Karlsruhe vs Wolfsburg

29 August 2026 · 2. Bundesliga · 2026/27 · Referee Lars Erbst

Full time 2 – 5

Half-time: 2–3

Shio Fukuda 7’
Marvin Wanitzek 12’

Alexander Bernhardsson 10’
Fabian Reese 28’, 90+5’
Vinícius Souza 45+2’
Hauke Wahl 88’

Match summary

Wolfsburg came from behind to win 5-2 away at Karlsruhe. Wolfsburg led 3-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Shio Fukuda put Karlsruhe ahead with a header in the 7th minute, Alexander Bernhardsson equalised with a header in the 10th minute, Marvin Wanitzek put Karlsruhe back in front in the 12th minute, Fabian Reese equalised in the 28th minute, and Vinícius Souza put Wolfsburg in front in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Hauke Wahl made it 2-4 with a header in the 88th minute and Reese made it 2-5 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Wolfsburg created 3.24 expected goals (xG) from 27 shots to Karlsruhe's 1.59 from 19.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%

19 Shots 27

5 Shots on target 11

10 Corners 8

330 Passes 470

79.1% Pass accuracy 86.6%

10 Tackles 13

13 Fouls 14

0 Yellow cards 1

3 Offsides 0

Key events

Karlsruhe Wolfsburg

Kick-off

Louey Ben FarhatShot on target

6’

Shio Fukuda Header

1-0

7’

10’

Alexander BernhardssonHeader

1-1

Marvin WanitzekRight foot shot

2-1

12’

Louey Ben FarhatShot on target

26’

28’

Fabian ReeseRight foot shot

2-2

42’

Muhammed DamarShot on target

45+2’

Vinícius SouzaRight foot shot

2-3

Half-time2-3

John Davis MeyerShio Fukuda

46’

Second half underway

53’

Alexander BernhardssonShot on target

56’

Kilian FischerShot on target

56’

Kento ShiogaiShot on target

Noel EichingerLouey Ben Farhat

58’

Lilian EgloffKevin Wiethaup

58’

Danyal ZorSanteri Väänänen

58’

66’

Robert GlatzelKento Shiogai

66’

Mattias SvanbergMuhammed Damar

72’

Yannick GerhardtElvis Rexhbeçaj

Marvin WanitzekShot on target

74’

79’

Alessio BesioAlexander Bernhardsson

79’

Mattias SvanbergShot on target

80’

Vinícius SouzaHandball

Paul SchollSebastian Jung

82’

88’

Hauke WahlHeader

2-4

90’

Robert GlatzelShot on target

90+5’

Fabian ReeseRight foot shot

2-5

Full-time2-5

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Karlsruhe 1.59 xGWolfsburg 3.24 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Wolfsburg attacking Karlsruhe attacking

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Hans Christian Bernat	90′	6	5	33	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Sebastian Jung Taken off	82′	1	1	1	4	–	31	2	–	–	–
Marcel Franke	90′	–	–	3	5	5	30	1	–	1	–
Christoph Kobald	90′	–	2	3	2	–	22	1	–	–	–
Deniz Ofli	90′	1	1	1	3	–	37	–	–	–	–
Viktor Bergh	90′	2	–	–	4	–	23	–	–	–	–
Paul Scholl Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	1	–	–	6	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Kevin Wiethaup Taken off	58′	–	–	21	–	0.02	–	–	1	–	–	–
Santeri Väänänen Taken off	58′	–	–	11	–	0.00	2	1	4	1	2	–
Marvin Wanitzek	90′	1	–	45	4	0.28	–	1	2	–	1	–
Noel Eichinger Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	11	1	0.07	–	–	–	2	–	–
Danyal Zor Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	23	2	0.06	1	–	1	1	–	–
Lilian Egloff Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	9	–	0.01	–	1	–	3	–	–

Forwards3 players


Shio Fukuda Taken off	45′	1	–	1	1	0.07	0.01	–	2	1	7	–
Louey Ben Farhat Taken off	58′	–	1	3	2	0.07	0.06	1	4	2	15	–
John Davis Meyer Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	1	–	0.08	0.00	–	2	1	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Jakub Zieliński	90′	3	2	43	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Kilian Fischer	90′	2	4	1	5	2	49	3	–	–	–
Hauke Wahl	90′	1	–	1	1	–	52	1	1	–	–
Mathys Angely	90′	3	1	–	8	3	62	2	–	–	–
Joakim Mæhle	90′	4	4	–	6	1	59	1	–	2	–

Midfielders7 players


Vinícius Souza	90′	1	–	43	1	0.04	–	–	2	1	–
Elvis Rexhbeçaj Taken off	72′	–	–	36	2	0.07	–	1	4	3	2	–
Alexander Bernhardsson Taken off	79′	1	–	25	3	0.34	–	–	1	–	–	–
Muhammed Damar Taken off	66′	–	–	22	1	0.10	1	–	2	1	1	–
Fabian Reese	90′	2	–	39	7	0.45	2	1	8	–	1	–
Mattias Svanberg Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	9	2	0.02	–	–	3	–	3	–
Yannick Gerhardt Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	11	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


Kento Shiogai Taken off	66′	–	–	3	1	0.51	0.01	–	1	–	10	–
Robert Glatzel Came on as a substitute	24′	–	1	3	1	0.26	0.01	2	2	–	8	–
Alessio Besio Came on as a substitute	11′	–	1	2	–	0.15	0.70	1	–	–	2	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Karlsruhe win 32% Avg odds 2.93

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.55

Wolfsburg win 42% Avg odds 2.18

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Karlsruhe W D L W D

Wolfsburg D W

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