 13.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12.7 15.1
4.2 4.9 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.7 5.1
24% 15% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 23% 30%
 
10.8 11.1 8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 13.4 12.6
3.7 4.4 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 4.7 4.8
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • All of FC Köln's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • FC Köln have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • FC Köln have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • FC Köln have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • FC Köln have yet to win a game away.
  • FC Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • VfL Wolfsburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Bayern München 15 12 1 2 47 16 8 7 0 1 25 6 7 5 1 1 22 10 31 37
2 Borussia Dortmund 15 10 1 4 36 23 8 7 0 1 23 12 7 3 1 3 13 11 13 31
3 Bayer Leverkusen 14 8 3 3 35 19 7 4 0 3 17 12 7 4 3 0 18 7 16 27
4 Hoffenheim 15 8 2 5 32 23 7 5 1 1 17 7 8 3 1 4 15 16 9 26
5 Freiburg 15 7 4 4 26 15 7 3 2 2 11 8 8 4 2 2 15 7 11 25
6 Union Berlin 14 6 5 3 22 20 8 5 2 1 12 8 6 1 3 2 10 12 2 23
7 RB Leipzig 15 6 3 6 29 19 8 6 0 2 25 10 7 0 3 4 4 9 10 21
8 FSV Mainz 05 15 6 3 6 21 16 8 4 3 1 14 5 7 2 0 5 7 11 5 21
9 VfL Bochum 1848 15 6 2 7 16 23 7 4 2 1 10 5 8 2 0 6 6 18 -7 20
10 VfL Wolfsburg 15 6 2 7 15 22 8 3 1 4 6 11 7 3 1 3 9 11 -7 20
11 FC Köln 15 4 7 4 23 25 8 4 3 1 17 11 7 0 4 3 6 14 -2 19
12 Eintracht Frankfurt 14 4 6 4 18 20 6 1 4 1 6 6 8 3 2 3 12 14 -2 18
13 Borussia M'gladbach 15 5 3 7 19 28 7 4 2 1 12 10 8 1 1 6 7 18 -9 18
14 Hertha BSC 15 5 3 7 17 29 7 3 2 2 9 7 8 2 1 5 8 22 -12 18
15 VfB Stuttgart 15 4 5 6 22 25 8 3 2 3 16 13 7 1 3 3 6 12 -3 17
16 Augsburg 15 4 4 7 16 25 7 3 1 3 11 14 8 1 3 4 5 11 -9 16
17 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 15 1 7 7 10 22 8 0 5 3 6 13 7 1 2 4 4 9 -12 10
18 Greuther Furth 14 0 1 13 12 46 6 0 1 5 6 15 8 0 0 8 6 31 -34 1

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