VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg CURSD Luck Score

2025-26 Season · View Bundesliga standings →

-56
CLS Score

VfL Wolfsburg: 24 points from 33 expected, a gap of 8.9. Defensively, 9 more goals conceded than the 56.9 xGA opponents generated. 18 losses, 6 draws. The underlying numbers say this team is better than the table shows.

Data last updated Oct 20, 2018, 1:46 AM UTC

Key Stats

24
Points
Expected: 32.89
41
Goals Scored
xG: 39.15
66
Goals Conceded
xGA: 56.91
8.9
Points Below Expected
Unlucky gap

CLS Evolution

How the CLS has changed throughout the season

Unluckiest Match
Matchweek 11 · 2025-11-22 · vs Bayer Leverkusen · at home
1-3
Lost at home against Bayer Leverkusen

A defeat that defied the run of play. VfL Wolfsburg created 2.13 xG worth of chances - enough for roughly 2 goals on an average day. They scored 1. The model valued this match at 2.0 points for VfL Wolfsburg. They got 0. That's 2.0 points of bad luck in 90 minutes.

Match timeline
9'J. Hofmann scores for Bayer Leverkusen (assist: A. Grimaldo)
24'E. Tapsoba scores for Bayer Leverkusen (assist: A. Garcia)
33'M. Tillman scores for Bayer Leverkusen (assist: P. Schick)
57'D. Vavro scores for VfL Wolfsburg (assist: M. Arnold)
2.13
xG Created
1.1
Opp. xG
-2.0
Pts Lost

Individual Games

☠ Unluckiest Matches

MW11 · 2025-11-22 · vs Bayer Leverkusen · Home-2.0 pts
Lost 1-3 home despite 2.1 xG. Expected 2.0 pts, got 0.
Score: 1-3 | xG: 2.13-1.1
MW29 · 2026-04-11 · vs Eintracht Frankfurt · Home-2.0 pts
Lost 1-2 home despite 2.3 xG. Expected 2.0 pts, got 0.
Score: 1-2 | xG: 2.33-1.29
MW27 · 2026-03-21 · vs Werder Bremen · Home-1.9 pts
Lost 0-1 home despite 1.1 xG. Expected 1.9 pts, got 0.
Score: 0-1 | xG: 1.06-0.38

✦ Luckiest Matches

MW8 · 2025-10-25 · vs Hamburger SV · Away+2.8 pts
Won 1-0 away from 0.4 xG. Got 3 pts vs 0.2 expected.
Score: 1-0 | xG: 0.37-2.77
MW30 · 2026-04-18 · vs Union Berlin · Away+2.7 pts
Won 2-1 away from 0.2 xG. Got 3 pts vs 0.3 expected.
Score: 2-1 | xG: 0.19-1.79
MW13 · 2025-12-06 · vs Union Berlin · Home+2.3 pts
Won 3-1 home from 0.8 xG. Got 3 pts vs 0.7 expected.
Score: 3-1 | xG: 0.81-1.92

Core Contributing Factors

What's Driving the CLS

Each factor's contribution to the CLS score. These add up to the total.

Injury Burden
High injury burden (241 player-games missed) - key absences hurting
-17.4
xPTS Gap
9 fewer points than xG simulations say they deserve
-13
Schedule Strength
Faced stronger-than-average opponents - a tough draw
-10.8
Defensive Luck
Conceded 9 more goals than the 56.9 xGA opponents generated
-6.8
Shot Volume Gap
Outshooting opponents but not getting the results to match
-4.4
Discipline
Receiving more cards than opponents - decisions going against them
-3.6
Finishing Luck
Scored 2 more goals than their 39.1 xG - clinical finishing
0
Total CLS-56

Rank Per Signal

Where VfL Wolfsburg ranks among Bundesliga teams on each signal. #1 = most cursed.

1
Discipline
1
18
-3.6
1
Injury Burden
1
18
-17.4
2
xPTS Gap
1
18
-13
2
Schedule Strength
1
18
-10.8
3
Defensive Luck
1
18
-6.8
3
Shot Volume Gap
1
18
-4.4
12
Finishing Luck
1
18
0

Future Outlook

Regression Outlook
Results Expected to Improve
Last 5: stable|8 games left

Based on regression analysis - statistical tendencies, not guarantees.

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Why?

VfL Wolfsburg are deeply cursed at -56. This level of underperformance almost never persists. The data they're generating - the chances created, the shots taken, the defensive work - all point to a team better than their record. Regression to the mean is one of the most reliable forces in sports.

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