Wolfsburg vs Darmstadt

18 September 2026 · 2. Bundesliga · 2026/27 · Referee Martin Petersen

Full time 5 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Alexander Bernhardsson 14’, 61’
  • Robert Glatzel 40’, 79’
  • Muhammed Damar 67’
  • Milan Smit 29’

Match summary

Wolfsburg won comfortably, 5-1 at home to Darmstadt. Wolfsburg led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Alexander Bernhardsson put Wolfsburg ahead in the 14th minute, Milan Smit equalised in the 29th minute, and Robert Glatzel put Wolfsburg back in front with a header in the 40th minute. In the second half, Bernhardsson made it 3-1 in the 61st minute, Muhammed Damar made it 4-1 in the 67th minute, and Glatzel made it 5-1 with a header in the 79th minute.

The chances backed that up: Wolfsburg created 1.72 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Darmstadt's 1.23 from 12.

Match stats

64% Possession 36%
19 Shots 12
6 Shots on target 3
8 Corners 5
79 Attacks 58
48 Dangerous attacks 23
601 Passes 330
87.7% Pass accuracy 80.0%
13 Tackles 14
19 Fouls 9
3 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 6

Key events

Wolfsburg Darmstadt
Kick-off
Corner
6’
Corner
10’
Alexander BernhardssonRight foot shot1-0 (Wolfsburg)
14’
28’
Lee Ho-jaeShot on target
29’
Milan SmitRight foot shot1-1 (Darmstadt)
36’
Corner
38’
Raoul PetrettaFoul
Robert GlatzelHeader2-1 (Wolfsburg)
40’
Muhammed DamarFoul
42’
Corner
45+2’
Half-time2-1
47’
Corner
Second half underway
48’
Corner
51’
Nicolas VerkooijenFoul
53’
Corner
54’
Patric PfeifferShot on target
Corner
54’
Corner
55’
Robert GlatzelShot on target
59’
Corner
59’
Alexander BernhardssonRight foot shot3-1 (Wolfsburg)
61’
Muhammed Damar4-1 (Wolfsburg)
66’
68’
Lance DuijvestijnLee Ho-jae
68’
William MikelbrencisRaoul Petretta
Saël KumbediFoul
70’
71’
Corner
Corner
74’
Bence DárdaiYannick Gerhardt
76’
Maximilian ArnoldVinícius Souza
76’
Robert GlatzelHeader5-1 (Wolfsburg)
79’
Kilian FischerSaël Kumbedi
83’
84’
Ibrahim El KadiriMilan Smit
84’
Marco RichterCarlo Sickinger
Alessio BesioRobert Glatzel
84’
Pharell HenselMuhammed Damar
86’
Pharell HenselFoul
90’
Corner
90+1’
Full-time5-1

