VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Heidenheim

VfL Wolfsburg

1 - 1

1. FC Heidenheim

🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:30 Europe/London 📍 Volkswagen Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Tobias Welz 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

VfL Wolfsburg 16 · 1. FC Heidenheim 17

Referee Stats

Tobias Welz

14 matches · 4.93 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.93
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.36
Over 4.5 cards	64%
Home wins	36%
Draws	50%
Away wins	14%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Shots were tight (13-13).
VfL Wolfsburg controlled possession (70%).

Team Overview

VfL Wolfsburg (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-4-11

Goals For / Against

21 / 32

Avg: 1.24 / 1.88

Points

Avg: 0.59

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

1. FC Heidenheim (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-3-12

Goals For / Against

18 / 35

Avg: 1.06 / 2.06

Points

Avg: 0.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.59

PPG

0.53

1.24

1.06

1.88

2.06

65%

O2.5

65%

71%

BTTS

65%

35%

Score 1st

18%

League-position context

VfL Wolfsburg rank16th

1. FC Heidenheim rank17th

VfL Wolfsburg points29

1. FC Heidenheim points26

VfL Wolfsburg: #16 · 29 pts · GD -24

44 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

1. FC Heidenheim: #17 · 26 pts · GD -31

47 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

VfL Wolfsburg last 5 home

L D L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index9

Goals2-6

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

1. FC Heidenheim last 5 away

W D L D L

Points5/15

Weighted index47

Goals9-9

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

VfL Wolfsburg trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 18%

1. FC Heidenheim trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

VfL Wolfsburg score at home71%

VfL Wolfsburg clean sheet at home6%

1. FC Heidenheim score away65%

1. FC Heidenheim clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

VfL Wolfsburg score first35%

VfL Wolfsburg win after scoring first33%

1. FC Heidenheim score first18%

1. FC Heidenheim win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: VfL Wolfsburg 20% · 1. FC Heidenheim 15%

Avg first goal minute: VfL Wolfsburg 20.0' · 1. FC Heidenheim 25.3'

Vs league average

VfL Wolfsburg score at home1.24 vs 1.78

VfL Wolfsburg concede at home1.88 vs 1.46

1. FC Heidenheim score away1.06 vs 1.46

1. FC Heidenheim concede away2.06 vs 1.78

VfL Wolfsburg score 31% below league average, while 1. FC Heidenheim score 27% below league average.

Defensive side: VfL Wolfsburg are 29% above league average at home, and 1. FC Heidenheim are 16% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.67 goals on average across the last 3.

VfL Wolfsburg goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

31-45 9

46-60 8

0-15 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

1. FC Heidenheim goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

61-75 5

16-30 3

46-60 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

31-45 7

46-60 7

61-75 6

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

70%

30%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

627

267

Passes Accurate

535

177

Passes %

85%

66%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16'

16' M. Arnold

26'

26' M. Busch

29'

29' N. Dorsch

45+1' ⚽

⚽

45+1' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Beck

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Zehnter

1st substitution · For: K. Paredes

58'

58' J. Föhrenbach

59'

59' C. Eriksen

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ J. Burger

2nd substitution · For: S. Kumbedi

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ L. Majer

3rd substitution · For: A. Daghim

68'

68' K. Paredes

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Y. Gerhardt

4th substitution · For: J. Lindstrøm

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ A. Beck

1st substitution · For: S. Schimmer

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ J. Föhrenbach

2nd substitution · For: L. Stergiou

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Jenz

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Eriksen

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ M. Pieringer

3rd substitution · For: M. Kaufmann

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ N. Dorsch

4th substitution · For: L. Kerber

89'

89' J. Lindstrøm

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. Honsak

5th substitution · For: O. Traoré

VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Heidenheim 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg drew 1-1 with 1. FC Heidenheim on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Tobias Welz. It was played at Volkswagen Arena.

First half: M. Arnold received a yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg at 16'. M. Busch received a yellow card for 1. FC Heidenheim at 26'. N. Dorsch received a yellow card for 1. FC Heidenheim at 29'. 1. FC Heidenheim took the lead at 45+1' when A. Beck scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: VfL Wolfsburg made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Zehnter replacing K. Paredes. J. Föhrenbach received a yellow card for 1. FC Heidenheim at 58'. C. Eriksen received a yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg at 59'. VfL Wolfsburg made their 2nd substitution at 59', with J. Burger replacing S. Kumbedi. VfL Wolfsburg made their 3rd substitution at 59', with L. Majer replacing A. Daghim. K. Paredes received a yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg at 68'. VfL Wolfsburg made their 4th substitution at 70', with Y. Gerhardt replacing J. Lindstrøm. 1. FC Heidenheim made their 1st substitution at 77', with A. Beck replacing S. Schimmer. 1. FC Heidenheim made their 2nd substitution at 77', with J. Föhrenbach replacing L. Stergiou. VfL Wolfsburg leveled the score at 80' when M. Jenz scored, with the assist credited to C. Eriksen, making the score 1-1. 1. FC Heidenheim made their 3rd substitution at 86', with M. Pieringer replacing M. Kaufmann. 1. FC Heidenheim made their 4th substitution at 86', with N. Dorsch replacing L. Kerber. J. Lindstrøm received a yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg at 89'. 1. FC Heidenheim made their 5th substitution at 90', with M. Honsak replacing O. Traoré.

VfL Wolfsburg used 4 substitutions while 1. FC Heidenheim used 5 substitutions. VfL Wolfsburg got 4 yellow cards, while 1. FC Heidenheim got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Shots were tight (13-13).
VfL Wolfsburg controlled possession (70%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	3
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (33.3%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	1 (33.3%)

VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Heidenheim Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

17 Jan 2026 VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Heidenheim 1 - 1 23 Aug 2025 1. FC Heidenheim vs VfL Wolfsburg 1 - 3

2024-2025 Season

29 Mar 2025 VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Heidenheim 0 - 1 10 Nov 2024 1. FC Heidenheim vs VfL Wolfsburg 1 - 3

2023-2024 Season

20 Jan 2024 1. FC Heidenheim vs VfL Wolfsburg 1 - 1 19 Aug 2023 VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Heidenheim 2 - 0