Wolfsburg vs Darmstadt prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-05-03 13:30.
[p]With three games remaining of the Bundesliga season, Wolfsburg enter their penultimate home league game knowing that a victory will be enough to mathematically secure their status in the top-flight for next season. In truth, it is already unlikely for the Wolves to go down at this stage, although a clash against already-relegated Darmstadt on the back of consecutive league wins should heighten hopes of confirming it right here and now. [/p]
[p]Wolves boss Ralph HasenhĂĽttl has enjoyed a fine start to his reign (W3, L2), and will hope it’s another win rather than defeat that will continue what’s been a drawless streak so far – and just one personal H2H defeat should inspire confidence (W4, D3). Strengthening that record further relies on whether or not Wolfsburg have turned a corner at home, with their latest 1-0 victory here against Bochum ending what was a tragic eight-game winless run at the Volkswagen Arena (D3, L5). [/p]
[p]What has been a real tragedy has been Darmstadt’s season as they must play out a woeful Bundesliga farewell tour ahead of their imminent second-tier return. Their 17-point return isn’t quite as bad as the worst-ever Bundesliga team (Tasmania Berlin 1965/66) but they could equal the fourth-worst side should they fail to pick up another point. That’s not beyond the realms of possibility given they are set to end the season with a tough run of fixtures. [/p]
[p]A 2-0 win over Cologne in the Lilies’ last away trip should boost hopes somewhat, although that was their first travelling victory since last October (D5, L5). That’s not to mention the fact they’ve not posted back-to-back away wins in the Bundesliga since 2016! Visiting manager Torsten Lieberknecht may be quietly confident of repeating that feat as he has a solid record of four unbeaten games from his last five touchline H2Hs against HasenhĂĽttl (W2, D2). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Currently linked with a move to the Premier League, Wolfsburg’s coveted defender Maxence Lacroix picked up one of his Bundesliga-high three red cards in the reverse fixture. Darmstadt’s Oscar Vilhelmsson will try to get the better of him after scoring his side’s second goal in two of their last three away league games. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: The second half of Darmstadt’s away league games average 2.2 total goals per match (first-half: 1.13). [/p]