UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2014/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS VfL Wolfsburg Arena - Wolfsburg Thursday 6 November 2014 21.05CET (21.05 local time) VfL Wolfsburg Group H - Matchday 4 FC Krasnodar Last updated 02/09/2015 16:01CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 12 Match officials 14 Legend 15 1 VfL Wolfsburg - FC Krasnodar Thursday 6 November 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Granqvist 51 (P), Wanderson 86; 23/10/2014 GS FC Krasnodar - VfL Wolfsburg 2-4 Krasnodar Granqvist 37 (og), De Bruyne 46, 80, Luiz Gustavo 64 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA VfL Wolfsburg 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 FC Krasnodar 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 VfL Wolfsburg - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-1 Martins 58, Gentner 18/03/2010 R16 VfL Wolfsburg - FC Rubin Kazan Wolfsburg agg 3-2 (aet) 119 ET; Kasaev 21 Noboa 29; Misimović 11/03/2010 R16 FC Rubin Kazan - VfL Wolfsburg 1-1 Kazan 67 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers PFC CSKA Moskva - VfL Necid 58, Krasić 66; 25/11/2009 GS 2-1 Moscow Wolfsburg Džeko 19 VfL Wolfsburg - PFC CSKA Grafite 36, 41 (P), 87; 15/09/2009 GS 3-1 Wolfsburg Moskva Dzagoev 76 FC Krasnodar - Record versus clubs from opponents' country FC Krasnodar have not played against a club from their opponents' country Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA VfL Wolfsburg 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 1 11 7 FC Krasnodar 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 2 VfL Wolfsburg - FC Krasnodar Thursday 6 November 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg Match background VfL Wolfsburg secured their first UEFA Europa League Group H victory at FC Krasnodar last time out and will look for three more points as the sides meet again in Germany. Form guide • Krasnodar's 4-2 loss to Wolfsburg on matchday three was their first home defeat in five UEFA club competition home games, and the Wolves' biggest away win in the UEFA Europa League. • Wolfsburg have yet to lose a UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League group stage home game (W2 D1); their only UEFA Europa League home defeats to date have come in the spring phase of the competition. They have won both of their previous European home matches against Russian sides. • European debutants Krasnodar are yet to win a group stage fixture. Trivia and links • Wolfsburg's Croatian striker Ivica Olić knows Russian football well having represented PFC CSKA Moskva from 2003 to 2007, winning three league titles, two Russian Cups and the UEFA Cup in 2005. • Krasnodar are one of only four teams in the group stage who started out in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round along with Asteras Tripolis FC, FC Dinamo Minsk and HNK Rijeka. • Krasnodar's neighbours FC Kuban Krasnodar reached the UEFA Europa League group stage as European debutants last season; it took them until matchday five to record their first – and only – group stage victory. The coaches • At one stage a lower-league midfielder and trainee policeman, Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking is back in Europe for the first time since leading second-tier TSV Alemannia Aachen into the 2004/05 UEFA Cup group stage. More recently, he has coached Hannover 96 and 1. FC Nürnberg, taking up his current post in December 2012. • Krasnodar coach Oleg Kononov was a journeyman player who established his reputation as a coach by helping FC Sheriff win three Moldovan league titles while serving as an assistant between 2005 and 2008. He steered FC Karpaty Lviv into the UEFA Europa League in 2010/11, and took charge at Krasnodar in 2013. 