Match Report
VfL Wolfsburg went into the game 4th in the table on 11 points; Energie Cottbus sat 7th on 8 — a 3-point gap. Energie Cottbus ranked just 11th in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. Per game in the league, VfL Wolfsburg were scoring 2.5 and conceding 1.33, Energie Cottbus 2.33 and 2.17, against a competition average of 1.66 goals per team per game.
7 matches unbeaten backed VfL Wolfsburg's arrival. Energie Cottbus entered with three losses in a row. Over the last five, VfL Wolfsburg had taken 11 of 15 points to Energie Cottbus's 3.
Volkswagen Arena, capacity 30,000, hosted the game. The referee was L. Benen, with 58 matches in our database and 1.7 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: VfL Wolfsburg led 3-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-4.
Goal scorers
VfL Wolfsburg: Robert Glatzel (4'), Vinicius de Souza Costa (25'), Robert Glatzel (34'), Mattias Svanberg (79') · Energie Cottbus: Luca Erlein (45'), King Manu (49'), Tolcay Cigerci (67'), Dmytro Bogdanov (90')
Key stats
Possession: VfL Wolfsburg 51% · Energie Cottbus 49% · Total shots: 21-21 · On target: 7-9 · Corners: 4-8