VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 Malmö FF: result and report
Europa League · Thursday 20 February 2020
Result
VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 Malmö FF
Europa League · Thursday 20 February 2020, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 Malmö FF: match report
VfL Wolfsburg won against Malmö FF 2-1 in the Europa League on Thursday 20 February 2020. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Isaac Kiese Thelin opened the scoring in the 47th minute. VfL Wolfsburg's goals came from Josip Brekalo (49') and an own goal by Isaac Kiese Thelin (62'). Malmö FF scored through Isaac Kiese Thelin (47', penalty).
Discipline: VfL Wolfsburg received 2 yellow cards; Malmö FF received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game VfL Wolfsburg were 41st on 11 points from 6 and Malmö FF 2nd on 30 points from 14. This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.
VfL Wolfsburg lined up in a 4-3-3 and Malmö FF in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Admir Mehmedi of VfL Wolfsburg (7.8), level with Josip Brekalo (7.8).
Going into the match VfL Wolfsburg's last five read W-W-L-D-D and Malmö FF's W-W-D-W-D.
Key events
- 41'Yellow card · Behrang Safari
- 43'Yellow card · Yannick Gerhardt
- 46'Yellow card · Kevin Mbabu
- 47'Penalty goal · Isaac Kiese Thelin
- 49'Goal · Josip Brekalo
- 62'Own goal · Isaac Kiese Thelin
- 70'Yellow card · Adi Nalic
Team news
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VfL Wolfsburg line-up (4-3-3)
Koen Casteels, Kevin Mbabu, Robin Knoche, John Brooks, Jérôme Roussillon, Yannick Gerhardt, Xaver Schlager, Maximilian Arnold, Admir Mehmedi, Wout Weghorst, Josip Brekalo
Malmö FF line-up (4-4-1-1)
Johan Dahlin, Eric Larsson, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Rasmus Bengtsson, Behrang Safari, Arnór Traustason, Anders Christiansen, Fouad Bachirou, Marcus Antonsson, Adi Nalic, Isaac Kiese Thelin