Wolfsburg – Ein. Frankfurt Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (20.01.2018)

Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt meet at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA, in a match for the 19th round of the Bundesliga. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, played on 08-26-2017, Wolfsburg got an away win by (0-1). The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 3 and tied 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 17-12- 2016, for the Bundesliga, Wolfsburg won by (1-0). J. Bruma (33 ‘) scored the only goal of the match. The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 12th and 9th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 14th ranked in home games and the 2nd as a visitor.

Wolfsburg:

After 3 wins, 11 draws and 4 losses, the home team is currently in the 12 th position, with 20 points won. In the penultimate match, they have lost (1-0) in an away match against Köln. In the last match, they tied in an away match against Borussia Dortmund, by (0-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 12 points in away matches, with 7 goals scored and 9 conceded, against 12 points won at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 12 conceded. For the championship, Wolfsburg won 12 points out of 27 possible points, after 2 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss in the last 9 home matches.

For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 8 games ago. In their home games for the championship a marker is often repeated at the end of the 90 ‘, the 1-1, which happened in 5 of its 9 games. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, as 9 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 18 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 4 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (0’-15 ‘).

Wolfsburg come to this game motivated, having won a difficult draw in Dortmund, however, it is important to note that it does not win four games in the championship. However, the performance of Wolfsburg at home is positive, since it only adds one defeat in 9 games played. In this match against Frankfurt, a very unpredictable adversary, coach Martin Schmidt must play in 4-2-3-1, benefiting the low block and the passes in depth for the attack: Origi is the one responsible for throwing the panic in the Defensive line of the opponent. However, it is important to alert for the weaknesses of the premises in set pieces and defensive transitions. Daniel Didavi is the best score of Wolfsburg, with 5 goals scored. For this game the coach has in doubt Brooks, Camacho and Bruma, players recovering from injury.

Eintracht Frankfurt:

The away team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 27 points won, after 7 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Schalke 04, by (2-2). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Freiburg, by (1-1). This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since they have won 18 points in away matches and 11 at their stadium, with 11 goals scored and 12 conceded at home, against 11 goals scored and 7 conceded in away matches. In their last away game, for the DFB Pokal, they won by (1-2), at the end of the extra time, against Heidenheim. In the last 9 away league matches Eintracht Frankfurt has a record of 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 18 points out of 27 possible.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 5 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-1 (4 out of 9 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 18 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 8 matches in which they suffered the first goal.

Eintracht Frankfurt come to this match with a draw at home against Freiburg, by 1-1, however, added the third straight game without losing in the German championship. The last defeat of this team was against the Bayern Munich leader, by 0-1. Outside the home, the Frankfurt records only 1 defeat in 9 games played, that is, has the best record away from home. Normally the trainer Niko Kovac bet in a tactical system very offensive, aligned in 3-4-3, being Gacinovic, Hrgota and Haller the more offensive players of the equipment. The French Sébastien Haller is the best scoreboard in Frankfurt so far, with 7 goals scored. The maintenance of possession of the ball has been a common problem of the visiting team. The good news for this visit to Wolfsburg is the availability of the entire staff.