2. Bundesliga 2026/27, matchday 3: every number from the 9 matches

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GoalSoon · built 05 September 2026, 10:49 UTC · every figure is our own count from our own database

42 goals in 9 matches — 4.67 a game, against 2.92 across all 308 matches of 2025/26. 3 home wins, 0 draws, 6 away wins. Results, goals by minute, cards, shots, possession, xG and player ratings — all of it on one page.

Results

Match	HT	xG	Shots	On target	Home poss.
Braunschweig 3–5 Hertha BSC	2–2	2.60–3.60	17–26	9–6	46%
Bochum 0–1 VfL Osnabrück	0–1	1.56–0.42	20–8	1–2	66%
Karlsruher SC 2–5 Wolfsburg	2–3	—–—	—–—	—–—	—
Heidenheim 5–3 Dynamo Dresden	0–1	—–—	—–—	—–—	—
Energie Cottbus 3–4 Greuther Fürth	1–1	—–—	—–—	—–—	—
1. FC Nürnberg 4–1 Arminia Bielefeld	—–—	—–—	—–—	—–—	—
St. Pauli 1–2 Kaiserslautern	0–1	1.21–0.71	21–11	7–4	58%
Magdeburg 2–0 Holstein Kiel	0–0	0.83–2.11	10–14	2–2	36%
Darmstadt 0–1 Hannover	0–0	0.91–2.31	11–26	3–7	33%

The heaviest match was Braunschweig 3–5 Hertha BSC with 8 goals. 6 of 9 matches had both clubs scoring, 6 went over 2.5 goals, and 3 clubs failed to score. 14 goals came before half-time and 28 after it; 2 arrived inside the first 15 minutes and 0 after the 75th. The earliest goal of the round came in minute 4, the latest in minute 33. 0 of the 3 goals were penalties and 0 were own goals; the round produced 0 yellow cards and 0 red. The minute-by-minute feed carries 3 of the 42 goals, so every count in this paragraph is a floor, not a total; the scores and half-time scores above are complete.

Every match, in detail

Braunschweig 3–5 Hertha BSC 2026-08-28 16:30 UTC · half-time 2–2 · 4-2-2-2 v 4-2-3-1

Eintracht-Stadion

Goals

9' Yann Sturm Braunschweig
33' Kevin Ehlers Braunschweig assist Aaron Opoku

Best rated

9.2 Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson Hertha BSC · 1 goal, 2 shots, 7/12 duels
8.6 Josip Brekalo Hertha BSC · 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 shots, 4/11 duels
8.5 Aaron Opoku Braunschweig · 1 assist, 2 shots, 6/10 duels

Braunschweig · Hertha BSC

2.60	xG	3.60
1.45	xG first half	1.60
17	Shots	26
9	On target	6
10	Shots in the box	19
1	Blocked	10
5	Corners	12
46%	Possession	54%
350	Passes	401
274	Passes completed	340
1	Saves	5
9	Fouls	15
0	Offsides	3
2	Yellow cards	4

source: full match archive

Bochum 0–1 VfL Osnabrück 2026-08-28 16:30 UTC · half-time 0–1 · 4-2-3-1 v 3-4-2-1

Vonovia Ruhrstadion

Goals

4' Ismail Badjie VfL Osnabrück assist Leonhard Münst

Best rated

8.3 Robin Fabinski VfL Osnabrück · 6/9 duels
7.7 Ismail Badjie VfL Osnabrück · 1 goal, 1 shots, 2/5 duels
7.6 Jannik Müller VfL Osnabrück · 7/12 duels