3 VfL Wolfsburg - FC Krasnodar Thursday 6 November 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg Team facts VfL Wolfsburg Formed: 1945 Nickname: Die Wölfe (The Wolves) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 1 (2009) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: quarter-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2008/09: round of 32 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2005/06: UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-finals 2004/05: UEFA Intertoto Cup second round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-1: Wolfsburg v SC Heerenveen 06/11/08, UEFA Cup group stage 4-0: Wolfsburg v HNK Cibalia 06/08/03, UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-finals second leg • Biggest away win 1-4: HNK Cibalia v Wolfsburg 30/07/03, UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-finals first leg 0-3: Beşiktaş JK v Wolfsburg 03/11/09, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Wolfsburg v Paris Saint-Germain FC 26/02/09, UEFA Cup Round of 32 second leg 0-2: Wolfsburg v AC Perugia 26/08/03, UEFA Intertoto Cup final match second leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: RC Lens v Wolfsburg 03/08/05, UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-finals second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 5-1: Wolfsburg v SC Heerenveen 06/11/08, group stage • Biggest away win 2-4: FK Krasnodar v Wolfsburg 23/10/14, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Wolfsburg v Paris Saint-Germain FC 26/02/09, round of 32 second leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: Everton FC v Wolfsburg 18/09/14, group stage FC Krasnodar 4 VfL Wolfsburg - FC Krasnodar Thursday 6 November 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg Formed: 2008 Nickname: Byki (The Bulls) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • none Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) None Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2004/05: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-0: Krasnodar v JK Sillimäe Kalev 24/07/14, UEFA Europa League second qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 1-5: Diósgyőr VTK v Krasnodar 31/07/14, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round first leg 0-4: JK Sillimäe Kalev v Krasnodar 27/07/14, UEFA Europa League second qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 2-4: Krasnodar v VfL Wolfsburg 23/10/14, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 1-0: Real Sociedad de Fútbol v Krasnodar 21/08/14, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 5-0: Krasnodar v JK Sillimäe Kalev (see above) • Biggest away win 1-5: Diósgyőr VTK v Krasnodar (see above) 0-4: JK Sillimäe Kalev v Krasnodar (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 2-4: Krasnodar v VfL Wolfsburg (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 1-0: Real Sociedad de Fútbol v Krasnodar (see above) 5 VfL Wolfsburg - FC Krasnodar Thursday 6 November 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg Squad list VfL Wolfsburg Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Diego Benaglio SUI 08/09/1983 31 - 3 - 8 - 13 - 21 - 20 Max Grün GER 05/04/1987 27 - - - 2 - - - - - 21 Patrick Drewes GER 04/02/1993 21 - - - - - - - - - Defenders 4 Marcel Schäfer GER 07/06/1984 30 - 1 - 3 - 13 - 21 - 5 Timm Klose SUI 09/05/1988 26 - - - 3 - - - - - 24 Sebastian Jung GER 22/06/1990 24 - 3 - 10 - 9 1 9 1 25 Naldo BRA 10/09/1982 32 - 3 - - - 3 - 3 - 31 Robin Knoche GER 22/05/1992 22 - 3 - 8 1 3 - 3 - 34 Ricardo Rodriguez SUI 25/08/1992 22 - 2 1 8 3 7 1 11 1 37 Moritz Sprenger GER 22/02/1995 19 - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 7 Daniel Caligiuri GER 15/01/1988 26 - 3 - 9 3 3 - 3 - 9 Ivan Perišić CRO 02/02/1989 25 - 2 - 6 3 16 4 29 5 10 Aaron Hunt GER 04/09/1986 28 - 2 - 7 1 24 1 51 2 14 Kevin De Bruyne BEL 28/06/1991 23 - 3 3 10 1 3 3 17 4 15 Christian Träsch GER 01/09/1987 27 - - - 1 - 9 - 19 1 19 Junior Malanda BEL 28/08/1994 20 - 1 - 6 - 7 1 10 2 22 Luiz Gustavo BRA 23/07/1987 27 - 3 1 10 - 3 1 27 1 23 Josuha Guilavogui FRA 19/09/1990 24 - 3 - 8 - 3 - 9 - 28 Mateusz Klich POL 13/07/1990 24 - - - - - - - - - 30 Paul Seguin GER 29/03/1995 19 - - - - - - - - - Forwards 3 Nicklas Bendtner DEN 16/01/1988 26 - 2 - 6 - 2 - 35 9 8 Vieirinha POR 24/01/1986 28 - 2 - 9 1 15 4 26 8 11 Ivica Olić CRO 14/09/1979 35 - 3 - 9 3 37 14 75 26 12 Bas Dost NED 31/05/1989 25 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 27 Maximilian Arnold GER 27/05/1994 20 - 2 - 6 1 2 - 2 - 32 Oskar Zawada POL 01/02/1996 18 - - - - - - - - - 33 Sebastian Stolze GER 29/01/1995 19 - - - - - - - - - Coach - Dieter Hecking GER 12/09/1964 50 - 3 - - - 11 - 11 - 6 VfL Wolfsburg - FC Krasnodar Thursday 6 November 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg FC Krasnodar Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No.