VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Heidenheim Prediction

2. Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga · Regular Season - 8
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Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
AI call Difficult VfL Wolfsburg win or draw
56%
23%
22%
Home Win Draw Away Win

VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Heidenheim prediction: Sportiko gives VfL Wolfsburg a 56% chance of winning, 1. FC Heidenheim 22% and the draw 23%. Last updated 17 Oct 2026, 12:53.

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Timeline

Alexander Bernhardsson assist: Vinícius Souza
1' ⚽ 1–0
⚽ 1–1 21'
Patrick Mainka assist: Jan Schöppner
Hauke Wahl Yellow Card
32' ▮
⇄ 45'
Christian Joe Conteh ⇄ Marcel Costly
Robert Glatzel assist: Joakim Mæhle
45+1' ⚽ 2–1
HT 2–1
Timon Wellenreuther Yellow Card
58' ▮
Fabian Reese Yellow Card
62' ▮
Yannick Gerhardt ⇄ Elvis Rexhbeçaj
64' ⇄
Muhammed Damar assist: Fabian Reese
65' ⚽ 3–1
⇄ 67'
Julian Niehues ⇄ Mathias Honsak
▮ 69'
Michael Heule Yellow Card
⇄ 80'
Paul Hennrich ⇄ Yannik Wagner
Fabian Reese ⇄ Alessio Besio
80' ⇄
Alessio Besio Yellow Card
85' ▮
Alexander Bernhardsson ⇄ Bence Dárdai
89' ⇄
Muhammed Damar ⇄ Kento Shiogai
89' ⇄
⇄ 89'
Mikkel Kaufmann ⇄ Tim Siersleben
FT 3–1
VfL Wolfsburg

Match Stats

1. FC Heidenheim
58% Ball Possession 42%
1.41 Expected Goals (xG) 1.96
18 Total Shots 23
9 Shots on Goal 9
7 Shots off Goal 12
2 Blocked Shots 2
7 Shots insidebox 15
11 Shots outsidebox 8
8 Corner Kicks 8
1 Offsides 6
15 Fouls 9
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
7 Goalkeeper Saves 7
458 Total passes 309
370 Passes accurate 223
9 Free Kicks 14
VfL Wolfsburg
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
17 Alexander Bernhardsson F 8.2 89' 1 – 5 36 (30%) 2
19 Robert Glatzel F 8.2 90' 1 – 3 30 (25%) –
1 Timon Wellenreuther G 8.0 90' – – – 35 (24%) –
20 Muhammed Damar M 7.8 89' 1 – 5 55 (44%) –
21 Joakim Mæhle D 7.8 90' – 1 1 35 (32%) 3
5 Vinícius Souza M 7.7 90' – 1 – 62 (55%) 4
11 Fabian Reese F 7.0 80' – 1 – 25 (18%) 1
33 Cleiton D 6.8 90' – – – 45 (37%) 3
7 Kento Shiogai F 6.5 1' – – – 1 (1%) –
37 Elvis Rexhbeçaj M 6.4 26' – – 2 17 (12%) –
31 Yannick Gerhardt M 6.4 64' – – – 28 (18%) 1
26 Saël Kumbedi D 6.3 90' – – 2 40 (33%) 2
23 Alessio Besio F 6.3 10' – – – 5 (3%) –
8 Bence Dárdai M 6.3 1' – – – 1 (1%) –
6 Hauke Wahl D 6.1 90' – – – 39 (33%) –
1. FC Heidenheim
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
6 Patrick Mainka D 7.5 90' 1 – 4 35 (28%) –
24 Marcel Costly F 7.0 44' – – – 10 (5%) 1
33 Thomas Dähne G 7.0 90' – – – 52 (35%) –
22 Oualid Mhamdi D 6.9 90' – – 2 33 (26%) 1
8 Paul Hennrich M 6.8 80' – – – 12 (9%) –
18 Alessandro Vogt F 6.5 90' – – 5 4 (4%) –
16 Julian Niehues M 6.4 67' – – 5 22 (17%) –
17 Mathias Honsak F 6.4 23' – – 2 11 (7%) –
3 Jan Schöppner M 6.3 90' – 1 1 20 (14%) –
38 Yannik Wagner F 6.3 10' – – – – –
29 Mikkel Kaufmann F 6.2 89' – – 2 17 (10%) –
27 Michael Heule D 6.1 90' – – 1 27 (19%) 6
19 Jonas Föhrenbach D 6.1 90' – – – 50 (40%) 5
10 Christian Joe Conteh M 6.0 46' – – 1 12 (8%) 1
4 Tim Siersleben D 5.9 1' – – – – –
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VfL Wolfsburg
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Last 3 meetings VfL Wolfsburg · 1W 1D 1L
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Home
56%
45%
Draw
23%
45%
Away
22%
10%

