The confirmed starting lineups list Köln in a 4-2-3-1 formation and Wolfsburg in a 4-3-3 formation.
The announced starting eleven for Köln: Marvin Schwäbe, Benno Schmitz, Timo Hübers, Jeff Chabot, Leart Paqarda, Dejan Ljubičić, Eric Martel, Rasmus Carstensen, Florian Kainz, Luca Waldschmidt, and Davie Selke.
The announced starting eleven for Wolfsburg: Koen Casteels, Joakim Mæhle, Maxence Lacroix, Cédric Zesiger, Nicolas Cozza, Mattias Svanberg, Yannick Gerhardt, Lovro Majer, Václav Černý, Jonas Wind, and Patrick Wimmer.
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Related pages: Köln, Wolfsburg, Bundesliga, Köln vs Wolfsburg: head-to-head, Live football scores
The match finished Köln 1-2 Wolfsburg.
For Köln: Luca Waldschmidt 55′. For Wolfsburg: Jonas Wind 62′ and 72′.
Saturday, 26 August 2023 at 2:30 PM UK time.
RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne. The stadium holds 50,000.
Matthias Jöllenbeck refereed the match.
| Rank | Team | P | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Augsburg | 34 | -10 | 39 |
| 12 | Wolfsburg | 34 | -15 | 37 |
| 13 | Mainz | 34 | -12 | 35 |
| 16 | Bochum | 34 | -32 | 33 |
| 17 | Köln | 34 | -32 | 27 |
| 18 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | -56 | 17 |