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Karlsruher SC — VfL Wolfsburg: 2:5, 2. Bundesliga

2. Bundesliga
Karlsruher SC D15 Aug · Away FC Kaiserslautern · 0:0W21 Aug · Away Preussen Munster · 2:1L29 Aug · Home VfL Wolfsburg · 2:5D4 Sep · Away Hannover 96 · 2:2L13 Sep · Home Energie Cottbus · 0:3L19 Sep · Home FC Nurnberg · 0:1
2:5
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Kick-off was BST

VfL Wolfsburg W16 Aug · Away Hannover 96 · 1:0D24 Aug · Away Altglienicke · 3:3W29 Aug · Away Karlsruher SC · 5:2D5 Sep · Home Energie Cottbus · 4:4L12 Sep · Away FC St. Pauli · 0:1W18 Sep · Home SV Darmstadt 98 · 5:1
Venue: Wildparkstadion City: Karlsruhe

In the 2. Bundesliga game on 29 August 2026, VfL Wolfsburg beat Karlsruher SC 2:5. Match numbers: shots on target 5:11, corners 10:8.

Match report

Wolfsburg made light work of Karlsruher SC at the Wildparkstadion, winning 5-2 on Saturday evening in a match that opened the Regular Season properly for both sides. Karlsruher started brightly enough, and here's the thing — they took the lead twice before Wolfsburg found their rhythm. By then, the visitors were already setting up shop.

S. Fukuda gave the hosts hope with a seventh-minute opener, but A. Bernhardsson responded almost immediately. M. Wanitzek restored Karlsruher's advantage just two minutes later, and for a while the home side looked capable of pulling off something special. F. Reese pulled Wolfsburg back into the contest before half-time, and Vini Souza put the game to bed early with a forty-fifth-minute strike.

The second half belonged to Wolfsburg from the start. Reese grabbed his second in the ninetieth minute to complete his brace, and H. Wahl added a late consolation of sorts — though it hardly mattered by then. The home side made a flurry of changes around the hour mark, bringing on K. Wiethaup, S. Vaananen and L. Ben Farhat, but the result was already beyond doubt.

The statistics tell a straightforward story. Wolfsburg controlled 58 per cent of possession and created 3.08 expected goals compared to Karlsruher's 1.59. The hosts had 14 shots with only five on target, while Wolfsburg hit the target eleven times from seventeen attempts. Karlsruher threw bodies in the way but couldn't stop the inevitable.

Wolfsburg move up to third place with seven points from three games, while Karlsruher remain eighth with four. The visitors have won two and drawn one — a solid start — whereas the home side's record of one win, one draw and one defeat leaves them with work to do.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 42 – 58.00
Shots on target 5 – 11
Shots off target 9 – 6
Expected goals 1.59 – 3.08

Match events

  1. 7' 1:0 Karlsruher SC Goal S. Fukuda assist: M. Franke
  2. 10' 1:1 VfL Wolfsburg Goal A. Bernhardsson assist: F. Reese
  3. 12' 2:1 Karlsruher SC Goal M. Wanitzek assist: L. Ben Farhat
  4. 28' 2:2 VfL Wolfsburg Goal F. Reese
  5. 45' 2:3 VfL Wolfsburg Goal Vini Souza assist: J. Maehle
  6. 46' 2:3 Karlsruher SC Substitution S. Fukuda off: J. D. Meyer
  7. 58' 2:3 Karlsruher SC Substitution K. Wiethaup off: L. Egloff
  8. 58' 2:3 Karlsruher SC Substitution S. Vaananen off: D. H. Zor
  9. 58' 2:3 Karlsruher SC Substitution L. Ben Farhat off: N. Eichinger
  10. 66' 2:3 VfL Wolfsburg Substitution M. Damar off: M. Svanberg
  11. 66' 2:3 VfL Wolfsburg Substitution K. Shiogai off: R. Glatzel
  12. 72' 2:3 VfL Wolfsburg Substitution E. Rexhbecaj off: Y. Gerhardt
  13. 79' 2:3 VfL Wolfsburg Substitution A. Bernhardsson off: A. Besio
  14. 80' 2:3 VfL Wolfsburg Yellow card Vinícius Souza
  15. 82' 2:3 Karlsruher SC Substitution S. Jung off: P. Scholl
  16. 88' 2:4 VfL Wolfsburg Goal H. Wahl assist: R. Glatzel
  17. 90' 2:5 VfL Wolfsburg Goal F. Reese assist: A. Besio

Statistics

42 Possession, % 58.00
5 Shots on target 11
9 Shots off target 6
1.59 Expected goals 3.08
2 Big chances 3
92 Attacks 68
10 Corners 8
13 Fouls 14
13 Free kicks 11
3 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
9 Goal kicks 11
13 Throw-ins 7
All statistics
8/1844% Aerial duels 10/1856%
50 Backward passes 82
4 Blocked shots 10
17 Clearances 37
4/2715% Crosses 9/2143%
5/1436% Dribbles 5/1242%
1.05 Expected assists 2.70
67 Failed passes 64
6 Goalkeeper saves 3
8 Interceptions 12
12 Key passes 23
20/3853% Long passes 34/5265%
100 Passes into the final third 120
247 Passes in the opposition half 240
106 Passes in own half 254
0.28 Shot accuracy 0.41
6 Shots from outside the box 8
12 Shots inside the box 19
7/1070% Tackles 10/1377%
326 Total passes 473

The data source provides no per-player statistics for this match: only team totals are available.

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