Dortmund – Wolfsburg Prediction & Picks (02.11.2019)

Wolfsburg-vs.-Dortmund

Dortmund – Wolfsburg SOCCER PICKS

Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg measure forces in Signal-Iduna-Park, in a match for the 10th round of the Bundesliga. The history of direct confrontations disputed in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 5 matches won 3 and drew 2. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, in 30‑03‑ 2019, for the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund won by (2‑0). Paco Alcácer (90 ‘e 90′) scored the goals of Borussia Dortmund. Wolfsburg presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor, so in this match the home factor may be decisive.

Borussia Dortmund:

The home team is currently in 5th position, with 16 points won, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, he won at home against Borussia M’gladbach by (1‑0). In the last game, they tied out against Schalke 04 by (0-0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches it records 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses as a visitor, with 35 goals scored and 16 suffered; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in his stadium, with 38 goals scored and 14 suffered. In the last match he played, for DFB Pokal, he won Borussia M’gladbach at home by (2‑1).

For this competition, he did not lose any of the last 4 games in his stadium. His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 8 of the last 9 games for this competition. In 9 games played in this competition, he got the comeback in 2 of the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 8 home games for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: he scored 6 of his 16 goals between minutes (46’ ‑ 60 ‘).

Borussia Dortmund comes to this match with a 2-1 victory against Borussia Monchengladbach, moving towards the next round of the German Cup. In the last match in the Bundesliga, the local club drew 0-0 against Schalke 04. In this match against Wolfsburg, the fourth place in the championship, coach Lucien Favre must play 4-3-3, in favor of Possession of the ball and positional attacks: Julian Brandt is primarily responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. On the other hand, the Spanish Paco Alcácer is one of the top scorers of Dortmund, with 5 goals scored. Unavailable due to injury are Marco Reus, Burki, Hummels and Schmelzer.

Wolfsburg:

After 4 wins and 5 draws, the visiting team is currently in 4th position, with 17 points won. In their last match, they tied with Augsburg at home for (0-0), after in the previous match they had drawn away, in a match against RB Leipzig, for (1‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with 22 goals scored and 26 suffered; against 7 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss in his stadium, with 34 goals scored and 19 suffered. The team comes to this match after a home defeat with RB Leipzig by (1-6). For the championship, the Wolfsburg conquered 8 points in 12 possible, after 2 wins and 2 draws in the last 4 games he played as a visitor.

For this competition, he did not lose any of the last 4 away matches. His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 8 of the last 9 games for this competition. In 9 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback.

Wolfsburg comes for this match after a 1-6 loss to RB Leipzig, in a match for the German Cup. We remember that the visitors drew 0-0 with Augsburg, in their last match for the Bundesliga. In this match against Dortmund, coach Oliver Glasner must choose a very cautious strategy, exploiting only the space in the back of the opponent, however, in some moments of the match he must bet everything in the attack. Wout Weghorst stands out in the away team, with 5 goals scored. For this game, the visiting coach cannot count on Mehmedi, Ginczek, Camacho, Schlager and Casteels, all with physical problems.


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