Wolfsburg vs Borussia Dortmund prediction, H2H & Probable Line-ups - October 29, 2024
Dillan George
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
On Tuesday, October 29, in the DFB-Pokal Round of 16, Borussia Dortmund will take on Wolfsburg away. The game kicks off at 20:45 Central European Time, with predictions and betting analysis provided by the Dailysports analytics team.
Wolfsburg
Expectations were high for Wolfsburg under the leadership of Ralf Hasenhüttl, as the Austrian coach has proven adept at building competitive teams with limited resources. However, “the Wolves” are currently struggling, sitting only in 14th place in the Bundesliga after eight rounds.
Last weekend, Wolfsburg had a promising chance to improve their standing but unexpectedly dropped points against Bundesliga newcomers St. Pauli in a goalless draw. Before that, they suffered a 2-4 loss to Werder Bremen but managed to defeat Bochum 3-1. Nonetheless, with only two wins from eight matches, the team has fallen short of preseason expectations.
Borussia Dortmund
Like Wolfsburg, Borussia Dortmund has been underwhelming at the start of the season. The 2023/24 Champions League finalists are in seventh place in the Bundesliga with 13 points, already trailing the league leaders by seven points. Though it’s only October, any talk of a title challenge has already faded in Dortmund.
On Saturday, Borussia Dortmund faced Augsburg away and suffered an unexpected 1-2 defeat, despite taking an early lead in the third minute. Prior to that, they managed a victory over St. Pauli (2-1) but suffered a surprise loss to Union Berlin (1-2).
In the Champions League, Nuri Sahin’s squad began with commanding wins over Club Brugge (3-0) and Celtic (7-1). However, in their third match, they led 2-0 at Real Madrid only to fall 2-5 in a dramatic turn of events.
Match Facts
Borussia Dortmund has earned just one point in away Bundesliga matches this season.
Wolfsburg has lost three of their four home games this season.
Both teams were eliminated in the Round of 16 in last season’s DFB-Pokal.
Probable Lineups
- Wolfsburg: Grabara, Baku, Vavro, Bornauw, Koulierakis, Kaminski, Özcan, Arnold, Wind, Amoura, Tiago Tomás
- Borussia Dortmund: Kobel, Süle, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini, Can, Groß, Brandt, Malen, Gittens, Guirassy
H2H
- Borussia Dortmund has won 14 of their last 17 matches against Wolfsburg.
- Last season, Dortmund defeated Wolfsburg at home (1-0) and played to a 1-1 draw on the road.
Wolfsburg vs Borussia Dortmund prediction
Both Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund have faced considerable defensive issues this season. My prediction: both teams to score.
