§ Bundesliga · 2025-26 · Matchday 3

VfL Wolfsburg 3–3 FC Köln

  • Amoura 42'
  • Majer 65'
  • Arnold 90+9'
  • Waldschmidt 5'
  • Jóhannesson 90+1'
  • Kamiński 90+14'

13 September 2025

The match in data

VfL Wolfsburg and FC Köln finished level at 3–3 on 13 September 2025, on matchday 3 of the 2025-26 Bundesliga.

Player of the match: Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg), rated 84, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 5 key passes. Arnold produced 1.7 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.1 times the cost.

It was the highest rating of the matchday.

It was also their best match of the season.

For FC Köln, the highest-rated player was Luca Waldschmidt, with 80.

84
Player of the match

Maximilian Arnold

VfL Wolfsburg · 90'

Produced 1.66× and cost 0.08× their position's average

Added
  • 1 big chance created 4.0×
  • 5 key passes 4.0×
  • 7 final-third passes 1.3×
Took away
  • 2 misplaced passes 0.3×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

VfL Wolfsburg
PlayerPositionMinRating
Maximilian Arnold ★ Midfielder 90 84
Patrick Wimmer Forward 89 62
Mohamed Amoura Forward 70 58
Kamil Grabara Goalkeeper 90 53
Dzenan Pejcinovic Forward 20 53
Konstantinos Koulierakis Defender 90 52
Vinicius de Souza Costa Midfielder 90 46
Lovro Majer Midfielder 85 44
Moritz Jenz Defender 90 40
Joakim Maehle Defender 90 38
Andreas Skov Olsen Forward 89 37
Kilian Fischer Defender 90 35
Jenson Seelt Defender 5 no rating
Adam Daghim Forward 1 no rating
Jesper Lindstrøm Forward 1 no rating
FC Köln
PlayerPositionMinRating
Luca Waldschmidt Forward 46 80
Ísak Jóhannesson Midfielder 44 66
Jakub Kamiński Forward 90 60
Joël Schmied Defender 90 57
Kristoffer Lund Defender 78 49
Said El Mala Forward 26 49
Jan Thielmann Forward 64 48
Marius Bülter Forward 90 46
Timo Hübers Defender 90 43
Sebastian Sebulonsen Defender 64 38
Rav van den Berg Defender 71 36
Eric Martel Midfielder 90 35
Marvin Schwäbe Goalkeeper 90 34
Alessio Castro-Montes Midfielder 26 30
Florian Kainz Midfielder 19 no rating
Ragnar Ache Forward 12 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which FC Köln player won the most duels?

Jan Thielmann, with 8 duels won. Next: Kristoffer Lund 6, Timo Hübers 5.

During the 3–3 draw against VfL Wolfsburg, Jan Thielmann led FC Köln by winning 8 duels. Kristoffer Lund followed with 6, while Timo Hübers registered 5.

Which VfL Wolfsburg player won the most aerial duels?

Vinicius de Souza Costa, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Konstantinos Koulierakis 2, Mohamed Amoura 2.

Vinicius de Souza Costa dominated in the air for VfL Wolfsburg, winning 4 aerial duels in the 3–3 draw with FC Köln. Konstantinos Koulierakis and Mohamed Amoura managed 2 each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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VfL Wolfsburg 3–3 FC Köln, Bundesliga 2025-26. Player of the match: Maximilian Arnold, 84
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.