Wolfsburg vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th May 2023

Only three rounds remain of Bundesliga season, and both Wolfsburg and Hoffenheim look to bolster their account at Volkswagen Arena this coming Saturday.

Ranked as number 7 in the Bundesliga standings, Wolfsburg, have so far collected 46 points this season, while Hoffenheim collected 32 points. This puts them up as number 14 after 31 rounds.

Since Wolfsburg can improve on their position to be placed inside the top six by downing Hoffenheim this coming Saturday, we might have an exciting game ahead of us.

Wolfsburg average 1.6 goals per game in their last ten games, scoring 16 times. They conceded 14 goals or an average of 1.4 per game, with four clean sheets along the way.

Hoffenheim managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 12 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheets, they conceded 1.2 goals an average per game.

The last time the pair played each other, Wolfsburg came out the other side as 1-2 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result.

Wolfsburg vs Hoffenheim Prediction

Wolfsburg Form

Wolfsburg hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Bochum by 1-5, before winning 3-0 against Mainz 05. The streak ended in a recent 6-0 defeat against B. Dortmund. In their last six Bundesliga matches at home, Wolfsburg have one win, while they've drawn four and lost one.

Wolfsburg went into the season with the ambition of qualifying for a European competition. They still have all to play for here at the business end of the season.

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim collected one win from their last three matches, as FC Koln won by 1-3. RB Leipzig were too strong as well, winning 1-0, before Hoffenheim won 3-1 against Eintracht. In their last six Bundesliga away matches, Hoffenheim failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn one and lost four, scoring four while also conceding seven times.

Wolfsburg had their sights set on qualifying for Europe, and this is still a highly probable outcome to the season, but they need to remain focused.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Wolfsburg renew Hoffenheim their acquaintance.

Wolfsburg took 27 points from their last 16 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. This amounts to seven wins after scoring 32 times and conceding 19. Hoffenheim won three matches and picked up 11 points from their last 16 encounters with teams in the top half of the Bundesliga. They scored 18 goals and conceded 26. Wolfsburg have a record of 12 wins, ten draws and nine defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Hoffenheim enjoy a record of nine wins, five draws and 17 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Wolfsburg vs Hoffenheim Squads

Wolfsburg Squad

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

Koen Casteels (0/31), Lino Kasten (0/0), Niklas Klinger (0/0), Pavao Pervan (0/0), Philipp Schulze (0/0), David Odogu (0/0), Kilian Fischer (0/9), Maxence Lacroix (1/24), Micky van de Ven (1/30), Nicolas Cozza (0/4), Paulo Silva (0/25), Sebastiaan Bornauw (1/23), Bartol Franjic (0/5), Felix Nmecha (3/27), Jakub Kaminski (2/28), Josuha Guilavogui (1/20), Kevin Paredes (1/20), Leandro Putaro (0/0), Lukas Ambros (0/1), Mattias Svanberg (4/29), Maximilian Arnold (5/29), Patrick Wimmer (4/23), Ridle Baku (5/30), Yannick Gerhardt (6/26), Dzenan Pejcinovic (0/0), Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (3/15), Jonas Wind (6/21), Lukas Nmecha (4/16), Omar Marmoush (5/30).

Hoffenheim Squad

Here is the full team squad of Hoffenheim. The 45 year-old Pellegrino Matarazzo will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Luca Philipp (0/0), Nahuel Noll (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/31), Philipp Pentke (0/0), Angelino (0/30), Eduardo Quaresma (0/0), Ermin Bicakcic (0/7), John Anthony Brooks (0/12), Justin Che (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/26), Kevin Vogt (0/22), Ozan Kabak (2/27), Pavel Kaderabek (1/26), Stanley N'Soki (1/18), Angelo Stiller (1/19), Christoph Baumgartner (7/30), Dennis Geiger (1/26), Finn Becker (0/10), Grischa Proemel (1/15), Muhammed Mehmet Damar (0/0), Robert Skov (3/21), Sebastian Rudy (0/19), Thomas Delaney (0/6), Tom Bischof (0/10), Umut Tohumcu (0/7), Andrej Kramaric (10/29), Fisnik Asllani (0/8), Ihlas Bebou (5/16), Jacob Bruun Larsen (1/11), Kasper Dolberg (1/12), Munas Dabbur (5/19).

Wolfsburg vs Hoffenheim Team News

Wolfsburg just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Hoffenheim at Volkswagen Arena.

Wolfsburg are unable to field Lukas Nmecha this coming Saturday against Hoffenheim, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Hoffenheim have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of the match this coming Saturday against Wolfsburg.

Names like Andrej Kramaric, Fisnik Asllani, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Ozan Kabak, Thomas Delaney and Grischa Proemel most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Wolfsburg.

Wolfsburg vs Hoffenheim Lineups

Wolfsburg vs Hoffenheim H2H

Wolfsburg triumphed in a 2-1 win against Hoffenheim, the last time they faced off. However, Hoffenheim secured a 2-1 win in the match before that. The two rivals have shared the spoils in recent outings. Both claimed five wins in the last ten encounters, while two draw paid out on the draw with the bookmakers. Picking the home win gets you odds at 10/11 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 14/5.

Wolfsburg vs Hoffenheim Results

It seems highly likely we are in for a seriously entertaining match between Wolfsburg and Hoffenheim. The previous ten matches have been joyous affairs as over 2.5 goals came out no less than nine times. Best priced odds on over 2.5 goals are 4/7 at the bookmakers.

Wolfsburg vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips

Gian-Luca Waldschmidt netted twice in his six last Bundesliga matches for Wolfsburg, who look to him to add a third this coming Saturday. Andrej Kramaric racked up three goals in his past six Bundesliga games going for Hoffenheim.

Wolfsburg won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Volkswagen Arena. They drew five and lost two as well, while Hoffenheim won one of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost seven. In the previous 10 away matches for Hoffenheim they opened to scoring only once, whereas Wolfsburg scored the opener four times in their 10 latest home games.

There were over two goals nine times in ten encounters most recent outings between Hoffenheim and Wolfsburg, with the last Wolfsburg averaging 1.7 goals a game. Hoffenheim scored an average of 1.8 goals, while both teams to score came out nine times over the same period. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Wolfsburg’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Hoffenheim's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.