Wolfsburg vs Hoffenheim prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-05-08 18:30.
[p]The final Friday night fixture of the Bundesliga season comes from the Volkswagen Arena, where Wolfsburg will be under new leadership after sacking coach Ralph HasenhĂĽttl last week. Under-19 coach Daniel Bauer steps up to oversee the end of the campaign with the Wolves looking to end a desperate eight-match winless run (D2, L6) that includes a 4-0 thrashing against Borussia Dortmund last week.[/p]
[p]A recovery looks unlikely at home where Wolfsburg are winless in seven league outings (D4, L3), losing all of their last three by a one-goal margin. They’ve not suffered four successive Bundesliga home defeats since December 2016, and should fancy their chances of avoiding a repeat here given that they’ve already beaten Hoffenheim on this ground in the DFB-Pokal this season (3-0), and won the reverse fixture 1-0 in January.[/p]
[p]Hoffenheim are arguably the division’s only bigger underperformers than Wolfsburg, best illustrated by the fact they’re not yet safe from relegation with two games to go. The visitors would secure their top-flight place with a win here, and while that appears an insufficient achievement to save boss Christian Ilzer from the axe in the summer, it’s at least some crumb of comfort to take from a dreadful campaign.[/p]
[p]Die Kraichgauer are still fighting as they twice came from behind to draw 4-4 at Borussia Mönchengladbach last week. Such resilience has often deserted them on the road this term, with only the bottom two sides in the division earning fewer than their 14 away points (W3, D5, L8), but there are signs of improvement, with last week’s eight-goal thriller providing the tenth of those points to arrive this calendar year.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Patrick Wimmer scored both goals the last time Wolfsburg were victorious back on the first day of March, and while he’s yet to score against Hoffenheim, he’s unbeaten from all four of his prior H2Hs (W3, D1). In-form Hoffenheim striker Adam Hložek has netted in back-to-back matches, with his eight Bundesliga goals this term more than he managed in his previous two campaigns combined (seven).[/p]
[p]Hot streak: Each of Hoffenheim’s last three matches produced at least five total goals.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Daniel vom Bruch[/i][/p]