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VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Heidenheim Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 2–13 – 1

Alexander Bernhardsson 1′Robert Glatzel 45+1′Muhammed Damar 65′5th

3rdPatrick Mainka 21′

Player of the matchAlexander BernhardssonWOB · 1 goal · 90′ played · 9 recoveries · 5 shots (2 on target) · 4 key passes

8.3
Possession
58%42%
Shots · on target in brackets
19 (10)23 (9)
Corners
88
Table · 15 v 14 pts
5th → 3rd3rd → 5th

2. BundesligaMatchday 8Volkswagen ArenaRef T. Bauer

Events

WOB 3–1 HDH · 4–1 yellow
  1. Full time 3–1
  2. Tim Sierslebenfor Mikkel Kaufmann
  3. Kento Shiogaifor Muhammed Damar
  4. Bence Dárdaifor Alexander Bernhardsson
  5. Alessio BesioYellow card
  6. Yannik Wagnerfor Paul Hennrich
  7. Alessio Besiofor Fabian Reese
  8. Michael HeuleYellow card
  9. Mathias Honsakfor Julian Niehues
  10. Muhammed Damar3–1Goal · left foot · assist Fabian Reese
  11. Elvis Rexhbecajfor Yannick Gerhardt
  12. Fabian ReeseYellow card
  13. Timon WellenreutherYellow card
  14. Marcel Costlyfor Christian Conteh
  15. Half-time 2–1
  16. Robert Glatzel2–1Goal · header · assist Joakim Maehle
  17. Hauke WahlYellow card
  18. Patrick Mainka1–1Goal · header · assist Jan Schöppner
  19. Alexander Bernhardsson1–0Goal · left foot · assist Vinicius de Souza Costa

Table after full time

2. Bundesliga 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Hertha BSC87-1-019:8+11221st
2Nürnberg85-3-021:11+10182nd
3VfL Wolfsburg84-3-122:13+9155th ▲2
4Kaiserslautern84-3-18:4+4156th ▲2
5FC Heidenheim84-2-215:150143rd ▼2
6Magdeburg74-1-214:9+5134th ▼2
7St. Pauli72-4-110:8+2107th
18Karlsruher SC71-2-46:14-8518th
VfL Wolfsburg
5th → 3rd12 → 15 pts
FC Heidenheim
3rd → 5th14 → 14 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
VfL Wolfsburg7d restHDH +1d rest8d restFC Heidenheim
  1. 3-1W31 Jul
  2. 0-0D8 Aug
  3. 1-0W16 Aug
  4. 3-3D24 Aug
  5. 5-2W29 Aug
  6. 4-4D5 Sep
  7. 0-1L12 Sep
  8. 5-1W18 Sep
  9. 4-1W1 Oct
  10. 4-4D10 Oct

5-4-1goals 29:171.90pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 1-4L15 Aug
  2. 2-4L18 Aug
  3. 2-5L23 Aug
  4. 5-3W29 Aug
  5. 1-0W6 Sep
  6. 1-0W13 Sep
  7. 2-2D20 Sep
  8. 0-3L25 Sep
  9. 3-1W2 Oct
  10. 0-0D9 Oct

4-2-4goals 17:221.40pts/game

  1. ANürnberg4–4
  2. HHavelse4–1
  3. HDarmstadt 985–1
  4. ASt. Pauli0–1
  5. HEnergie Cottbus4–4

latest 5

  1. HKaiserslautern0–0
  2. HWürzburger Kickers3–1
  3. AVfB Stuttgart0–3
  4. ADSC Arminia Bielefeld2–2
  5. HHolstein Kiel1–0
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  1. AKarlsruher SC5–2
  2. AAltglienicke3–3
  3. AHannover 961–0
  4. HKaiserslautern0–0
  5. HTelstar3–1

older

  1. ASpVgg Greuther Fürth1–0
  2. HDynamo Dresden5–3
  3. AJeddeloh2–5
  4. HFC Bayern München2–4
  5. AHertha BSC1–4

Referee

T. Bauer
Cards / match
4.57this match 5 (+0.43)
Yellows / match
4.27this match 5
Reds / match
0.30
Penalties / match
0.2724% of matches
Fouls / match
25.2this match 24

2.05Home 2.05 vs Away 2.22 yellows/match · 13–9 red · 1 coach card2.22

46%Results in 74 recent matches · draw 22%32%

home winsaway wins

Analysed latest 74 of 75 career matches.

