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The confirmed starting lineups list Karlsruher in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation and Wolfsburg in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
The announced starting eleven for Karlsruher: Hans Christian Bernat, Sebastian Jung, Marcel Franke, Christoph Kobald, Deniz Ofli, Santeri Väänänen, Kevin Wiethaup, Viktor Bergh, Marvin Wanitzek, Louey Ben Farhat, and Shio Fukuda.
The announced starting eleven for Wolfsburg: Jakub Zielinski, Kilian Fischer, Hauke Wahl, Mathys Angély, Joakim Mæhle, Vinicius de Souza Costa, Elvis Rexhbeçaj, Alexander Bernhardsson, Muhammed Damar, Fabian Reese, and Kento Shiogai.
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The match finished Karlsruher 2-5 Wolfsburg.
For Karlsruher: Shio Fukuda 7′, Marvin Wanitzek 12′. For Wolfsburg: Alexander Bernhardsson 10′, Fabian Reese 28′ and 90+5′, Vinicius de Souza Costa 45+2′, Hauke Wahl 88′.
Saturday, 29 August 2026 at 12:00 PM UK time.
BBBank Wildpark, Karlsruhe. The stadium holds 28,762.
Lars Erbst refereed the match.
| Rank | Team | P | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Promotion Play-offs | Kaiserslautern | 11 | +3 | 21 |
| 4 | Wolfsburg | 11 | +10 | 19 |
| 5 | Magdeburg | 10 | +8 | 17 |
| 15 | Hannover 96 | 10 | -6 | 11 |
| 16Relegation Play-offs | Karlsruher | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 17Relegation | Darmstadt 98 | 11 | -12 | 9 |