Hannover 96 0-1 VfL Wolfsburg: result and report

2. Bundesliga · Sunday 16 August 2026

Result

Hannover 96 0-1 VfL Wolfsburg

2. Bundesliga · Sunday 16 August 2026, 11:30 UTC · Heinz von Heiden Arena, Hannover · half-time 0-0

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Hannover 96 0-1 VfL Wolfsburg: match report

Hannover 96 lost to VfL Wolfsburg 0-1 in the 2. Bundesliga on Sunday 16 August 2026 at Heinz von Heiden Arena. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Fabian Reese of VfL Wolfsburg in the 87th minute, from the penalty spot.

Discipline: Hannover 96 received 1 yellow card; VfL Wolfsburg received 2 yellow cards.

In the current table Hannover 96 are 12th on 11 points and VfL Wolfsburg are 3rd on 19 points.

Hannover 96 lined up in a 3-3-1-3 and VfL Wolfsburg in a 5-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Leo Weinkauf of Hannover 96 (7.4), level with Fabian Reese (7.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Hannover 96 wins, 3 draws and 4 for VfL Wolfsburg.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 69'Yellow card · Jonas AdjeteyVfL Wolfsburg
  • 81'Yellow card · Vinicius de Souza CostaVfL Wolfsburg
  • 86'Yellow card · Jean HugonetHannover 96
  • 87'Penalty goal · Fabian ReeseVfL Wolfsburg · 0-1

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
3VfL Wolfsburg105412514+1119WDWDW
12Hannover 96103251016-611WLDLW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Hannover 96 3, draws 3, VfL Wolfsburg 4.

Team news

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Hannover 96 line-up (3-3-1-3)

Leo Weinkauf, Bastian Allgeier, Boris Tomiak, Jean Hugonet, Maurice Neubauer, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson, Marcel Hartel, Waniss Taïbi, Mustapha Bundu, Lars Gindorf, Kolja Oudenne

VfL Wolfsburg line-up (5-4-1)

Jakub Zieliński, Joakim Maehle, Mattias Svanberg, Hauke Wahl, Elvis Rexhbecaj, Saël Kumbedi Nseke, Yannick Gerhardt, Vinicius de Souza Costa, Muhammed Damar, Fabian Reese, Fraser Hornby

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