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VfL Wolfsburg 4-4 Energie Cottbus · 2. Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg drew 4-4 with Energie Cottbus in the 2. Bundesliga. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

VfL Wolfsburg and Energie Cottbus met in the 2. Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg on Saturday, 5 September 2026.

Goalscorers

VfL Wolfsburg: R. Glatzel 4', 34'; Vinicius 25'; M. Svanberg 79'. Energie Cottbus: L. Erlein 45'; K. S. Manu 49'; T. Ciğerci 67'; D. Bogdanov 90'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 51% to 49%. VfL Wolfsburg had 21 shots with 7 on target, Energie Cottbus 21 with 9 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 4 to VfL Wolfsburg and 8 to Energie Cottbus. VfL Wolfsburg conceded 13 fouls, Energie Cottbus 11. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (3 for VfL Wolfsburg, 4 for Energie Cottbus).

Line-ups

VfL Wolfsburg started in a 4-3-3: Jakub Zieliński, Kilian Fischer, Hauke Wahl, Mathys Angely, Joakim Mæhle, Maximilian Arnold, Vinícius Souza, Elvis Rexhbeçaj, Alexander Bernhardsson, Robert Glatzel, Fabian Reese.

Energie Cottbus started in a 4-2-3-1: Marcel Lotka, Luca Erlein, King Manu, Fousseny Doumbia, Axel Borgmann, Lukas Michelbrink, Leonardo Bittencourt, Henry Rorig, Lucas Copado, Justin Butler, Tolcay Ciğerci.

