Tuesday , 15 September 2026

Hannover 96 vs VfL Wolfsburg, 2. Bundesliga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

2. Bundesliga · 2026-27
Hannover 96
0 – 1
Full Time
VfL Wolfsburg
Sun 16 Aug 2026 · 11:30 UTC Heinz von Heiden Arena 49,000 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 87' Fabian Reese pen
Y 69' Jonas Adjei Adjetey
Y 82' Vinicius Souza
Jean Hugonet 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Hannover 96 vs VfL Wolfsburg — 2. Bundesliga at Heinz von Heiden Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Timo Gansloweit (Germany)
  • Assistant 1 Mitja Stegemann
  • Assistant 2 Tobias Severins (Germany)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Hertha BSC 5 15
2 1. FC Nurnberg 5 13
3 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 5 12
4 1. FC Magdeburg 5 9
5 VfL Wolfsburg 5 8
6 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5 8
7 FC Energie Cottbus 5 7
8 VfL Bochum 1848 5 7
9 FC St. Pauli 1910 5 6
10 VfL Osnabruck 5 6
11 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 5 5
12 Karlsruher SC 5 5
13 Eintracht Braunschweig 5 4
14 Arminia Bielefeld 5 4
15 Hannover 96 5 4
16 SV Darmstadt 98 5 4
17 SG Dynamo Dresden 5 4
18 Holstein Kiel 5 3

Head-to-Head

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1
3
Hannover 96 5 games · Avg 2.4 goals VfL Wolfsburg
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-16 Hannover 96 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2019-04-06 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 Hannover 96 2018-11-09 Hannover 96 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2018-10-30 Hannover 96 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg 1996-08-20 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Hannover 96

Recent Form

Hannover 96
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug VfL Wolfsburg H 0–1 L
09 Aug FC Energie Cottbus A 1–3 L
17 May 1. FC Nurnberg H 3–3 D
09 May VfL Bochum 1848 A 1–1 D
03 May SC Preußen Münster H 3–3 D
25 Apr Karlsruher SC A 3–1 W
VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Hannover 96 A 1–0 W
08 Aug 1. FC Kaiserslautern H 0–0 D
16 May FC St. Pauli 1910 A 3–1 W
09 May FC Bayern Munchen H 0–1 L
03 May SC Freiburg A 1–1 D
25 Apr Borussia Monchengladbach H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Hannover 96 VfL Wolfsburg
#15 Position #5
4 Points 8
5 Played 5
1 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 1
5 Scored 10
8 Conceded 7
-3 GD +3
0.80 PPG 1.60
20% Win % 40%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Hannover 96 this season
40% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season

Hannover 96 are 15th (4 pts). VfL Wolfsburg are 5th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Hannover 96
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
VfL Wolfsburg
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Hannover 96
Lars Gindorf 3 G
Maurice Neubauer 1 G
VfL Wolfsburg
Fabian Reese 3 G 1 A
Robert Glatzel 2 G 1 A
Vinicius Souza 2 G
Alexander Bernhardsson 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Hannover 96 welcome VfL Wolfsburg for this crunch clash at Heinz von Heiden Arena.
  • 5' Jean Hugonet has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Heinz von Heiden Arena. Hannover 96 seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Hannover 96 in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past VfL Wolfsburg's compact 4-5-1.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' Hannover 96 have won 160 goals from 293 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' Robert Glatzel is replacing Fraser Hornby for the VfL Wolfsburg side.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' VfL Wolfsburg come into this ranked 13 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Hannover 96 side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 62' Benjamin Kallman gets the nod from Hannover 96. He replaces Lars Gindorf and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' VfL Wolfsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonas Adjei Adjetey is hanging Mattias Svanberg on the field on 66 minute.
  • 69' Poor challenge from Jonas Adjei Adjetey. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 73' It is a substitution in VfL Wolfsburg team. Yannick Gerhardt is replaced by Maximilian Arnold on 73 minute.
  • 74' A change in the VfL Wolfsburg ranks — Muhammed Damar exits the field as Kento Shiogai enters on 74.
  • 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Vinicius Souza on 82.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a card for Jean Hugonet.
  • 87' Goal! Fabian Reese scores his 28 goal in 315 matches.
  • 88' The Hannover 96 manager makes a substitution. Kolja Oudenne departs to be replaced by Hayate Matsuda.
  • 89' Kilian Fischer is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joakim Maehle at the 89 minute mark.
  • 90' Taycan Etcibasi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bastian Allgeier at the 90 minute mark.
  • Another three points for VfL Wolfsburg.

Lineups

Hannover 96 Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Renato Steffen 2
Wout Weghorst 2
Linton Maina 1
Jerome Roussillon 1
Hendrik Weydandt 1
Fabian Reese 1
Admir Mehmedi 1
Ihlas Bebou 1

Head to Head

2026-08-16 Hannover 96 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2019-04-06 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 Hannover 96 2018-11-09 Hannover 96 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2018-10-30 Hannover 96 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg 1996-08-20 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Hannover 96

Hannover 96 Form

2026-08-16 Hannover 96 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2026-08-09 FC Energie Cottbus 3–1 Hannover 96 L 2026-05-17 Hannover 96 3–3 1. FC Nurnberg D 2026-05-09 VfL Bochum 1848 1–1 Hannover 96 D 2026-05-03 Hannover 96 3–3 SC Preußen Münster D 2026-04-25 Karlsruher SC 1–3 Hannover 96 W

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2026-08-16 Hannover 96 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg W 2026-08-08 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern D 2026-05-16 FC St. Pauli 1910 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2026-05-09 VfL Wolfsburg 0–1 FC Bayern Munchen L 2026-05-03 SC Freiburg 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg D 2026-04-25 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Borussia Monchengladbach D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.99 Hannover 96 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 VfL Wolfsburg xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Hannover 9623% Draw26% VfL Wolfsburg51%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Hannover 96 or Draw
50%
Draw or VfL Wolfsburg
77%
Hannover 96 or VfL Wolfsburg
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Hannover 9616% Draw45% VfL Wolfsburg39%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
9.8%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 0
7.9%
0 – 3
5.8%
1 – 3
5.8%
2 – 1
5.2%
1 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 3
2.9%
2 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Hannover 96

Handicap Hannover 96 covers Push VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 23% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 17% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Hannover 96 keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.