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1. FC Köln vs VfL Wolfsburg - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Bundesliga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 2

Bundesliga - Gameweek 2

Saturday, 26 Aug 2023 • 15:30

1. FC Köln

1 : 2

VfL Wolfsburg

Goals

Luca Waldschmi...
1 : 0
55'
55'Luca Waldschmidt
1 : 0
62'
1 : 1
Jonas Wind
1 : 1
Jonas Wind62'
72'
1 : 2
Jonas Wind
1 : 2
Jonas Wind72'

Lineups

1. FC Köln

PosPlayer
GK
Marvin Schwabe
DEF
Benno Schmitz
DEF
Julian Chabot
DEF
Timo Hübers
DEF
Leart Paçarada
DEF
Rasmus Carstensen
MID
Florian Kainz
MID
Dejan Ljubičić
MID
Eric Martel
FWD
Davie Selke
FWD
Luca Waldschmidt

Substitutes

27'Sargis Adamyan
for Davie Selke
69'Mathias Olesenfor Eric Martel
77'Denis Huseinbasicfor Florian Kainz
77'Linton Mainafor Dejan Ljubičić

VfL Wolfsburg

PosPlayer
GK
Koen Casteels
DEF
Joakim Mæhle
DEF
Maxence Lacroix
DEF
Nicolas Cozza
DEF
Cédric Zesiger
MID
Yannick Gerhardt
MID
Mattias Svanberg
MID
Václav Černý
MID
Patrick Wimmer
MID
Lovro Majer
FWD
Jonas Wind

Substitutes

62'Maximilian Arnold
for Yannick Gerhardt
62'Ridle Bakufor Nicolas Cozza
85'Aster Vranckxfor Václav Černý
85'Tiago Tomásfor Lovro Majer
90'Jakub Kamińskifor Patrick Wimmer
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
4VfL Wolfsburg220041+36
W
W
151. FC Köln200213-20
L
L

Last Games

1. FC Köln

@Borussia Dortmund
0 - 1

VfL Wolfsburg

vsFC Heidenheim
2 - 0

Head-to-Head

30 Jan 2026
1. FC Köln1 - 0VfL Wolfsburg
30 Jan 20261. FC Köln
1 - 0
VfL Wolfsburg
13 Sept 2025
VfL Wolfsburg3 - 31. FC Köln
13 Sept 2025VfL Wolfsburg
3 - 3
1. FC Köln
27 Jan 2024
VfL Wolfsburg1 - 11. FC Köln
27 Jan 2024VfL Wolfsburg
1 - 1
1. FC Köln
26 Aug 2023
1. FC Köln1 - 2VfL Wolfsburg
26 Aug 20231. FC Köln
1 - 2
VfL Wolfsburg

Bundesliga

Gameweek 2

25 Aug • 20:30
RB Leipzig
VfB Stuttgart
5 - 1
26 Aug • 15:30
SC Freiburg
Werder Bremen
1 - 0
26 Aug • 15:30
1. FC Köln
VfL Wolfsburg
1 - 2
26 Aug • 15:30
VfL Bochum
Borussia Dortmund
1 - 1
26 Aug • 15:30
FC Heidenheim
1899 Hoffenheim
2 - 3
26 Aug • 15:30
Darmstadt
Union Berlin
1 - 4
26 Aug • 18:30
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0 - 3
27 Aug • 15:30
FSV Mainz 05
Eintracht Frankfurt
1 - 1
27 Aug • 17:30
FC Bayern München
FC Augsburg
3 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.