Wolfsburg vs Cottbus

5 September 2026 · 2. Bundesliga · 2026/27 · Referee Lukas Benen

Full time 4 – 4

Half-time: 3–1

Robert Glatzel 4’ (pen), 34’
Vinícius Souza 25’
Mattias Svanberg 79’

Luca Erlein 45+4’
King Manu 49’
Tolcay Ciğerci 67’ (pen)
Dmytro Bogdanov 90+1’

Match summary

Wolfsburg and Cottbus shared the points in a 4-4 draw. Wolfsburg led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Robert Glatzel put Wolfsburg ahead from the penalty spot in the 4th minute, Vinícius Souza made it 2-0 in the 25th minute, Glatzel made it 3-0 in the 34th minute, and Luca Erlein pulled one back to make it 3-1 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, King Manu made it 3-2 from a corner in the 49th minute, Tolcay Ciğerci equalised from the penalty spot in the 67th minute, Mattias Svanberg put Wolfsburg back in front in the 79th minute, and Dmytro Bogdanov equalised in stoppage time.

Wolfsburg had the better of the chances, with 3.64 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Cottbus's 3.04 from 21. Wolfsburg had a player sent off.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%

21 Shots 21

7 Shots on target 9

4 Corners 8

409 Passes 377

80.2% Pass accuracy 80.9%

17 Tackles 13

13 Fouls 11

3 Yellow cards 4

1 Red cards 0

0 Offsides 4

Key events

Wolfsburg Cottbus

Kick-off

Robert GlatzelPenalty

1-0

4’

6’

King ManuArgument

Vinícius SouzaRight foot shot

2-0

25’

Fabian ReeseShot on target

27’

Robert GlatzelRight foot shot

3-0

34’

44’

Axel BorgmannShot on target

44’

Lukas MichelbrinkShot on target

45+4’

Luca ErleinRight foot shot

3-1

Half-time3-1

46’

Dmytro BogdanovLucas Copado

46’

Christian KinsombiFousseny Doumbia

46’

Moritz HannemannJustin Butler

48’

Christian KinsombiShot on target

49’

King ManuLeft foot shot

3-2

Second half underway

Kento ShiogaiRobert Glatzel

52’

Muhammed DamarMaximilian Arnold

53’

54’

Axel BorgmannShot on target

Elvis RexhbeçajTime wasting

62’

67’

Tolcay CiğerciPenalty

3-3

68’

Dominik PelivanLeonardo Bittencourt

Mathys AngelyFoul

70’

Muhammed DamarShot on target

73’

Alessio BesioFabian Reese

78’

Mattias SvanbergVinícius Souza

78’

Mattias SvanbergLeft foot shot

4-3

79’

82’

Jannis BoziarisLukas Michelbrink

Muhammed DamarShot on target

82’

83’

Moritz HannemannShot on target

84’

Tolcay CiğerciFoul

Yannick GerhardtElvis Rexhbeçaj

86’

Mathys AngelySecond yellowFoul

88’

90+1’

Dmytro BogdanovRight foot shot

4-4

90+2’

Dmytro Bogdanov

90+4’

Moritz HannemannArgument

Full-time4-4

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.

Wolfsburg 3.64 xGCottbus 3.04 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Cottbus attacking Wolfsburg attacking

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jakub Zieliński	90′	5	4	43	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Kilian Fischer	90′	3	2	–	7	1	40	1	–	–	–
Hauke Wahl	90′	2	3	2	3	1	56	1	–	–	–
Mathys Angely Sent off	88′	1	2	–	4	2	58	3	–	1
Joakim Mæhle	90′	3	2	–	6	–	40	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Maximilian Arnold Taken off	53′	–	–	20	–	0.00	–	–	3	1	2	–
Vinícius Souza Taken off	78′	1	–	26	1	0.02	–	–	3	3	1	–
Elvis Rexhbeçaj Taken off	86′	–	–	33	–	0.01	3	1	6	1	2
Muhammed Damar Came on as a substitute	37′	–	–	14	2	0.02	–	1	–	–	–	–
Mattias Svanberg Came on as a substitute	12′	1	–	7	1	0.02	–	1	2	–	–	–
Yannick Gerhardt Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	4	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards5 players


Alexander Bernhardsson	90′	–	1	2	–	0.06	0.77	5	8	–	30	–
Robert Glatzel Taken off	52′	2	–	3	2	1.32	0.00	–	4	1	12	–
Fabian Reese Taken off	78′	–	1	4	1	0.57	0.23	3	3	–	21	–
Kento Shiogai Came on as a substitute	38′	–	–	3	–	0.31	0.02	2	4	–	4	–
Alessio Besio Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	1	–	0.05	0.00	–	–	–	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Marcel Lotka	90′	3	4	46	–	1	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Luca Erlein	90′	2	2	1	3	–	35	–	1	–	–
King Manu	90′	1	3	2	3	1	48	–	1	–
Fousseny Doumbia Taken off	45′	–	1	–	1	1	41	–	–	–	–
Axel Borgmann	90′	3	–	–	4	–	18	1	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Lukas Michelbrink Taken off	82′	–	1	34	2	0.12	–	1	–	1	–	–
Leonardo Bittencourt Taken off	68′	–	–	53	2	0.21	1	2	5	3	4	–
Henry Rorig	90′	–	–	23	–	0.05	1	–	3	–	–	–
Lucas Copado Taken off	45′	–	–	13	2	0.19	–	–	1	1	1	–
Justin Butler Taken off	45′	–	–	8	–	0.00	–	–	4	1	2	–
Moritz Hannemann Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	10	–	0.00	1	–	5	1	2
Christian Kinsombi Came on as a substitute	45′	–	1	6	2	0.74	1	–	2	–	–	–
Dominik Pelivan Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	6	–	0.01	–	1	–	1	–	–
Jannis Boziaris Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Tolcay Ciğerci	90′	1	–	4	1	0.90	0.15	5	3	1	29
Dmytro Bogdanov Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	2	1	1.05	0.02	1	6	1	6

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

Wolfsburg win 69% Avg odds 1.35

Draw 18% Avg odds 5.10

Cottbus win 13% Avg odds 6.89

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

Form going into the game

Wolfsburg D W W

Cottbus W L L

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