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Minute by minute

  1. 4'Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 Energie Cottbus. R. Glatzel (VfL Wolfsburg) converts the penalty.
  2. 25'Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 Energie Cottbus. Vinicius (VfL Wolfsburg) scores, assisted by F. Reese.
  3. 34'Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 3-0 Energie Cottbus. R. Glatzel (VfL Wolfsburg) scores, assisted by A. Bernhardsson.
  4. 45+4'Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 Energie Cottbus. L. Erlein (Energie Cottbus) scores.
  5. 45'Half-time. VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 Energie Cottbus.
  6. 49'Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 3-2 Energie Cottbus. K. S. Manu (Energie Cottbus) scores, assisted by L. Michelbrink.
  7. 67'Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 3-3 Energie Cottbus. T. Ciğerci (Energie Cottbus) converts the penalty.
  8. 79'Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 4-3 Energie Cottbus. M. Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) scores, assisted by M. Angely.
  9. 88'Second yellow card for M. Angely (VfL Wolfsburg), who is sent off.
  10. 90+1'Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 4-4 Energie Cottbus. D. Bogdanov (Energie Cottbus) scores, assisted by C. Kinsombi.
  11. 90'Full-time. VfL Wolfsburg 4-4 Energie Cottbus.
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  1. 1'Kick-off: VfL Wolfsburg vs Energie Cottbus.
  2. 4'Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 Energie Cottbus. R. Glatzel (VfL Wolfsburg) converts the penalty.
  3. 6'Yellow card for K. S. Manu (Energie Cottbus) for argument.
  4. 7'Attempt blocked. A. Borgmann (Energie Cottbus), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  5. 11'Attempt missed. H. Rorig (Energie Cottbus), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  6. 13'Attempt blocked. T. Ciğerci (Energie Cottbus), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  7. 20'Off the woodwork! A. Bernhardsson (VfL Wolfsburg), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  8. 22'Attempt missed. R. Glatzel (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  9. 25'Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 Energie Cottbus. Vinicius (VfL Wolfsburg) scores, assisted by F. Reese.
  10. 27'Attempt saved. F. Reese (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.44.
  11. 30'Attempt blocked. L. Michelbrink (Energie Cottbus), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  12. 31'Attempt missed. H. Rorig (Energie Cottbus), header. xG 0.12.
  13. 33'Attempt missed. J. Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.19.
  14. 34'Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 3-0 Energie Cottbus. R. Glatzel (VfL Wolfsburg) scores, assisted by A. Bernhardsson.
  15. 43'Attempt missed. L. Bittencourt (Energie Cottbus), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  16. 43'Attempt missed. F. Doumbia (Energie Cottbus), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  17. 44'Attempt saved. A. Borgmann (Energie Cottbus), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  18. 44'Attempt saved. L. Michelbrink (Energie Cottbus), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  19. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  20. 45+2'Attempt missed. L. Bittencourt (Energie Cottbus), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  21. 45+4'Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 Energie Cottbus. L. Erlein (Energie Cottbus) scores.
  22. 45+4'Off the woodwork! T. Ciğerci (Energie Cottbus), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  23. 45'Half-time. VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 Energie Cottbus.
  24. 46'The second half is under way.
  25. 46'Substitution, Energie Cottbus: D. Bogdanov comes on for L. Copado.
  26. 46'Substitution, Energie Cottbus: C. Kinsombi comes on for F. Doumbia.
  27. 46'Substitution, Energie Cottbus: M. Hannemann comes on for J. Butler.
  28. 48'Attempt saved. C. Kinsombi (Energie Cottbus), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
  29. 49'Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 3-2 Energie Cottbus. K. S. Manu (Energie Cottbus) scores, assisted by L. Michelbrink.
  30. 51'Attempt missed. L. Bittencourt (Energie Cottbus), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  31. 51'Attempt blocked. T. Ciğerci (Energie Cottbus), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  32. 52'Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg: K. Shiogai comes on for R. Glatzel.
  33. 53'Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg: M. Damar comes on for M. Arnold.
  34. 54'Attempt saved. A. Borgmann (Energie Cottbus), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  35. 56'Attempt missed. E. Rexhbeçaj (VfL Wolfsburg), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  36. 58'Attempt blocked. A. Bernhardsson (VfL Wolfsburg), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  37. 62'Yellow card for E. Rexhbeçaj (VfL Wolfsburg) for time wasting.
  38. 64'Attempt blocked. F. Reese (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  39. 67'Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 3-3 Energie Cottbus. T. Ciğerci (Energie Cottbus) converts the penalty.
  40. 68'Substitution, Energie Cottbus: D. Pelivan comes on for L. Bittencourt.
  41. 70'Yellow card for M. Angely (VfL Wolfsburg) for foul.
  42. 71'Attempt missed. D. Bogdanov (Energie Cottbus), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  43. 73'Attempt saved. M. Damar (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.54.
  44. 74'Off the woodwork! F. Reese (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  45. 74'Attempt missed. K. Shiogai (VfL Wolfsburg), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  46. 75'Attempt missed. F. Reese (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  47. 76'Attempt blocked. J. Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  48. 76'Attempt blocked. K. Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  49. 78'Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg: A. Besio comes on for F. Reese.
  50. 78'Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg: M. Svanberg comes on for Vinicius.
  51. 79'Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 4-3 Energie Cottbus. M. Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) scores, assisted by M. Angely.
  52. 82'Substitution, Energie Cottbus: J. Boziaris comes on for L. Michelbrink.
  53. 82'Attempt saved. M. Damar (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  54. 82'Attempt missed. A. Besio (VfL Wolfsburg), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  55. 83'Attempt saved. M. Hannemann (Energie Cottbus), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  56. 84'Yellow card for T. Ciğerci (Energie Cottbus) for foul.
  57. 86'Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg: Y. Gerhardt comes on for E. Rexhbeçaj.
  58. 86'Attempt blocked. K. Shiogai (VfL Wolfsburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  59. 87'Attempt missed. K. Shiogai (VfL Wolfsburg), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
  60. 88'Second yellow card for M. Angely (VfL Wolfsburg), who is sent off.
  61. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  62. 90+1'Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 4-4 Energie Cottbus. D. Bogdanov (Energie Cottbus) scores, assisted by C. Kinsombi.
  63. 90+2'Yellow card for D. Bogdanov (Energie Cottbus).
  64. 90+4'Yellow card for M. Hannemann (Energie Cottbus) for argument.
  65. 90'Full-time. VfL Wolfsburg 4-4 Energie Cottbus.
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