Match Report
The table read 4th (VfL Wolfsburg, 5 pts) against 2nd (Salzburg, 10 pts), 5 points apart. VfL Wolfsburg had been under-performing their position — 23rd on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, VfL Wolfsburg ran at 0.83 scored and 1.67 conceded, Salzburg at 1.33 and 1.
Salzburg had won four straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 6/15 points for VfL Wolfsburg, 13/15 for Salzburg.
The match was played at Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg (capacity 30,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.