Matchday 8

2. Bundesliga · the other 8 games
  1. Energie Cottbus1–1Nürnberg
  2. Holstein Kiel0–0Hertha BSC
  3. SpVgg Greuther Fürth2–0Eintracht Braunschweig
  4. Kaiserslautern2–0VfL Bochum 1848
  5. Hannover 961–1St. Pauli
  6. DSC Arminia Bielefeld2–1Osnabrück
  7. Dynamo Dresden2–0Magdeburg
  8. Karlsruher SC4–0Darmstadt 98
2. Bundesliga fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 3rdfrom 5th

    VfL Wolfsburg moved from 5th to 3rd in the 2. Bundesliga table with this result.12 → 15 points after 8 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 5thfrom 3rd

    FC Heidenheim moved from 3rd to 5th in the 2. Bundesliga table with this result.14 → 14 points after 8 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

Team stats

44 figures
VfL Wolfsburgfull timeFC Heidenheim
  1. 58%Possession42%
  2. 19Shots23
  3. 10Shots on target9
  4. 2Big chances4
  5. 8Corners8
  6. 463Passes319
  7. 15Fouls9
  8. 4Yellow cards1
All 44 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 6Accurate crosses13
  3. 86Attacks98
  4. 2Big chances missed4
  5. 19Crosses31
  6. 40Dangerous attacks43
  7. 25Dribble attempts14
  8. 3Hit woodwork1
  9. 1Offsides6
  10. 53%Shot accuracy39%
  11. 2Shots blocked2
  12. 9Shots inside box14
  13. 7Shots off target12
  14. 10Shots outside box8
  15. 14Successful dribbles5
  16. Passing
  17. 23Accurate long passes30
  18. 373Accurate passes232
  19. 83%Forward passes %83%
  20. 17Key passes20
  21. 47%Long pass accuracy42%
  22. 49Long passes71
  23. 81%Pass accuracy73%
  24. 50Passes in final third69
  25. Defence
  26. 54Ball recoveries54
  27. 69Ball safe55
  28. 56Duels won45
  29. 12Goal kicks11
  30. 17Headers won12
  31. 7Interceptions12
  32. 1Last-man tackles0
  33. 7Saves7
  34. 15Tackles18
  35. 13Tackles won8
  36. Discipline
  37. 9Free kicks15
  38. Other
  39. 146Possession lost148
  40. 4Substitutions4
  41. 16Throw-ins18

Top ratings

XI avg 7.53 v 6.93
  1. Alexander BernhardssonWOB8.3
  2. Robert GlatzelWOB8.2
  3. Timon WellenreutherWOB8.0
  4. Muhammed DamarWOB7.8
  5. Joakim MaehleWOB7.7

Player leaders

this match

Big chances created

  1. Joakim MaehleWOB1
  2. Patrick MainkaHDH1
  3. Alessandro VogtHDH1

Progressive passes

  1. Vinicius de Souza CostaWOB54 (89%)
  2. Jonas FöhrenbachHDH46 (90%)
  3. CleitonWOB43 (93%)

Final-third passes

  1. Oualid MhamdiHDH12
  2. Muhammed DamarWOB11
  3. Jonas FöhrenbachHDH11

Key passes

  1. Paul HennrichHDH5
  2. Alexander BernhardssonWOB4
  3. Robert GlatzelWOB4

Duels won

  1. Michael HeuleHDH11/20
  2. CleitonWOB10/12
  3. Robert GlatzelWOB9/15

Clearances

  1. Patrick MainkaHDH8
  2. CleitonWOB7
  3. Oualid MhamdiHDH5

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
VfL Wolfsburgall competitionsFC Heidenheim
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 4.4Goals per game (both sides)4.53
  3. 73%Over 1.580%
  4. 73%Over 2.573%
  5. 60%Over 3.567%
  6. 67%Both teams scored67%
  7. 27%Clean sheets27%
  8. 20%Failed to score13%
  9. VfL Wolfsburg at home v FC Heidenheim away
  10. 7Played8
  11. 4Won2
  12. 3Drawn3
  13. 0Lost3
  14. 19-7Goals (for-against)19-18
  15. 2.14Points per game1.13
  16. 71%Over 2.575%
  17. 43%Clean sheets25%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 23-61st-half goals (for-against)20-13
  20. 21-162nd-half goals (for-against)18-17
  21. 48%Goals after half-time47%
  22. 73%Goal before half-time87%
  23. 9-5-1Half-time W-D-L8-3-4

How we calculate this

Match info

Competition
2. Bundesliga
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 8 of 34
Kick-off
Venue
Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
Capacity
30,000 · grass
Weather
12 °C · light rain · humidity 88%
Referee
T. Bauer
WOB coach
Tobias Strobl
HDH coach
Frank Schmidt (1.52 PPG)

Match summary

VfL Wolfsburg beat FC Heidenheim 3-1 in the 2. Bundesliga, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, VfL Wolfsburg sat 5th on 12 points, while FC Heidenheim were 3rd on 14 points. Across 6 previous meetings on record, VfL Wolfsburg won 3 and FC Heidenheim won 1, with 2 draws (2.5 goals per game).

