Highlights
B. Brand
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Watch: Guirassy: "Sometimes I practice penalties"
Full-time: Wolfsburg 2-3 Stuttgart
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Full-time
90'
+ 7
Substitution
90'
+ 5
Home pressure
Wolfsburg have won a series of corners as they place some late pressure on the visitors, who are hanging on slightly here.
90'
Time added on
There will be six minutes of additional time to play at the Volkswagen Arena.
87'
Stuttgart changes
Silas is on for Stuttgart, with Jeong joining him heading into the action. VfB's goal hero Serhou Guirassy heads off with a brace to show for his efforts.
87'
Substitution
86'
Substitution
83'
Wolves howling
Maxi Arnold's free kick into the mixer results in plenty of confusion inside the area and after the ball pops up in front of Lukas Nmecha, the substitute slams his finish home to give the hosts hope.
83'
SituationGoal
ReviewPrevious handball?
DecisionGoal
82'
Double swap
Lukas Nmecha and Aster Vranckx are on for the home side, who have less than ten minutes to save this game.
81'
Substitution
81'
Substitution
78'
Stuttgart over and out
Vagnoman accepts the pass on the right, eyes the defender, takes a touch and arrows a finish into the far corner. Easy as that for Stuttgart and the visitors are home free now.
72'
Stuttgart changes
Jamie Leweling and Deniz Undav - he of the 14 Bundesliga goals this season - are on for the visitors.
72'
Substitution
VfB looking good
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71'
Substitution
67'
Serhou loves a road trip
Stuttgart's star striker has registered eight away goals in the Bundesliga and is second only to Bayern Munich's Harry Kane (10) in that particular stat.
66'
Stuttgart efficiency
Goal attempts
4off target
1on target
4off target
2on target
65'
Wolfsburg subs
Niko Kovac throws Jonas Wind and Amin Sarr into the mix as the hosts look to chase down an equaliser.
65'
Substitution
64'
Substitution
Guirassy spot on
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57'
VfB denied
Stuttgart have the ball in the back of the net again with Vagnoman taking advantage of a defensive lapse to score his team's third. However, the VAR has spotted an offside and the goal is ruled out.
56'
SituationGoal
ReviewOffside?
DecisionNo goal
54'
Guirassy from the spot
Stuttgart are straight back in front with Guirassy's second goal of the game. The Guinea international wallops his penalty at the target and Casteels gets a hand to it, but the shot is just too powerful.
52'
Penalty Stuttgart !
Amazing! VfB go back the other end and Maehle upends Millot to concede a penalty. Incredible. Wolfsburg's hero just seconds ago, Maehle is booked for his sins.
51'
SituationGoal
ReviewOffside?
DecisionGoal
50'
Wolves on terms
The hosts are level with a fine goal. Some very tidy build-up on the left leads to Paredes touching on for Arnold, who frees Maehle. The Dane then sweeps a brilliant shot from an angle high past Nübel and into the top corner.
46'
Change at the start
Václav Černý has made way for Tiago Tomás at the start of the second half and the Portuguese sub is straight into the action, crossing from the right with Anton hacking clear.
46'
Away we go again
Wolfsburg kick off for the second half.
Kick-off!
45'
+ 2
Substitution
Half-time
45'
+ 1
Half-time: Wolfsburg 0-1 Stuttgart
The visitors head into the dressing-room worthy of their 1-0 lead, secured thanks to Serhou Guirassy's stylish header.
45'
+ 1
Wayward Führich
Führich smashes a shot over the top as we approach half time.
VfB battling hard
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40'
Anton relief
Anton plays a blind pass back to Nübel but Gerhardt is alive to it and nips in to take the ball. Nübel forces the Wolfsburg player wide and when the cross comes in, Vagnoman is there to clear.
37'
Shot clock increasing
Goal attempts
3off target
0on target
2off target
1on target
35'
Führich rasper
Chris Führich unleashes a right-footed pile driver from distance that has Koen Casteels diving through the air, right hand outstretched. To the goalkeeper's relief, the shot fizzes inches wide.
31'
Almost Behrens
Behrens is not far away from making contact with with Arnold's dink into the centre. Had the Wolves' new frontman gotten a touch, that was 1-1.
27'
Shots
1
1
Yannick Gerhardt Serhou Guirassy
24'
Cross specialists
Stuttgart can boast a league-leading nine goals from crosses this term while Serhou Guirassy has put his side 1-0 up on six occasions in 2023/24, equalling Bayern Munich's Harry Kane in that regard.
22'
Baku booked
Baku has a couple of bites at Mittelstädt and the referee has seen enough: a yellow card for the Wolfsburg man follows.
Slick Serhou
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20'
Ball Recovery Time
17'
Wolves bite back
Wolfsburg look to hit back immediately with Yannick Gerhardt throwing a boot to Kevin Paredes's wayward shot. The ball loops not too far off target.
15'
Stuttgart lead
It's that man again. Guirassy brings up his 19th Bundesliga goal of the season with a superbly angled header into the far corner from Mittelstädt's tidy cross.
12'
VfB with the ball
Possession (%)
2278
10'
Vagnoman over
Maximilian Mittelstädt clips a cross towards the far post from the left with Josha Vagnoman arriving to volley over from tight angle.
6'
Stuttgart's three-man line
Sebastian Hoeneß has the visitors lined up with three at the back for the first time since a 3-1 win in Freiburg on Matchday 20.
3'
Arnold booked early on
Arnold fouls Millot and that's an early yellow card for the Wolfsburg midfielder, who puts his hands to his head in disbelief.
2'
Fast start
The hosts are straight out of the blocks here with Kevin Paredes working his way into the area on the left and rolling a pass in for Kevin Behrens, who can't get his shot away.
1'
Peeeeep!
Stuttgart - kitted out all in red - get the game underway.
Kick-off!
Here come the teams!
The lights are flashing and the Wolves howling at the Volkswagen Arena as both teams take to the pitch.
It's almost time
So, after six draws and a defeat in 2024, can Wolfsburg bag their first win of the year here? The Wolves' last victory came in mid December away to Darmstadt. The hosts will be up against it with Champions-League chasing Stuttgart in town hoping to consolidate third-place in the standings.
Hoeneß hits century
VfB coach Sebastian Hoeneß is taking charge of a Bundesliga game for the 100th time this evening.
Stuttgart team news
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Wolfsburg team news
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Wolfsburg starting XI
Casteels - Baku, Lacroix, Jenz, Mæhle - Gerhardt, Arnold (c) - Majer, Černý, Paredes - Behrens
Wolfsburg subs
Pervan, Fischer, Zesiger, Vranckx, Sarr, Nmecha, Tomás, Kaminski, Wind
Stuttgart starting XI
Nübel - Rouault, Anton (c), Ito - Vagnoman, Karazor, Stiller, Mittelstädt - Millot, Guirassy, Führich
Stuttgart subs
Bredlow, Dahoud, Jeong, Silas, Stenzel, Leweling, Stergiou, Undav, Chase
Kovač's view on Stuttgart
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Hoeneß cancells pre-match press conference
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Probable line-ups
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Draw masters Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg have drawn six of their past seven Bundesliga fixtures and will want to go one better at home to Stuttgart - who had won four in a row before drawing to Cologne.
2:03
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2:03
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2:03
Watch: Stuttgart 1-1 Cologne - highlights
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