Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Wolfsburg & Sandhausen face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the DFB Pokal. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Sandhausen.
Wolfsburg form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the DFB Pokal for Wolfsburg, as the manager O. Glasner led his troops to eliminate Union Furstenwalde, and reach the 2nd Round. Last season their DFB Pokal adventure ended in the 2nd round.Wolfsburg have performed here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA this season with 5 wins from 7 Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0. After failing to beat Augsburg here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA, Wolfsburg has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
Wolfsburg's previous game was a Bundesliga match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Stuttgart. The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Bayern München (1-2).
Wolfsburg are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found one match and the win/draw/lost stats: Won one, drew zero and lost zero.
The Wolfsburg fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. From these home matches, Wolfsburg have conceded only 6 goals.
Sandhausen form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated SV Steinbach in order to reach 2nd Round of DFB Pokal. Last season their DFB Pokal adventure ended in the 1st round.Sandhausen have only collected 3 points from their away games in the 2. Bundesliga, after 1-0-5 (6 played). Recent form does not give Sandhausen much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Wolfsburg will be a tough nut to crack.
Sandhausen are looking to quickly end their 290 minutes long goal drought in the 2. Bundesliga.
Sandhausen might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Holstein Kiel proved too strong as Sandhausen slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald. Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Hamburger SV's place.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Sandhausen played away with similar odds. This revealed one game. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, zero were draws and the home team won as expected zero times.
The attacking power of Sandhausen when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. For Sandhausen, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  W. Weghorst 9 goals |   D. Keita-Ruel 5 goals | K. Behrens 3 goals |
Wolfsburg missing players
Sandhausen missing players
| Wolfsburg | Sandhausen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 42 | 16 | Scored | S | 19 | 30 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 33 | 49 | ||
| 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 12.6 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 33% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | ||
| 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 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 30 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 28 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| 4 | Wolfsburg | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| 6 | Union Berlin | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | Stuttgart | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 8 | Borussia M'gladbach | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Freiburg | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 11 | Augsburg | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Hoffenheim | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 15 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Köln | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 10 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 6 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 23 | -28 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Holstein Kiel | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 28 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | Greuther Furth | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Bochum | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| 5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | Erzgebirge Aue | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Nurnberg | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| 8 | Heidenheim | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 9 | Osnabruck | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Darmstadt 98 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Paderborn | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 12 | Hannover 96 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 13 | Jahn Regensburg | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | Karlsruher SC | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -16 | 12 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -15 | 11 |
| 17 | St. Pauli | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 8 |
| 18 | Würzburger Kickers | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -16 | 4 |