The Munich giants last season limited themselves to just reclaiming the “silver salad bowl”. But now, under Kompany, they are very close to ideal: after starting with a Super Cup win, they have gone on to beat almost everyone without exception. There was only one defeat, to Arsenal in the Champions League, and a couple of draws in the Bundesliga.
The visitors finished last season with 43 points, ranking eleventh by tiebreakers. They were hoping to improve, but in fact are performing even worse, and were knocked out of the cup by Holstein. On the other hand, seven of their fifteen points were gained in the last four rounds, so it’s no surprise that Bauer, who was “acting” after Simonis was dismissed in November, received a full contract.
The champions and league leaders are scoring as many as 3.67 goals per game, conceding only 0.73. Suzuki and company still have a negative ratio: with 1.53 goals scored, they concede 1.87 on average.
Bayern have failed to win three matches this season
47% of Bayern’s matches end with both teams scoring and the average total goals per game is 4.4
Wolfsburg have lost one of their last four matches
73% of Wolfsburg’s matches end with both teams scoring and the average total goals per game is 3.4.
Bayern (probable line-up): Urbig – Ito, Tah, Upamecano, Stanisic – Guerreiro, Goretzka, Dias, Karl, Olise – Kane
Wolfsburg (probable line-up): Atubolu – Günther, Jung, Ginter, Kübler – Osterhage, M. Eggestein, Manzambi, Suzuki, Treu – Heller.
Since 2018, in the last fifteen head-to-head meetings, there has only been one draw.
