Karlsruher SC 2-5 VfL Wolfsburg: result and report
2. Bundesliga · Saturday 29 August 2026
Result
Karlsruher SC 2-5 VfL Wolfsburg
2. Bundesliga · Saturday 29 August 2026, 11:00 UTC · Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe · half-time 2-3
Karlsruher SC 2-5 VfL Wolfsburg: match report
Karlsruher SC lost to VfL Wolfsburg 2-5 in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday 29 August 2026 at Wildparkstadion. The half-time score was 2-3.
Shio Fukuda opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Karlsruher SC's goals came from Shio Fukuda (7') and Marvin Wanitzek (12'). VfL Wolfsburg scored through Alexander Bernhardsson (10'), Fabian Reese (28'), Vinicius de Souza Costa (45+2'), Hauke Wahl (88') and Fabian Reese (90+5').
Discipline: Karlsruher SC received no yellow cards; VfL Wolfsburg received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Karlsruher SC were 3rd on 4 points from 2 and VfL Wolfsburg 4th on 4 points from 2. In the current table Karlsruher SC are 13th on 11 points and VfL Wolfsburg are 3rd on 19 points.
Karlsruher SC lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and VfL Wolfsburg in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Fabian Reese of VfL Wolfsburg (10.0), ahead of Joakim Maehle (8.0).
Key events
- 7'Goal · Shio Fukuda
- 10'Goal · Alexander Bernhardsson
- 12'Goal · Marvin Wanitzek
- 28'Goal · Fabian Reese
- 45+2'Goal · Vinicius de Souza Costa
- 80'Yellow card · Vinicius de Souza Costa
- 88'Goal · Hauke Wahl
- 90+5'Goal · Fabian Reese
Form and table
- Karlsruher SCLast five: W D
- VfL WolfsburgLast five: D W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 19 | WDWDW |
| 13 | Karlsruher SC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 11 | LLWLW |
Head-to-head
Team news
Unavailable
- Rogério
- Aster Vranckx
- Trevor Benedict
- Christian Eriksen
- Mohamed Amoura
- Timon Wellenreuther
- Saël Kumbedi Nseke
- Bence Dárdai
- Aaron Zehnter
- Fraser Hornby
Karlsruher SC line-up (4-3-1-2)
Hans Christian Bernat, Sebastian Jung, Marcel Franke, Christoph Kobald, Deniz Ofli, Kevin Wiethaup, Santeri Väänänen, Viktor Bergh, Marvin Wanitzek, Shio Fukuda, Louey Ben Farhat
VfL Wolfsburg line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jakub Zieliński, Kilian Fischer, Hauke Wahl, Mathys Angély, Joakim Maehle, Vinicius de Souza Costa, Elvis Rexhbecaj, Alexander Bernhardsson, Muhammed Damar, Fabian Reese, Kento Shiogai
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