Raphael Durand
Dailysports's expert
One of the matches of the 23rd round of the German Bundesliga will take place on Saturday at the Volkswagen Arena, where Wolfsburg will host Bochum. I suggest a bet on the outcome of this matchup with a good coefficient.
Match preview
Ralf Hasenhüttl's side finally returned to winning ways, defeating Stuttgart 2:1 in the last round and ending a four-match winless streak (3 draws, 1 loss). However, even during this difficult period, the team almost always found a way to score, with just one failure to do so.
Offensively, Wolfsburg is in good shape – the team is in the top 4 most prolific clubs in the Bundesliga. In the overall table, the Wolves are in 9th place, but they show solid results at home: in 6 of the last 7 home matches, they have not lost (3 wins, 3 draws).
Bochum caused a real sensation in the previous round, confidently beating Borussia Dortmund 2:0 at home. This victory was their first in the last five Bundesliga matches (2 draws, 2 losses), and importantly, it was the first time in this period that the team managed to keep a clean sheet.
The success allowed Dieter Hecking's side to climb out of the bottom of the table, but there's no room for complacency, especially given their catastrophic away statistics: Bochum has not won an away match in 12 consecutive games (2 draws, 10 losses).
Probable lineups
- Wolfsburg: Marius Müller – Yannick Gerhardt, Kostas Koulierakis, Denis Vavro, Kilian Fischer – Aster Vranckx, Patrick Wimmer, Mattias Svanberg, Tiago Tomas – Mohamed Amoura, Jonas Wind
- Bochum: Timo Horn – Bernardo, Ivan Ordets, Tim Erman, Erhan Mashovits – Matous Bero, Georgios Masouras, Ibrahima Sissoko, Tom Kraus, Gerrit Holtmann – Philipp Hofmann
Match facts and head-to-head
- The "Both Teams to Score" bet has won in 9 of Wolfsburg's last 11 Bundesliga matches
- In the first round, Wolfsburg beat Bochum 3:1 away
- Wolfsburg has won 4 of the last 5 matches against Bochum, losing in only one
Prediction
Wolfsburg is a strong "home" team this season, and it is unlikely they will face any issues against the Bundesliga's bottom side. Our bet for this match is "Wolfsburg to win" with a coefficient of 1.60.
