Wolfsburg vs FC Cologne

17 August 2019 · Bundesliga · 2019/20 · Referee Sven Jablonski

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Maximilian Arnold 16’
  • Wout Weghorst 60’
  • Simon Terodde 90+1’

Match summary

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

Maximilian Arnold put Wolfsburg ahead in the 16th minute, Wout Weghorst made it 2-0 in the 60th minute, set up by Xaver Schlager, and Simon Terodde pulled one back to make it 2-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Wolfsburg created 0.98 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to FC Cologne's 0.66 from 11.

Match stats

Wolfsburg FC Cologne
14 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 2
2 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.98 xG 0.66
0.98 Non-penalty xG 0.66
5 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Wolfsburg FC Cologne
Kick-off
Maximilian Arnold1-0 (Wolfsburg)
16’
Half-time1-0
Wout Weghorst
Assist: Xaver Schlager2-0 (Wolfsburg)
60’
90+1’
Simon Terodde2-1 (FC Cologne)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Wolfsburg
  • Renato Steffen
FC Cologne
  • Jorge Meré
  • Marco Höger
  • Dominick Drexler

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.98 0.66 16’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), 1-0 16’ 60’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), 2-0 60’ 90+1’ Simon Terodde (FC Cologne), 2-1 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.98 0.66 16’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), 1-0 Arnold 16’ 60’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), 2-0 Weghorst 60’ 90+1’ Simon Terodde (FC Cologne), 2-1 Terodde 90+1’
Wolfsburg 0.98 xGFC Cologne 0.66 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 FC Cologne attacking Wolfsburg attacking 
60’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 90+1’ Simon Terodde (FC Cologne), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 78’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Joao Victor (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 55’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+3’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Simon Terodde (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+1’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 11’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Simon Terodde (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 67’ Rafael Czichos (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ William (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Dominick Drexler (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Joao Victor (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 79’ Kingsley Ehizibue (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Josuha Guilavogui (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Kingsley Ehizibue (FC Cologne), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 23’ Kingsley Schindler (FC Cologne), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 40’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 60’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 90+1’ Simon Terodde (FC Cologne), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 78’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Joao Victor (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 55’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+3’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Simon Terodde (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+1’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Simon Terodde (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 67’ Rafael Czichos (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ William (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Dominick Drexler (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Joao Victor (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 79’ Kingsley Ehizibue (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Josuha Guilavogui (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Kingsley Ehizibue (FC Cologne), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 23’ Kingsley Schindler (FC Cologne), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 40’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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 DEF901 0.020.000
Robin Knoche DEF900 0.000.000
John Brooks DEF900 0.000.000
William MID901 0.030.000
Jérôme Roussillon MID750 0.000.000
Xaver Schlager MID9012 0.040.402
Maximilian Arnold MID9012 0.040.000
Joao Victor MID902 0.110.031
Felix Klaus MID834 0.260.000
Wout Weghorst FWD8911 0.350.275
Renato Steffen Sub150 0.000.000
Josip Brekalo Sub72 0.130.000
Lukas Nmecha Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolfsburg win 46% Avg odds 2.07
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.53
FC Cologne win 27% Avg odds 3.56

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

Form going into the game

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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.