Wolfsburg vs Werder Bremen prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-10-19 15:30.
[p]Wolfsburg might feel the international break was untimely as it immediately followed a 3-1 win at Bochum to end what was a three-game winless Bundesliga run (D1, L2). That was already the fifth time the Wolves have scored two or more goals in a Bundesliga game this season, yet the one clean sheet in that time highlights why they loiter in mid-table (W2, D1, L3). [/p]
[p]Games on their own turf have been a particular frustration for the Wolves who have not won at home since the start of May (D1, L3). Ralph Hasenhüttl will know that will need to change soon if he’s to avoid scrutiny from the Wolfsburg faithful, so might take comfort in remembering it was against Werder Bremen in March that he won on his debut in the dugout for the club (2-0). [/p]
[p]Starting the round one place above their hosts, Werder are out to turn around an increasingly poor recent record against Wolfsburg, with just one win secured across the past seven top-flight H2Hs (D2, L4). They even conceded at least two goals in five of the last six H2Hs, highlighting this is a fixture in which they have rarely succeeded defensively.[/p]
[p]Irrespective of that H2H record, plugging things up at the back was likely to have been a key aspect that manager Ole Werner would have been working on over the break anyway having watched his team concede ten goals in their last four matches. Yet surprisingly, his side have still picked up two wins during that period (L2), with both coming on the road, meaning they’re now without a competitive loss on the road in six trips (W4, D2). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Jonas Wind assisted the second goal in his side’s 2-0 win against Bremen earlier this year, and he went into the international break having registered three goals and an assist in just two Wolfsburg games. Jens Stage is Wind’s international teammate for Denmark, and is likely to be Werder’s biggest danger after scoring a hat-trick in his side’s last away game. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Wolfsburg have proved the most clinical Bundesliga side this season, boasting the best chance conversion rate of any team in the league coming into the round (26%). [/p]
[p][i]Written by David H[/i][/p]