Darmstadt vs Wolfsburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th December 2023

When Wolfsburg arrive at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor this coming Saturday to face Darmstadt in the Bundesliga, the latter will be hoping to use their home turf to their advantage.

Darmstadt rank 17th with nine points to their name from 14 matches, while visitors Wolfsburg rank 11th in the table on 16 points.

Darmstadt welcome their visitors from Wolfsburg with the aim of closing the gap in the Bundesliga standings. A successful outcome could be crucial for their future endeavours this season.

Darmstadt scored 12 goals, conceded 24 and fought their way to one clean sheet in their previous ten matches.

Wolfsburg managed a bearable 11 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.1 goals per game. They conceded 20 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheets, they conceded two goals an average per game.

The last time the pair played each other Wolfsburg came away as 1-0 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Saturday.

Darmstadt vs Wolfsburg Prediction

Darmstadt Form

In their previous three outings, Darmstadt drew 1-1 with Freiburg, before losing 0-1 against FC Koln and 3-2 against FC Heidenheim. Darmstadt just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored nine and conceded 11 goals.

Wolfsburg Form

Wolfsburg only managed to gain a single point in their past three games, which kicked off with a 3-1 defeat against Bochum. A 0-0 draw with B. M'gladbach followed, before Freiburg ran out 0-1 winners. Wolfsburg are winless in their last six away games in the Bundesliga, in which they drew zero and lost six. They conceded 17 goals while scoring five themselves.

Wolfsburg and Darmstadt seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues this coming Saturday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Wolfsburg won three of their previous four outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed nine points. They scored seven and conceded five goals. Darmstadt claimed two wins, three draws as well as nine defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Wolfsburg have a record of five wins, one draw and eight defeats in the Bundesliga.

Darmstadt vs Wolfsburg Squads

Darmstadt Squad

The 50-year-old coach of the home team, Torsten Lieberknecht, will select the lineup against Wolfsburg from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Alexander Brunst-Zoellner (0/1), Marcel Schuhen (0/13), Morten Behrens (0/0), Braydon Manu (0/2), Christoph Klarer (0/13), Christoph Zimmermann (0/6), Clemens Riedel (0/5), Fabian Holland (0/12), Jannik Mueller (0/7), Matej Maglica (1/11), Matthias Bader (1/10), Thomas Isherwood (0/5), Andreas Mueller (0/0), Bartol Franjic (0/8), Emir Karic (0/8), Fabian Nuernberger (1/12), Fabian Schnellhardt (0/5), Frank Ronstadt (0/0), Fraser Hornby (0/7), Klaus Gjasula (0/8), Marvin Mehlem (3/13), Tim Skarke (4/12), Tobias Kempe (3/11), Aaron Seydel (0/6), Fabio Torsiello (0/0), Filip Stojilkovic (0/6), Luca Pfeiffer (0/14), Mathias Honsak (1/11), Oscar Vilhelmsson (1/9).

Wolfsburg Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 52 year-old Wolfsburg manager Kovac will select his starting XI from these players:

Koen Casteels (0/11), Niklas Klinger (0/0), Pavao Pervan (0/3), Philipp Schulze (0/0), Cedric Zesiger (0/11), Felix Lange (0/0), Joakim Maehle (1/13), Kilian Fischer (0/0), Maxence Lacroix (1/13), Moritz Jenz (0/7), Nicolas Cozza (0/5), Rogerio (1/6), Sebastiaan Bornauw (0/7), Aster Vranckx (0/10), Jakub Kaminski (0/10), Kevin Paredes (1/11), Kofi Amoako (0/0), Lovro Majer (1/14), Mattias Svanberg (1/13), Maximilian Arnold (0/12), Patrick Wimmer (0/6), Ridle Baku (0/14), Ulysses Llanez (0/0), Yannick Gerhardt (1/11), Amin Sarr (0/5), Dzenan Pejcinovic (0/0), Jonas Wind (9/14), Lukas Nmecha (0/0), Tiago Tomas (1/13), Vaclav Cerny (1/11).

Darmstadt vs Wolfsburg Team News

Darmstadt could have as many as seven players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Wolfsburg this coming Saturday.

Due to various ailments Bartol Franjic, Fabian Nuernberger, Marvin Mehlem, Matthias Bader, Christoph Zimmermann, Fraser Hornby and Braydon Manu will be absent from the squad, Darmstadt are able to field against Wolfsburg this coming Saturday.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Wolfsburg, who are looking at six players nursing various problems. For instance, Wolfsburg won't be able to field Maximilian Arnold as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Names like Tiago Tomas, Rogerio, Amin Sarr, Patrick Wimmer, Kevin Paredes and Lukas Nmecha most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Darmstadt.

Darmstadt vs Wolfsburg Lineups

Darmstadt vs Wolfsburg H2H

Darmstadt took a hit when Wolfsburg handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 3-1 win. Picking a winning bet based on their h2h is a bit of a lottery, and the punter with a keen eye for a long shot might opt for the high-value price here. Darmstadt claimed one win in their previous five matches against Wolfsburg. The latter managed three wins in these four encounters against their coming opponent. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 5/2.

Darmstadt vs Wolfsburg Results

In two of the previous four matches between Darmstadt and Wolfsburg both teams scored.

Darmstadt vs Wolfsburg Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Mathias Honsak will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Wolfsburg hope Jonas Wind can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.

Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor saw Darmstadt winning three, drawing two and losing five of their 10 most recent games here across all tournaments. Wolfsburg won two of their 10 most recent away games, drew zero and lost eight. Should Darmstadt pull off a home win on Saturday, it could be an entertaining affair, since they only won one games to nil in their last 10 attempts.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past four encounters between Darmstadt and Wolfsburg, with Darmstadt scoring one goal on average per game. Wolfsburg averaged one goal, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Darmstadt’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 1.5 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Wolfsburg, who scored one time on average in these matches.