Bundesliga 2, Matchday 11: Record-breaking Hertha Berlin beat Wolfsburg, Bochum overcome Karlsruhe
Bundesliga 2 leaders Hertha Berlin set a new record for unbeaten games to start the season by seeing off promotion rivals Wolfsburg. Elsewhere, Nuremberg cemented second place with a victory over Darmstadt, while Bochum secured their first home win of the season after Philipp Hofmann's stoppage-time winner against Karlsruhe.
Matchday 11 results
Nuremberg 2-0 Darmstadt
Goals: 1-0 Scobel 50’, 2-0 Bøving 88’
Nuremberg continued their impressive push for promotion with victory over Darmstadt at the Max-Morlock-Stadion. After a goalless first half, Piet Scobel lashed home Adam Markhiev's delivery to open the scoring for Miroslav Klose's side five minutes after the restart. William Bøving put the result beyond doubt late on, converting the rebound after goalkeeper Alexander Brunst had parried Rayan Ghrieb's effort. The win keeps Der Club in second place heading into the final international break of 2026.
Osnabrück 0-1 KaiserslauternGoals: 0-1 Tazemeta 55’
Kaiserslautern bounced back from their heavy defeat to leaders Hertha last weekend with a hard-fought victory away to Osnabrück. After a goalless opening 45 minutes at the Stadion an der Bremer Brücke, Thierry Tazemeta beat goalkeeper Jonas Krumrey from close range at the second attempt to put the Red Devils ahead 10 minutes into the second half. Osnabrück threw caution to the wind as the second half wore on, but the visitors held on to keep themselves firmly in the promotion picture.
Holstein Kiel 1-2 Arminia BielefeldGoals: 0-1 Sekine og 14’, 1-1 Sekine 76’, 1-2 Young 80’Missed penalty: Grodowski 61’
Hiroki Sekine scored at both ends as Bielefeld edged to victory over bottom side Kiel. Sekine turned Arne Sicker’s delivery into his own net to give the visitors an early lead, but Arminia missed a golden opportunity to double their advantage when Joel Grodowski’s second-half penalty was kept out by Timon Weiner. Sekine atoned for his own goal when he nodded home Guillermo Balzi’s cross 15 minutes later, only for Isaiah Young to fire home the winner with 10 minutes remaining.
Hertha 2-1 Wolfsburg
Goals: 1-0 Adewumi 44’, 2-0 Zeefuik 45’+2’, 2-1 Shiogai 47’
Red card: Cleiton 22’
Hertha took another huge step towards promotion at the expense of Wolfsburg, moving seven clear at the summit. Former Hertha captain Fabian Reese hit the bar in the opening two minutes before Cleiton was shown a straight red card for the visitors for a last-man foul on Sebastian Grønning. Oluwaseun Victor Adewumi then gave Hertha the lead shortly before the break with a sweeping finish, before Deyovaisio Zeefuik added a second on the stroke of half-time. Kento Shiogai pulled one back moments after the break, but Hertha held on to seal a massive victory.
Dynamo Dresden 3-0 Greuther Fürth
Goals: 1-0 Wagner 31’, 2-0 Bobzien 41’, 3-0 Vermeij 55’
Red cards: Blank 62’
Dynamo Dresden bounced back from their defeat against Hannover with a resounding 3-0 victory against Greuther Fürth. In a high-octane first half, Dresden’s Lennart Grill produced two excellent saves before his side broke the deadlock via Robert Wagner’s deflected effort. Ten minutes later, Ben Bobzien doubled his tally for the season before turning provider for Vincent Vermeij in the second half to inflict a third straight away defeat on ten-man Fürth, as Dresden secured back-to-back wins at the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion.
Eintracht Braunschweig 0-0 Energie Cottbus
Eintracht Braunschweig extended their unbeaten run at home to four games after being held to a goalless stalemate against Energie Cottbus. In a game of few chances, Cottbus’ Christian Kinsombi saw his first half effort cannon back off the post, but clear-cut openings remained few and far between after the interval, as the visitors’ winless streak stretched to six games.
Heidenheim 2-2 Hannover
Goals: 1-0 Siersleben 43’, 1-1 Teitur Thórdarson 55’, 1-2 Hugonet 63’, 2-2 Zivzivadze 66’
Heidenheim maintained their unbeaten start at the Voith-Arena after a topsy-turvy stalemate against Hannover. Tim Siersleben gave the hosts the lead but goals from Stefán Teitur Thórdarson and Jean Hugonet in an eight-minute spell after the break put Hannover ahead. Budu Zivzivadze's fourth strike of the season three minutes later levelled proceedings to secure Heidenheim a share of the spoils.
Bochum 3-2 Karlsruhe
Goals: 1-0 Rasmussen 6’, 1-1 Wiethaup 8’, 1-2 Civeja 50’, 2-2 Hofmann 53’, 3-2 Hofmann 90’+2
Philipp Hofmann struck twice as Bochum secured their first win at home this season after coming from behind against Karlsruhe. The Ruhr club’s early lead lasted only two minutes after Kevin Wiethaup equalised before Tim Civeja’s sumptuous strike from the halfway line shortly after the interval put the visitors ahead. Their celebrations, though, were cut short after Hofmann equalised three minutes later before netting a stoppage-time winner against his former club, who remain winless away from home.
Magdeburg 4-1 St. Pauli
Goals: 1-0 Żukowski (27'), 2-0 García MacNulty (48'), 2-1 Smith (58'), 3-1 Bockhorn (89'), 4-1 Šimić (90'+1)
Red card: Oppie (82')
Magdeburg moved up to fourth by comfortably winning an engaging encounter. Mateusz Żukowski’s delightful strike was the standout moment of a quiet first half, but the game livened up after the interval with the hosts hitting three more goals. St. Pauli had sought a way back after Eric Smith’s header, but their hopes were effectively dashed by Louis Oppie’s dismissal.
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