VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern, 2. Bundesliga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern — 2. Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.
- VfL Wolfsburg 11 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern 11 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Florian Exner
- Assistant 1 Christian Dietz
- Assistant 2 Mitja Stegemann
9 games this season
🟨 5.1/game
⚽ 17.0 goals/game
🟥 3 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hertha BSC | 11 | 31 |
| 2 | 1. FC Nurnberg | 11 | 24 |
| 3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 11 | 20 |
| 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 11 | 19 |
| 6 | Arminia Bielefeld | 11 | 17 |
| 7 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 11 | 16 |
| 8 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 11 | 14 |
| 9 | FC St. Pauli 1910 | 11 | 12 |
| 10 | SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | Hannover 96 | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | FC Energie Cottbus | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 11 | 11 |
| 14 | VfL Osnabruck | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 11 |
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 11 | 11 |
| 17 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 11 | 9 |
| 18 | Holstein Kiel | 11 | 8 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 18 Apr | 1. FC Union Berlin | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Aug | VfL Wolfsburg | A | 0–0 | D |
| 17 May | 1. FC Magdeburg | A | 1–0 | W |
| 08 May | Arminia Bielefeld | H | 2–0 | W |
| 02 May | SG Dynamo Dresden | A | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Apr | Eintracht Braunschweig | H | 0–2 | L |
| 17 Apr | Holstein Kiel | A | 0–3 | L |
Season Stats
| VfL Wolfsburg | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #3 |
| 19 | Points | 21 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 5 / 4 / 2 | W / D / L | 6 / 3 / 2 |
| 26 | Scored | 10 |
| 16 | Conceded | 7 |
| +10 | GD | +3 |
| 1.73 | PPG | 1.91 |
| 45% | Win % | 55% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
27%
Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season
VfL Wolfsburg this season
73%
Clean Sheets
1. FC Kaiserslautern this season
1. FC Kaiserslautern this season
VfL Wolfsburg are 5th (19 pts). 1. FC Kaiserslautern are 3rd (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
VfL Wolfsburg
0-15
6/2
16-30
4/2
31-45
4/3
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/3
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
1. FC Kaiserslautern
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/–
46-60
3/4
61-75
3/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
VfL Wolfsburg
| Fabian Reese | 5 G | 6 A |
| Robert Glatzel | 5 G | 1 A |
| Alexander Bernhardsson | 4 G | 3 A |
| Muhammed Damar | 4 G | 1 A |
| Vinicius Souza | 2 G | 2 A |
1. FC Kaiserslautern
| Erencan Yardimci | 3 G |
| Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta | 3 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. VfL Wolfsburg get us underway at Volkswagen Arena.
- 5' VfL Wolfsburg have won 500 goals from 479 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering 1. FC Kaiserslautern that had 281 games and scored 166 goals.
- 20' 1. FC Kaiserslautern is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' 1. FC Kaiserslautern fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 35' It’s gonna be a card for Semih Sahin.
- 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. VfL Wolfsburg and 1. FC Kaiserslautern are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. VfL Wolfsburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 50' 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.
- 55' Sael Kumbedi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 434 appearances.
- 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 66' Ibrahim Kanate is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marlon Ritter at the 66 minute mark.
- 68' A tactical swap from VfL Wolfsburg — Kento Shiogai on, Robert Glatzel off on 68 minutes.
- 73' 1. FC Kaiserslautern come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 78' Time for substitution for 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Mergim Berisha is replaced by Erencan Yardimci.
- 81' VfL Wolfsburg ring the changes. Vinicius Souza has done his job and it is now time for Maximilian Arnold to step up.
- 86' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 89' Mattias Svanberg is replacing Muhammed Damar for the VfL Wolfsburg side.
- 90' The whistle greets Simon Asta as he departs to be replaced by Erik Wekesser.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — VfL Wolfsburg 0-0 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
Lineups
VfL Wolfsburg Lineups
4-5-1Starting XI
- 6
- 37
- 11
-
19
Robert Glatzel ↓ Kento Shiogai 68'
- 5
-
10
Fraser Hornby ↓ Alessio Besio 68'
- 2
- 26
- 20
- 22
- 30
Bench
-
27
Maximilian Arnold ↑ 81'
-
31
Yannick Gerhardt ↑ 81'
- 12
-
32
Mattias Svanberg ↑ 89'
- 33
- 17
-
23
Alessio Besio ↑ 68'
- 18
-
7
Kento Shiogai ↑ 68'
1. FC Kaiserslautern Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
-
2
Simon Asta ↓ Erik Wekesser 90'
- 1
- 20
-
7
Marlon Ritter ↓ Ibrahim Kanate 66'
- 14
-
6
Fabian Kunze ↓ Leon Robinson 78'
- 15
- 4
- 33
- 8
- 22
Bench
-
13
Erik Wekesser ↑ 90'
-
17
Erencan Yardimci ↑ 78'
-
37
Leon Robinson ↑ 78'
-
11
Ibrahim Kanate ↑ 66'
- 44
- 5
- 41
- 34
- 39
H2H
Head to Head
VfL Wolfsburg Form
1. FC Kaiserslautern Form
2026-08-08
VfL Wolfsburg
0–0
1. FC Kaiserslautern
D
2026-05-17
1. FC Magdeburg
0–1
1. FC Kaiserslautern
W
2026-05-08
1. FC Kaiserslautern
2–0
Arminia Bielefeld
W
2026-05-02
SG Dynamo Dresden
1–0
1. FC Kaiserslautern
L
2026-04-24
1. FC Kaiserslautern
0–2
Eintracht Braunschweig
L
2026-04-17
Holstein Kiel
3–0
1. FC Kaiserslautern
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.69
VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.52
1. FC Kaiserslautern xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.21
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 67% |
|
33% |
| ± 1.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 2.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
| ± 3.5 | 4% |
|
96% |
| ± 4.5 | 1% |
|
99% |
Double Chance
VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
77%
Draw or 1. FC Kaiserslautern
63%
VfL Wolfsburg or 1. FC Kaiserslautern
60%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
18.8%
0 – 1
13.7%
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.6%
1 – 2
2.9%
3 – 0
1.5%
2 – 2
1.2%
3 – 1
1%
0 – 3
0.6%
Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg
| Handicap | VfL Wolfsburg covers | Push | 1. FC Kaiserslautern covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 7% | 91% |
| -1.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -1 | 9% | 23% | 67% |
| -0.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| +0.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +1 | 78% | 17% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
60%
✓
1. FC Kaiserslautern keeps clean sheet
51%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