Bochum · VfL Osnabrück

1.56	xG	0.42
0.52	xG first half	0.42
20	Shots	8
1	On target	2
12	Shots in the box	4
10	Blocked	3
6	Corners	1
66%	Possession	34%
661	Passes	349
564	Passes completed	250
1	Saves	1
15	Fouls	12
0	Offsides	3
3	Yellow cards	4

source: full match archive

Karlsruher SC 2–5 Wolfsburg 2026-08-29 11:00 UTC · half-time 2–3

BBBank Wildpark

Goals

none

Karlsruher SC · Wolfsburg

no match statistics

source: events only

Heidenheim 5–3 Dynamo Dresden 2026-08-29 11:00 UTC · half-time 0–1

Voith-Arena

Goals

none

Heidenheim · Dynamo Dresden

no match statistics

source: events only

Energie Cottbus 3–4 Greuther Fürth 2026-08-29 11:00 UTC · half-time 1–1

LEAG Energie Stadion

Goals

none

Energie Cottbus · Greuther Fürth

no match statistics

source: events only

1. FC Nürnberg 4–1 Arminia Bielefeld 2026-08-29 18:30 UTC · half-time None–None

Max-Morlock-Stadion

Goals

none

1. FC Nürnberg · Arminia Bielefeld

no match statistics

source: events only

St. Pauli 1–2 Kaiserslautern 2026-08-30 11:30 UTC · half-time 0–1

Millerntor-Stadion

Goals

none

Best rated

7.7 Julian Krahl Kaiserslautern · 6 saves, 1/1 duels
7.6 Taichi Hara St. Pauli · 1 assist, 1 shots, 7/11 duels
7.6 Erencan Yardımcı Kaiserslautern · 1 goal, 1 shots, 5/10 duels

St. Pauli · Kaiserslautern

1.21	xG	0.71
0.31	xG first half	0.30
21	Shots	11
7	On target	4
10	Shots in the box	5
7	Blocked	3
4	Corners	5
58%	Possession	42%
515	Passes	366
415	Passes completed	268
2	Saves	6
9	Fouls	13
4	Offsides	1
3	Yellow cards	4

source: full match archive

Magdeburg 2–0 Holstein Kiel 2026-08-30 11:30 UTC · half-time 0–0

Avnet-Arena

Goals

none

Best rated

7.9 Dominik Reimann Magdeburg · 2 saves, 1/1 duels
7.9 Luka Hyryläinen Magdeburg · 1 goal, 1 shots, 6/11 duels
7.5 Barış Atik Magdeburg · 1 assist, 1 shots, 7/13 duels

Magdeburg · Holstein Kiel

0.83	xG	2.11
0.20	xG first half	0.82
10	Shots	14
2	On target	2
6	Shots in the box	9
2	Blocked	3
3	Corners	3
36%	Possession	64%
303	Passes	548
241	Passes completed	477
2	Saves	1
14	Fouls	17
3	Offsides	0
5	Yellow cards	4

source: full match archive

Darmstadt 0–1 Hannover 2026-08-30 11:30 UTC · half-time 0–0

Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor

Goals

none

Best rated

9.2 Marcel Schuhen Darmstadt · 6 saves
7.9 Leo Weinkauf Hannover · 3 saves
7.9 Boris Tomiak Hannover · 5/9 duels

Darmstadt · Hannover

0.91	xG	2.31
0.88	xG first half	0.54
11	Shots	26
3	On target	7
8	Shots in the box	17
1	Blocked	9
2	Corners	11
33%	Possession	67%
316	Passes	654
232	Passes completed	574
6	Saves	3
8	Fouls	12
1	Offsides	5
1	Yellow cards	2
1	Red cards	0

source: full match archive

Every club, one row each

Club		Opponent	Score	xG	Shots	OT	In box	Cor	Poss	Passes	Saves	Fouls	Yel
Wolfsburg	A	Karlsruher SC	5–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
1. FC Nürnberg	H	Arminia Bielefeld	4–1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Heidenheim	H	Dynamo Dresden	5–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Hertha BSC	A	Braunschweig	5–3	3.60	26	6	19	12	54%	401	5	15	4
Magdeburg	H	Holstein Kiel	2–0	0.83	10	2	6	3	36%	303	2	14	5
Greuther Fürth	A	Energie Cottbus	4–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Kaiserslautern	A	St. Pauli	2–1	0.71	11	4	5	5	42%	366	6	13	4
Hannover	A	Darmstadt	1–0	2.31	26	7	17	11	67%	654	3	12	2
VfL Osnabrück	A	Bochum	1–0	0.42	8	2	4	1	34%	349	1	12	4
Energie Cottbus	H	Greuther Fürth	3–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
St. Pauli	H	Kaiserslautern	1–2	1.21	21	7	10	4	58%	515	2	9	3
Bochum	H	VfL Osnabrück	0–1	1.56	20	1	12	6	66%	661	1	15	3
Darmstadt	H	Hannover	0–1	0.91	11	3	8	2	33%	316	6	8	1
Braunschweig	H	Hertha BSC	3–5	2.60	17	9	10	5	46%	350	1	9	2
Dynamo Dresden	A	Heidenheim	3–5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Holstein Kiel	A	Magdeburg	0–2	2.11	14	2	9	3	64%	548	1	17	4
Karlsruher SC	H	Wolfsburg	2–5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Arminia Bielefeld	A	1. FC Nürnberg	1–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0

