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Hannover 96 0-1 VfL Wolfsburg · 2. Bundesliga

Hannover 96 lost to VfL Wolfsburg 0-1 in the 2. Bundesliga. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Hannover 96 and VfL Wolfsburg met in the 2. Bundesliga at Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena in Hannover on Sunday, 16 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Hannover 96 did not score. VfL Wolfsburg: F. Reese 87'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 51% to 49%. Hannover 96 had 14 shots with 2 on target, VfL Wolfsburg 18 with 7 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 8 to Hannover 96 and 6 to VfL Wolfsburg. Hannover 96 conceded 9 fouls, VfL Wolfsburg 9. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Hannover 96, 2 for VfL Wolfsburg).

Line-ups

Hannover 96 started in a 3-3-1-3: Leo Weinkauf, Bastian Allgeier, Boris Tomiak, Jean Hugonet, Maurice Neubauer, Stefán Teitur Þórðarson, Marcel Hartel, Waniss Taibi, Mustapha Bundu, Lars Timo Gindorf, Kolja Oudenne.

VfL Wolfsburg started in a 5-4-1: Jakub Zieliński, Joakim Mæhle, Mattias Svanberg, Hauke Wahl, Elvis Rexhbeçaj, Saël Kumbedi, Yannick Gerhardt, Vinícius Souza, Muhammed Damar, Fabian Reese, Fraser Hornby.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Hannover 96 0-0 VfL Wolfsburg.
  2. 87'Goal! Hannover 96 0-1 VfL Wolfsburg. F. Reese (VfL Wolfsburg) converts the penalty.
  3. 90'Full-time. Hannover 96 0-1 VfL Wolfsburg.
Full commentary (51 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Hannover 96 vs VfL Wolfsburg.
  2. 9'Attempt missed. K. Oudenne (Hannover 96), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  3. 11'Attempt blocked. M. Hartel (Hannover 96), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
  4. 15'Attempt missed. M. Bundu (Hannover 96), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  5. 25'Attempt saved. Y. Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  6. 26'Attempt saved. Y. Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg), left-footed shot. xG 0.32.
  7. 27'Attempt missed. F. Reese (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  8. 32'Attempt missed. M. Damar (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  9. 33'Attempt blocked. L. Gindorf (Hannover 96), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
  10. 36'Attempt missed. M. Bundu (Hannover 96), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  11. 36'Attempt saved. M. Neubauer (Hannover 96), left-footed shot. xG 0.52.
  12. 43'Attempt saved. J. Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  13. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  14. 45+4'Attempt missed. J. Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  15. 45'Half-time. Hannover 96 0-0 VfL Wolfsburg.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 46'Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg: R. Glatzel comes on for F. Hornby.
  18. 46'Attempt blocked. F. Reese (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  19. 47'Attempt blocked. Vinicius (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  20. 53'Attempt missed. S. T. Þórðarson (Hannover 96), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
  21. 54'Attempt blocked. M. Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  22. 54'Attempt blocked. S. Kumbedi (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  23. 55'Attempt missed. F. Reese (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  24. 61'Attempt missed. M. Bundu (Hannover 96), header. xG 0.11.
  25. 62'Substitution, Hannover 96: I. Okon comes on for B. Tomiak.
  26. 62'Substitution, Hannover 96: B. Källman comes on for L. Gindorf.
  27. 62'Substitution, Hannover 96: B. Pichler comes on for M. Bundu.
  28. 63'Attempt missed. R. Glatzel (VfL Wolfsburg), header. xG 0.08.
  29. 66'Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg: J. A. Adjetey comes on for M. Svanberg.
  30. 68'Attempt saved. K. Oudenne (Hannover 96), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  31. 69'Yellow card for J. A. Adjetey (VfL Wolfsburg) for foul.
  32. 70'Attempt missed. J. Hugonet (Hannover 96), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  33. 74'Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg: K. Shiogai comes on for M. Damar.
  34. 74'Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg: M. Arnold comes on for Y. Gerhardt.
  35. 74'Attempt missed. S. T. Þórðarson (Hannover 96), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  36. 74'Attempt blocked. K. Oudenne (Hannover 96), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  37. 78'Off the woodwork! I. Okon (Hannover 96), header from a corner. xG 0.22.
  38. 79'Attempt missed. B. Pichler (Hannover 96), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.
  39. 80'Attempt saved. K. Shiogai (VfL Wolfsburg), header. xG 0.09.
  40. 81'Yellow card for Vinicius (VfL Wolfsburg) for foul.
  41. 83'Attempt saved. J. A. Adjetey (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  42. 84'Attempt blocked. M. Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  43. 85'Attempt blocked. S. Kumbedi (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  44. 86'Yellow card for J. Hugonet (Hannover 96) for foul.
  45. 87'Goal! Hannover 96 0-1 VfL Wolfsburg. F. Reese (VfL Wolfsburg) converts the penalty.
  46. 89'Substitution, Hannover 96: H. Matsuda comes on for K. Oudenne.
  47. 89'Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg: K. Fischer comes on for J. Mæhle.
  48. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  49. 90+1'Substitution, Hannover 96: T. Etcibasi comes on for B. Allgeier.
  50. 90+1'Attempt saved. R. Glatzel (VfL Wolfsburg), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  51. 90'Full-time. Hannover 96 0-1 VfL Wolfsburg.
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