VfL Wolfsburg favourites for feisty fight facing TSG Hoffenheim

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 13.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: VOLKSWAGEN ARENA (30000 seats)

VfL Wolfsburg have won 46 points performing as the home side. TSG Hoffenheim have brought back 32 points as the visiting team. Will this be a home win?

Insights:
  • VfL Wolfsburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • TSG Hoffenheim have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Both participants have had sufficient rest since their previous match. Let's trust this will be an active game!

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VfL Wolfsburg form and stats

The story so far in the Bundesliga for VfL Wolfsburg at their home stadium (VOLKSWAGEN ARENA) is 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats.

The supporters are hoping that VfL Wolfsburg will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-6 away loss in the match against Borussia Dortmund (placed 2nd). The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going undefeated in three league fixtures. VfL Wolfsburg were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Svanberg (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 6.75/10. Svanberg hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Mainz 05.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does VfL Wolfsburg handle that role? We have found 11 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

The Wolfsburg manager Kovač has got the team scoring with 31 from 15 home games in the league. VfL Wolfsburg have conceded 22 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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TSG Hoffenheim form and stats

TSG Hoffenheim have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Bundesliga, after 3-3-9 (15 played).

Hoffenheim go into this game after a win, the home game against Eintracht Frankfurt that ended 3-1. That win felt sweet as this club had gone three league rounds without winning. Midfielder Geiger was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.01. Geiger served one assist and hit two key passes.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against RB Leipzig wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

We have checked recent matches where TSG Hoffenheim have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 0 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

Take note! Both sides have scored in 15 of this club's last 20 league fixtures.

TSG Hoffenheim have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 18 goals have been scored. Hoffenheim struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 25 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The squads have played each other previously this season, with the final score TSG Hoffenheim - VfL Wolfsburg 1-2 logged in the official records. Previous ten meetings involving these teams: VfL Wolfsburg won five, TSG Hoffenheim triumphed in three and we saw two draws. nine games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

TSG HoffenheimA. Kramarić
A. Kramarić
10 goals
TSG HoffenheimC. Baumgartner
C. Baumgartner
7 goals
WolfsburgY. Gerhardt
Y. Gerhardt
6 goals

VfL Wolfsburg missing players

TSG Hoffenheim missing players

Total First Half Second Half
VfL Wolfsburg TSG Hoffenheim
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 5 15 31
12 5 2 Won W 1 3 9
10 7 2 Drew D 1 3 5
9 3 0 Lost L 3 9 17
54 31 9 Scored S 6 18 42
43 22 4 Conceded C 10 25 52
90% 87% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
84% 87% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 73% 77%
58% 73% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 53% 61%
42% 60% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 27% 42%
23% 27% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 13% 16%
42% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 60% 65%
39% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 13% 16%
29% 20% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 27% 23%
 
4.5 4.8 7.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.8 4.9
6.2 5.1 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5.5 5.5
1.8 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 2.9 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 5
 
12.2 14.9 20.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.6 9.2 12.3
4.4 5.2 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 4
39% 40% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 46% 34%
 
