2. Bundesliga matchday report: Round of 30 October to 1 November 2026

Every result from the round, set against what we predicted before kick-off.

Of the 9 2. Bundesliga matches in this round, our predicted result was right in 4 (44%). There were 5 home wins, 1 draw and 3 away wins, with 25 goals scored (2.8 a match). The highest-scoring match was Bielefeld 3–1 Braunschweig and St Pauli 1–3 Nurnberg (4 goals). The biggest winning margin was 3: Kaiserslautern 0–3 Hertha. Our three most confident selections: Wolfsburg to win (Wolfsburg 2–0 Osnabruck, right); Bielefeld to win (Bielefeld 3–1 Braunschweig, right); Hannover to win (Hannover 2–1 Dresden, right). Season to date in the 2. Bundesliga, our predicted result has been right in 8 of 18 published matches (44%).

Results and our predictions

Match	Score	Our prediction	Right?	Draw view	Draw?
Wolfsburg v Osnabruck	2–0	Wolfsburg to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Bielefeld v Braunschweig	3–1	Bielefeld to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Hannover v Dresden	2–1	Hannover to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Cottbus v Bochum	1–2	Cottbus to win	No	Typical draw risk	No
St Pauli v Nurnberg	1–3	St Pauli to win	No	Typical draw risk	No
Karlsruhe v Heidenheim	2–1	Heidenheim to win	No	Typical draw risk	No
Kaiserslautern v Hertha	0–3	Kaiserslautern to win	No	Typical draw risk	No
Greuther Furth v Holstein Kiel	1–0	Greuther Furth to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Darmstadt v Magdeburg	1–1	Darmstadt to win	No	Typical draw risk	Yes

Match by match

Wolfsburg 2–0 Osnabruck

Saturday 31 October, 12:00 (UK time) · Result: Wolfsburg win

We predicted Wolfsburg to win (confidence rank 1 of 9 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Wolfsburg's previous league form (latest first): DWDWL Osnabruck's previous league form (latest first): WLDDL

Bielefeld 3–1 Braunschweig

Friday 30 October, 17:30 (UK time) · Result: Bielefeld win

We predicted Bielefeld to win (confidence rank 2 of 9 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Bielefeld's previous league form (latest first): LWWDL Braunschweig's previous league form (latest first): WLWLD

Hannover 2–1 Dresden

Sunday 1 November, 12:30 (UK time) · Result: Hannover win

We predicted Hannover to win (confidence rank 3 of 9 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Hannover's previous league form (latest first): LDLWL Dresden's previous league form (latest first): LWDLD

Cottbus 1–2 Bochum

Friday 30 October, 17:30 (UK time) · Result: Bochum win

We predicted Cottbus to win (confidence rank 4 of 9 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Cottbus's previous league form (latest first): DDLDW Bochum's previous league form (latest first): DLLLD

St Pauli 1–3 Nurnberg

Sunday 1 November, 12:30 (UK time) · Result: Nurnberg win

We predicted St Pauli to win (confidence rank 5 of 9 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

St Pauli's previous league form (latest first): DDWDW Nurnberg's previous league form (latest first): LDDWW

Karlsruhe 2–1 Heidenheim

Saturday 31 October, 19:30 (UK time) · Result: Karlsruhe win

We predicted Heidenheim to win (confidence rank 6 of 9 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Karlsruhe's previous league form (latest first): LWLLL Heidenheim's previous league form (latest first): DLDDW

Kaiserslautern 0–3 Hertha

Saturday 31 October, 12:00 (UK time) · Result: Hertha win

We predicted Kaiserslautern to win (confidence rank 7 of 9 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Kaiserslautern's previous league form (latest first): WWDWL Hertha's previous league form (latest first): WDWWW

Greuther Furth 1–0 Holstein Kiel

Sunday 1 November, 12:30 (UK time) · Result: Greuther Furth win

We predicted Greuther Furth to win (confidence rank 8 of 9 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Greuther Furth's previous league form (latest first): LWLDD Holstein Kiel's previous league form (latest first): WDLDL

Darmstadt 1–1 Magdeburg

Saturday 31 October, 12:00 (UK time) · Result: a draw

We predicted Darmstadt to win (confidence rank 9 of 9 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did end level.

Darmstadt's previous league form (latest first): DLWLW Magdeburg's previous league form (latest first): WLWDW

2. Bundesliga table after this round

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Move
1	Hertha	10	9	1	0	23	8	+15	28	–
2	Nurnberg	10	6	3	1	24	13	+11	21	–
3	Wolfsburg	10	5	4	1	25	14	+11	19	+1
4	Kaiserslautern	10	5	3	2	9	7	+2	18	−1
5	Magdeburg	10	5	2	3	21	13	+8	17	–
6	Heidenheim	10	4	3	3	17	18	-1	15	–
7	Bielefeld	10	4	2	4	16	15	+1	14	+2
8	St Pauli	10	2	6	2	12	12	+0	12	−1
9	Greuther Furth	10	3	3	4	13	16	-3	12	+3
10	Osnabruck	10	3	2	5	14	17	-3	11	−2
11	Bochum	10	3	2	5	8	11	-3	11	+3
12	Hannover	10	3	2	5	10	16	-6	11	+4
13	Karlsruhe	10	3	2	5	13	21	-8	11	+4
14	Cottbus	10	2	4	4	18	20	-2	10	−3
15	Braunschweig	10	3	1	6	16	18	-2	10	−5
16	Darmstadt	10	2	3	5	9	19	-10	9	+2
17	Holstein Kiel	10	1	5	4	10	12	-2	8	−4
18	Dresden	10	2	2	6	12	20	-8	8	−3

This table is calculated by us from the results we hold. It can differ from the official table if matches are postponed or missing, or points have been deducted. Move shows places gained or lost in this round.

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