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.72 1.23 14’ Alexander Bernhardsson (Wolfsburg), 1-0 14’ 29’ Milan Smit (Darmstadt), 1-1 29’ 40’ Robert Glatzel (Wolfsburg), 2-1 40’ 61’ Alexander Bernhardsson (Wolfsburg), 3-1 61’ 67’ Muhammed Damar (Wolfsburg), 4-1 67’ 79’ Robert Glatzel (Wolfsburg), 5-1 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.72 1.23 14’ Alexander Bernhardsson (Wolfsburg), 1-0 Bernhardsson 14’ 29’ Milan Smit (Darmstadt), 1-1 Smit 29’ 40’ Robert Glatzel (Wolfsburg), 2-1 Glatzel 40’ 61’ Alexander Bernhardsson (Wolfsburg), 3-1 Bernhardsson 61’ 67’ Muhammed Damar (Wolfsburg), 4-1 Damar 67’ 79’ Robert Glatzel (Wolfsburg), 5-1 Glatzel 79’
Wolfsburg 1.72 xGDarmstadt 1.23 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Darmstadt attacking Wolfsburg attacking 
29’ Milan Smit (Darmstadt), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 40’ Robert Glatzel (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 61’ Alexander Bernhardsson (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 36’ Lee Ho-jae (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.21 xG, off target 28’ Lee Ho-jae (Darmstadt), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 74’ Joakim Mæhle (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 79’ Robert Glatzel (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 13’ Muhammed Damar (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 67’ Muhammed Damar (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 14’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 54’ Patric Pfeiffer (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 75’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 71’ Aleksandar Vukotić (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 10’ Fabian Reese (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Alexander Bernhardsson (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 59’ Robert Glatzel (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 44’ Fabian Reese (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Fabian Reese (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 74’ Alexander Bernhardsson (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Fabian Reese (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Fabian Reese (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Alexander Bernhardsson (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Patric Pfeiffer (Darmstadt), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 71’ Lance Duijvestijn (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Alessio Besio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Milan Smit (Darmstadt), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Fabian Reese (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Noah Weißhaupt (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 4’ Patric Pfeiffer (Darmstadt), direct free kick, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Milan Smit (Darmstadt), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 36’ Aleksandar Vukotić (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 29’ Milan Smit (Darmstadt), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 40’ Robert Glatzel (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 61’ Alexander Bernhardsson (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 36’ Lee Ho-jae (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.21 xG, off target 28’ Lee Ho-jae (Darmstadt), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 74’ Joakim Mæhle (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 79’ Robert Glatzel (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 13’ Muhammed Damar (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 67’ Muhammed Damar (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 14’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 54’ Patric Pfeiffer (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 75’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 71’ Aleksandar Vukotić (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 10’ Fabian Reese (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Robert Glatzel (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 14’ Alexander Bernhardsson (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 44’ Fabian Reese (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Fabian Reese (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 74’ Alexander Bernhardsson (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Fabian Reese (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Fabian Reese (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Patric Pfeiffer (Darmstadt), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 71’ Lance Duijvestijn (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Alexander Bernhardsson (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Alessio Besio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Milan Smit (Darmstadt), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Fabian Reese (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Noah Weißhaupt (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 4’ Patric Pfeiffer (Darmstadt), direct free kick, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Milan Smit (Darmstadt), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 36’ Aleksandar Vukotić (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Wolfsburg 4-3-3 Starting XI
Zieliński
Kumbedi 83’
Wahl
Cleiton
Mæhle
Damar 86’
Souza 76’
Gerhardt 76’
Bernhardsson 2
Glatzel 2 84’
Reese
Darmstadt 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Schuhen
Lannert
Pfeiffer
Vukotić
Petretta 68’
Sickinger 84’
Klefisch
Verkooijen
Smit 84’
Weißhaupt
Ho-jae 68’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jakub Zieliński
90′ 2 1 51 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Saël Kumbedi Taken off
83′ 3 2 – 3 – 51 4 – –
Hauke Wahl
90′ 1 1 1 3 1 88 1 – – –
Cleiton
90′ 1 – 1 10 4 93 2 – – –
Joakim Mæhle
90′ – – 1 – – 64 – – 1 –
Kilian Fischer Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – 2 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Muhammed Damar Taken off
86′ 1 – 37 1 0.09 1 – 5 1 1
Vinícius Souza Taken off
76′ – – 41 1 0.01 1 4 2 3 1 –
Yannick Gerhardt Taken off
76′ – – 38 2 0.06 – – 3 – – –
Bence Dárdai Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 9 – 0.02 – – – – – –
Maximilian Arnold Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 21 – 0.02 1 1 2 – 1 –
Pharell Hensel Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 1 – 0.00 – – – 1 –
Forwards4 players
Alexander Bernhardsson
90′ 2 1 4 2 0.34 0.42 3 4 – 41 –
Robert Glatzel Taken off
84′ 2 – 3 3 0.50 0.05 – 2 1 15 –
Fabian Reese
90′ – 3 6 – 0.21 0.99 6 5 – 45 –
Alessio Besio Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 1 – 0.02 0.00 – 1 – 4 –
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 62% Avg odds 1.49
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.53
Darmstadt win 17% Avg odds 5.37

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

Form going into the game

Wolfsburg DWWDL
Darmstadt DLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolfsburg 3-0 Darmstadt, 04 May 24 Next meeting: Darmstadt vs Wolfsburg, 27 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Wolfsburg vs Darmstadt meetings

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