Hannover had the most of the ball (67 per cent) at Darmstadt; Hertha BSC took the most shots (26).

Goals against xG

xG is the provider's shot-quality model, not ours; we publish it because it is the same measure across every match here. One matchday is far too small to call anyone lucky — this is a record of what happened, not a verdict.

Club	Opponent	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Conceded	xG faced	Saved against xG
Hertha BSC	Braunschweig	5	3.60	+1.40	3	2.60	-0.40
Kaiserslautern	St. Pauli	2	0.71	+1.29	1	1.21	+0.21
Magdeburg	Holstein Kiel	2	0.83	+1.17	0	2.11	+2.11
VfL Osnabrück	Bochum	1	0.42	+0.58	0	1.56	+1.56
Braunschweig	Hertha BSC	3	2.60	+0.40	5	3.60	-1.40
St. Pauli	Kaiserslautern	1	1.21	-0.21	2	0.71	-1.29
Darmstadt	Hannover	0	0.91	-0.91	1	2.31	+1.31
Hannover	Darmstadt	1	2.31	-1.31	0	0.91	+0.91
Bochum	VfL Osnabrück	0	1.56	-1.56	1	0.42	-0.58
Holstein Kiel	Magdeburg	0	2.11	-2.11	2	0.83	-1.17

Hertha BSC scored 1.40 goals more than the model expected of their chances; Holstein Kiel scored 2.11 fewer. The last column is the same subtraction at the other end: how many goals a club conceded against the xG of the shots it faced.

One column we removed. The feed also carries a field called “goals prevented”, which looks like a goalkeeping measure. In all 9 matches of this round it is identical for both clubs (Braunschweig–Hertha BSC -0.98, Bochum–VfL Osnabrück +0.04, St. Pauli–Kaiserslautern +0.28, and so on), so it cannot be a per-club number and we do not publish it rather than guess at what it means.

Scorers and assists

6 of the 42 goals have an assist recorded against them. Assists come from the full match archive where it has arrived (4 matches) and from the live event feed otherwise, which records fewer of them — so this is a floor, not a count.

Player	Club	Goals	Assists
Abdoulie Ceesay	St. Pauli	1	0
Erencan Yardımcı	Kaiserslautern	1	0
Ismail Badjie	VfL Osnabrück	1	0
Kevin Ehlers	Braunschweig	1	0
Lars Timo Gindorf	Hannover	1	0
Luka Hyryläinen	Magdeburg	1	0
Mateusz Żukowski	Magdeburg	1	0
Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta	Kaiserslautern	1	0
Yann Sturm	Braunschweig	1	0
Aaron Opoku	Braunschweig	0	1
Alexander Nollenberger	Magdeburg	0	1
Barış Atik	Magdeburg	0	1
Leonhard Münst	VfL Osnabrück	0	1
Semih Şahin	Kaiserslautern	0	1
Taichi Hara	St. Pauli	0	1

Player ratings, top 25

Ratings are the provider's, over the 5 matches whose player detail has arrived; 199 player appearances in total.

