VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Köln
Ref: Bastian Dankert, GermanyVolkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg · 30,000 cap
Match recap
VfL Wolfsburg and 1. FC Köln drew 3–3 in their Bundesliga fixture. Amoura, Majer, and Arnold scored for VfL Wolfsburg; Waldschmidt, Kamiński, and Bergmann Jóhannesson replied for 1. FC Köln. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.50 for VfL Wolfsburg versus 1.65 for 1. FC Köln. VfL Wolfsburg sit 16th in the Bundesliga table while 1. FC Köln are 14th.
First Half
-5'
Zieler
Yellow Card
5'
⚽
Waldschmidt
⚽
Amoura
Assist: Arnold
Second Half
46'
⇄
Waldschmidt
59'
VAR
Goal cancelled
64'
⇄
Sebulonsen
64'
⇄
Thielmann
⚽
Majer
Assist: Mæhle
Majer
Yellow Card
⇄
Amoura
71'
⇄
van den Berg
72'
Schmied
Yellow Card
78'
⇄
Lund
84'
Bergmann Jóhannesson
Yellow Card
⇄
Majer
Grabara
Yellow Card
⇄
Wimmer
⇄
Skov Olsen
90'
⚽
Kamiński
Assist: Ache
⚽
Arnold
90'
⚽
Bergmann Jóhannesson
Assist: El Mala
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 13 |  Hamburger SV | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | -14 | 38 |
| 14 |  1. FC Köln | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -14 | 32 |
| 15 |  Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 |
| 16 |  VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 29 |
| 17 |  1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -31 | 26 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
VfL Wolfsburg1. FC Köln
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.50VS1.65
Attack3 · 2 won
14
Shots
14
6
Shots on target
8
9
Shots in the box
10
5
Shots outside box
4
5
Shots off goal
2
7
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
56%
Possession
44%
448
Total passes
356
385
Accurate passes
288
86%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline2 · 1 won
15
Fouls
11
2
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
4
-1.03
Goals prevented
-1.03
VfL Wolfsburg
4-2-3-1
1. FC Köln
5-3-2
VfL Wolfsburg
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Kamil Mieczysław GrabaraG
- 2Kilian FischerD
- 4Konstantinos KoulierakisD
- 5Vinicius SouzaM
- 7Andreas Skov OlsenM
- 9Mohammed El Amine AmouraF
- 10Lovro MajerM
- 15Moritz JenzD
- 21Joakim Mæhle PedersenD
- 27Maximilian ArnoldM
- 39Patrick WimmerM
Substitutes
- 8Bence DárdaiM
- 11Adam DaghimF
- 14Jenson SeeltD
- 17Dženan PejčinovićF
- 19Jesper Grænge LindstrømM
- 23Jonas Older WindF
- 24Christian Dannemann EriksenM
- 25Aaron ZehnterD
- 29Marius MüllerG
1. FC Köln
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1Marvin SchwäbeG
- 2Joël Pascal SchmiedD
- 4Timo Bernd HübersD
- 6Eric MartelM
- 7Gian-Luca WaldschmidtF
- 16Jakub Piotr KamińskiM
- 28Sebastian Søraas SebulonsenD
- 29Jan Uwe ThielmannM
- 30Marius BülterF
- 32Kristoffer Lund HansenD
- 33Rav van den BergD
Substitutes
- 5Tom KraußM
- 8Denis HuseinbašićM
- 9Ragnar Prince Friedel AcheF
- 11Florian KainzM
- 13Said El MalaM
- 17Alessio Daniel Castro-MontesM
- 18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM
- 20Ron-Robert ZielerG
- 39Cenk ÖzkacarD
VfL Wolfsburg
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximilian Arnold(C) | M | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — |
| Lovro Majer | M | 85 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Patrick Wimmer | M | 89 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4/4 |
| Mohamed Amoura | F | 70 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Joakim Mæhle | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Vinícius Souza | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kamil Grabara | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kilian Fischer | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Konstantinos Koulierakis | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Skov Olsen | M | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Moritz Jenz | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Christian Eriksen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marius Müller | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Wind | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Zehnter | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bence Dárdai | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesper Lindstrøm | M | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dženan Pejčinović | F | 20 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jenson Seelt | D | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Daghim | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
1. FC Köln
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Kamiński | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Marius Bülter | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jan Thielmann | M | 64 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1/2 |
| Luca Waldschmidt | F | 45 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Kristoffer Lund | D | 78 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Timo Hübers | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | D | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Joel Schmied | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Marvin Schwäbe(C) | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rav van den Berg | D | 71 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Martel | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tom Krauß | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ron-Robert Zieler | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cenk Özkaçar | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denis Huseinbašić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | M | 45 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Said El Mala | M | 26 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Florian Kainz | M | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ragnar Ache | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | M | 26 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |