Wolfsburg vs FC Cologne

3 September 2022 · Bundesliga · 2022/23 · Referee Matthias Jöllenbeck

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 1–3

  • Lukas Nmecha 2’, 79’
  • Dejan Ljubicic 22’
  • Paulo Otávio 31’ (og)
  • Florian Kainz 45+2’ (pen)
  • Sargis Adamyan 81’

Match summary

FC Cologne came from behind to win 4-2 away at Wolfsburg. FC Cologne led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Lukas Nmecha put Wolfsburg ahead in the 2nd minute, set up by Bartol Franjic, Dejan Ljubicic equalised in the 22nd minute, set up by Florian Kainz, Otávio's own goal put FC Cologne in front in the 31st minute, and Florian Kainz made it 1-3 from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Nmecha pulled one back to make it 2-3 in the 79th minute, set up by Mattias Svanberg and Sargis Adamyan made it 2-4 in the 81st minute, set up by Florian Kainz.

The chances backed that up: FC Cologne created 3.08 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Wolfsburg's 0.97 from 9.

Match stats

Wolfsburg FC Cologne
9 Shots 18
3 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.97 xG 3.08
0.97 Non-penalty xG 2.33
6 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Wolfsburg FC Cologne
Kick-off
Lukas Nmecha
Assist: Bartol Franjic1-0 (Wolfsburg)
2’
22’
Dejan Ljubicic
Assist: Florian Kainz1-1 (FC Cologne)
31’
Paulo Otávio
Own goal1-2 (FC Cologne)
45+2’
Florian Kainz
Penalty1-3 (FC Cologne)
Half-time1-3
Lukas Nmecha
Assist: Mattias Svanberg2-3 (Wolfsburg)
79’
81’
Sargis Adamyan
Assist: Florian Kainz2-4 (FC Cologne)
Full-time2-4

Bookings

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

Wolfsburg
  • Micky van de Ven
  • Omar Marmoush
FC Cologne
  • Ondrej Duda

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.97 3.08 2’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), 1-0 2’ 22’ Dejan Ljubicic (FC Cologne), 1-1 22’ 31’ Paulo Otávio (FC Cologne) own goal, 1-2 31’ 45+2’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), 1-3 45+2’ 79’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), 2-3 79’ 81’ Sargis Adamyan (FC Cologne), 2-4 81’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.97 3.08 2’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), 1-0 Nmecha 2’ 22’ Dejan Ljubicic (FC Cologne), 1-1 Ljubicic 22’ 31’ Paulo Otávio (FC Cologne) own goal, 1-2 Otávio 31’ 45+2’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), 1-3 Kainz 45+2’ 79’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), 2-3 Nmecha 79’ 81’ Sargis Adamyan (FC Cologne), 2-4 Adamyan 81’
Wolfsburg 0.97 xGFC Cologne 3.08 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 FC Cologne attacking Wolfsburg attacking 
47’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 81’ Sargis Adamyan (FC Cologne), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 89’ Denis Huseinbasic (FC Cologne), open play, 0.41 xG, blocked 51’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), open play, 0.38 xG, hit the woodwork 22’ Dejan Ljubicic (FC Cologne), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 79’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 2’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 11’ Max Kruse (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 70’ Sargis Adamyan (FC Cologne), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 39’ Ondrej Duda (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Sargis Adamyan (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 50’ Omar Marmoush (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Max Kruse (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Dejan Ljubicic (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Max Kruse (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Luca Kilian (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Ondrej Duda (FC Cologne), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 31’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), own goal 47’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 81’ Sargis Adamyan (FC Cologne), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 89’ Denis Huseinbasic (FC Cologne), open play, 0.41 xG, blocked 51’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), open play, 0.38 xG, hit the woodwork 22’ Dejan Ljubicic (FC Cologne), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 79’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 2’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 11’ Max Kruse (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 70’ Sargis Adamyan (FC Cologne), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 39’ Ondrej Duda (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Sargis Adamyan (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 50’ Omar Marmoush (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Dejan Ljubicic (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Max Kruse (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Max Kruse (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Luca Kilian (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Ondrej Duda (FC Cologne), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 31’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Koen Casteels GK900 0.000.000
Josuha Guilavogui DEF900 0.000.000
Micky van de Ven DEF900 0.000.000
Sebastiaan Bornauw DEF500 0.000.000
Bote Baku MID901 0.060.172
Maximilian Arnold MID790 0.000.103
Bartol Franjic MID7810 0.000.271
Paulo Otávio MID791 0.020.000
Max Kruse MID903 0.180.000
Lukas Nmecha FWD9022 0.610.000
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt FWD651 0.040.000
Omar Marmoush Sub401 0.060.000
Kevin Paredes Sub250 0.000.000
Felix Nmecha Sub120 0.000.000
Jakub Kaminski Sub110 0.000.000
Mattias Svanberg Sub1110 0.000.341

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolfsburg win 44% Avg odds 2.19
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.49
FC Cologne win 29% Avg odds 3.36

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: FC Cologne 0-1 Wolfsburg, 07 May 22 Next meeting: FC Cologne 0-2 Wolfsburg, 25 Feb 23  All Wolfsburg vs FC Cologne 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.