Club · 2. Bundesliga (Germany) · Tier 3

Wolfsburg

The short answerWolfsburg are 152nd in the world on The Beaumont Index, rated 1428, with a plausible range of 87th to 281st. That makes them 0.40 goals per 90 minutes worse than an average club from Europe's top five leagues, and 1st of 18 in the 2. Bundesliga (Germany).

Our verdictA top-200 club in the world, the best side in its league on our numbers. Results are roughly what the performances deserve. Form is steady.

Club profile

What this club is made of

World rank152Likely range 87–281

Rating1428

League rank1 of 18

Points per game1.78

Expected points per game1.47

Points vs expected+2.8

Trend steady

Confidencemedium

First XI

How good the usual starting eleven is

Strongest pillar

Star spread

How evenly quality is shared. Low means the team leans on one or two stars

Lowest pillar

Squad age curve

How many minutes go to players in their peak years

Percentiles from 0 to 100: 90 means better than 90% of clubs in the league, or in the world. Higher means more of that quality. The profile describes the club. It is not part of the score. Missing bars mean there is not enough data yet. How the profile works.

This season they are taking 1.78 points a game from 9 matches, while their performances have been worth 1.47. That is 2.8 points more than the football deserved, which our model calls fair. Their opponents this season have averaged a rating of 1269, an easier schedule than the 2. Bundesliga (Germany) average.

For context, the next one below is Heidenheim, rated 1391. Their lead over the second-best side is 37 rating points.

On rating, they play like a tier-2 side, 1 tier above the level of their own league.

The 2. Bundesliga (Germany) itself is 19th in our world league ranking, where its average club is 1.19 goals per 90 worse than the top-five average.

How sure are we? Confidence in this rating is medium: the range of 87th to 281st is where the club's true world rank sits four times in five. Results to 25 Oct 2026.

World club ranking · World league ranking · How it works

Nearest in the 2. Bundesliga (Germany)

200	Heidenheim 2. Bundesliga (Germany) · Germany	1391	117–352	medium
271	Hertha BSC 2. Bundesliga (Germany) · Germany	1355	144–453	medium
326	Nürnberg 2. Bundesliga (Germany) · Germany	1326	184–571	medium
333	Hannover 96 2. Bundesliga (Germany) · Germany	1322	188–584	medium
337	St. Pauli 2. Bundesliga (Germany) · Germany	1319	193–592	medium
382	Kaiserslautern 2. Bundesliga (Germany) · Germany	1301	219–668	medium