14.4 12.2 10 Shots against (avg) S A 12.4 14.5 13.7
4.6 3.8 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 5 5
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • TSG Hoffenheim have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • TSG Hoffenheim haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • VfL Wolfsburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 31 19 8 4 83 34 15 10 5 0 46 14 16 9 3 4 37 20 49 65
2 Borussia Dortmund 31 20 4 7 73 40 15 13 1 1 48 13 16 7 3 6 25 27 33 64
3 RB Leipzig 31 17 6 8 55 37 15 11 2 2 32 15 16 6 4 6 23 22 18 57
4 Union Berlin 31 16 8 7 44 32 15 9 6 0 25 9 16 7 2 7 19 23 12 56
5 Freiburg 31 16 8 7 46 38 16 9 4 3 26 13 15 7 4 4 20 25 8 56
6 Bayer Leverkusen 31 14 6 11 54 43 16 8 2 6 33 21 15 6 4 5 21 22 11 48
7 VfL Wolfsburg 31 12 10 9 54 43 15 5 7 3 31 22 16 7 3 6 23 21 11 46
8 Mainz 05 31 12 9 10 51 46 16 6 6 4 30 21 15 6 3 6 21 25 5 45
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 31 11 10 10 51 49 15 7 5 3 30 17 16 4 5 7 21 32 2 43
10 Borussia Mönchengladbach 31 10 9 12 46 48 16 9 3 4 31 18 15 1 6 8 15 30 -2 39
11 Köln 31 9 11 11 42 49 15 5 5 5 22 16 16 4 6 6 20 33 -7 38
12 Werder Bremen 31 10 5 16 49 60 16 5 1 10 25 27 15 5 4 6 24 33 -11 35
13 Augsburg 31 9 7 15 40 55 16 6 4 6 16 21 15 3 3 9 24 34 -15 34
14 TSG Hoffenheim 31 9 5 17 42 52 16 6 2 8 24 27 15 3 3 9 18 25 -10 32
15 Schalke 04 31 7 9 15 31 59 16 5 4 7 21 34 15 2 5 8 10 25 -28 30
16 Stuttgart 31 6 10 15 39 54 15 5 4 6 21 20 16 1 6 9 18 34 -15 28
17 Bochum 31 8 4 19 33 69 15 6 2 7 22 30 16 2 2 12 11 39 -36 28
18 Hertha BSC 31 6 7 18 37 62 16 5 5 6 23 26 15 1 2 12 14 36 -25 25

Bundesliga:
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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 31 19 8 4 83 34 15 10 5 0 46 14 16 9 3 4 37 20 49 65
2 Borussia Dortmund 31 20 4 7 73 40 15 13 1 1 48 13 16 7 3 6 25 27 33 64
3 RB Leipzig 31 17 6 8 55 37 15 11 2 2 32 15 16 6 4 6 23 22 18 57
4 Union Berlin 31 16 8 7 44 32 15 9 6 0 25 9 16 7 2 7 19 23 12 56
5 Freiburg 31 16 8 7 46 38 16 9 4 3 26 13 15 7 4 4 20 25 8 56
6 Bayer Leverkusen 31 14 6 11 54 43 16 8 2 6 33 21 15 6 4 5 21 22 11 48
7 VfL Wolfsburg 31 12 10 9 54 43 15 5 7 3 31 22 16 7 3 6 23 21 11 46
8 Mainz 05 31 12 9 10 51 46 16 6 6 4 30 21 15 6 3 6 21 25 5 45
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 31 11 10 10 51 49 15 7 5 3 30 17 16 4 5 7 21 32 2 43
10 Borussia Mönchengladbach 31 10 9 12 46 48 16 9 3 4 31 18 15 1 6 8 15 30 -2 39
11 Köln 31 9 11 11 42 49 15 5 5 5 22 16 16 4 6 6 20 33 -7 38
12 Werder Bremen 31 10 5 16 49 60 16 5 1 10 25 27 15 5 4 6 24 33 -11 35
13 Augsburg 31 9 7 15 40 55 16 6 4 6 16 21 15 3 3 9 24 34 -15 34
14 TSG Hoffenheim 31 9 5 17 42 52 16 6 2 8 24 27 15 3 3 9 18 25 -10 32
15 Schalke 04 31 7 9 15 31 59 16 5 4 7 21 34 15 2 5 8 10 25 -28 30
16 Stuttgart 31 6 10 15 39 54 15 5 4 6 21 20 16 1 6 9 18 34 -15 28
17 Bochum 31 8 4 19 33 69 15 6 2 7 22 30 16 2 2 12 11 39 -36 28
18 Hertha BSC 31 6 7 18 37 62 16 5 5 6 23 26 15 1 2 12 14 36 -25 25

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