German Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Union Berlin, 2024-25 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
  • 71': Ridle Baku
FT
1 - 0
1. FC Union Berlin

    About

    VfL Wolfsburg are hosting 1. FC Union Berlin at Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Robert Skov.
    • 4': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Danilho Doekhi.
    • 5': Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 5': Yorbe Vertessen (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Skov with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 6': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Denis Vavro.
    • 7': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Aljoscha Kemlein is caught offside.
    • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 9': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Leopold Querfeld replaces Diogo Leite because of an injury.
    • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
    • 14': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 14': Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Foul by Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 17': Leopold Querfeld (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jordan Siebatcheu is caught offside.
    • 22': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Rani Khedira.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Amoura.
    • 29': Foul by Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 29': Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 30': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 32': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 33': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Kevin Vogt.
    • 36': Foul by Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 36': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tiago Tomás following a fast break.
    • 39': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Robert Skov.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 40': Bence Dárdai (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 41': Foul by Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 41': Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Leopold Querfeld.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Patrick Wimmer with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 45': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 45': Joakim Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 45'+1': Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Kevin Vogt (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 45'+1': Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Kevin Vogt (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
    • 45': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Benedict Hollerbach replaces Yorbe Vertessen.
    • 45': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Tom Rothe replaces Robert Skov.
    • 46': Foul by Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 46': Tom Rothe (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 48': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Tom Rothe (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross.
    • 57': Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 59': Attempt saved. Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jordan Siebatcheu.
    • 62': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Tiago Tomás is caught offside.
    • 63': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Lukas Nmecha replaces Tiago Tomás.
    • 63': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind replaces Patrick Wimmer.
    • 64': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Tom Rothe.
    • 66': Foul by Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 66': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Kevin Vogt.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 68': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 68': Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 70': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Wooyeong Jeong replaces Janik Haberer.
    • 71': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Rothe.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross.
    • 74': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Kamil Grabara.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Tom Rothe (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonas Wind with a through ball.
    • 76': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 76': Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel.
    • 79': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Salih Özcan replaces Mohammed Amoura.
    • 79': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt replaces Bence Dárdai.
    • 82': Foul by Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 82': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. László Bénes replaces Rani Khedira.
    • 83': Foul by Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 83': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Denis Vavro.
    • 87': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Denis Vavro.
    • 87': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Ridle Baku.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wooyeong Jeong.
    • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Salih Özcan (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Leopold Querfeld (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 90'+1': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by László Bénes (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 90'+2': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': László Bénes (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Cédric Zesiger replaces Ridle Baku.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. László Bénes (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
    • 0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 7
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 8
    4 Saves 4
    44.9 Possession 55.1
    11 SHOTS 10
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    333 Accurate Passes 423
    410 Passes 510
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 0
    21 Crosses 21
    0.3 Cross % 0.0
    45 Long Balls 56
    21 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    3 Effective Tackles 8
    12 Tackles 14
    0.3 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 13
    26 Effective Clearances 25
    26 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: Volkswagen Arena
    Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
    Attendance: 23,861

    Bundesliga Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bayern Munich 22 +46 55
    2 Bayer Leverkusen 23 +24 50
    3 Eintracht Frankfurt 22 +20 42
    4 SC Freiburg 23 -2 39
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WOB VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Kamil Grabara (GK)
    4 Konstantinos Koulierakis
    18 Denis Vavro
    21 Joakim Maehle
    2 Kilian Fischer
    39 Patrick Wimmer Yellow Card
    24 Bence Dárdai
    27 Maximilian Arnold
    11 Tiago Tomas
    9 Mohamed Amoura
    20 Ridle Baku
    VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
    Sebastiaan Bornauw, Salih Özcan, Lukas Nmecha, Kevin Behrens, Yannick Gerhardt, Jonas Wind, Mattias Svanberg, Cédric Zesiger, Marius Müller.

    FCU 1. FC Union Berlin (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Frederik Ronnow (GK)
    2 Kevin Vogt Yellow Card
    4 Diogo Leite
    5 Danilho Doekhi
    8 Rani Khedira
    36 Aljoscha Kemlein
    24 Robert Skov
    28 Christopher Trimmel
    17 Jordan Pefok
    7 Yorbe Vertessen
    19 Janik Haberer
    1. FC Union Berlin Substitutes:
    Alexander Schwolow, Tom Rothe, Tim Skarke, András Schäfer, Josip Juranovic, Leopold Querfeld, László Bénes, Benedict Hollerbach, Jeong Woo-Yeong.

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