Wolfsburg, ranked 6th before the game, ushered in the third round of the Bundesliga. Wolfsburg played at home to face Cologne, ranked 3rd before the game.

Wolfsburg had 1 win and 1 draw in two rounds before the game, while Cologne had 2 consecutive victories in two rounds before the game. It can be seen that Cologne is in better shape than Wolfsburg. In the last three matches between the two sides, Wolfsburg was in the upper hand. Because Wolfsburg defeated Cologne twice in those three matches, more fans were full of confidence in Wolfsburg defeating Cologne at home. After all, Wolfsburg's strength on paper is still stronger than Cologne, because the whole team's value is nearly 200 million euros higher than Cologne.
In the fifth minute of the first half, 29-year-old Waldschmidt took the lead and helped Cologne score the first goal, leading Wolfsburg.
37 minutes later, Arnold sent a wonderful pass, and the 25-year-old Amulal sword was drawn to help Wolfsburg equalize the score.
In the 20th minute of the second half, Meer made a wonderful pass, and the 27-year-old Mayer's sword was drawn to help Wolfsburg overtake the score.
In the 91st minute, Mara made a wonderful pass, and 22-year-old Johannesson helped Cologne equalize the score.
In the 99th minute, Arnold helped Wolfsburg lead again.
In the 104th minute, Ah sent a wonderful pass, and Kaminsky helped Cologne tie.
In the end, Wolfsburg drew with Cologne at his home court, and remained unbeaten in three consecutive rounds of the Bundesliga, while Cologne missed the three consecutive victories.