Wolfsburg VS Bayern Munich Match Prediction
- 2017-04-29
- 16:30:00
Bayern Munich will win this match.
In 34 matches, Bayern have a huge lead with 26 wins to just five for Wolfsburg. There have just been three draws between them as well. Here's a look at the last five times they've met:
Feb 7, 2017: Bayern 1-0 Wolfsburg (DFB Pokal)
Dec 10, 2016: Bayern 5-0 Wolfsburg
Feb 27, 2016: Wolfsburg 0-2 Bayern
Oct 27, 2015: Wolfsburg 1-3 Bayern (DFB Pokal)
Sep 22, 2015: Bayern 5-1 Wolfsburg
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Bayern stop their 'barren' run and move closer to the Bundesliga title.
Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:
Wolfsburg are at 17/2 to win, a draw is at 7/2, and a Bayern Munich win is at 7/20.
Wolfsburg's double chance odds are at 9/4 for a win or a draw.
Both teams to score is at 4/5 for yes and 19/20 for no.
A 1-0 win for Wolfsburg at full time could get you 35/1 odds if correct at the final whistle.
Reason: Despite Bayern's downturn in form of late, they are big favorites away to Wolfsburg because of their head to head records and their position in the league at the moment. Wolfsburg's found themselves in relegation trouble, and have been poor at home as well, so that is a factor that must be considered.
Andries Jonker will be unable to use center back Jeffrey Bruma, right midfielder Ashkan Dejagah, right winger Ismail Azzaoui, and striker Victor Osimhen due to injuries. Defensive midfielder Josuha Guilavogui is out serving a suspension. There is some good news, though, as left back Ricardo Rodriguez looks set to make a return after missing out in the last match.
Striker Mario Gomez has announced that he might decide to stay with Wolfsburg past this season. The former Bayern man has been a goal machine for years for both Germany and various European sides, but his 14 goals hasn't been enough to see Wolfsburg out of danger yet. But what a sweet way to help them do it for him against Bayern on Saturday. To score against his former side would no doubt delight him as he was cast away for other players and a different style of play. Gomez is a classic post-up striker. He will need service to do harm, especially at 31 years of age, but they should have Rodriguez back to help in that department. Gomez must provide something to help them try and stay afloat.
Wolfsburg have three losses, a win, and a draw in their last five matches. A 3-3 draw away to Bayer Leverkusen began April for them, but they would follow that up with a 0-1 loss at home to Freiburg. A 4-1 away loss to Schalke was followed up by a 3-0 win at home to Ingolstadt. And on Saturday, they went to Hertha Berlin and fell 1-0.
Goalkeeper:Casteels
Defenders:Blaszczykowski, Wollscheid, Knoche, Rodriguez
Defensive Midfielders:Bazoer, Gustavo
Attacking Midfielders:Vierinha, Arnold, Malli
Forwards:Gomez
Carlo Ancelotti will be none too pleased with his side's performance against Dortmund in midweek, and he will be sweating over the fitness of center back Mats Hummels after he went off early. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is the only other definite that will be out, but Ancelotti may look to rotate some here after the defeat.
All eyes are going to be on Robert Lewandowski here. He and Arjen Robben combined to miss a few great chances on Wednesday, and they will be looked at in a suspect manner if they don't produce the goods against a Wolfsburg side that they seemingly always hammer. Who could ever forget the four goals in nine minutes that Lewandowski scored a couple of seasons against Wolfsburg that really put him back on the European map? Don't be shocked if he does something similar here as Bayern will be VERY angry given their recent results.
Bayern Munich have three losses and two draws in their last five matches in all competitions. They lost 1-2 at home to Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinal first leg before going to Bayer Leverkusen and drawing 0-0. The following week, they went to Madrid and lost 4-2 to see them eliminated from the Champions League. A 2-2 draw at home to Mainz last weekend came after. On Wednesday, they hosted Borussia Dortmund in the DFB Pokal semi-finals, and they lost 2-3 to the young upstarts.
Goalkeeper:Ulreich
Defenders:Lahm, Martinez, Boateng, Bernat
Defensive Midfielders:Vidal, Kimmich
Attacking Midfielders:Muller, Thiago, Costa
Forwards:Lewandowski