Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th February 2025

Wolfsburg welcome Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday in the Bundesliga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 21 match.

While Bayer Leverkusen are chasing the lead in the Bundesliga after collecting 45 points in 20 rounds, Wolfsburg trail by 29 points after 20 rounds, leaving them as number 10 in the table.

Wolfsburg are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Bayer Leverkusen but odds don't favour them to pull it off.

Wolfsburg are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Bundesliga, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.4 goals on average per match, or 24 goals in total, while allowing 17 goals against, for an average of 1.7 per outing. They managed two clean sheets along the way.

Bayer Leverkusen are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 28 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 2.8 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 11 goals, and while Bayer Leverkusen claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.1 goals per match.

Bayer Leverkusen won 4-3 and 2-0 in the two most recent meetings with Wolfsburg, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Wolfsburg Form

It could have been better, it could have been worse for Wolfsburg, who have two draws to show from their last three matches. They came up short in a 3-2 defeat against Bayern Munich, followed by a 2-2 draw against Holstein Kiel. They recorded yet another one in the latest round after a 1-1 match with Eintracht Frankfurt. Wolfsburg won three of their previous six matches at Volkswagen Arena in the Bundesliga. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 14 goals to ten against.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 2-0 and 3-1 against Sparta Prague and Hoffenheim, respectively. Last time out, FC Koln ended their streak as the match finished even 2-2. Bayer Leverkusen won three of a possible six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as playing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored 12 while also conceding eight times.

Both Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen have been scoring freely over the past weeks, and we anticipate a very entertaining match. They usually throw caution to the wind, when clashing with each other.

Wolfsburg fought their way to two wins and eight points from their last eight games against teams inside the top six. They were on target 20 times in these matches, but also let in 19 goals. Bayer Leverkusen won five games, picked up 19 points, scored 21 and conceded 13 goals in their last 11 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. Wolfsburg are looking at a record of eight wins, five draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer Leverkusen enjoy a record of 13 wins, six draws and one defeat in the Bundesliga.

Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

Wolfsburg Squad

Hasenhuettl will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Bayer Leverkusen from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Kamil Grabara (0/20), Marius Mueller (0/1), Niklas Klinger (0/0), Pavao Pervan (0/0), David Odogu (0/0), Denis Vavro (1/16), Joakim Maehle (3/15), Kilian Fischer (0/20), Konstantinos Koulierakis (0/18), Mads Roerslev (0/1), Mathys Angely (0/0), Rogerio (0/0), Sebastiaan Bornauw (2/10), Aster Vranckx (0/7), Bence Dardai (1/11), Bennit Broeger (0/0), Jakub Kaminski (0/13), Kevin Paredes (0/0), Lovro Majer (2/4), Mattias Svanberg (2/13), Maximilian Arnold (2/19), Patrick Wimmer (1/16), Yannick Gerhardt (1/18), Andreas Skov Olsen (0/1), Bartosz Bialek (0/0), Jonas Wind (8/18), Kevin Behrens (1/10), Lukas Nmecha (2/10), Mohamed Amoura (8/18), Tiago Tomas (5/19).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Bayer Leverkusen players that the manager Xabi Alonso will choose from for the upcoming game:

Lukas Hradecky (0/18), Matej Kovar (0/2), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (2/19), Arthur (0/10), Edmond Tapsoba (0/20), Jeanuel Belocian (0/5), Jeremie Frimpong (3/20), Jonathan Tah (2/19), Mario Hermoso (0/1), Nordi Mukiele (0/8), Piero Hincapie (1/20), Aleix Garcia (1/17), Emiliano Buendia (0/1), Exequiel Palacios (1/14), Florian Wirtz (9/20), Granit Xhaka (2/20), Jonas Hofmann (1/5), Matija Marsenic (0/0), Nathan Tella (1/16), Robert Andrich (2/15), Alejo Sarco (0/0), Amine Adli (0/7), Ken Izekor (0/0), Martin Terrier (2/15), Patrik Schick (14/17), Victor Okoh Boniface (7/11).

Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Bayer Leverkusen have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Alejandro Grimaldo is ineligible for selection in the Bayer Leverkusen squad, as he is suspended.

Victor Okoh Boniface nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Bayer Leverkusen.

Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

Bayer Leverkusen won 4-3 and 2-0 in the two most recent meetings with Wolfsburg, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Despite a 4-3 win to Bayer Leverkusen in their recent match, the last ten encounters have seen the two teams equally paired with Wolfsburg winning three and Bayer Leverkusen taking four wins. The bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 4/5.

Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in the last ten matches between Bayer Leverkusen and Wolfsburg. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 6/5 with the bookies.

Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

It's been a great season for Patrik Schick so far with 14 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target nine times in his last six games, and no doubt Bayer Leverkusen want him to continue this productive spell against Wolfsburgon Saturday.

In their last 10 matches at Volkswagen Arena across all tournaments Wolfsburg won five times, drew three and lost two times. Bayer Leverkusen claimed four wins, four draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Wolfsburg on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Bayer Leverkusen in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Wolfsburg scored an average of 1.3 goals a game, with Bayer Leverkusen averaging 1.3 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Wolfsburg’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Bayer Leverkusen, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.5 times goals per game.