FC Cologne vs Wolfsburg

Bundesliga 26 Aug 2023, 13:30
FC Cologne
FC Cologne
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg
🏟 RheinEnergieStadion (Köln) 👤 M. Jöllenbeck Round 2

Match report

Wolfsburg edged past FC Cologne 2-1 in the Bundesliga on 26 August 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

FC Cologne had 13 shots to Wolfsburg's 9.

The match was played at RheinEnergieStadion (Köln), with M. Jöllenbeck in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 49% - 51% Shots 13 - 9 On target 2 - 6 Corners 6 - 1 Fouls 6 - 10 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Jonas Wind
Wolfsburg · 2 goals
8 Joakim Mæhle captained the side
7 Luca Waldschmidt 1 goal
7 Marvin Schwäbe 4 saves
7 Benno Schmitz captained the side
First half vs second half
FC Cologne stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–4 9–5
Shots On Goal 0–3 2–3
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 4–1 2–0
Match statistics
13 Shots Total 9
2 Shots On Goal 6
10 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 0
6 Shots Inside Box 7
7 Shots Outside Box 2
6 Fouls 10
6 Corners 1
6 Offsides 0
49% Ball Possession 51%
1 Yellow Cards 5
4 Saves 1
436 Passes Total 473
335 Passes Accurate 365
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
FC Cologne · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Schwäbe
2 B. Schmitz 4 T. Hübers 24 J. Chabot 17 L. Paqarada
7 D. Ljubicic 6 E. Martel
18 R. Carstensen 11 F. Kainz 9 L. Waldschmidt
27 D. Selke
Wolfsburg · 4-3-3
1 K. Casteels
21 J. Mæhle 4 M. Lacroix 5 C. Zesiger 8 N. Cozza
32 M. Svanberg 31 Y. Gerhardt 19 L. Majer
7 V. Cerný 23 J. Wind 39 P. Wimmer
FC Cologne
Coach
S. Baumgart
Substitutes
  • 23 Sargis Adamyan
  • 35 Max Finkgrafe
  • 47 Mathias Olesen
  • 37 Linton Maina
  • 8 Denis Huseinbasic
  • 20 Philipp Pentke
  • 15 Luca Kilian
  • 22 Jacob Christensen
  • 40 Faride Alidou
Wolfsburg
Coach
N. Kovac
Substitutes
  • 20 Ridle Baku
  • 27 Maximilian Arnold
  • 6 Aster Vranckx
  • 11 Tiago Tomás
  • 16 Jakub Kaminski
  • 12 Pavao Pervan
  • 3 Sebastiaan Bornauw
  • 25 Moritz Jenz
  • 40 Kevin Paredes
Substitutions
  • 27' ↑ S. Adamyan ↓ D. Selke FC Cologne
  • 62' ↑ R. Baku ↓ N. Cozza Wolfsburg
  • 62' ↑ M. Arnold ↓ Y. Gerhardt Wolfsburg
  • 69' ↑ M. Finkgräfe ↓ R. Carstensen FC Cologne
  • 69' ↑ M. Olesen ↓ E. Martel FC Cologne
  • 77' ↑ D. Huseinbašić ↓ F. Kainz FC Cologne
  • 77' ↑ L. Maina ↓ D. Ljubičić FC Cologne
  • 85' ↑ Tiago Tomás ↓ L. Majer Wolfsburg
  • 85' ↑ A. Vranckx ↓ V. Černý Wolfsburg
  • 90+5' ↑ J. Kamiński ↓ P. Wimmer Wolfsburg
Cards
  • 49' S. Adamyan FC Cologne
  • 58' V. Cerny Wolfsburg
  • 79' L. Majer Wolfsburg
  • 89' M. Arnold Wolfsburg
  • 90' J. Wind Wolfsburg
  • 90+4' C. Zesiger Wolfsburg
Head-to-head
FC Cologne 3 3 draws 4 Wolfsburg
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2024-01-27 Wolfsburg vs FC Cologne 1 - 1
2023-08-26 FC Cologne vs Wolfsburg 1 - 2
2022-05-07 FC Cologne vs Wolfsburg 0 - 1
2021-12-14 Wolfsburg vs FC Cologne 2 - 3
Recent form
FC Cologne D D D D D
Wolfsburg D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in FC Cologne vs Wolfsburg?
FC Cologne lost 1-2 against Wolfsburg on 26 August 2023.
Who won FC Cologne vs Wolfsburg?
Wolfsburg won the match 2-1.
Where was FC Cologne vs Wolfsburg played?
The match was played at RheinEnergieStadion (Köln).
Who had more possession in FC Cologne vs Wolfsburg?
Wolfsburg had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.