Bundesliga: VfL Wolfsburg defeats Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 on Saturday
FRANKFURT AM MAIN. VfL Wolfsburg defeats Eintracht Frankfurt with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by M. Kruse (28') and a goal from D. Lukebakio (90').
FRANKFURT AM MAIN. VfL Wolfsburg prevails over Eintracht Frankfurt with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by M. Kruse (28′) and a goal from D. Lukebakio (90′). Eintracht Frankfurt was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt am Main) stadium in Frankfurt am Main on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Frank Willenborg who was helped by Guido Kleve and Aarne Aarnink. The 4th official was Robert Kempter. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.33 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 67%.
Match Statistics
Eintracht Frankfurt was in firm control of the ball 61% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Eintracht Frankfurt was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, VfL Wolfsburg was able to find the solution to win this match.
Eintracht Frankfurt shot 16 times, 1 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, VfL Wolfsburg shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Eintracht Frankfurt received 1 yellow card (K. Jakic). On the opposite side, VfL Wolfsburg received 2 yellow cards (J. Brooks and R. Steffen).
After playing this match, Eintracht Frankfurt will stay with 31 points like TSG Hoffenheim to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, VfL Wolfsburg will have 24 points to stay in the 12th place.
Match Events
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28'28'
M. Kruse (Penalty)
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44'44'
J. Brooks
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62'62'
Y. Gerhardt
A. Vranckx
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62'62'
F. Kostic
C. Lenz
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64'64'
D. Lukebakio
M. Philipp
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69'69'
K. Jakic
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70'70'
A. Knauff
D. da Costa
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70'70'
G. Paciencia
R. Borre
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72'72'
R. Steffen
J. Roussillon
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85'85'
J. Hauge
D. Kamada
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85'85'
A. Hrustic
K. Jakic
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90'90'
B. Bialek
J. Wind
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90'90'
D. Lukebakio
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90'90'
R. Steffen
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, Eintracht Frankfurt will play away against FC Köln on the 19th of February with a 7-7 head to head.
VfL Wolfsburg will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 19th of February with a 12-8 head to head stats in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (7 draws).
Eintracht Frankfurt: Formation and Lineups
Eintracht Frankfurt started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Oliver Glasner chose to play with the following team: Kevin Trapp , Tuta , Martin Hinteregger , Evan Ndicka , Danny da Costa , Kristijan Jakić , Djibril Sow , Christopher Lenz , Jesper Lindstrøm , Rafael Santos Borré and Daichi Kamada .
Substitutes
Eintracht Frankfurt made 5 changes: C. Lenz for F. Kostic (62′), D. da Costa for A. Knauff (70′), R. Borre for G. Paciencia (70′), D. Kamada for J. Hauge (85′) and K. Jakic for A. Hrustic (85′).
Top player: Jesper Lindstrøm
Probably the most impressive player in Eintracht Frankfurt was Jesper Lindstrøm.
His rating is with 31 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
VfL Wolfsburg: Formation and Lineups
VfL Wolfsburg started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Florian Kohfeldt played with: Koen Casteels , Maxence Lacroix , Sebastiaan Bornauw , John Brooks , Ridle Baku , Maximilian Arnold , Aster Vranckx , Jérôme Roussillon , Max Kruse , Maximilian Philipp and Jonas Wind .
Substitutes
VfL Wolfsburg made 4 changes: A. Vranckx for Y. Gerhardt (62′), M. Philipp for D. Lukebakio (64′), J. Roussillon for R. Steffen (72′) and J. Wind for B. Bialek (90′).
Top player: Max Kruse
Probably the most impressive player in VfL Wolfsburg was Max Kruse.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (50% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
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