German Bundesliga - VfL Wolfsburg VS Bayern Munchen Prediction
German Bundesliga - VfL Wolfsburg VS Bayern Munchen
Match Time: 25-08-2024 21:30 Sunday (GMT+8)
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VfL Wolfsburg
Mohamed Amoura, Rogerio, David Odogu, Aster Vranckx, and Kevin Paredes are all out of contention for the hosts. There are a few more who are doubtful for the clash for fitness reasons as well as transfer speculation. One among those is key defender and Crystal Palace target Maxence Lacroix.
Lacroix might still get the nod the lead the backline in a three-man unit alongside Cedric Zesiger and Sebastiaan Bornauw. Ralph Hasenhuttl might prefer a midfield pairing of Maximilian Arnold and Yannick Gerhardt, with Ridle Baku and Jakub Kaminski operating in those wing-back roles the Austrian prefers.
Patrick Wimmer, Lovro Majer, and Jonas Wind are all expected to complete the frontline, with the latter set to lead the line for VfL Wolfsburg against Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich
Vincent Kompany, too, has his share of key absentees ahead of the Bundesliga opener with Wolfsburg, but he has the squad to cope with. Leroy Sane is a doubt for this clash, and so is Daniel Peretz, while Josip Stanisic and new arrival Hiroki Ito are definitely out of contention for this clash.
There are further question marks about some of the significant summer arrivals like Joao Palhinha and Michael Olise. The former Fulham star may not have had a concerted run with this team, as Kompany might preserve him for now and integrate him later.
Michael Olise is someone the fans might be waiting to see. However, there are big questions over his involvement as he only recently returned after his silver-medal-winning performances at the Olympics with France.
Even with those potential absentees, Kompany has a strong enough squad to face Wolfsburg, with the likes of Thomas Muller, Serge Gnabry and Aleksandar Pavlovic all set for starts on Sunday.
Wolfsburg possible starting lineup:
Grabara; Lacroix, Bornauw, Zesiger; Baku, Svanberg, Arnold, Kaminski; Wimmer, Majer; Wind
Bayern Munich possible starting lineup:
Neuer; Boey, Kim, Upamecano, Davies; Kimmich, Palhinha; Olise, Musiala, Tel; Kane
VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munich Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*Bayern Munich have an excellent recent record against VfL Wolfsburg and have won 45 out of the last 57 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to VfL Wolfsburg's paltry four victories.
*Bayern Munich are unbeaten in their last 18 matches against VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, with their previous such defeat coming by a 4-1 scoreline in January 2015.
*Since a 0-0 draw in 2008, Bayern Munich have found the back of the net in each of their last 32 matches against VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga and have scored 90 goals in these games.
*Bayern Munich failed to win the Bundesliga title last season for the first time since their 2012-13 campaign.
Prediction: Wolfsburg 0-5 Bayern Munich
Although it is too early to make any conclusions about Kompany as manager, it would not be surprising if his side comfortably won on Sunday given how much additions such as Palhinha and Olise add to the side. Additionally, if Wolfsburg perform similarly to last season, then they could struggle on the weekend and throughout 2024-25.
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