Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Wolfsburg welcomes Köln

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 03.April
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: VOLKSWAGEN ARENA (30000 seats)

The league table in Bundesliga tells a story about these teams so far, with Wolfsburg leading Köln by 28 points. Match preview to follow:

Insights:
  • Wolfsburg have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Bundesliga
  • Köln have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

W W L L W

Wolfsburg form and stats

Wolfsburg, who have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Bundesliga, are steadily winning Bundesliga games and points here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA. 8 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 12 games. The Wolfsburg fans aren't used to losing league-games here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA and will expect new points from this game. Wolfsburg has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.

It's back home for Wolfsburg, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Werder Bremen away with the result 2-1. Wout Weghorst found the net in that victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Schalke 04 in a game that was won 5-0.

Goals decide football matches and Wolfsburg are scoring many of them at home; 24 on target from 12 league matches. Wolfsburg have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

D L D L L

Köln form and stats

Playing away, Köln have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 6 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Köln's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Köln's last game was the home draw against Borussia Dortmund (2-2). Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Union Berlin's place.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Köln as they have only managed to score 11 times from 13 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Köln have conceded 23 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Köln - Wolfsburg 2-2 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Wolfsburg wins - draws - Köln wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

WolfsburgW. Weghorst
W. Weghorst
17 goals
WolfsburgR. Steffen
R. Steffen
5 goals
WolfsburgR. Baku
R. Baku
5 goals

Wolfsburg missing players

Köln missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wolfsburg Köln
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 12 4 Played P 4 13 26
14 8 3 Won W 1 4 5
9 4 1 Drew D 1 3 8
3 0 0 Lost L 2 6 13
45 24 9 Scored S 3 11 25
22 8 1 Conceded C 8 23 46
88% 75% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 92%
81% 67% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 77% 77%
50% 58% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 54% 58%
19% 25% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 15% 31%
8% 17% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 12%
50% 42% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 62%
46% 58% 75% Clean Sheets C S 25% 15% 12%
15% 25% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 35%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.9 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.1 1.9
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.7 12.8 14 Shots (avg) S ( 4.8 8.5 9.2
4.6 4.6 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.8 2.7
38% 44% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 31% 35%
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • Köln have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Wolfsburg have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Wolfsburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wolfsburg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Wolfsburg have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Köln have scored away.
  • Wolfsburg have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Bundesliga
  • Wolfsburg have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Bundesliga

  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 26 19 4 3 78 35 13 10 3 0 50 18 13 9 1 3 28 17 43 61
2 RB Leipzig 26 17 6 3 48 21 13 10 2 1 25 10 13 7 4 2 23 11 27 57
3 Wolfsburg 26 14 9 3 45 22 12 8 4 0 24 8 14 6 5 3 21 14 23 51
4 Eintracht Frankfurt 26 12 11 3 53 36 13 7 6 0 27 15 13 5 5 3 26 21 17 47
5 Borussia Dortmund 26 13 4 9 54 37 12 7 2 3 27 14 14 6 2 6 27 23 17 43
6 Bayer Leverkusen 26 11 7 8 43 31 13 5 4 4 25 19 13 6 3 4 18 12 12 40
7 Union Berlin 26 9 11 6 40 32 13 5 7 1 24 14 13 4 4 5 16 18 8 38
8 Freiburg 26 10 7 9 39 39 14 6 4 4 26 20 12 4 3 5 13 19 0 37
9 Stuttgart 26 9 9 8 47 41 12 3 6 3 21 17 14 6 3 5 26 24 6 36
10 Borussia M'gladbach 26 9 9 8 44 40 13 5 4 4 20 16 13 4 5 4 24 24 4 36
11 Hoffenheim 26 8 6 12 40 45 13 5 2 6 23 19 13 3 4 6 17 26 -5 30
12 Werder Bremen 26 7 9 10 31 38 13 3 4 6 13 19 13 4 5 4 18 19 -7 30
13 Augsburg 26 8 5 13 27 40 13 4 3 6 15 21 13 4 2 7 12 19 -13 29
14 Hertha BSC 26 6 6 14 31 45 13 4 2 7 16 24 13 2 4 7 15 21 -14 24
15 Mainz 05 26 6 6 14 26 45 13 3 2 8 11 20 13 3 4 6 15 25 -19 24
16 Köln 26 5 8 13 25 46 13 1 5 7 14 23 13 4 3 6 11 23 -21 23
17 Arminia Bielefeld 26 6 4 16 20 45 14 4 1 9 10 22 12 2 3 7 10 23 -25 22
18 Schalke 04 26 1 7 18 16 69 14 1 3 10 8 29 12 0 4 8 8 40 -53 10

Wolfsburg:
Köln:
Bundesliga:
Germany:
Table
  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 26 19 4 3 78 35 13 10 3 0 50 18 13 9 1 3 28 17 43 61
2 RB Leipzig 26 17 6 3 48 21 13 10 2 1 25 10 13 7 4 2 23 11 27 57
3 Wolfsburg 26 14 9 3 45 22 12 8 4 0 24 8 14 6 5 3 21 14 23 51
4 Eintracht Frankfurt 26 12 11 3 53 36 13 7 6 0 27 15 13 5 5 3 26 21 17 47
5 Borussia Dortmund 26 13 4 9 54 37 12 7 2 3 27 14 14 6 2 6 27 23 17 43
6 Bayer Leverkusen 26 11 7 8 43 31 13 5 4 4 25 19 13 6 3 4 18 12 12 40
7 Union Berlin 26 9 11 6 40 32 13 5 7 1 24 14 13 4 4 5 16 18 8 38
8 Freiburg 26 10 7 9 39 39 14 6 4 4 26 20 12 4 3 5 13 19 0 37
9 Stuttgart 26 9 9 8 47 41 12 3 6 3 21 17 14 6 3 5 26 24 6 36
10 Borussia M'gladbach 26 9 9 8 44 40 13 5 4 4 20 16 13 4 5 4 24 24 4 36
11 Hoffenheim 26 8 6 12 40 45 13 5 2 6 23 19 13 3 4 6 17 26 -5 30
12 Werder Bremen 26 7 9 10 31 38 13 3 4 6 13 19 13 4 5 4 18 19 -7 30
13 Augsburg 26 8 5 13 27 40 13 4 3 6 15 21 13 4 2 7 12 19 -13 29
14 Hertha BSC 26 6 6 14 31 45 13 4 2 7 16 24 13 2 4 7 15 21 -14 24
15 Mainz 05 26 6 6 14 26 45 13 3 2 8 11 20 13 3 4 6 15 25 -19 24
16 Köln 26 5 8 13 25 46 13 1 5 7 14 23 13 4 3 6 11 23 -21 23
17 Arminia Bielefeld 26 6 4 16 20 45 14 4 1 9 10 22 12 2 3 7 10 23 -25 22
18 Schalke 04 26 1 7 18 16 69 14 1 3 10 8 29 12 0 4 8 8 40 -53 10

More from Germany - Bundesliga

Read more about Bundesliga

The Bundesliga is the top league of the football pyramid in Germany. It is the football league with the highest average stadium attendance worldwide. Bundesliga has 18 teams who play from August to May, a total of 306 fixtures to decide a final league table and the German championship.