Karlsruher SC 2 – 5 VfL Wolfsburg: 2. Bundesliga Match Report

2. Bundesliga · 3

Karlsruher SC

Full Time

2–5

Saturday, 29 August 2026 · Wildparkstadion

VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg won after full-time.

⚽ Marvin Wanitzek 12'⚽ Shio Fukuda 7' ⚽ Fabian Reese 90+5'⚽ Hauke Wahl 88'⚽ Vinicius de Souza Costa 45+2'⚽ Fabian Reese 28'⚽ Alexander Bernhardsson 10'

Match Events

90+5'

Fabian ReeseVfL Wolfsburg · Alessio Besio

2-5

88'

Hauke WahlVfL Wolfsburg · Robert Glatzel

2-4

82'

Paul SchollKarlsruher SC · Sebastian Jung

80'

Vinicius de Souza CostaVfL Wolfsburg

79'

Alessio BesioVfL Wolfsburg · Alexander Bernhardsson

72'

Yannick GerhardtVfL Wolfsburg · Elvis Rexhbecaj

66'

Mattias SvanbergVfL Wolfsburg · Muhammed Damar

66'

Robert Glatzel VfL Wolfsburg · Kento Shiogai

58'

Danyal ZorKarlsruher SC · Santeri Väänänen

58'

Noel EichingerKarlsruher SC · Louey Ben Farhat

58'

Lilian EgloffKarlsruher SC · Kevin Wiethaup

46'

John Davis MeyerKarlsruher SC · Shio Fukuda

45+2'

Vinicius de Souza CostaVfL Wolfsburg · Joakim Maehle

2-3

28'

Fabian ReeseVfL Wolfsburg · Joakim Maehle

2-2

12'

Marvin Wanitzek Karlsruher SC · Louey Ben Farhat

2-1

10'

Alexander BernhardssonVfL Wolfsburg · Fabian Reese

1-1

Shio FukudaKarlsruher SC · Marcel Franke

1-0

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

VfL Wolfsburg6321711

Karlsruher SC6123-65

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VenueWildparkstadionSaturday, 29 August 2026

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RefereeLars Erbst

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Karlsruher SC Starting XI

Formation 4-3-1-2

1 6.3

Hans Christian Bernat

2 6.5

Sebastian Jung

28 6.7

Marcel Franke

22 6.2

Christoph Kobald

3 6.1

Deniz Ofli

7 6.5

Kevin Wiethaup

6 6.6

Santeri Väänänen

33 6.5

Viktor Bergh

10 7.5

Marvin Wanitzek

13 7.3

Shio Fukuda

19 7.3

Louey Ben Farhat

Substitutes 9

#11 Noel Eichinger Attacker

6.3

#15 Paul Scholl Defender

#23 Tim Civeja Midfielder

#24 Sandro Trémoulet Defender

#25 Lilian Egloff Midfielder

6.3

#26 Danyal Zor Midfielder

6.3

#27 John Davis Meyer Attacker

6.4

#30 Robin Himmelmann Goalkeeper

#37 Jason Ponente-Ramirez Attacker

VfL Wolfsburg Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

30 6.5

Jakub Zielinski

2 7.3

Kilian Fischer

6 7.2

Hauke Wahl

22 7.1

Mathys Angély

21 7.9

Joakim Maehle

5 7.3

Vinicius de Souza Costa

37 6.8

Elvis Rexhbecaj

17 7.8

Alexander Bernhardsson

20 6.7

Muhammed Damar

11 10

Fabian Reese

7 6.3

Kento Shiogai

Substitutes 9

#12 Pavao Pervan Goalkeeper

#14 Pharell Hensel Midfielder

#18 Jonas Adjetey Defender

#19 Robert Glatzel Attacker

7.5

#23 Alessio Besio Attacker

#27 Maximilian Arnold Midfielder

#31 Yannick Gerhardt Midfielder

6.5

#32 Mattias Svanberg Midfielder

7.1

#33 Cleiton Defender

Statistics

Match Statistics

Karlsruher SC

Comparison

VfL Wolfsburg

42% Ball Possession % 58%

19 Shots Total 27

5 Shots On Target 11

9 Shots Off Target 6

5 Shots Blocked 10

12 Shots Insidebox 19

7 Shots Outsidebox 8

13 Goal Attempts 16

2 Big Chances Created 7

2 Big Chances Missed 4

10 Corners 8

3 Offsides 0

13 Fouls 14

0 Yellowcards 1

330 Passes 470

261 Successful Passes 407

79% Successful Passes Percentage 87%

12 Key Passes 21

41 Long Passes 44

22 Successful Long Passes 27

54% Successful Long Passes Percentage 61%

24 Total Crosses 19

4 Accurate Crosses 8

14 Dribble Attempts 15

5 Successful Dribbles 7

36% Successful Dribbles Percentage 47%

10 Tackles 13

8 Interceptions 12

35 Duels Won 44

6 Saves 3

92 Attacks 68

51 Dangerous Attacks 65

14 Free Kicks 13

13 Throwins 7

9 Goal Kicks 11

5 Substitutions 4

8 Successful Headers 10

2 Assists 5

2 Goals 5

70 Ball Safe 84

9 Tackles Won 10