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VfL Wolfsburg — SV Darmstadt 98: 5:1, 2. Bundesliga

2. Bundesliga
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
5:1
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SV Darmstadt 98 L16 Aug · Away Dynamo Dresden · 0:1W23 Aug · Away Carl Zeiss Jena · 2:1L30 Aug · Home Hannover 96 · 0:1L5 Sep · Away FC Kaiserslautern · 0:3W11 Sep · Home Arminia Bielefeld · 2:1L18 Sep · Away VfL Wolfsburg · 1:5
Venue: Volkswagen Arena City: Wolfsburg

In the 2. Bundesliga game on 18 September 2026, VfL Wolfsburg beat SV Darmstadt 98 5:1. Match numbers: shots on target 6:3, corners 8:5.

Match report

Wolfsburg saw off Darmstadt 98 5-1 at the Volkswagen Arena in the second Bundesliga's sixth round, a result that keeps the hosts mid-table while the visitors remain rooted in the relegation zone. Alexander Bernhardsson opened the scoring in the fourteenth minute before Milan Smit equalised for Darmstadt just before half-time. Robert Glatzel restored the lead on forty minutes and Bernhardsson doubled his tally after the interval, leaving Darmstadt to chase the game.

And here's the thing — the match turned on those first thirty minutes. Bernhardsson's opener caught Darmstadt sleeping, and Smit's response suggested the visitors had a plan. Then Glatzel's goal on forty minutes changed everything. Darmstadt pushed forward, but Wolfsburg controlled the tempo and Damar's consolation in sixty-six minutes came too late to alter the trajectory.

Five substitutions followed after sixty minutes as both managers turned to fresh legs. Raoul Petretta and Lee Ho-Jae came off together at sixty-eight, while Glatzel and Smit were withdrawn at the hour-and-twenty mark. Five yellow cards were shown across the ninety minutes, with Pharrell Hensel picking up the last booking in stoppage time.

Wolfsburg dominated possession at sixty-four percent and registered six shots on target compared to Darmstadt's three. Expected goals stood at 1.96 for the hosts and 1.23 for the visitors, though the margin of victory reflected a day when chances were converted rather than squandered. Darmstadt attempted fourteen crosses with only two successful, while Wolfsburg managed four from nineteen.

The result leaves Wolfsburg fifth with eight points from five games, one win behind the teams above them. Darmstadt sit sixteenth with four points, three defeats in five outings, and a goal difference that tells the story of a side struggling to find rhythm. By then, this was a match that could have gone either way — until it didn't.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 64 – 36
Shots on target 6 – 3
Shots off target 3 – 6
Expected goals 1.96 – 1.23

Match events

  1. 14' 1:0 VfL Wolfsburg Goal Alexander Bernhardsson assist: Fabian Reese
  2. 29' 1:1 SV Darmstadt 98 Goal Milan Smit assist: Kai Klefisch
  3. 38' 1:1 SV Darmstadt 98 Yellow card Raoul Petretta
  4. 40' 2:1 VfL Wolfsburg Goal Robert Glatzel assist: Alexander Bernhardsson
  5. 42' 2:1 VfL Wolfsburg Yellow card Muhammed Damar
  6. 51' 2:1 SV Darmstadt 98 Yellow card Nicolas Verkooijen
  7. 61' 3:1 VfL Wolfsburg Goal Alexander Bernhardsson assist: Fabian Reese
  8. 66' 4:1 VfL Wolfsburg Goal Muhammed Damar assist: Joakim Maehle
  9. 68' 4:1 SV Darmstadt 98 Substitution Raoul Petretta off: William Mikelbrencis
  10. 68' 4:1 SV Darmstadt 98 Substitution Lee Ho-Jae off: Lance Duijvestijn
  11. 70' 4:1 VfL Wolfsburg Yellow card Saël Kumbedi Nseke
  12. 76' 4:1 VfL Wolfsburg Substitution Vinicius de Souza Costa off: Maximilian Arnold
  13. 76' 4:1 VfL Wolfsburg Substitution Yannick Gerhardt off: Bence Dárdai
  14. 79' 5:1 VfL Wolfsburg Goal Robert Glatzel assist: Fabian Reese
  15. 83' 5:1 VfL Wolfsburg Substitution Saël Kumbedi Nseke off: Kilian Fischer
  16. 84' 5:1 VfL Wolfsburg Substitution Robert Glatzel off: Alessio Besio
  17. 84' 5:1 SV Darmstadt 98 Substitution Carlo Sickinger off: Marco Richter
  18. 84' 5:1 SV Darmstadt 98 Substitution Milan Smit off: Ibrahim El Kadiri
  19. 86' 5:1 VfL Wolfsburg Substitution Muhammed Damar off: Pharrell Hensel
  20. 90' 5:1 VfL Wolfsburg Yellow card Pharrell Hensel

Statistics

64 Possession, % 36
6 Shots on target 3
3 Shots off target 6
1.96 Expected goals 1.23
3 Big chances 3
106 Attacks 80
8 Corners 5
19 Fouls 8
8 Free kicks 19
1 Offsides 6
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6 Goal kicks 7
16 Throw-ins 16
All statistics
10/1856% Aerial duels 8/1844%
90 Backward passes 49
8 Blocked shots 3
16 Clearances 26
4/1921% Crosses 2/1414%
8/1942% Dribbles 2/825%
1.99 Expected assists 0.89
73 Failed passes 66
2 Goalkeeper saves 1
9 Interceptions 5
15 Key passes 6
31/5457% Long passes 25/5050%
109 Passes into the final third 50
265 Passes in the opposition half 171
340 Passes in own half 173
0.35 Shot accuracy 0.25
5 Shots from outside the box 6
13 Shots inside the box 6
10/1377% Tackles 10/1471%
586 Total passes 330

Line-ups

VfL Wolfsburg

Starting XI
# Player number
30 Jakub Zelinski 30
6 Hauke Finn Wahl 6
21 Joakim Mæhle Pedersen 21
26 Saël Kumbedi Nseke 26
33 Cleiton Santana dos Santos 33
5 Vinicius de Souza Costa 5
20 Muhammed Mehmet Damar 20
31 Yannick Gerhardt 31
11 Fabian Reese 11
17 Alexander Olof Bernhardsson 17
19 Robert-Nesta Glatzel 19
Substitutes
# Player number
12 Pavao Pervan 12
2 Kilian Fischer 2
18 Jonas Adjei Adjetei 18
22 Mathieu Angelet 22
8 Bence Dárdai 8
14 Farrell Hensel 14
27 Maximilian Arnold 27
7 Kento Shioya 7
23 Alessio Besio 23
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SV Darmstadt 98

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Marcel Schuhen 1
6 Patric Pfeiffer 6
18 Raoul Petretta 18
20 Aleksandar Vukotić 20
28 Christopher Lannert 28
7 Noah Raphael Weißhaupt 7
10 Nikola Verkoijen 10
17 Kai Klefisch 17
23 Carlo Sickinger 23
9 Ho-Jae Lee 9
36 Milen Smith 36
Substitutes
# Player number
30 Alexander Brunst 30
3 Florian Kleinhansl 3
25 William Mikelbrencis 25
49 Yannik Luka Lührs 49
5 Marco Richter 5
41 Lance Duijvestijn 41
11 Ibrahim El Kadiri 11
19 Fynn-Luca Lakenmacher 19
44 Yosuke Furukawa 44
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