Match Report
VfL Wolfsburg went into the game 16th in the table on 29 points; FC Augsburg sat 9th on 43 — a 14-point gap. Recent form flatters VfL Wolfsburg's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Against a league average of 1.62 goals per team per game, VfL Wolfsburg ran at 1.32 scored and 2.03 conceded, FC Augsburg at 1.32 and 1.79.
5 games without a win framed VfL Wolfsburg's arrival. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for VfL Wolfsburg against 10/15 for FC Augsburg.
GioScore's database holds 29 meetings between the two: 8 for VfL Wolfsburg, 11 for FC Augsburg and 10 drawn, at 2.38 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 34% of the wins in this matchup. Goals have risen lately: 3.2 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.38 across the full history.
Volkswagen Arena, capacity 30,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, VfL Wolfsburg led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
VfL Wolfsburg: Yannick Gerhardt (41'), Kento Shiogai (70') · FC Augsburg: Rodrigo Ribeiro (59'), Elvis Rexhbecaj (90'), Michael Gregoritsch (87')
Key stats
Possession: VfL Wolfsburg 50% · FC Augsburg 50% · Total shots: 10-15 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 4-10