2. Bundesliga Matchweek 11 Results: Hertha Edge Wolfsburg

Matchweek 11 in the 2. Bundesliga concluded with league leaders Hertha BSC asserting their authority at the top of the table, edging third-placed VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 on Saturday evening. Across the nine fixtures, our forecasting model enjoyed a solid showing on direction, landing six of nine match result calls and seven of nine win-or-draw projections, even as a couple of low-scoring misfires took the shine off the totals.

How our forecasts did

The exact scoreline calls, as usual, proved the hardest to convert, with only one of nine landing: the clean sweep on Hertha BSC's 2-1 victory over VfL Wolfsburg. Half-time and full-time calls also struggled, returning three correct from nine graded.

Both teams to score finished with five correct from nine, weighed down by clean sheets in Lower Saxony and Franconia. On the positive side, the win-or-draw projections led the way, with seven of nine calls proving accurate. First team to score was equally dependable, landing seven of nine times, while match result calls returned six correct from nine. Total goals saw six of the nine calls hit, bolstered by high-scoring matches in Dresden, Bochum, and Magdeburg.

Results

Friday 6 November

Eintracht Braunschweig 0-0 Energie Cottbus
A scoreless stalemate saw all seven forecasts miss. Braunschweig had arrived with back-to-back home victories, but failed to break down a Cottbus side winless in four.

Dynamo Dresden 3-0 SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Dynamo Dresden produced a dominant showing to lift themselves away from the foot of the table. The projection for a home win, more than 2.5 goals, and Dresden to lead at both intervals all landed comfortably, with only the both-teams-to-score call falling short.

Saturday 7 November

Holstein Kiel 1-2 Arminia Bielefeld
Arminia Bielefeld ended Kiel's unbeaten home run this season. While our low-confidence call for a home win missed, the win-or-draw, total goals, and both-teams-to-score calls all delivered.

1. FC Nürnberg 2-0 SV Darmstadt 98

FC Nürnberg kept up their pursuit of the top spots, extending Darmstadt's road misery to five straight away defeats. The home win and first team to score landed, though the clean sheet denied the goals projection.

VfL Osnabrück 0-1 1. FC Kaiserslautern

FC Kaiserslautern took the points in a tight defensive battle. Our cautious call for an away win and Kaiserslautern opening the scoring both landed, though the anticipated total of more than 2.5 goals proved wide of the mark.

Hertha BSC 2-1 VfL Wolfsburg
The match of the weekend provided our model's cleanest performance, sweeping all seven calls. Hertha made it five straight home wins to stay top, leading at the break and hitting the exact 2-1 scoreline projected.

Sunday 8 November

VfL Bochum 3-2 Karlsruher SC
VfL Bochum finally secured their first home league win of the campaign in an entertaining five-goal contest. Calls for a home win, both teams to score, over 2.5 goals, and Bochum striking first all landed.

1. FC Heidenheim 2-2 Hannover 96
Heidenheim extended their unbeaten home run but their overall winless streak stretched to six matches after Hannover fought back for a point. The draw broke our home win call, though the goals calls landed without trouble.

1. FC Magdeburg 4-1 FC St. Pauli

FC Magdeburg continued their sharp attacking form at home, ending St. Pauli's run of five consecutive away draws in emphatic fashion. Our call for a Magdeburg victory, over 2.5 goals, and both teams finding the net all came in.

What we got wrong

The clearest failure of the weekend came in the round's opening fixture at Braunschweig. The model anticipated goals based on Cottbus's defensive record on the road and Braunschweig's home form, issuing a firm call for over 2.5 goals alongside a home win. Instead, neither side could find a breakthrough in ninety minutes, leaving every single forecast for the match red.

The model also placed too much faith in Holstein Kiel's home resilience. Despite sitting near the bottom of the division, Kiel had not lost on their own ground prior to Saturday, prompting a cautious call for a home victory that Bielefeld erased with a 2-1 win.

What the round changed

Hertha BSC cemented their position at the summit of the 2. Bundesliga by turning back one of their main rivals, while Magdeburg and Nürnberg kept pace with convincing home wins. At the bottom, Dynamo Dresden and VfL Bochum picked up season-defining victories on their own grounds to pull clear of immediate trouble.

2. Bundesliga Matchweek 11 Predictions: Nürnberg Host

Matchweek 11 of the 2. Bundesliga runs from 6 to 8 November 2026, delivering nine fixtures as the promotion picture begins to take shape. With league leaders Hertha BSC facing third-placed VfL Wolfsburg later in the weekend and second-placed 1. FC Nürnberg looking to keep pace, the round offers several tests at both ends of the standings. Our forecasting model has published projections for the opening five matches, while calls for the remaining fixtures will appear on each match page the day before kickoff.

The match of the round: 1. FC Nürnberg vs SV Darmstadt 98

Second-placed 1. FC Nürnberg enter Saturday's meeting with SV Darmstadt 98 holding 21 points from ten matches and trailing the summit by seven. Under Miroslav Klose, the hosts have produced one of the division's sharpest forward lines, scoring 24 goals already. Top scorer Mohamed Alì Zoma has seven goals across all competitions and led the line in their 3-1 away victory over FC St. Pauli last weekend. While Nürnberg suffered a 1-0 home loss against 1. FC Kaiserslautern in late October, their underlying numbers on home turf remain formidable, averaging well over two goals per contest.

Darmstadt arrive in deep trouble on their travels. Florian Kohfeldt's side sit 16th with nine points and a goal difference of minus ten. They have lost all four away fixtures this campaign, conceding heavily, and come into this fixture following consecutive home draws against FC St. Pauli and 1. FC Magdeburg. Injuries have trimmed Darmstadt's options further, with Carlo Sickinger, Fabian Nürnberger, and Luca Marseiler all ruled out.

Our model leans towards a 1. FC Nürnberg win with medium confidence. Given Darmstadt's defensive frailties away from home and Nürnberg's scoring rate, the model also projects more than 2.5 total goals and both teams to score. As a speculative call, an exact scoreline of 2-1 to Nürnberg carries low confidence.

Friday

Eintracht Braunschweig host in a lower-half contest with both teams level on ten points. Braunschweig sit 15th after a 3-1 loss at , but they won their previous home fixture 2-0 against Hannover 96 and have back-to-back victories on their own ground. Cottbus are 14th and without a win in four matches, having fallen 2-1 at home to VfL Bochum last time out with Axel Borgmann and Erik Engelhardt sidelined through injury. Our model projects an Eintracht Braunschweig win with medium confidence, alongside a firm high-confidence call for more than 2.5 goals.