Match summary
Before kickoff, VfL Wolfsburg were 11th in the table but 5th on points from the last five league games.
VfL Wolfsburg vs HeidenheimResult, Lineups & H2H
Volkswagen Arena
VfL Wolfsburg vs Heidenheim in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Heidenheim moved from 17th to 16th in the Bundesliga table with this result.Out of the relegation places (bottom 2 per the official standings rules). Table rebuilt from 151 results before kickoff and 156 after it (including 4 matches played at the same time); 18 teams; 13 points after 18 matches.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
VfL Wolfsburg3W 0D 2L
VfL WolfsburgHeidenheim
9Pointsof 154
12Goals scored6
15Goals conceded11
0Clean sheets0
9Scored in a row2
1Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win4
10Conceded in a row15+
Head to head5 meetings · Aug 2023 – Aug 2025
- VfL Wolfsburg wins
- 3
- Draws
- 1
- Heidenheim wins
- 1
2.6goals per meeting
60%both teams scored
40%3+ goals
20%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsVfL Wolfsburg 3W 1D 1L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 151 earlier results
VfL WolfsburgHeidenheim
#11Position#17
18Points17 v 17 games12
-11Goal difference-22
1.53Scored per gameleague avg 1.640.94
2.18Conceded per game2.24
#5Form table position#16
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
VfL WolfsburgHeidenheim
- 90'Substitution · Heidenheim · Omar Traoré · InOut: Mathias Honsak
- Yellow Card · VfL Wolfsburg · Jesper Lindstrøm89'
- 86'Substitution · Heidenheim · Mikkel Kaufmann · InOut: Marvin Pieringer
- 86'Substitution · Heidenheim · Luca Kerber · InOut: Niklas Dorsch
- Goal · VfL Wolfsburg · Moritz Jenz1-180'
- 77'Substitution · Heidenheim · Leonidas Stergiou · InOut: Jonas Föhrenbach
- 77'Substitution · Heidenheim · Stefan Schimmer · InOut: Adrian Beck
- Substitution · VfL Wolfsburg · Jesper Lindstrøm · InOut: Yannick Gerhardt70'
- Yellow Card · VfL Wolfsburg · Kevin Paredes68'
- Yellow Card · VfL Wolfsburg · Christian Eriksen59'
- Substitution · VfL Wolfsburg · Adam Daghim · InOut: Lovro Majer59'
- Substitution · VfL Wolfsburg · Saël Kumbedi · InOut: Jan Bürger59'
- 57'Yellow Card · Heidenheim · Jonas Föhrenbach
- Substitution · VfL Wolfsburg · Kevin Paredes · InOut: Aaron Zehnter46'
- 45+1'Goal · Heidenheim · Adrian Beck0-1
- 29'Yellow Card · Heidenheim · Niklas Dorsch
- 26'Yellow Card · Heidenheim · Marnon Busch
- Yellow Card · VfL Wolfsburg · Maximilian Arnold16'
Match Statistics
Match stats
VfL WolfsburgHeidenheim
70%Ball Possession30%
13Shots Total13
4Shots On Target3
9Corners6
10Fouls12
4Yellow Cards3
1Offsides0
2Saves3
627Passes267
5Shots Off Target7
143Attacks73
61Dangerous Attacks35
9Shots Inside Box8
4Shots Outside Box5
1Goals1
12Free Kicks10
4Shots Blocked3
4Substitutions5
12Tackles16
1Assists0
535Accurate Passes177
0Injuries3
23Total Crosses13
3Accurate Crosses5
3Interceptions11
55Duels Won46
2Big Chances Created3
1Big Chances Missed3
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 106(91%) | 1 | 11/14 | |
| 7.7 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 61(87%) | 1 | 3/6 | |
| 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 38(87%) | 3 | 5/9 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 65(85%) | 1 | 3/6 | |
| 7.0 | 44' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 25(84%) | 1 | 6/10 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 35(68%) | 1 | 10/19 | |
| 6.8 | 70' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 47(88%) | 1 | 5/8 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 33(94%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 109(91%) | 1 | 5/9 | |
| 6.6 | 31' | 0 | 0 | - | 20(85%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.6 | 59' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 23(91%) | 1 | 1/2 | |
| 6.5 | 20' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 12(91%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.4 | 31' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 15(47%) | - | 2/4 | |
Jan Bürger DF | 6.3 | 59' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(71%) | - | 2/6 |
| 6.3 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(80%) | - | 0/1 |
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