VfL Wolfsburg 5 – 1 Darmstadt 98: 2. Bundesliga Match Report

2. Bundesliga · 6

VfL Wolfsburg

Full Time

5–1

Friday, 18 September 2026 · Volkswagen Arena

Darmstadt 98

⚽ Robert Glatzel 79'⚽ Muhammed Damar 66'⚽ Alexander Bernhardsson 61'⚽ Robert Glatzel 40'⚽ Alexander Bernhardsson 14' ⚽ Milan Smit 29'

Match Events

90'

Pharell HenselVfL Wolfsburg

86'

Pharell HenselVfL Wolfsburg · Muhammed Damar

84'

Marco RichterDarmstadt 98 · Carlo Sickinger

84'

Ibrahim El KadiriDarmstadt 98 · Milan Smit

84'

Alessio BesioVfL Wolfsburg · Robert Glatzel

83'

Kilian FischerVfL Wolfsburg · Saël Kumbedi

79'

Robert Glatzel VfL Wolfsburg · Fabian Reese

5-1

76'

Bence DárdaiVfL Wolfsburg · Yannick Gerhardt

76'

Maximilian ArnoldVfL Wolfsburg · Vinicius de Souza Costa

70'

Saël KumbediVfL Wolfsburg

68'

William MikelbrencisDarmstadt 98 · Raoul Petretta

68'

Lance DuijvestijnDarmstadt 98 · Ho-jae Lee

66'

Muhammed DamarVfL Wolfsburg · Joakim Maehle

4-1

61'

Alexander BernhardssonVfL Wolfsburg · Fabian Reese

3-1

51'

Nicolas VerkooijenDarmstadt 98

42'

Muhammed DamarVfL Wolfsburg

40'

Robert Glatzel VfL Wolfsburg · Alexander Bernhardsson

2-1

38'

Raoul PetrettaDarmstadt 98

29'

Milan SmitDarmstadt 98 · Kai Klefisch

1-1

14'

Alexander BernhardssonVfL Wolfsburg · Fabian Reese

1-0

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

VfL Wolfsburg6321711

Darmstadt 986114-84

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VenueVolkswagen ArenaFriday, 18 September 2026

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RefereeMartin Petersen

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Starting XI

Formation 4-3-3

30 6.6

Jakub Zielinski

26 6.4

Saël Kumbedi

6 7.1

Hauke Wahl

33 7

Cleiton

21 6.3

Joakim Maehle

20 7.7

Muhammed Damar

5 6.9

Vinicius de Souza Costa

31 6.7

Yannick Gerhardt

Mattias Svanberg

17 9.3

Alexander Bernhardsson

19 8.4

Robert Glatzel

11 9.4

Fabian Reese

Substitutes 9

#2 Kilian Fischer Defender

6.5

#7 Kento Shiogai Attacker

#8 Bence Dárdai Midfielder

6.4

#12 Pavao Pervan Goalkeeper

#14 Pharell Hensel Midfielder

6.4

#18 Jonas Adjetey Defender

#22 Mathys Angély Defender

#23 Alessio Besio Attacker

6.5

#27 Maximilian Arnold Midfielder

6.9

Darmstadt 98 Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

1 5.8

Marcel Schuhen

28 6.1

Christopher Lannert

6 6.5

Patric Pfeiffer

20 6.4

Aleksandar Vukotic

18 6.4

Raoul Petretta

23 6.3

Carlo Sickinger

17 7.2

Kai Klefisch

10 6.3

Nicolas Verkooijen

36 6.7

Milan Smit

7 6.5

Noah Weißhaupt

9 6

Ho-jae Lee

Substitutes 9

#3 Florian Kleinhansl Defender

#5 Marco Richter Midfielder

6.5

#11 Ibrahim El Kadiri Attacker

6.5

#19 Fynn Lakenmacher Attacker

#25 William Mikelbrencis Defender

6.4

#30 Alexander Brunst Goalkeeper

#41 Lance Duijvestijn Midfielder

6.2

#44 Yosuke Furukawa Attacker

#49 Yannik Lührs Defender

Statistics

Match Statistics

VfL Wolfsburg

Comparison

Darmstadt 98

64% Ball Possession % 36%

19 Shots Total 12

6 Shots On Target 3

4 Shots Off Target 6

9 Shots Blocked 3

14 Shots Insidebox 6

5 Shots Outsidebox 6

13 Goal Attempts 7

3 Big Chances Created 3

1 Big Chances Missed 2

8 Corners 5

1 Offsides 6

19 Fouls 9

3 Yellowcards 2

601 Passes 330

527 Successful Passes 264

88% Successful Passes Percentage 80%

17 Key Passes 6

54 Long Passes 50

31 Successful Long Passes 25

57% Successful Long Passes Percentage 50%

20 Total Crosses 14

4 Accurate Crosses 2

19 Dribble Attempts 8

8 Successful Dribbles 2

42% Successful Dribbles Percentage 25%

13 Tackles 14

9 Interceptions 5

40 Duels Won 43

2 Saves 1

108 Attacks 80

63 Dangerous Attacks 36

9 Free Kicks 19

16 Throwins 16

6 Goal Kicks 7

1 Hit Woodwork 1

5 Substitutions 4

5 Assists 1

5 Goals 1

70 Ball Safe 64

10 Tackles Won 10