Bundesliga – Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg: Betting Preview

Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg lock horns on Friday in a Bundesliga clash that usually never fails to supply a few goals at least.

All eyes will be on the home side here, as they chase a seventh straight win in all competitions. Julian Nagelsmann’s side are riding high at the moment. Not only are things going smoothly in Europe, but domestically as well with a six-point lead over Borussia Dortmund at the top of the Bundesliga table.

The same cannot be said for their opponents, though. Wolfsburg are down in 11th in the standings, having mustered only 20 points from their opening 16 games. They head to the Allianz Arena in terrible shape, having lost seven of their last eight matches in all competitions (D1).

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Facts and figures for Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg in 1. Bundesliga.

Current form — Bayern München v. Wolfsburg

The Bavarians keep on winning

Bayern München have really been enjoying their football in their previous 3 matches, which started off with a 3-0 win against Barcelona. They went on to beat Mainz 05 by 2-1, before also getting the better of VfB Stuttgart in a 0-5 victory.

The Wolves hit troubled waters once again

Wolfsburg have had to endure a tough spell in their last 3 matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-3 by Lille, before VfB Stuttgart ran out 0-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against FC Koln, who came out 2-3 winners.

How do the bookies view it?

Just limiting an expected defeat might be the target for Wolfsburg here. Siding with Bayern München at odds 1.20 is a no-brainer in the kind of form they are displaying. Should this price be a tad low for your betting strategy, consider adding it to an accumulator.

Bayern München v. Wolfsburg — fixture history

The last time the pair played each other, Bayern Munich came away as 3-2 winners in a 1. Bundesliga, back in April 2021.

The Bavarians enter the match against Wolfsburg with a 9-1-0 record in their previous 10 encounters in the 1. Bundesliga. This amounts to a 90% winning ratio for the hosts, with the away side victorious in 0% of the last 10 encounters. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than 9 times. Both teams to score paid out 5 times in those 10 matches.

Current table in the 1. Bundesliga

The 1. Bundesliga standings show that Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg are 20 points and 10 spots apart at the moment. The Bavarians will be looking to claim all three points on Friday to show, they deserve the position at the fun end of the league table. Despite being outsiders, Wolfsburg will no doubt try to make life difficult for the favorites. There is every reason to be excited to see how this game pans out.

Primary goalscorer

Looking at the goalscorer market, it would seem a good idea to side with Robert Lewandowski. He is one of the Bayern Munich players, who is showing decent form now. He managed to find the back of the net 2 times in his most recent outing. Surely, he will want to add more goals against Wolfsburg.

The visitors will be looking to in-form Wout Weghorst to find the net once again, as he has been their main man recently.