VfL Wolfsburg 5-1 Darmstadt 98: Stats & xG – Sep 18, 2026

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2. Bundesliga ·Fri 18 Sep

VfL Wolfsburg

5–1

HT 2–1

Full time

Darmstadt 98

Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg · Ref: Martin Petersen

Commentary

90'

Full-time. VfL Wolfsburg 5-1 Darmstadt 98.

90+2'

F. Reese

Off the woodwork! F. Reese (VfL Wolfsburg), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

90+2'

A. Besio

Attempt blocked. A. Besio (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

90+1'

VfL Wolfsburg

Corner, VfL Wolfsburg.

90'

3 minutes of added time.

90'

P. Hensel

Yellow card for P. Hensel (VfL Wolfsburg) for foul.

86'

M. Damar

Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg: P. Hensel comes on for M. Damar.

84'

R. Glatzel

Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg: A. Besio comes on for R. Glatzel.

84'

C. Sickinger

Substitution, Darmstadt 98: M. Richter comes on for C. Sickinger.

84'

M. Smit

Substitution, Darmstadt 98: I. E. Kadiri comes on for M. Smit.

83'

S. Kumbedi

Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg: K. Fischer comes on for S. Kumbedi.

79'

R. Glatzel

Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 5-1 Darmstadt 98. R. Glatzel (VfL Wolfsburg) scores, assisted by F. Reese.

77'

Darmstadt 98

Offside, Darmstadt 98.

76'

Vinicius

Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg: M. Arnold comes on for Vinicius.

76'

Y. Gerhardt

Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg: B. Dárdai comes on for Y. Gerhardt.

75'

Y. Gerhardt

Attempt missed. Y. Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg), header. xG 0.10.

74'

A. Bernhardsson

Attempt blocked. A. Bernhardsson (VfL Wolfsburg), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

74'

J. Mæhle

Attempt blocked. J. Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.

74'

VfL Wolfsburg

Corner, VfL Wolfsburg.

71'

L. Duijvestijn

Attempt blocked. L. Duijvestijn (Darmstadt 98), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.

71'

A. Vukotić

Attempt missed. A. Vukotić (Darmstadt 98), header from a corner. xG 0.07.

71'

Darmstadt 98

Corner, Darmstadt 98.

70'

S. Kumbedi

Yellow card for S. Kumbedi (VfL Wolfsburg) for foul.

68'

R. Petretta

Substitution, Darmstadt 98: W. Mikelbrencis comes on for R. Petretta.

68'

L. Ho-jae

Substitution, Darmstadt 98: L. Duijvestijn comes on for L. Ho-jae.

66'

M. Damar

Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 4-1 Darmstadt 98. M. Damar (VfL Wolfsburg) scores, assisted by J. Mæhle.

61'

A. Bernhardsson

Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 Darmstadt 98. A. Bernhardsson (VfL Wolfsburg) scores, assisted by F. Reese.

59'

R. Glatzel

Attempt saved. R. Glatzel (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.

59'

VfL Wolfsburg

Corner, VfL Wolfsburg.

55'

VfL Wolfsburg

Corner, VfL Wolfsburg.

54'

VfL Wolfsburg

Corner, VfL Wolfsburg.

54'

P. Pfeiffer

Attempt saved. P. Pfeiffer (Darmstadt 98), header from a corner. xG 0.10.

53'

M. Smit

Attempt blocked. M. Smit (Darmstadt 98), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.

53'

Darmstadt 98

Corner, Darmstadt 98.

52'

Darmstadt 98

Offside, Darmstadt 98.

51'

N. Verkooijen

Yellow card for N. Verkooijen (Darmstadt 98) for foul.

50'

VfL Wolfsburg

Offside, VfL Wolfsburg.

50'

VfL Wolfsburg

Offside, VfL Wolfsburg.

49'

P. Pfeiffer

Off the woodwork! P. Pfeiffer (Darmstadt 98), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.

48'

N. Weißhaupt

Attempt blocked. N. Weißhaupt (Darmstadt 98), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.

48'

Darmstadt 98

Corner, Darmstadt 98.

47'

Darmstadt 98

Corner, Darmstadt 98.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 Darmstadt 98.

45+2'

VfL Wolfsburg

Corner, VfL Wolfsburg.

45'

2 minutes of added time.

44'

F. Reese

Attempt blocked. F. Reese (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

42'

M. Damar

Yellow card for M. Damar (VfL Wolfsburg) for foul.

40'

R. Glatzel

Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 Darmstadt 98. R. Glatzel (VfL Wolfsburg) scores, assisted by A. Bernhardsson.

38'

R. Petretta

Yellow card for R. Petretta (Darmstadt 98) for foul.

38'

M. Smit

Attempt missed. M. Smit (Darmstadt 98), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

36'

A. Vukotić

Attempt missed. A. Vukotić (Darmstadt 98), header from a corner. xG 0.01.

