Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs. Wolfgsburg Preview, Odds, Prediction

Bayern Munich awaits Wolfsburg on Friday night in the Bundesliga derby. Two of the UEFA Champions League participants in this campaign, clash at Allianz Arena, coming into this event in different moods. Bayern is in fantastic shape, trashing and bashing every opponent that stands in its way, while on the other side, Wolfsburg is in lots of trouble. Let’s put in in numbers – Bayern has six straight wins, while Wolfsburg posted six consecutive losses. Enough said.

Preview

Bayern Munich (-750) heated up following a loss in Augsburg, winning six straight, and scoring 16 goals during that interval. The champs annihilated Stuttgart on the road on Tuesday night, 0-5, rolling over the hosts following a bit slower opening 45 minutes in which they’ve scored only one goal.

Julian Naglesmann’s unit is still playing at the highest possible level despite having several injured players. The players are sharp, composed, and above all, efficient, especially Lewa and his teammates from the flanks.

Over the past 10 games at home, Bayern scored three times or more on six occasions and has nine wins with a single loss against Eintracht in early October.

Wolfsburg (+1300) is without a win in eight consecutive matches, losing seven times throughout that interval. It seemed that this team might repeat last year’s success and end up among the top four teams in the standings, but that won’t happen. We are free to say that right away after seeing them play.

We don’t know the reason for this meltdown, but the Wolves are in terrible shape. Six losses in a row, in each of them at least two goals allowed and not being able to score in three games during that time. Just to tell you that four of the past five games were played in Wolfsburg.

The latest blow came this Tuesday night, losing a two-goal advantage against Koln. Previously, Wolves lost to Stuttgart and Lille in the direct clash for the UCL knockout stage.

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Kimmich is still out and won’t play until the rest of the calendar year. Goretzka is unavailable as well for the hosts, the same as Tolisso, Choupo-Moting, and probably Koman, who picked up an injury against Stuttgart.

Wolfsburg is coming without Mehmedi and Schlager, while Otavio and Waldschmidt are sitting as questionable.

Head to Head Games

Bayern has seven straight wins over Wolfsburg and has been without a loss against this team since 2015. In the 2020/21 season, they won at home, 2-1, and on the road, 2-3. We’ve also found out that Wolfsburg didn’t triumph in Munich this century.

Prediction

The first and the safest suggestion is Bayern to win and cover -1.5-goal margin. The guests are in a knockdown, visiting arguably the best team in Europe who is firing on all cylinders. The odds on this pick are -160, and if you aren’t satisfied with that, go with the hosts scoring at least two goals in the first half, the odds on that are +100. Lewa and the boys won’t stop pounding after such a flying start, especially after he didn’t receive Ballon d’Or.

Pick: Bayern -1.5 -160