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VfL Wolfsburg

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VfL Wolfsburg will be hoping for a better result following the 3-0 Bundesliga 1 defeat in their last game at the hands of RB Leipzig.

In that game, VfL Wolfsburg managed 50% possession and 10 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. RB Leipzig had 16 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Dani Olmo (13'), Benjamin Šeško (68') and Loïs Openda (82') scored for RB Leipzig.

Fixtures involving VfL Wolfsburg have tended to be lively affairs lately with high scoring expected. Over their past six games alone, the sum of 20 goals have flown in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 6 of these accredited to VfL Wolfsburg. While that may be of interest, we must now wait to see if such a trend will be sustained here in this game or not.

Ahead of this clash, VfL Wolfsburg have not won at home in their last 8 league games. No joy for the home fans.

VfL Bochum

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Last time out, VfL Bochum drew 1-1 in the Bundesliga 1 tie with Heidenheim.

In that match, VfL Bochum had 61% possession and 23 shots on goal with 5 on target. The scorer for VfL Bochum was Keven Schlotterbeck (81' Own goal, 90'). For their opponents, Heidenheim got 11 shots on goal with 3 on target.

The stats tell the story, and VfL Bochum have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 13 goals in total. Defensively, VfL Bochum can certainly do much better.

Leading up to this clash, VfL Bochum:

• have not emerged victorious against VfL Wolfsburg when they have played them away from home in the previous 4 league matches. Not good at all.
• are without a win away from home in their last 8 league games. It's not a good run at all.

↔️ Head to head

Looking over their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 06/03/2010 tells us that VfL Wolfsburg have won 4 of these and VfL Bochum 2, with the number of draws being 0.

In all, 21 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 15 of them for Wolfsburg and 6 created by Bochum. That’s an average goals per game of 3.5.

The last league clash featuring the two was Bundesliga 1 match day 13 on 02/12/2023 when it finished VfL Bochum 3-1 VfL Wolfsburg.

On that day, VfL Bochum managed 43% possession and 20 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Goals were scored by Patrick Osterhage (19'), Bernardo (39') and Christopher Antwi-Adjei (87').

For their opponents, VfL Wolfsburg got 16 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Mattias Svanberg (45') scored.

The match was refereed by Robert Schröder.

📰 Team News: VfL Wolfsburg

Ulysses Llanez (traffic accident), Lukas Nmecha (Hamstring injury), Rogério (minor knock) and Koen Casteels (Shoulder injury) are unavailable for VfL Wolfsburg manager Ralph Hasenhüttl. Moritz Jenz cannot play in this game through suspension.

It looks as if Wolfsburg could go for a 3-4-3 formation for this game, handing starts to Pavao Pervan, Maxence Lacroix, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Cedric Zesiger, Joakim Maehle, Aster Vranckx, Maximilian Arnold, Yannick Gerhardt, Ridle Baku, Jonas Wind and Tiago Tomas.

📰 Team News: VfL Bochum

VfL Bochum boss Heiko Butscher has a number of players out of action. Mohammed Tolba (Cruciate ligament tear), Niclas Thiede (Broken finger), Michael Esser (Knee injury) and Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (Inner knee ligament tear) are not ready for selection.

From our viewpoint, Bochum seem likely to begin the game with a 4-3-3 system with a starting lineup of Manuel Riemann, Tim Oermann, Erhan Masovic, Keven Schlotterbeck, Bernardo, Anthony Losilla, Patrick Osterhage, Kevin Stoeger, Takuma Asano, Philipp Hofmann and C. Antwi-Adjej.

💡 Prediction

When taking all factors into account, VfL Wolfsburg will probably score a couple of goals when they play VfL Bochum, who won’t find it easy getting on the scoresheet.

We’re therefore anticipating a 2-0 victory for VfL Wolfsburg after 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 13:08 20/04/2024