Down To Ten
VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg played the closing 2 minutes a man down after a 88′ dismissal.
- Sent off
- 88′
- Player
- Mathys Angely
2. Bundesliga · Matchday 4VfL Wolfsburg
R. Glatzel 4', 34'
Vini Souza 25'
M. Svanberg 79'
4 – 4
FT
HT 3–1
Energie Cottbus
L. Erlein 45'
K. Manu 49'
T. Cigerci 67'
D. Bogdanov 90'
2. Bundesliga
Matchday 4VfL Wolfsburg4–4Energie Cottbus
3.82
Expected goals
3.05
4′25′34′45′49′67′79′88′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: VW 3.82, EC 3.05.
Match report
VfL Wolfsburg 4-4 Energie Cottbus
VfL Wolfsburg and Energie Cottbus shared 8 goals in a 4-4 2. Bundesliga draw at Volkswagen Arena. Glatzel opened the scoring for VfL Wolfsburg on 4' from the penalty spot, Souza made it 2-0 to VfL Wolfsburg on 25', Glatzel added his second on 34', Erlein pulled one back for Energie Cottbus on 45', Manu pulled one back for Energie Cottbus on 49', Cigerci levelled for Energie Cottbus on 67' from the penalty spot, Svanberg put VfL Wolfsburg back in front on 79' and Bogdanov levelled for Energie Cottbus on 90'.
Expected goals finished VfL Wolfsburg 3.82, Energie Cottbus 3.05. VfL Wolfsburg created the better of it and will feel a point was a poor return.
Angely was dismissed for VfL Wolfsburg in the closing moments, too late to shape the result. It was settled late — Bogdanov struck on 90' to swing it Energie Cottbus's way with the game otherwise level.
Tolcay Ciğerci came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for Energie Cottbus from 1 goal, 4 key passes and 2 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 25 fouls between them and 7 yellow cards, with VfL Wolfsburg conceding the most free-kicks (13).
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Quick stats
51%Possession49%
19Shots21
3.82xG3.05
What the numbers say
3 readsRescued A Point
Energie Cottbus
Energie Cottbus went behind and dragged it back level.
- Final score
- 4–4
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Energie Cottbus scored on 90′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 90′
Timeline
R. Glatzel (Pen)
⚽4'
🟨6'
King Manu
Argument
Vini Souza — assist: F. Reese
⚽25'
R. Glatzel — assist: A. Bernhardsson
⚽34'
⚽45'
L. Erlein
Half-time
🔄46'
M. Hannemann ↑ J. Butler ↓
🔄46'
C. Kinsombi ↑ F. Doumbia ↓
🔄46'
D. Bogdanov ↑ L. Copado ↓
⚽49'
K. Manu — assist: L. Michelbrink
K. Shiogai ↑ R. Glatzel ↓
🔄52'
M. Damar ↑ M. Arnold ↓
🔄53'
Elvis Rexhbeçaj
Time wasting
🟨62'
⚽67'
T. Cigerci (Pen)
🔄68'
D. Pelivan ↑ L. Bittencourt ↓
Mathys Angely
Foul
🟨70'
M. Svanberg ↑ Vini Souza ↓
🔄78'
A. Besio ↑ F. Reese ↓
🔄78'
M. Svanberg — assist: M. Angely
⚽79'
🔄82'
J. Boziaris ↑ L. Michelbrink ↓
🟨84'
Tolcay Ciğerci
Foul
Y. Gerhardt ↑ E. Rexhbecaj ↓
🔄86'
Mathys Angely
Foul
🟨88'
Mathys Angely
Foul
🟥88'
⚽90'
D. Bogdanov — assist: C. Kinsombi
🟨90+2'
Dmytro Bogdanov
🟨90+4'
Moritz Hannemann
Argument
Match info
Kickoff
VenueVolkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
RefereeLukas Benen, Germany
Competition2. Bundesliga
Season2026
RoundMatchday 4
StatusMatch Finished