Bundesliga 2, Matchday 1: Bochum face Hertha Berlin, Wolfsburg host Kaiserslautern

Relegated trio Wolfsburg, St. Pauli and Heidenheim will hope to hit the ground running this weekend as the 2026/27 Bundesliga 2 season gets under way.

Matchday 1 fixtures

Friday 7 August (kick-off: 8:30pm CEST)

Bochum vs. Hertha Berlin

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Bochum & Hertha to raise Bundesliga 2 curtain

Saturday 8 August (kick-off: 1pm CEST unless stated)

Heidenheim vs. Osnabrück

Darmstadt vs. Holstein Kiel

Karlsruhe vs. Arminia Bielefeld

Magdeburg vs. Eintracht Braunschweig

Wolfsburg vs. Kaiserslautern (kick-off: 8:30pm CEST)

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Sunday 9 August (kick-off 1:30pm CEST)

St. Pauli vs. Greuther Fürth

Nuremberg vs. Dynamo Dresden

Energie Cottbus vs. Hannover 96

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Bundesliga 2 is here! 🔥

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