Wolfsburg vs FC Cologne

14 December 2021 · Bundesliga · 2021/22 · Referee Robert Hartmann

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

  • Lukas Nmecha 8’
  • Wout Weghorst 51’
  • Anthony Modeste 34’, 89’
  • Mark Uth 73’

Match summary

FC Cologne came from behind to win 3-2 away at Wolfsburg, with a late winner. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Lukas Nmecha put Wolfsburg ahead in the 8th minute, set up by Bote Baku and Anthony Modeste equalised with a header in the 34th minute. In the second half, Wout Weghorst put Wolfsburg back in front in the 51st minute, set up by Dodi Lukebakio, Mark Uth equalised in the 73rd minute, set up by Kingsley Schindler, and Modeste won it with a header in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: FC Cologne created 3.57 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Wolfsburg's 2.44 from 19.

Match stats

Wolfsburg FC Cologne
19 Shots 19
5 Shots on Target 6
9 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.43 xG 3.15
2.43 Non-penalty xG 3.15
6 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Wolfsburg FC Cologne
Kick-off
Lukas Nmecha
Assist: Bote Baku1-0 (Wolfsburg)
8’
34’
Anthony Modeste1-1 (FC Cologne)
Half-time1-1
Wout Weghorst
Assist: Dodi Lukebakio2-1 (Wolfsburg)
51’
73’
Mark Uth
Assist: Kingsley Schindler2-2 (FC Cologne)
89’
Anthony Modeste2-3 (FC Cologne)
Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Wolfsburg
  • Jérôme Roussillon
  • Maximilian Arnold
  • Felix Nmecha
FC Cologne
  • Benno Schmitz
  • Rafael Czichos

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 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.44 3.57 8’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), 1-0 8’ 34’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), 1-1 34’ 51’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), 2-1 51’ 73’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), 2-2 73’ 89’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), 2-3 89’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.44 3.57 8’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), 1-0 Nmecha 8’ 34’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), 1-1 Modeste 34’ 51’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), 2-1 Weghorst 51’ 73’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), 2-2 Uth 73’ 89’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), 2-3 Modeste 89’
Wolfsburg 2.44 xGFC Cologne 3.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 FC Cologne attacking Wolfsburg attacking 
73’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), open play, 0.92 xG, goal 34’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 51’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 34’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.47 xG, hit the woodwork 8’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 48’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.38 xG, saved 46’ Timo Hübers (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.37 xG, saved 81’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 83’ Maxence Lacroix (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 90+2’ Kingsley Schindler (FC Cologne), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Aster Vranckx (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 37’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 66’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 88’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 89’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 26’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 56’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 16’ Dodi Lukebakio (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 39’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Louis Schaub (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+1’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Felix Nmecha (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Aster Vranckx (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Sebastiaan Bornauw (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Benno Schmitz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Ondrej Duda (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Jannes Horn (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 2’ Felix Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 70’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), open play, 0.92 xG, goal 34’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 51’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 34’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.47 xG, hit the woodwork 8’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 48’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.38 xG, saved 46’ Timo Hübers (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.37 xG, saved 81’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 83’ Maxence Lacroix (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 90+2’ Kingsley Schindler (FC Cologne), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Aster Vranckx (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 88’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 37’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 66’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 89’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 26’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 56’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 16’ Dodi Lukebakio (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 39’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Louis Schaub (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+1’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Felix Nmecha (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Aster Vranckx (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Sebastiaan Bornauw (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Benno Schmitz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Jannes Horn (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 5’ Ondrej Duda (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 2’ Felix Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 70’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Koen Casteels GK900 0.000.000
Bote Baku DEF9012 0.030.843
Sebastiaan Bornauw DEF901 0.040.051
Maxence Lacroix DEF901 0.120.000
Jérôme Roussillon DEF900 0.000.000
Aster Vranckx MID902 0.140.123
Maximilian Arnold MID901 0.020.233
Dodi Lukebakio MID9011 0.070.732
Lukas Nmecha MID6714 0.980.041
Felix Nmecha MID612 0.050.000
Wout Weghorst FWD9015 0.970.061
Renato Steffen Sub290 0.000.000
Yannick Gerhardt Sub230 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolfsburg win 44% Avg odds 2.18
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.57
FC Cologne win 29% Avg odds 3.30

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

Form going into the game

Wolfsburg WDLLL
FC Cologne DDWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolfsburg 1-0 FC Cologne, 03 Apr 21 Next meeting: FC Cologne 0-1 Wolfsburg, 07 May 22  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.