Matchday

DFB Pokal 25/26, Round 2 · 28 Oct 2025

VfL Wolfsburg 0–1 Holstein Kiel

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.2 – 0.9
Actual xG
0.8 – 1.8
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made VfL Wolfsburg favourites at 66%.

Holstein Kiel won and made the better chances: 1.8 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Alexander Bernhardsson, 79.8 in 78′.

Well above their usual level: Alexander Bernhardsson +20.4.

Well below it: Andreas Skov Olsen −17.0, Aaron Zehnter −9.3, Mohamed Amoura −8.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

VfL Wolfsburg

25 Oct 2025W 1–0at Hamburger SV Bundesliga
18 Oct 2025L 0–3v VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga
4 Oct 2025L 1–3at FC Augsburg Bundesliga
27 Sep 2025L 0–1v RB Leipzig Bundesliga
21 Sep 2025L 0–1at Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga

Holstein Kiel

17 Aug 2025W 2–0at FC 08 Homburg DFB-Pokal

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

VfL Wolfsburg

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Bence Dárdai Midfielder800–64.5–
Maximilian Arnold Midfielder90000.0957.3−2.3
Joakim Mæhle Defender1700–53.7–
Dženan Pejčinović Forward45000.1352.0−1.2
Marius Müller Goalkeeper9000–51.1–
Konstantinos Koulierakis Defender90000.2150.4−6.8
Christian Eriksen Midfielder90000.0249.5−1.0
Patrick Wimmer Midfielder45000.1546.3+2.3
Mohamed Amoura Forward90000.1144.0−8.4
Adam Daghim Forward45000.0741.1−6.2
Vinícius Souza Midfielder8900–40.4−5.8
Saël Kumbedi Defender90000.0437.9–
Aaron Zehnter Defender7300–36.0−9.3
Andreas Skov Olsen Midfielder4500–35.9−17.0
Jenson Seelt Defender3600–27.6–

Holstein Kiel

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Alexander Bernhardsson Midfielder78100.8379.8+20.4
Robert Wagner Midfielder1200–67.2–
Timon Weiner Goalkeeper9000–56.9–
John Tolkin Midfielder90000.0855.0–
Lasse Rosenboom Defender63000.3052.4–
Magnus Knudsen Midfielder8900–49.0–
Ivan Nekić Defender2700–48.9–
Adrián Kaprálik Forward63000.0542.0–
Jonas Therkelsen Midfielder90000.4640.9–
Phil Harres Forward27000.0638.6–
David Zec Defender90000.0236.0–
Marko Ivezić Defender800–32.8–