36'

L. Ho-jae

Attempt missed. L. Ho-jae (Darmstadt 98), header from a corner. xG 0.21.

36'

Darmstadt 98

Corner, Darmstadt 98.

29'

M. Smit

Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1-1 Darmstadt 98. M. Smit (Darmstadt 98) scores, assisted by K. Klefisch.

28'

L. Ho-jae

Attempt saved. L. Ho-jae (Darmstadt 98), left-footed shot. xG 0.20.

27'

Darmstadt 98

Offside, Darmstadt 98.

25'

F. Reese

Attempt missed. F. Reese (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

21'

Darmstadt 98

Offside, Darmstadt 98.

18'

Darmstadt 98

Offside, Darmstadt 98.

16'

F. Reese

Attempt blocked. F. Reese (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.

14'

Y. Gerhardt

Attempt blocked. Y. Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.

14'

A. Bernhardsson

Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 Darmstadt 98. A. Bernhardsson (VfL Wolfsburg) scores, assisted by F. Reese.

13'

M. Damar

Attempt missed. M. Damar (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.

10'

F. Reese

Attempt blocked. F. Reese (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.

10'

VfL Wolfsburg

Corner, VfL Wolfsburg.

VfL Wolfsburg

Corner, VfL Wolfsburg.

F. Reese

Attempt blocked. F. Reese (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

A. Bernhardsson

Attempt blocked. A. Bernhardsson (VfL Wolfsburg), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

P. Pfeiffer

Attempt missed. P. Pfeiffer (Darmstadt 98), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.01.

Kick-off: VfL Wolfsburg vs Darmstadt 98.

Where the money is

1207933 EUR matched · captured 1 month, 1 week ago

How much money is actually on each selection, next to what the price says it should be. A gap is not a tip — it just means the crowd and the book disagree.

Match odds 832552 EUR · live

Home 1.01 · implied 99.0%

90.6%

-8.4 vs price

Draw 1000.0 · implied 0.1%

4.7%

+4.6 vs price

Away 1000.0 · implied 0.1%

4.7%

+4.6 vs price

Half time 22632 EUR · live

Home 1.01 · implied 99.0%

89.8%

-9.2 vs price

Draw 100.0 · implied 1.0%

8.0%

+7.0 vs price

Away 220.0 · implied 0.5%

2.2%

+1.8 vs price

Over/Under 2.5 goals 27575 EUR · live

Over 1.1 · implied 90.9%

59.6%

-31.3 vs price

Under 10.5 · implied 9.5%

40.4%

+30.8 vs price

Over/Under 2.5 first-half goals 101530 EUR · live

Under 1.36 · implied 73.5%

94.5%

+21.0 vs price

Over 3.8 · implied 26.3%

5.5%

-20.8 vs price

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Player of the match

Match events

14' ⚽ A. Bernhardsson · assist F. Reese1–0

29' ⚽ M. Smit · assist K. Klefisch1–1

38' R. Petretta · Foul

40' ⚽ R. Glatzel · assist A. Bernhardsson2–1

42' M. Damar · Foul

Half-time · 2–1

51' N. Verkooijen · Foul

61' ⚽ A. Bernhardsson · assist F. Reese3–1

66' ⚽ M. Damar · assist J. Mæhle4–1

68' 🔁 L. Duijvestijn ◂ L. Ho-jae

68' 🔁 W. Mikelbrencis ◂ R. Petretta

70' S. Kumbedi · Foul

76' 🔁 B. Dárdai ◂ Y. Gerhardt

76' 🔁 M. Arnold ◂ Vinicius

79' ⚽ R. Glatzel · assist F. Reese5–1

83' 🔁 K. Fischer ◂ S. Kumbedi

84' 🔁 I. E. Kadiri ◂ M. Smit

84' 🔁 M. Richter ◂ C. Sickinger

84' 🔁 A. Besio ◂ R. Glatzel

86' 🔁 P. Hensel ◂ M. Damar

Full-time · 5–1

90' P. Hensel · Foul

Coaches

Tobias Strobl

Florian Kohfeldt

Recent form

VfL Wolfsburg

LAFC St. Pauli0-1

DHEnergie Cottbus4-4

WAKarlsruher SC5-2

DAVSG Altglienicke3-3

WAHannover 961-0

Darmstadt 98

WHArminia Bielefeld2-1

LA1. FC Kaiserslautern0-3

LHHannover 960-1

WAFC Carl Zeiss Jena2-1

LASG Dynamo Dresden0-1

About this match

**Wolfsburg's looking sharp at home, while Darmstadt is stumbling** — the hosts have been fun and free-flowing, but consistency is the real test. 🎯

Wolfsburg's swapped between fireworks (that 5-2 away win) and shaky moments (the St. Pauli loss, that wild 4-4 draw), while Darmstadt just can't string wins together—only 2 in their last 5 and fresh off three straight defeats.

