1. FC Köln vs VfL Wolfsburg match stats & report

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Bundesliga · Germany · Regular Season - 20 · RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne · Ref Martin Petersen, Germany

1. FC Köln stats & fixtures · VfL Wolfsburg stats & fixtures

1. FC Köln beat VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 in the Bundesliga on 30 January 2026. Expected goals finished 1.26–1.15. VfL Wolfsburg had 58% of the ball.

1. FC Köln vs VfL Wolfsburg match statistics

1. FC KölnVfL Wolfsburg

42% Ball possession 58%
1.26 Expected goals (xG) 1.15
15 Total shots 14
3 Shots on target 3
7 Shots off target 8
5 Blocked shots 3
11 Shots inside the box 9
3 Corners 4
8 Fouls 16
2 Offsides 3
1 Yellow cards 4
320 Passes 466
72% Pass accuracy 79%
3 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

29' Goal L. Maina (assist T. Krauß) 1. FC Köln
58' Yellow card R. Ache 1. FC Köln
66' Yellow card C. Eriksen VfL Wolfsburg
71' Yellow card K. Shiogai VfL Wolfsburg
80' Yellow card M. Jenz VfL Wolfsburg
90' Yellow card Y. Gerhardt VfL Wolfsburg

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

1. FC Köln

Confirmed 4-4-2 Lukas Kwasniok

1 M. Schwäbe

32 Kristoffer Lund 39 Cenk Özkaçar 28 S. Sebulonsen 17 A. Castro-Montes

16 J. Kaminski 5 T. Krauß 6 E. Martel 37 L. Maina

30 M. Bülter 9 R. Ache

Bench R. Zieler , R. van den Berg , J. Thielmann , Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson , S. El Mala , Denis Huseinbašić , F. Schenten , Y. Niang , L. Waldschmidt

VfL Wolfsburg

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Dieter Hecking

1 K. Grabara

31 Y. Gerhardt 15 M. Jenz 3 D. Vavro 2 K. Fischer

27 M. Arnold 5 Vinicius Souza

39 P. Wimmer 10 L. Majer 24 C. Eriksen

17 D. Pejčinović

Bench M. Müller , K. Koulierakis , K. Shiogai , A. Daghim , J. Lindstrøm , A. Zehnter , S. Kumbedi , M. Svanberg , P. Hensel

Form guide

1. FC Köln at home

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.9 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 6.3 per game
Shots on target: 6.6 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

VfL Wolfsburg away

3–5–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.5 per game
Conceded: 2.3 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 4.1 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

1. FC Köln vs VfL Wolfsburg head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
13 Sep 25	VfL Wolfsburg v 1. FC Köln	3–3
27 Jan 24	VfL Wolfsburg v 1. FC Köln	1–1
26 Aug 23	1. FC Köln v VfL Wolfsburg	1–2
25 Feb 23	1. FC Köln v VfL Wolfsburg	0–2
3 Sep 22	VfL Wolfsburg v 1. FC Köln	2–4

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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