Bundesliga: FC Bayern München beats VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 on Sunday
MUNICH. FC Bayern München defeats VfL Wolfsburg with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Musiala (33') and a goal from T. Muller (44').
MUNICH. FC Bayern München defeats VfL Wolfsburg with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Musiala (33′) and a goal from T. Muller (44′). FC Bayern München was vastly superior ball possession (68%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In the presence of 75,000 spectators. The referee was Harm Osmers who was helped by Robert Kempter and Thorben Siewer. The 4th official was Timo Gerach. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 29.1 degrees Celsius or 84.34 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 35%.
Match Statistics
FC Bayern München was in firm control of the ball 68% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
FC Bayern München was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 12 were on target. Which is one of the reasons FC Bayern München won the contest.
FC Bayern München shot 24 times, 12 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, VfL Wolfsburg shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
FC Bayern München received 2 yellow cards (L. Hernandez and S. Ulreich). On the other side, VfL Wolfsburg received 1 yellow card (M. Svanberg).
After playing this match, FC Bayern München has 3 points to occupy the 6th place in the standings. while VfL Wolfsburg stays with 1 points (13th).
Match Events
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15'15'
L. Hernandez
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20'20'
S. Mané (Goal Disallowed)
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24'24'
S. Ulreich
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33'33'
J. Musiala
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44'44'
T. Muller
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46'46'
M. Kruse
P. Wimmer
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46'46'
L. Sane
S. Gnabry
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52'52'
M. Svanberg
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61'61'
F. Nmecha
M. Svanberg
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68'68'
L. Waldschmidt
O. Marmoush
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74'74'
S. Mané (Goal Disallowed)
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80'80'
M. Tel
S. Mane
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83'83'
R. Gravenberch
J. Musiala
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84'84'
A. Vranckx
M. Arnold
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84'84'
J. Brekalo
L. Nmecha
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, FC Bayern München will play away with VfL Bochum 1848 on the 21st of August with a 7-1 head to head in favor of FC Bayern München (2 draws).
VfL Wolfsburg will host Schalke 04 on the 20th of August with a 12-11 head to head statistic in favor of Schalke 04 (9 draws).
FC Bayern München: Formation and Lineups
FC Bayern München started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Julian Nagelsmann chose to play with the following team: Manuel Neuer , Benjamin Pavard , Dayot Upamecano , Lucas Hernández , Alphonso Davies , Joshua Kimmich , Marcel Sabitzer , Thomas Müller , Serge Gnabry , Jamal Musiala and Sadio Mané .
Substitutes
FC Bayern München made 3 changes: S. Gnabry for L. Sane (46′), S. Mane for M. Tel (80′) and J. Musiala for R. Gravenberch (83′).
Top player: Joshua Kimmich
The player who no doubt impressed FC Bayern München the most was Joshua Kimmich even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 51 passes (88% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 4 crosses.
VfL Wolfsburg: Formation and Lineups
VfL Wolfsburg started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
On the opposite side, Niko Kovač played with: Koen Casteels , Ridle Baku , Sebastiaan Bornauw , Maxence Lacroix , Micky van de Ven , Patrick Wimmer , Maximilian Arnold , Josuha Guilavogui , Mattias Svanberg , Omar Marmoush and Lukas Nmecha .
Substitutes
VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: P. Wimmer for M. Kruse (46′), M. Svanberg for F. Nmecha (61′), O. Marmoush for L. Waldschmidt (68′), M. Arnold for A. Vranckx (84′) and L. Nmecha for J. Brekalo (84′).
Top player: Josuha Guilavogui
The player who no doubt impressed VfL Wolfsburg the most was Josuha Guilavogui.
His rating is with 27 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga
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