German Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg vs SV Darmstadt 98, 2023-24 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
  • 8': Patrick Wimmer
  • 10': Jonas Wind
  • 90'+3': Václav Cerný
FT
3 - 0
SV Darmstadt 98

    About

    VfL Wolfsburg are hosting SV Darmstadt 98 at Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 1': Matej Maglica (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Wind.
    • 2': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Matej Maglica.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Tim Skarke (Darmstadt) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Justvan following a fast break.
    • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Christoph Klarer (Darmstadt).
    • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 7': Foul by Andreas Müller (Darmstadt).
    • 7': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Andreas Müller (Darmstadt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 8': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, Darmstadt 0. Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 10': Foul by Matej Maglica (Darmstadt).
    • 10': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, Darmstadt 0. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
    • 12': Christoph Zimmermann (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 14': Foul by Joakim Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 14': Tim Skarke (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Offside, Darmstadt. Tim Skarke is caught offside.
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Matej Maglica (Darmstadt).
    • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 21': Foul by Matej Maglica (Darmstadt).
    • 21': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Foul by Christoph Zimmermann (Darmstadt).
    • 22': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
    • 27': Foul by Emir Karic (Darmstadt).
    • 27': Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt.
    • 32': Foul by Matej Maglica (Darmstadt).
    • 32': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Matej Maglica (Darmstadt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top right corner.
    • 33': Alexander Brunst (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Matej Maglica (Darmstadt).
    • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 34': Substitution, Darmstadt. Jannik Müller replaces Matej Maglica because of an injury.
    • 35': Foul by Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt).
    • 35': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
    • 36': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross.
    • 37': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jannik Müller.
    • 38': Offside, Darmstadt. Marvin Mehlem is caught offside.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt.
    • 40': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Julian Justvan.
    • 42': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jannik Müller.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) header from very close range is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 42': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 42': Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Tim Skarke (Darmstadt) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Marvin Mehlem.
    • 44': Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 44': Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Fabian Nürnberger (Darmstadt) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 45': Corner, Darmstadt. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Andreas Müller (Darmstadt).
    • 45'+2': Kevin Paredes (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt).
    • 45'+2': Kevin Paredes (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 45'+3': Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Tim Skarke (Darmstadt) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christoph Zimmermann.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 2, Darmstadt 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 2, Darmstadt 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Darmstadt. Aaron Seydel replaces Andreas Müller.
    • 46': Foul by Joakim Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 46': Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Foul by Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt).
    • 47': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt).
    • 48': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Kevin Paredes (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabian Nürnberger with a cross.
    • 60': Substitution, Darmstadt. Mathias Honsak replaces Oscar Vilhelmsson.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
    • 62': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Alexander Brunst.
    • 63': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jannik Müller.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maxence Lacroix following a corner.
    • 65': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Darmstadt).
    • 65': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jakub Kaminski replaces Ridle Baku.
    • 66': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Cédric Zesiger replaces Patrick Wimmer.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
    • 69': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 71': Foul by Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 71': Tim Skarke (Darmstadt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jannik Müller.
    • 74': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 74': Tim Skarke (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonas Wind.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Mathias Honsak (Darmstadt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Nürnberger.
    • 77': Corner, Darmstadt. Conceded by Moritz Jenz.
    • 82': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Behrens replaces Jonas Wind.
    • 82': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Václav Cerny replaces Kevin Paredes.
    • 85': Foul by Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 85': Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Substitution, Darmstadt. Fabian Schnellhardt replaces Julian Justvan.
    • 85': Substitution, Darmstadt. Asaf Arania replaces Emir Karic.
    • 86': Offside, Darmstadt. Christoph Zimmermann is caught offside.
    • 87': Václav Cerny (VfL Wolfsburg) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Christoph Zimmermann (Darmstadt).
    • 90'+1': Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Christoph Zimmermann (Darmstadt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Tiago Tomás replaces Lovro Majer.
    • 90'+3': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 3, Darmstadt 0. Václav Cerny (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Darmstadt. Marvin Mehlem is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 3, Darmstadt 0.
    • 0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 3, Darmstadt 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 9
    4 Saves 1
    46.6 Possession 53.4
    6 SHOTS 21
    1 ON GOAL 7
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    384 Accurate Passes 455
    466 Passes 530
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    10 Crosses 19
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    56 Long Balls 43
    24 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 7
    13 Effective Tackles 4
    18 Tackles 8
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 4
    21 Effective Clearances 11
    21 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: Volkswagen Arena
    Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
    Attendance: 23,108

    Bundesliga Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bayern Munich 10 +26 26
    2 RB Leipzig 10 +10 21
    3 Eintracht Frankfurt 10 +10 20
    4 Bayer Leverkusen 10 +5 17
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Koen Casteels (GK)
    25 Moritz Jenz
    4 Maxence Lacroix
    40 Kevin Paredes
    21 Joakim Maehle
    19 Lovro Majer
    31 Yannick Gerhardt
    27 Maximilian Arnold
    23 Jonas Wind
    39 Patrick Wimmer
    20 Ridle Baku
    VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
    Rogério, Jakub Kaminski, Václav Cerný, Kilian Fischer, Kevin Behrens, Pavao Pervan, Cédric Zesiger, Tiago Tomas, Amin Sarr.

    SVD SV Darmstadt 98 (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    30 Alexander Brunst-Zöllner (GK)
    14 Christoph Klarer
    4 Christoph Zimmerman Yellow Card
    5 Matej Maglica Yellow Card
    16 Andreas Müller Yellow Card
    17 Julian Justvan
    6 Marvin Mehlem
    19 Emir Karic
    15 Fabian Nürnberger
    27 Tim Skarke
    29 Oscar Wilhelmsson
    SV Darmstadt 98 Substitutes:
    Aaron Seydel, Fabian Schnellhardt, Jannik Müller, Asaf Arania, Fabio Torsiello, Luca Pfeiffer, Thomas Poppler Isherwood, Marcel Schuhen, Mathias Honsak.

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