1. FC Union Berlin vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
1. FC Union Berlin vs VfL Wolfsburg — Bundesliga at An der Alten Forsterei.
- 1. FC Union Berlin 34 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
- VfL Wolfsburg 34 games · 29 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Florian Badstubner
- Assistant 1 Markus Schuller
- Assistant 2 Philipp Huwe
21 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Bayern Munchen 34 89 2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73 3 RB Leipzig 34 65 4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62 5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61 6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59 7 SC Freiburg 34 47 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44 9 FC Augsburg 34 43 10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40 11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39 12 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 38 13 Hamburger SV 34 38 14 1. FC Koln 34 32 15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32 16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29 17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26 18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr VfL Wolfsburg H 1–2 L 11 Apr 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 A 1–3 L 05 Apr FC St. Pauli 1910 H 1–1 D 21 Mar FC Bayern Munchen A 0–4 L 15 Mar SC Freiburg A 1–0 W 08 Mar SV Werder Bremen H 1–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr 1. FC Union Berlin A 2–1 W 11 Apr Eintracht Frankfurt H 1–2 L 04 Apr Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 3–6 L 21 Mar SV Werder Bremen H 0–1 L 14 Mar TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–1 D 07 Mar Hamburger SV H 1–2 L Season Stats
1. FC Union Berlin VfL Wolfsburg #11 Position #16 39 Points 29 34 Played 34 10 / 9 / 15 W / D / L 7 / 8 / 19 44 Scored 45 58 Conceded 69 -14 GD -24 1.15 PPG 0.85 29% Win % 21% Key Stats
47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history21% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season1. FC Union Berlin are 11th (39 pts). VfL Wolfsburg are 16th (29 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
1. FC Union Berlin0-151/216-30–/331-452/246-602/261-752/276+6/1■ Scored ■ ConcededVfL Wolfsburg0-151/–16-301/231-453/246-602/361-75–/376+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between 1. FC Union Berlin and VfL Wolfsburg is underway.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. 1. FC Union Berlin is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' 1. FC Union Berlin seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 11' What a strike from Patrick Wimmer! The score is 0-1.
- 16' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 21' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Moritz Jenz suffering a number of foals already.
- 26' Leopold Querfeld needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Diogo Leite, as he is very good at scoring at An der Alten Forsterei with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 41' VfL Wolfsburg is showing some good football. However, VfL Wolfsburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 46' GOAL! Dzenan Pejcinovic scores on 46. Assisted by Christian Eriksen
- 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. 1. FC Union Berlin needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 58' VfL Wolfsburg receives a card for a hard tackle on 58.
- 63' It’s high time Dieter Hecking made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 68' 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tim Skarke is hanging Ilyas Ansah on the field on 68 minute.
- 71' The whistle greets Mohammed Amoura as he departs to be replaced by Adam Daghim.
- 75' The 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes a substitution. Aljoscha Kemlein departs to be replaced by Andras Schafer.
- 78' The referee shows 1. FC Union Berlin player a card on 78.
- 83' Aljoscha Kemlein has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 86' What a strike from Oliver Burke! The score is 1-2.
- 86' Maximilian Arnold has so much to prove this time. He replaces Christian Eriksen on 86 minute.
- 88' Time for substitution for 1. FC Union Berlin. Rani Khedira is replaced by Livan Burcu.
- 90' Kento Shiogai is replacing Dzenan Pejcinovic for the VfL Wolfsburg side.
- The final score is 1-2.
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Lineups
1. FC Union Berlin Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
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Rani Khedira ↓ Livan Burcu 88'
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Tom Rothe ↓ Derrick Kohn 68'
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Ilyas Ansah ↓ Tim Skarke 68'
Bench
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Janik Haberer ↑ 88'
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Tim Skarke ↑ 68'
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- 33
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Andras Schafer ↑ 75'
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Derrick Kohn ↑ 68'
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Livan Burcu ↑ 88'
Coach Marie-Louise EtaVfL Wolfsburg Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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- 5
- 39
- 6
- 17
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25
Aaron Zehnter ↓ Moritz Jenz 90'
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Mohammed Amoura ↓ Adam Daghim 71'
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Bench
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Maximilian Arnold ↑ 86'
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Yannick Gerhardt ↑ 71'
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Moritz Jenz ↑ 90'
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Adam Daghim ↑ 71'
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Kento Shiogai ↑ 90'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Wout Weghorst 4 Sheraldo Becker 4 Josip Brekalo 4 Jordan Siebatcheu 2 Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 2 Patrick Wimmer 2 Taiwo Awoniyi 1 Danilho Doekhi 1 Head to Head
1. FC Union Berlin Form
2026-04-18 1. FC Union Berlin 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg L 2026-04-11 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 3–1 1. FC Union Berlin L 2026-04-05 1. FC Union Berlin 1–1 FC St. Pauli 1910 D 2026-03-21 FC Bayern Munchen 4–0 1. FC Union Berlin L 2026-03-15 SC Freiburg 0–1 1. FC Union Berlin W 2026-03-08 1. FC Union Berlin 1–4 SV Werder Bremen LVfL Wolfsburg Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.67 1. FC Union Berlin xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.58 VfL Wolfsburg xGI would bet for: 1. FC Union Berlin or VfL Wolfsburg 73% + Both teams to score 64%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: VfL Wolfsburg winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.25Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 62% 38% ± 3.5 41% 59% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
1. FC Union Berlin or Draw 65%Draw or VfL Wolfsburg 61%1. FC Union Berlin or VfL Wolfsburg 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.1%2 – 1 8.2%1 – 2 Actual2 – 2 6.5%1 – 0 5.7%0 – 0 5.4%2 – 0 5.4%0 – 1 5.4%0 – 2 4.8%3 – 1 4.6%1 – 3 4.1%3 – 2 3.7%Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin
Handicap 1. FC Union Berlin covers Push VfL Wolfsburg covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 12% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 19% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 18% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 11% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet 21% ✓VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.