FC Cologne vs Wolfsburg

18 January 2020 · Bundesliga · 2019/20 · Referee Marco Fritz

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Jhon Córdoba 22’, 45+2’
  • Jonas Hector 62’
  • Renato Steffen 66’

Match summary

FC Cologne saw off Wolfsburg 3-1. FC Cologne led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Jhon Córdoba put FC Cologne ahead with a header in the 22nd minute, set up by Mark Uth and Córdoba made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Ellyes Skhiri. In the second half, Jonas Hector made it 3-0 with a header in the 62nd minute, set up by Rafael Czichos and Renato Steffen pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 66th minute, set up by Josip Brekalo.

There was little between the sides on chances: FC Cologne created 1.54 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Wolfsburg 1.73 from 18.

Match stats

FC Cologne Wolfsburg
12 Shots 17
7 Shots on Target 8
8 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.53 xG 1.73
1.53 Non-penalty xG 1.73
5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

FC Cologne Wolfsburg
Kick-off
Jhon Córdoba
Assist: Mark Uth1-0 (FC Cologne)
22’
Jhon Córdoba
Assist: Ellyes Skhiri2-0 (FC Cologne)
45+2’
Half-time2-0
Jonas Hector
Assist: Rafael Czichos3-0 (FC Cologne)
62’
66’
Renato Steffen
Assist: Josip Brekalo3-1 (Wolfsburg)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

FC Cologne
  • Jonas Hector
  • Jan Thielmann
  • Ismail Jakobs
Wolfsburg
  • John Brooks
  • Xaver Schlager
  • Wout Weghorst

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 1.73 22’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), 1-0 22’ 45+2’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), 2-0 45+2’ 62’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), 3-0 62’ 66’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), 3-1 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 1.73 22’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), 1-0 Córdoba 22’ 45+2’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), 2-0 Córdoba 45+2’ 62’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), 3-0 Hector 62’ 66’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), 3-1 Steffen 66’
FC Cologne 1.54 xGWolfsburg 1.73 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolfsburg attacking FC Cologne attacking 
47’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 1’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 62’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.39 xG, goal 2’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 33’ Sebastiaan Bornauw (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.30 xG, off target 66’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 69’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 3’ Marcel Tisserand (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 75’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 2’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 43’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.05 xG, goal 50’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Daniel Ginczek (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 8’ Jérôme Roussillon (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Rafael Czichos (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Daniel Ginczek (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Josuha Guilavogui (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 85’ Jérôme Roussillon (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 1’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 62’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.39 xG, goal 2’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 33’ Sebastiaan Bornauw (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.30 xG, off target 66’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 69’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 3’ Marcel Tisserand (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 75’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 2’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 43’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.05 xG, goal 50’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Daniel Ginczek (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 8’ Jérôme Roussillon (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Rafael Czichos (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Daniel Ginczek (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Josuha Guilavogui (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 85’ Jérôme Roussillon (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Timo Horn GK900 0.000.000
Kingsley Ehizibue DEF900 0.000.000
Sebastiaan Bornauw DEF901 0.300.000
Rafael Czichos DEF9011 0.030.391
Noah Katterbach DEF900 0.000.031
Jonas Hector MID9014 0.550.000
Ellyes Skhiri MID9010 0.000.431
Jan Thielmann MID740 0.000.000
Mark Uth MID7912 0.080.597
Ismail Jakobs MID900 0.000.102
Jhon Córdoba FWD8924 0.580.000
Dominick Drexler Sub160 0.000.000
Marcel Risse Sub110 0.000.000
Anthony Modeste Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

FC Cologne win 30% Avg odds 3.12
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.31
Wolfsburg win 41% Avg odds 2.34

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolfsburg 2-1 FC Cologne, 17 Aug 19 Next meeting: FC Cologne 2-2 Wolfsburg, 05 Dec 20  All FC Cologne vs Wolfsburg meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.