VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Heidenheim

VfL Wolfsburg

2 - 0

1. FC Heidenheim

🕒 Sat, 19 Aug 2023 14:30 Europe/London 📍 Volkswagen Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Florian Badstubner 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

VfL Wolfsburg 12 · 1. FC Heidenheim 8

Referee Stats

Florian Badstubner

11 matches · 4.91 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.91
Reds avg	0.27
Penalties avg	0.82
Over 4.5 cards	45%
Home wins	27%
Draws	36%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (18-14).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
VfL Wolfsburg had the sharper finishing (8-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

VfL Wolfsburg (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-7

Goals For / Against

25 / 25

Avg: 1.47 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

1. FC Heidenheim (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-7-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 29

Avg: 1.18 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 0.94

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

1.29

PPG

0.94

1.47

1.18

1.47

1.71

65%

O2.5

47%

71%

BTTS

71%

47%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

VfL Wolfsburg rank12th

1. FC Heidenheim rank8th

VfL Wolfsburg points37

1. FC Heidenheim points42

VfL Wolfsburg: #12 · 37 pts · GD -15

36 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1. FC Heidenheim: #8 · 42 pts · GD -5

31 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

VfL Wolfsburg last 5 home

L W W L L

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals7-9

Record2-0-3

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

D W D D L

Points6/15

Weighted index49

Goals6-6

Record1-3-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

VfL Wolfsburg trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 41%

1. FC Heidenheim trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

VfL Wolfsburg score at home94%

VfL Wolfsburg clean sheet at home24%

1. FC Heidenheim score away82%

1. FC Heidenheim clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

VfL Wolfsburg score first47%

VfL Wolfsburg win after scoring first63%

1. FC Heidenheim score first35%

1. FC Heidenheim win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: VfL Wolfsburg 56% · 1. FC Heidenheim 36%

Avg first goal minute: VfL Wolfsburg 12.5' · 1. FC Heidenheim 31.7'

Vs league average

VfL Wolfsburg score at home1.47 vs 1.81

VfL Wolfsburg concede at home1.47 vs 1.41

1. FC Heidenheim score away1.18 vs 1.41

1. FC Heidenheim concede away1.71 vs 1.81

VfL Wolfsburg score 19% below league average, while 1. FC Heidenheim score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: VfL Wolfsburg are 4% above league average at home, and 1. FC Heidenheim are 6% below 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: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 5

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

46-60 6

0-15 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

1. FC Heidenheim goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 9

61-75 8

16-30 6

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

472

484

Passes Accurate

388

383

Passes %

82%

79%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Wind

Normal Goal

27' ⚽

⚽

27' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Wind

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Svanberg

32' ↑↓

↑↓

32' ⇄ M. Busch

1st substitution · For: O. Traoré

36'

36' Y. Gerhardt

45+5'

45+5' P. Wimmer

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Beck

2nd substitution · For: D. Thomalla

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ E. Dinkçi

3rd substitution · For: N. Dovedan

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ M. Pieringer

4th substitution · For: K. Sessa

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ P. Wimmer

1st substitution · For: Tiago Tomás

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ V. Černý

2nd substitution · For: J. Kamiński

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ L. Majer

3rd substitution · For: A. Vranckx

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ L. Maloney

5th substitution · For: S. Schimmer

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ M. Svanberg

4th substitution · For: N. Cozza

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ R. Baku

5th substitution · For: K. Paredes

90+2'

90+2' A. Vranckx

VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Heidenheim 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg beat 1. FC Heidenheim 2-0 on Saturday, 19 August 2023 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Florian Badstubner. It was played at Volkswagen Arena.

First half: VfL Wolfsburg took an early lead at 6' when J. Wind scored, making the score 1-0. VfL Wolfsburg extended the lead at 27' when J. Wind scored, with the assist credited to M. Svanberg, making the score 2-0. 1. FC Heidenheim made their 1st substitution at 32', with M. Busch replacing O. Traoré. Y. Gerhardt received a yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg at 36'. P. Wimmer received a yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg at 45+5'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. 1. FC Heidenheim made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Beck replacing D. Thomalla. 1. FC Heidenheim made their 3rd substitution at 58', with E. Dinkçi replacing N. Dovedan. 1. FC Heidenheim made their 4th substitution at 58', with M. Pieringer replacing K. Sessa. VfL Wolfsburg made their 1st substitution at 66', with P. Wimmer replacing Tiago Tomás. VfL Wolfsburg made their 2nd substitution at 66', with V. Černý replacing J. Kamiński. VfL Wolfsburg made their 3rd substitution at 66', with L. Majer replacing A. Vranckx. 1. FC Heidenheim made their 5th substitution at 84', with L. Maloney replacing S. Schimmer. VfL Wolfsburg made their 4th substitution at 87', with M. Svanberg replacing N. Cozza. VfL Wolfsburg made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with R. Baku replacing K. Paredes. A. Vranckx received a yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg at 90+2'.

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

How the match was won

Shots were tight (18-14).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
VfL Wolfsburg had the sharper finishing (8-1 shots on target).

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