This could be an interesting match as Wolfsburg have their presumed home advantage while Borussia M'gladbach are ahead 11 points in the Bundesliga table.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Wolfsburg and Borussia M'gladbach.
Wolfsburg form and stats
2-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Bundesliga numbers at home for Wolfsburg so far this season. Wolfsburg are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Volkswagen Arena, having lost their two previous games here.
The Wolfsburg supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Saint-Etienne in Europa League and win 1-0. A Bundesliga defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Freiburg.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Bundesliga game versus Schalke 04 in only three days. This game is also played here at Volkswagen Arena.
Wolfsburg are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 7 games. Wolfsburg have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Borussia M'gladbach form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the Bundesliga. Borussia M'gladbach seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Borussia M'gladbach play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Wolfsburg (placed 9th). Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Istanbul Basaksehir.
Borussia M'gladbach has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. It's not easy to score on Borussia M'gladbach as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Wolfsburg and Borussia M'gladbach have met before this season: Wolfsburg - Borussia M'gladbach 2-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for Wolfsburg, 2 draws and 3 wins for Borussia M'gladbach. Over 2,5 goals: 7 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.Top Goalscorers
 
W. Weghorst
7 goals
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B. Embolo
6 goals
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M. Thuram
6 goals
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Wolfsburg missing players
Borussia M'gladbach missing players
| Wolfsburg | Borussia M'gladbach | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 31 |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 93% | 86% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 71% | 71% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 80% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 57% | 73% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 40% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 43% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 43% | 67% |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 20% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 20% |
| 4.9 | 6 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 4.6 | 3.6 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| 1.9 | 1.1 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 173 | 98 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 83 | 204 |
| 57 | 28 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 30 | 84 |
| 26% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 33% | 37% |
- Borussia M'gladbach has the fewest conceded goals (5) away
- Borussia M'gladbach has the most points from losing position (9)
- Borussia M'gladbach have scored more than double the goals of Wolfsburg.
- Borussia M'gladbach haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Wolfsburg has the fewest conceded goals (14)
- Wolfsburg has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8)
- Wolfsburg has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
- Wolfsburg has the most matches under the total-line (10)
- Wolfsburg have won significantly more corners at 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 | RB Leipzig | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 26 | 33 |
| 2 | Borussia M'gladbach | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 29 |
| 4 | Bayern München | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 27 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Freiburg | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Bayer Leverkusen | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Hoffenheim | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 21 |
| 9 | Wolfsburg | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Union Berlin | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Augsburg | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 20 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 15 |
| 14 | Mainz 05 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 24 | -18 | 15 |
| 15 | Werder Bremen | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 21 | -12 | 14 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -16 | 12 |
| 17 | Köln | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -16 | 11 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -15 | 9 |