VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Heidenheim — match summary
Germany · 2. Bundesliga · kick-off 17 Oct 2026 18:00
Full time · score 3-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): VfL Wolfsburg 35 · FC Heidenheim 32
mPS in-play performance (0-100): VfL Wolfsburg 63 · FC Heidenheim 58
Shots on target 9-9 · corners 8-8 · possession 59-41
NextGOAL tip: VfL Wolfsburg -0.75 · 2 stars
Wolfsburg and Heidenheim meet in clearly different conditions. Wolfsburg just finished their league game with a 4-4 draw, their defence is still leaky, while Heidenheim just closed out their league game with a 0-0 draw without conceding at all. Completely different styles of defending. Wolfsburg have scored 19 goals from 7 matches this season, averaging almost three per game, but they have also conceded 12, their defence is not solid at all. Meanwhile Heidenheim have scored 14 and conceded 12, similar numbers, but the pattern of play is different. Wolfsburg dominate possession more and shoot on target more (7.1 per game compared to 5.7), while Heidenheim sit deeper and wait to counter. If Wolfsburg score first, the game will likely open up and flow towards the home side, because Heidenheim will have to push up and a defence that often concedes late goals will be even more at risk. But if Heidenheim hold out until half-time, the game could turn into one where the home side has to attack harder and risks conceding from counter-attacks.