VfL Wolfsburg hosts 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2. Bundesliga opener
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 7, 2026, 12:04 PM
Last updated Aug 7, 2026
VfL Wolfsburg faces 1. FC Kaiserslautern at home on August 7 as they begin their 2. Bundesliga campaign following relegation from the top flight. The match features a Wolfsburg squad favored to win despite several injuries, including Maximilian Arnold. Kaiserslautern, who rely on free agent signings, will be missing several key players, including Paul Joly and Ivan Prtajin. Historical context adds weight, as the teams last met during the 2011/12 Bundesliga season. Kick-off is set for this afternoon.
- •Wolfsburg's last Bundesliga meeting with Kaiserslautern was in 2012.
- •Kaiserslautern's Jannik Mause and Ivan Prtajin are injured.
- •Wolfsburg has several new signings expected to start.
- •Christian Eriksen's future with Wolfsburg remains undecided.
- •The match begins this afternoon at Wolfsburg's home stadium.
- 8:58 PMYahoo Sports — Wolfsburg and Kaiserslautern split points in opening 2. Bundesliga Topspiel
- 5:42 PMYahoo Sports — Confirmed 2. Bundesliga Lineups: VfL Wolfsburg vs. 1. FC Kaiserslautern
- 12:04 PMYahoo Sports — 2. Bundesliga Topspiel Preview: VfL Wolfsburg vs. 1. FC Kaiserslautern
"VfL Wolfsburg start their 2. Bundesliga campaign at home against Kaiserslautern. The hosts suffered their first-ever relegation from Bundesliga after their playoff defeat to Paderborn in their last co...
"Following their first-ever relegation from the Bundesliga, Wolfsburg will start the new season at home against traditional club Kaiserslautern. The hosts are the overwhelming favorites to win 2. Bunde...
"VfL Wolfsburg’s eighty-second season sees them in the second division of German football for the first time since 1996 / 97 - also making this season the first since that point that there will be no...
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External links- Yahoo SportsAug 8, 2026, 8:58 PMWolfsburg and Kaiserslautern split points in opening 2. Bundesliga Topspiel
VfL Wolfsburg’s eighty-second season sees them in the second division of German football for the first time since 1996 / 97 - also making this season the first since that point that there will be no...
- Yahoo SportsAug 8, 2026, 5:42 PMConfirmed 2. Bundesliga Lineups: VfL Wolfsburg vs. 1. FC Kaiserslautern
VfL Wolfsburg start their 2. Bundesliga campaign at home against Kaiserslautern. The hosts suffered their first-ever relegation from Bundesliga after their playoff defeat to Paderborn in their last co...
- Yahoo SportsAug 7, 2026, 12:04 PM2. Bundesliga Topspiel Preview: VfL Wolfsburg vs. 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Following their first-ever relegation from the Bundesliga, Wolfsburg will start the new season at home against traditional club Kaiserslautern. The hosts are the overwhelming favorites to win 2. Bunde...
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