VfL Wolfsburg - VfB Stuttgart: Bundesliga basement sides scrapping for points and triumph. Here are all the relevant stats and news before the game!
- VfL Wolfsburg have yet to win a game at home.
- VfB Stuttgart have not yet lost a game away.
VfL Wolfsburg and VfB Stuttgart 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.
VfL Wolfsburg form and stats
VfL Wolfsburg have played three Bundesliga home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
In their previous game, the manager Kovač led his VfL Wolfsburg to a defeat away at FC Union Berlin. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA. Arnold (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.05/10. Arnold had 22 successful passes (of 27 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Eintracht Frankfurt and winning 1-0.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 Wolfsburg have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 1 and lost 1.
The VfL Wolfsburg fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches.
VfB Stuttgart form and stats
VfB Stuttgart are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Bundesliga, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (0 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses). One point away has become something of a habit for VfB Stuttgart who have played out draws in their last three away games.
VfB Stuttgart failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Eintracht Frankfurt (placed 7th) that ended with defeat 1-3. That loss was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points. Sosa got a match rating of 7.7 in that game, top player of the team. Sosa served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 43 successful passes (of 52 total).
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Bayern München.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by VfB Stuttgart in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Stuttgart, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
VfB Stuttgart find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. Stuttgart have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four VfL Wolfsburg victories, two draws and four VfB Stuttgart wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Nmecha 3 goals |   C. Führich 2 goals |  M. Lacroix 1 goals |
VfL Wolfsburg missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 86% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 29% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 29% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 29% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 57% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 4.7 | 6.3 | 12 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| 6.1 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.3 | 13.3 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.3 | 12.6 |
| 3.6 | 4.3 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.7 | 3.9 |
| 20% | 31% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 26% |
| 15.7 | 14.3 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10.7 | 12.4 |
| 5.3 | 4.3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
- VfB Stuttgart have not yet lost a game away.
- VfB Stuttgart have yet to win a game.
- VfL Wolfsburg have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- VfL Wolfsburg have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- VfL Wolfsburg have yet to win a game at home.
| 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 Union Berlin | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 17 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | SC Freiburg | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Hoffenheim | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Bayern München | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 12 |
| 6 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | FSV Mainz 05 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 9 | FC Köln | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Werder Bremen | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Augsburg | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -5 | 9 |
| 12 | RB Leipzig | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -3 | 8 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Schalke 04 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 6 |
| 15 | Bayer Leverkusen | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 17 | VfL Wolfsburg | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 5 |
| 18 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -14 | 1 |
