Bundesliga · Sat, 21 Feb 2026 ·
VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Augsburg — 2 - 3
Volkswagen Arena · Referee: Daniel Schlager, Germany
Match report
E. Rexhbecaj’s 90' winner gives FC Augsburg 3-2 victory over VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg were beaten 3-2 by FC Augsburg at Volkswagen Arena on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in Bundesliga matchday 23. Y. Gerhardt (41') and K. Shiogai (71') scored for VfL Wolfsburg, while R. Ribeiro (59'), M. Gregoritsch (87' pen) and E. Rexhbecaj (90') found the net for FC Augsburg. It was 1-0 at half-time.
VfL Wolfsburg had 50% of the ball and 10 shots (4 on target) against FC Augsburg’s 15 (6 on target). Christian Eriksen (VfL Wolfsburg) was the top-rated player with 9.2.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Not in a league table we track.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | SC Freiburg | 4 | +9 | 10 |
| 4 | FC Augsburg | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | +5 | 7 |
Match events
- 17'yellow cardLovro MajerYellow Card
- 41'goalY. GerhardtAssist: C. Eriksen
- 50'yellow cardRodrigo RibeiroYellow Card
- 55'yellow cardKeven SchlotterbeckYellow Card
- 58'substitutionM. KomurOff: F. Rieder
- 59'goalR. RibeiroAssist: A. Claude-Maurice
- 64'yellow cardMattias SvanbergYellow Card
- 65'substitutionM. SvanbergOff: K. Paredes
- 65'substitutionL. MajerOff: K. Shiogai
- 68'substitutionD. GiannoulisOff: M. Wolf
- 68'substitutionH. MassengoOff: E. Rexhbecaj
- 71'goalK. ShiogaiAssist: M. Amoura
- 81'substitutionR. RibeiroOff: M. Gregoritsch
- 81'substitutionR. FellhauerOff: U. Ogundu
- 82'substitutionM. AmouraOff: D. Pejcinovic
- 86'yellow cardJeanuël BelocianYellow Card
- 86'yellow cardKristijan JakićYellow Card
- 87'penaltyM. GregoritschPenalty
- 90'goalE. RexhbecajAssist: A. Claude-Maurice
- 90+5'substitutionS. KumbediOff: J. Burger
- 90+5'substitutionD. VavroOff: J. Adjetey
- 90+8'yellow cardMichael GregoritschYellow Card
Lineups
VfL Wolfsburg
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Dieter Hecking
Starting XI
- 1K. GrabaraG
- 26S. KumbediD
- 3D. VavroD
- 15M. JenzD
- 6J. BelocianD
- 24C. EriksenM
- 31Y. GerhardtM
- 11A. DaghimM
- 10L. MajerM
- 32M. SvanbergM
- 9M. AmouraF
Substitutes
- 29M. MullerG
- 41J. Burger
- 18J. AdjeteyD
- 4K. KoulierakisD
- 40K. ParedesM
- 37P. HenselM
- 5Vini SouzaM
- 17D. PejcinovicF
- 7K. ShiogaiF
FC Augsburg
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Sandro Wagner
Starting XI
- 1F. DahmenG
- 40N. BanksD
- 31K. SchlotterbeckD
- 16C. ZesigerD
- 19R. FellhauerM
- 17K. JakicM
- 4H. MassengoM
- 13D. GiannoulisM
- 36M. KomurF
- 20A. Claude-MauriceF
- 21R. RibeiroF
Substitutes
- 22N. LabrovicG
- 27M. WolfM
- 34Arthur ChavesD
- 8E. RexhbecajM
- 14Y. KeitelM
- 30A. KadeM
- 32F. RiederM
- 38M. GregoritschF
- 39U. OgunduF
Match statistics
- 50%Possession50%
- 1.60Expected goals (xG)1.79
- 10Total shots15
- 4Shots on target6
- 6Shots off target4
- 0Blocked shots5
- 6Shots inside the box10
- 4Shots outside the box5
- 4Corners10
- 1Offsides1
- 10Fouls16
- 3Yellow cards4
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves2
- 455Passes448
- 393Accurate passes374
- 86%Pass accuracy83%
- -0.56Goals prevented-0.56
Player statistics
VfL Wolfsburg
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kamil GrabaraG | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 3Denis VavroD | 89 | 6.2 | ||
| 6Jeanuël BelocianD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 15Moritz JenzD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 26Saël KumbediD | 89 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Lovro MajerM | 65 | 6.6 | ||
| 11Adam DaghimM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 24Christian EriksenMTop rated | 90 | 9.2 | 1 | |
| 31Yannick GerhardtM | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 32Mattias SvanbergM | 65 | 6.3 | ||
| 9Mohamed AmouraF | 82 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 29Marius MüllerG | – | – | ||
| 4Konstantinos KoulierakisD | – | – | ||
| 18Jonas Adjei AdjeteyD | 1 | – | ||
| 41Jan BürgerD | 1 | – | ||
| 5Vinícius SouzaM | – | – | ||
| 37Pharell HenselM | – | – | ||
| 40Kevin ParedesM | 25 | 6.7 | ||
| 7Kento ShiogaiF | 25 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 17Dženan PejčinovićF | 8 | 6.5 |
FC Augsburg
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Finn DahmenG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 16Cedric ZesigerD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 31Keven SchlotterbeckD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 40Noahkai BanksD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Han-Noah MassengoM | 68 | 6.5 | ||
| 13Dimitrios GiannoulisM | 68 | 7.3 | ||
| 17Kristijan JakićM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Robin FellhauerM | 81 | 7.0 | ||
| 20Alexis Claude-MauriceF | 90 | 7.3 | 2 | |
| 21Rodrigo RibeiroF | 81 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 36Mert KömürF | 58 | 6.7 | ||
| 22Nediljko LabrovićG | – | – | ||
| 34Arthur ChavesD | – | – | ||
| 8Elvis RexhbeçajM | 22 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 14Yannik KeitelM | – | – | ||
| 27Marius WolfM | 22 | 6.5 | ||
| 30Anton KadeM | – | – | ||
| 32Fabian RiederM | 32 | 6.3 | ||
| 38Michael GregoritschF | 9 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 39Uchenna OgunduF | 9 | 6.5 |