Wolfsburg edged out Stuttgart in a close win on Saturday, 3x2, on matchday 8. In this competition, both teams came from a defeat.
The first goal was scored by Sehrou Guirassy after 22 minutes, with a left-foot strike inside the penalty area. After 23 minutes, Omar Marmoush struck for Wolfsburg, with a right-foot strike, which followed great work by Jakub Kaminski. After 38 minutes, Maximilian Arnold struck the second goal for Niko Kovac's team, with a left-foot shot from outside the box, created by Paulo Otávio. Stuttgart scored their second goal of the game through Kostas Mavropanos, with 45 minutes already played, from a corner, laid on by Pascal Stenzel.
In the 85th minute, Felix Nmecha came on. Deep into added time, Yannick Gerhardt scored the last goal of the match, with a right-foot shot inside the penalty box, supplied by Mattias Svanberg.
After the result Wolfsburg are 13th in the table, with 8 points, while Stuttgart sit 16th place, with 5 points. Next up, Wolfsburg's team visit FC Augsburg, while Stuttgart's team will host 1. FC Union Berlin.
Wolfsburg | Stuttgart | |||
4 | Shots | 4 | ||
8 | 2 | Shots on target | 3 | 7 |
4 | Total Tackles | 4 | ||
8 | 1 | Tackles Won | 2 | 7 |
8 | 4 | Ball steals | 7 | 7 |
7 | 69 | Total Passes | 52 | 8 |
7 | 61 | Passes Completed | 41 | 8 |
7 | 5 | Saves | 3 | 8 |
7 | 4 | Fouls Committed | 3 | 8 |
3 | Fouls Suffered | 3 |