Player	Club	Rating	Min	G	A	Sh	Key p.	Duels	Tkl	Int	Saves
Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson	Hertha BSC	9.2	82	1	0	2	2	7/12	4	1	0
Marcel Schuhen	Darmstadt	9.2	90	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	0	6
Josip Brekalo	Hertha BSC	8.6	90	2	1	3	5	4/11	0	0	0
Aaron Opoku	Braunschweig	8.5	90	0	1	2	8	6/10	3	0	0
Robin Fabinski	VfL Osnabrück	8.3	90	0	0	0	0	6/9	5	4	0
Dominik Reimann	Magdeburg	7.9	90	0	0	0	0	1/1	0	0	2
Luka Hyryläinen	Magdeburg	7.9	90	1	0	1	1	6/11	2	4	0
Leo Weinkauf	Hannover	7.9	90	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	0	3
Boris Tomiak	Hannover	7.9	90	0	0	0	0	5/9	2	2	0
Nicolas Verkooijen	Darmstadt	7.9	85	0	0	1	2	4/7	2	1	0
Ismail Badjie	VfL Osnabrück	7.7	65	1	0	1	2	2/5	2	2	0
Julian Krahl	Kaiserslautern	7.7	94	0	0	0	0	1/1	0	0	6
Virgil Ghiță	Hannover	7.7	56	0	0	0	1	5/7	1	0	0
Yann Sturm	Braunschweig	7.6	57	1	0	2	0	4/11	0	0	0
Jannik Müller	VfL Osnabrück	7.6	90	0	0	0	0	7/12	3	2	0
Taichi Hara	St. Pauli	7.6	83	0	1	1	2	7/11	1	0	0
Erencan Yardımcı	Kaiserslautern	7.6	45	1	0	1	0	5/10	0	0	0
Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta	Kaiserslautern	7.6	49	1	0	1	1	8/15	1	0	0
Maximilian Wittek	Bochum	7.5	90	0	0	2	5	4/6	0	2	0
Mathias Rasmussen	St. Pauli	7.5	94	0	0	2	2	11/18	5	1	0
Louis Oppie	St. Pauli	7.5	94	0	0	2	0	5/6	2	1	0
Barış Atik	Magdeburg	7.5	89	0	1	1	1	7/13	2	0	0
Mustapha Bundu	Hannover	7.5	45	0	0	3	2	3/6	0	0	0
Niklas Wiemann	VfL Osnabrück	7.3	90	0	0	0	0	4/6	3	1	0
Semih Şahin	Kaiserslautern	7.3	94	0	1	1	2	3/6	2	0	0

Matchday 3 against the whole of 2025/26

One round is 9 matches and last season was 308. Every difference below is well inside what 9 matches can produce by chance; it is here as a record, not as a trend.

Measure	Matchday 3	2025/26 average	Difference
Goals per match	4.67	2.92	+1.74
Goals in the first half, per match	1.56	1.30	+0.25
Shots per club	16.4	13.3	+3.1
Shots on target per club	4.3	4.5	-0.2
xG per club	1.63	1.48	+0.14
Corners per club	5.2	5.0	+0.2
Passes per club	446	415	+31
Fouls per club	12.4	12.3	+0.1
Yellow cards per club	3.20	2.29	+0.91
Saves per club	2.8	3.0	-0.2
Home wins (share)	0.33	0.46	-0.13
Draws (share)	0.00	0.24	-0.24

Where these numbers come from

Our own database, built from the same feed every match here uses. Team figures for 5 of 9 matches, goals and cards by minute for all 9, player-level detail for 5. Crowds and referees are as published for the 0 matches that carry them . Nothing on this page is a projection.

What is missing, stated plainly. the event feed is missing 39 of the 42 goals, so goal minutes, penalties and the scorer table are floors; 4 of the 9 matches (Karlsruher SC–Wolfsburg, Heidenheim–Dynamo Dresden, Energie Cottbus–Greuther Fürth, 1. FC Nürnberg–Arminia Bielefeld) have team figures but no player-level detail yet — the archive feed delivers those a day later, so player ratings below cover 5 matches, not 9; attendance is published for 0 of 9 matches, so there is no average to give; the 2025/26 xG baseline is measured on 221 of 306 matches.

The rest of the season on the same data: all 18 clubs, their matches and their players · every club compared on last season's numbers · the free season packs.

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