Wolfsburg vs B. Monchengladbach prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-01-13 19:30.
[p]After a miserable end to 2024 that saw them concede exactly three goals in three consecutive games (W1, D2), Wolfsburg kicked off the new year by tightening up their defence to win 1-0 at Hoffenheim on Saturday. A crunch clash with Borussia Mönchengladbach now awaits with the pair only separated by goal difference, but confidence in the home camp is unlikely to be high as they’ve failed to win any of the last ten H2Hs (D4, L6).[/p]
[p]That includes four winless meetings on home turf at the Volkswagen Arena (D2, L2), including a 3-1 defeat as recently as April. Ending those streaks will require a home improvement from Ralph Hasenhüttl’s side, as they’ve earned just eight of their 24 points in the Bundesliga this season on home turf (W2, D4, L4).[/p]
[p]Mönchengladbach have an identical problem on their travels, also collecting just a third of their overall points haul in away matches (8/24) despite boasting the division’s joint-best defensive record on the road (GA: 9). Solving that could be key to Gerardo Seoane’s men’s European ambitions as they come into this match on the back of just a second defeat in ten league games (W5, D3).[/p]
[p]That came against league leaders Bayern Munich (1-0), but even after that loss, the Foals find themselves seven points better off than the same stage last term. The mood in the Gladbach camp could be improved further if they can back up a win against Hoffenheim on their most recent trip, as they’ve not won back-to-back away league matches since April 2022![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Denis Vavro has scored Wolfsburg’s opener in two of their last three home games, but has also received a yellow card in three successive matches. Ko Itakura got Mönchengladbach’s opener in the most recent H2H, and assisted the opener against Hoffenheim in their last away match.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Wolfsburg’s last two home games have each seen three goals scored before half-time, though the Wolves netted just one of those.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tom Penn[/i][/p]