VfL Wolfsburg 4-1 FC Köln: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 12 May 2018

Result

VfL Wolfsburg 4-1 FC Köln

Bundesliga · Saturday 12 May 2018, 13:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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VfL Wolfsburg 4-1 FC Köln: match report

VfL Wolfsburg won against FC Köln 4-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 12 May 2018. The half-time score was 1-1.

Josuha Guilavogui opened the scoring in the 1st minute. VfL Wolfsburg's goals came from Josuha Guilavogui (1'), Divock Origi (54'), Robin Knoche (71') and Josip Brekalo (90+1'). FC Köln scored through Jonas Hector (32').

Discipline: VfL Wolfsburg received 2 yellow cards; FC Köln received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game VfL Wolfsburg were 16th on 30 points from 33 and FC Köln 18th on 22 points from 33. VfL Wolfsburg went on to finish that season 16th with 33 points, and FC Köln 18th with 22.

VfL Wolfsburg lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and FC Köln in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Josip Brekalo of VfL Wolfsburg (8.6), ahead of Josuha Guilavogui (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 VfL Wolfsburg wins, 4 draws and 2 for FC Köln.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 1'Goal · Josuha GuilavoguiVfL Wolfsburg · 1-0
  • 32'Goal · Jonas HectorFC Köln · 1-1
  • 54'Goal · Divock OrigiVfL Wolfsburg · 2-1
  • 59'Yellow card · Renato SteffenVfL Wolfsburg
  • 69'Yellow card · Vincent KozielloFC Köln
  • 70'Yellow card · Jonas HectorFC Köln
  • 71'Goal · Robin KnocheVfL Wolfsburg · 3-1
  • 78'Yellow card · M. ArnoldVfL Wolfsburg
  • 89'Yellow card · Jorge MeréFC Köln
  • 90+1'Goal · Josip BrekaloVfL Wolfsburg · 4-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: VfL Wolfsburg 4, draws 4, FC Köln 2.

Team news

VfL Wolfsburg line-up (4-1-4-1)

Koen Casteels, William, Paul Verhaegh, John Brooks, Robin Knoche, Renato Steffen, Yunus Mallı, Josip Brekalo, Josuha Guilavogui, Maximilian Arnold, Divock Origi

FC Köln line-up (4-3-1-2)

Timo Horn, Dominique Heintz, Marcel Risse, Jorge Meré, Jannes Horn, Marco Höger, Milos Jojic, Jonas Hector, Vincent Koziello, Simon Terodde, Claudio Pizarro