Wolfsburg widely expected to beat VfL Bochum

Wolfsburg and VfL Bochum clash this Saturday at the Volkswagen Arena for matchweek 30 of the 1. Bundesliga. At the moment, Heiko Butscher's team chase Niko Kovac's team by 1 point in the table. The match will be broadcast live at 09:30 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

Wolfsburg go into the game on the back of a 3-0 defeat against RB Leipzig (1. Bundesliga 2023/24), while VfL Bochum drew 1-1 with 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (1. Bundesliga 2023/24). On the other hand, Heiko Butscher's team is on a sequence of 7 games without a win in the 1. Bundesliga 23/24. Digging back into the archives highlights that Niko Kovac's team and VfL Bochum have faced each other thirty times, with Heiko Butscher's team holding the advantage: 14 victories, against 12 victories of Wolfsburg. Specifically in the Volkswagen Arena, Niko Kovac's team has the advantage in the duels against VfL Bochum: 9 wins in 14 games. Heiko Butscher's team has 4 wins.

Considering only the 1. Bundesliga, there have been twenty-five games played between the two teams, with 12 wins for Wolfsburg, 3 draws and 10 wins for VfL Bochum.

Considering the 1. Bundesliga 23/24, from Wolfsburg's most influential players, Lovro Majer has entered the pitch 29 times, and Jonas Wind has played the most minutes (2265). Forward is their current best scorer with 9 goals. As for VfL Bochum, Bernardo Júnior is the most used player in a total of 28 games (2520 min). Takuma Asano is the current best scorer with 6 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with VfL Bochum winning 3-1. Wolfsburg are given the favouritism to win this match.