Key storylines:

- **Wolfsburg's attacking depth** in the middle with Reese, Damar, and Bernhardsson should carve up a Darmstadt side that's leaking goals
- **Darmstadt's injury woes** mounting with Marseiler out, forcing Klefisch and Akiyama to do heavy lifting in midfield
- **Wolfsburg's home dominance** — they've beaten Darmstadt 4 times in the last 7 H2H, setting up an ugly evening for the visitors

Expected lineups:

- **VfL Wolfsburg**: Zieliński, Mæhle, Wahl, Angely, Fischer, Vinicius, Rexhbeçaj, Reese, Damar, Bernhardsson, Shiogai
- **Darmstadt 98**: Schuhen, Petretta, Pfeiffer, Vukotić, Lannert, Klefisch, Akiyama, Furukawa, Duijvestijn, Richter, Smit

Prediction:

**Wolfsburg 3–0 Darmstadt**. Home comfort + form + the visitors' fragility points to a routine night in Volkswagen Arena. 💚

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Match facts

Stadium

Volkswagen Arena

City

Wolfsburg

Referee

Martin Petersen

3.11 yellows/match · 28 matches

Kickoff

18 Sep, 16:30 UTC

Competition

2. Bundesliga

Top stats

64%Possession36%

1.72Expected goals (xG)1.23

19Total shots12

6Shots on target3

3Big chances3

8Corners5

Shots

4Shots off target6

9Blocked shots3

14Shots inside box6

5Shots outside box6

1Hit woodwork1

3Big chances scored1

1Big chances missed2

0.18Goals prevented-3.22

Attack

37Touches in box14

59Final third entries42

1Offsides6

9Free kicks19

1Fouled in final third0

Passing

601Passes330

527Accurate passes264

31/54 (57%)Long balls25/50 (50%)

4/20 (20%)Crosses2/14 (14%)

16Throw-ins16

Duels

48Duels52

30/65 (46%)Ground duels35/65 (54%)

10/18 (56%)Aerial duels8/18 (44%)

8/19 (42%)Dribbles2/8 (25%)

3Dispossessed7

Defending

13Tackles14

77Tackles won71

9Interceptions5

16Clearances28

43Recoveries38

Discipline

19Fouls9

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

Goalkeeping

2Saves1

6Goal kicks7

0Punches3

Forecast BSD enginebest price across 26 bookmakers

Wolfsburg 60%

21%

Darmstadt 19%

CornersOver 10.5 corners 57% · 1.72 @ Pinnacle

CornersOver 9.5 corners 66% · 1.40 @ 1xBet

CornersOver 8.5 corners 76% · 1.21 @ 1xBet

1X2Wolfsburg to win 60% · 1.91 @ William Hill

GoalsOver 2.5 goals 66% · 3.10 @ William Hill

GoalsOver 1.5 goals 84% · 1.67 @ William Hill

BTTSBoth teams to score 61% · 2.62 @ Bet365

Who winsWolfsburg to win (DNB) 65% · 1.21 @ Betano

1X2Draw 21% · 3.02 @ 1xBet

1X2Darmstadt to win 19% · 4.58 @ 1xBet

GoalsUnder 3.5 goals 57% · 1.79 @ Pinnacle

Odds consensus

1X2consensus

1.57

VfL Wolfsburg

4.35

Draw

4.92

Darmstadt 98

Double Chanceconsensus

1.15

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw

1.17

VfL Wolfsburg or Darmstadt 98

2.30

Draw or Darmstadt 98

Both Teams to Scoreconsensus

1.54

Yes

2.33

Home Win to Nilconsensus

3.40

YES

Away Win to Nilconsensus

10.00

YES

Total Goals 0.50consensus

1.02

Over 0.50

18.25

Under 0.50

Total Goals 1.50consensus

1.10

Over 1.50

6.12

Under 1.50

Total Goals 2.50consensus

1.42

Over 2.50

2.70

Under 2.50

Total Goals 3.50consensus

2.09

Over 3.50

1.71

Under 3.50

Total Goals 4.50consensus

3.45

Over 4.50

1.28

Under 4.50

Draw No Betconsensus

1.19

VfL Wolfsburg

4.45

Darmstadt 98

Total Corners (O/U) 7.50consensus

1.10

Over 7.50

4.39

Under 7.50

Total Corners (O/U) 8.50consensus

1.21

Over 8.50

3.25

Under 8.50

Total Corners (O/U) 9.50consensus

1.40

Over 9.50

2.53

Under 9.50

Total Corners (O/U) 10.50consensus

1.70

Over 10.50

2.04

Under 10.50

Total Corners (O/U) 11.50consensus

2.09

Over 11.50

1.67

Under 11.50

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