Goals came from Alexander Bernhardsson (1'), Robert Glatzel (45') and Muhammed Damar (65') for VfL Wolfsburg and Patrick Mainka (21') for FC Heidenheim.

VfL Wolfsburg — live results and scheduleFC Heidenheim — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
VfL Wolfsburg4-3-37.53 avg rating 6.934-4-2FC Heidenheim
  1. 18.0Timon WellenreutherYC 94′
  1. 267.3Saël Kumbedi Nseke94′
  2. 66.5Hauke WahlYC 94′
  3. 337.7Cleiton94′
  4. 217.7Joakim MaehleA 94′
  1. 316.7Yannick Gerhardt↓64′
  2. 57.5Vinicius de Souza CostaA 94′
  3. 207.8Muhammed DamarG ↓89′
  1. 178.3Alexander BernhardssonG ↓89′
  2. 198.2Robert GlatzelG 94′
  3. 117.2Fabian ReeseA YC ↓80′
  1. 337.6Thomas Dähne94′
  1. 276.6Michael HeuleYC 94′
  2. 196.5Jonas Föhrenbach94′
  3. 67.5Patrick MainkaG 94′
  4. 227.1Oualid Mhamdi94′
  1. 106.6Christian Conteh↓46′
  2. 167.3Julian Niehues↓67′
  3. 36.5Jan SchöppnerA 94′
  4. 87.0Paul Hennrich↓80′
  1. 187.0Alessandro Vogt94′
  2. 296.5Mikkel Kaufmann↓89′
  1. 7Kento ShiogaiFW · ↑89′
  2. 8Bence DárdaiMF · ↑89′
  3. 23Alessio BesioFW · YC ↑80′6.5
  4. 37Elvis RexhbecajMF · ↑64′6.8
  5. 2Kilian FischerDF
  6. 18Jonas AdjeteyDF
  7. 22Mathys AngélyDF
  8. 27Maximilian ArnoldMF
  9. 30Jakub ZielińskiGK

SubstitutesCoaches: Tobias Strobl · Frank Schmidt (1.52 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 4Tim SierslebenDF · ↑89′
  2. 17Mathias HonsakFW · ↑67′6.8
  3. 24Marcel CostlyFW · ↑46′6.7
  4. 38Yannik WagnerFW · ↑80′6.3
  5. 1Frank FellerGK
  6. 20Luca KerberMF
  7. 28Adam KölleDF
  8. 41Marko ZrilićMF

Head-to-head

6 meetings on record since 2023

3-2-1VfL Wolfsburg W-D-L · goals 10:5

3 WOB2 draws1 HDH
With VfL Wolfsburg at home
1-1-1 (3:2)
Goals per meeting
2.5
Over 2.5 goals
33%
Both teams scored
67%
Won by the host
17%
Last 5 (VfL Wolfsburg)
2W 2D 1L · 2.6 goals/game
  1. VfL Wolfsburg1–1HeidenheimBundesliga
  2. Heidenheim1–3VfL WolfsburgBundesliga
  3. VfL Wolfsburg0–1HeidenheimBundesliga
  4. Heidenheim1–3VfL WolfsburgBundesliga
  5. Heidenheim1–1VfL WolfsburgBundesliga
Show all 6 meetings
  1. VfL Wolfsburg2–0HeidenheimBundesliga
  1. FC HeidenheimnextVfL Wolfsburg2. Bundesliga

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

50%Model · draw 20%30%

Projected goals
2.19 – 1.66total 3.85 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
2–1 8.5%1–1 7.7%2–2 7%
OutcomeModelHappened
VfL Wolfsburg win50%Yes
Draw20%No
FC Heidenheim win30%No
Over 1.5 goals90%Yes
Over 2.5 goals74%Yes
Over 3.5 goals53%Yes
Both teams to score72%Yes
VfL Wolfsburg clean sheet19%No
FC Heidenheim clean sheet11%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Updated