Hannover 96 vs VfL Wolfsburg

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🕒 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Heinz von Heiden-Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Timo Gansloweit 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Hannover 96 18 · VfL Wolfsburg 2
Referee Stats
4 matches · 4.75 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.75
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 25%
Draws 25%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-18).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • VfL Wolfsburg had the sharper finishing (2-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Hannover 96 (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 1-2-1

Goals For / Against

5 / 5
Avg: 1.25 / 1.25

Points

5
Avg: 1.25

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1
VfL Wolfsburg (Away stats)

Games / Record

5
W-D-L: 2-2-1

Goals For / Against

11 / 8
Avg: 2.20 / 1.60

Points

8
Avg: 1.60

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this 2.Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.25
PPG
1.60
1.25
GF
2.20
1.25
GA
1.60
50%
O2.5
40%
75%
BTTS
60%
75%
Score 1st
60%

League-position context

Hannover 96 rank18th
VfL Wolfsburg rank2nd
Hannover 96 points8
VfL Wolfsburg points19
Hannover 96: #18 · 8 pts · GD -7
11 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.
VfL Wolfsburg: #2 · 19 pts · GD +11
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Hannover 96 last 5 home

D W D L
Points5/12
Weighted index50
Goals5-5
Record1-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

VfL Wolfsburg last 5 away

D D L W W
Points8/15
Weighted index40
Goals11-8
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Hannover 96 trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS75%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

VfL Wolfsburg trend breakdown

Over 2.540%
BTTS60%
BTTS + O2.540%
1H Over 0.560%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

Hannover 96 score at home75%
Hannover 96 clean sheet at home0%
VfL Wolfsburg score away80%
VfL Wolfsburg clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Hannover 96 score first75%
Hannover 96 win after scoring first33%
VfL Wolfsburg score first60%
VfL Wolfsburg win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Hannover 96 0% · VfL Wolfsburg 50%
Avg first goal minute: Hannover 96 19.7' · VfL Wolfsburg 33.7'

Vs league average

Hannover 96 score at home1.25 vs 1.76
Hannover 96 concede at home1.25 vs 1.25
VfL Wolfsburg score away2.20 vs 1.25
VfL Wolfsburg concede away1.60 vs 1.76
Hannover 96 score 29% below league average, while VfL Wolfsburg score 76% above league average.
Defensive side: Hannover 96 are level with league average at home, and VfL Wolfsburg are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games1
Avg goals1.00
BTTS0%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Hannover 96 goal timing (home)

1H scored: 83% 2H scored: 17% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 2
31-45 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
16-30 1
46-60 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

VfL Wolfsburg goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
0-15 3
16-30 2
31-45 1
46-60 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 0
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
7
Total Shots
14
18
Shots off Goal
9
5
Blocked Shots
3
6
Shots Inside Box
9
7
Shots Outside Box
5
11
Ball Possession
52%
48%
Corner Kicks
8
6
Fouls
9
9
Offsides
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
6
2
Total Passes
465
438
Passes Accurate
371
343
Passes %
80%
78%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ F. Hornby
1st substitution · For: R. Glatzel
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ B. Tomiak
1st substitution · For: I. Okon
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ L. Gindorf
2nd substitution · For: B. Källman
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ M. Bundu
3rd substitution · For: B. Pichler
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ M. Svanberg
2nd substitution · For: J. Adjetey
69'
69' J. Adjetey
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ Y. Gerhardt
3rd substitution · For: M. Arnold
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ M. Damar
4th substitution · For: K. Shiogai
81'
81' Vinicius Souza
86'
86' J. Hugonet
87' ⚽
⚽
87' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
F. Reese
Penalty
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ K. Oudenne
4th substitution · For: H. Matsuda
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ J. Mæhle
5th substitution · For: K. Fischer
90+1' ↑↓
↑↓
90+1' ⇄ B. Allgeier
5th substitution · For: Taycan Macid Etcibasi

Hannover 96 vs VfL Wolfsburg 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg beat Hannover 96 1-0 on Sunday, 16 August 2026 in 2.Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Timo Gansloweit. It was played at Heinz von Heiden-Arena.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: VfL Wolfsburg made their 1st substitution at 46', with F. Hornby replacing R. Glatzel. Hannover 96 made their 1st substitution at 62', with B. Tomiak replacing I. Okon. Hannover 96 made their 2nd substitution at 62', with L. Gindorf replacing B. Källman. Hannover 96 made their 3rd substitution at 62', with M. Bundu replacing B. Pichler. VfL Wolfsburg made their 2nd substitution at 66', with M. Svanberg replacing J. Adjetey. J. Adjetey received a yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg at 69'. VfL Wolfsburg made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Y. Gerhardt replacing M. Arnold. VfL Wolfsburg made their 4th substitution at 74', with M. Damar replacing K. Shiogai. Vinicius Souza received a yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg at 81'. J. Hugonet received a yellow card for Hannover 96 at 86'. VfL Wolfsburg took the lead at 87' when F. Reese scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Hannover 96 made their 4th substitution at 89', with K. Oudenne replacing H. Matsuda. VfL Wolfsburg made their 5th substitution at 89', with J. Mæhle replacing K. Fischer. Hannover 96 made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with B. Allgeier replacing Taycan Macid Etcibasi.

Hannover 96 used 5 substitutions while VfL Wolfsburg used 5 substitutions. Hannover 96 got 1 yellow card, while VfL Wolfsburg got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (14-18).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • VfL Wolfsburg had the sharper finishing (2-7 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Hannover 96 vs VfL Wolfsburg Head-to-Head History by Season