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Players in form

VfL Wolfsburg
F. Reese 5 gls
R. Glatzel 5 gls
A. Bernhardsson 4 gls
M. Damar 4 gls
1. FC Heidenheim

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Head to Head: VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Heidenheim

1 VfL Wolfsburg Wins
1 Draws
1 1. FC Heidenheim Wins
Date Home Score Away
17 Jan 2026 VfL Wolfsburg 1 - 1 1. FC Heidenheim
23 Aug 2025 1. FC Heidenheim 1 - 3 VfL Wolfsburg
29 Mar 2025 VfL Wolfsburg 0 - 1 1. FC Heidenheim
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VfL Wolfsburg — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
07 Nov A Hertha BSC L 2 - 1
31 Oct H VfL Osnabrück W 2 - 0
28 Oct A SC Freiburg L 3 - 2
23 Oct A VfL Bochum D 1 - 1
17 Oct H 1. FC Heidenheim W 3 - 1

1. FC Heidenheim — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
08 Nov H Hannover 96 D 2 - 2
31 Oct A Karlsruher SC L 2 - 1
24 Oct H Energie Cottbus D 1 - 1
17 Oct A VfL Wolfsburg L 3 - 1
09 Oct H 1. FC Kaiserslautern D 0 - 0

2. Bundesliga Standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1
Hertha BSC
11 10 1 0 +16 31
2
1. FC Nürnberg
11 7 3 1 +13 24
3
1. FC Kaiserslautern
11 6 3 2 +3 21
4
VfL Wolfsburg
11 5 4 2 +10 19
5
1. FC Magdeburg
10 5 2 3 +8 17
6
Arminia Bielefeld
11 5 2 4 +2 17
7
1. FC Heidenheim
10 4 3 3 -1 15
8
FC St. Pauli
10 2 6 2 0 12
9
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
11 3 3 5 -6 12
10
Energie Cottbus
11 2 5 4 -2 11
11
Eintracht Braunschweig
11 3 2 6 -2 11
12
VfL Bochum
10 3 2 5 -3 11
13
VfL Osnabrück
11 3 2 6 -4 11
14
Dynamo Dresden
11 3 2 6 -5 11
15
Hannover 96
10 3 2 5 -6 11
16
Karlsruher SC
10 3 2 5 -8 11
17
SV Darmstadt 98
11 2 3 6 -12 9
18
Holstein Kiel
11 1 5 5 -3 8

VfL Wolfsburg

Formation: 4-3-3 Coach: Arturo Ruiz
1 Wellenreuther
21 Mæhle
33 Cleiton
6 Wahl
26 Kumbedi
20 Damar
5 Souza
31 Gerhardt
11 Reese
19 Glatzel
17 Bernhardsson

Starting XI

# Player Pos
1 T. Wellenreuther G
26 S. Kumbedi D
6 H. Wahl D
33 Cleiton D
21 J. Mæhle D
31 Y. Gerhardt M
5 Vinicius Souza M
20 M. Damar M
17 A. Bernhardsson F
19 R. Glatzel F
11 F. Reese F

Substitutes

30 J. Zieliński G
18 J. Adjetey D
22 M. Angely D
27 M. Arnold M
23 A. Besio F
8 Bence Dárdai M
2 K. Fischer D
37 E. Rexhbeçaj M
7 K. Shiogai F

1. FC Heidenheim

Formation: 4-4-2 Coach: F. Schmidt
33 Dähne
27 Heule
19 Föhrenbach
6 Mainka
22 Mhamdi
10 Conteh
16 Niehues
3 Schöppner
8 Hennrich
18 Vogt
29 Kaufmann

Starting XI

# Player Pos
33 T. Dähne G
22 O. Mhamdi D
6 P. Mainka D
19 J. Föhrenbach D
27 M. Heule D
8 P. Hennrich M
3 J. Schöppner M
16 J. Niehues M
10 C. Conteh M
29 M. Kaufmann F
18 A. Vogt F

Substitutes

41 M. Zrilic M
38 Y. Wagner F
4 T. Siersleben D
28 Adam Kölle D
20 L. Kerber M
17 M. Honsak F
1 Frank Feller G
24 M. Costly F

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