Will Boniface score again against the Wolves?
Xabi Alonso could make history with another away game without defeat! The Spaniard has not lost in 26 away games in the German top flight and only Bayern coaching legend Udo Lattek has topped this streak in the history of the division with one more game. Read on for our Wolfsburg v Leverkusen betting tip and find out the chances of equaling this number!
The guests are second in the table and with a six-point gap probably the only club that could once again pose a threat to Bayern in first place in the title race. Bayer was also in demand in the DFB Cup this week.
In the Rhine derby against 1. FC Köln from the 2. Bundesliga, a hard-fought 3-2 after extra time was recorded. For the upcoming match between Wolfsburg and Leverkusen, the prediction is for a goal by Victor Boniface on the part of the guests.
Wolfsburg vs. Leverkusen AI prediction
BETSiE sees value in the goal odds for the duel in the car city. The AI has calculated an expected goals value of 2.99 for the encounter. In light of this analysis, the Wolfsburg vs. Leverkusen AI prediction is for more than two goals in the game.
Wolfsburg – Statistics & current form
The “Wolves” can only rely on home advantage to a limited extent. In the corresponding Bundesliga ranking, Wolfsburg only occupies 13th place and the hosts score more points away from home than at home!
Furthermore, the home matches of coach Hasenhüttl’s team are very high-scoring: on average, 4.2 goals are scored in the league matches on their own ground and only three of the ten home matches played this season have ended with fewer than four goals.
So it smells like goals, which is why the odds for more than three goals also appear promising in the clash between Wolfsburg and Leverkusen. You can take advantage of the betting odds at Betano, and the bookmaker is also offering a Betano new customer bonus. The prediction is backed up by a look at the last direct duel in the first half of the season last September, which ended with a 4-3 home win for Bayer.
Amoura is supposed to fix it in Wolfsburg’s offense
In offense, the hopes are again mainly on Mohamed Amoura. The Algerian came before the season Royale Union SG from the Belgian Jupiler League and has immediately hit the ground running. After 18 league games, the striker stands at the impressive number of eight goals.
However, one of the hosts’ shortcomings is their chronically shaky defense in front of their own fans. Only Kiel and Hoffenheim concede more goals on their own turf in the league. In view of this and the fact that the guests are coming with a strong offense, the betting odds of more than two goals by the Werkself are equally appealing in the duel between Wolfsburg and Leverkusen.
Wolves are not ripped off when they take the lead
VfL’s ability to maintain leads is also highly improvable. Wolfsburg has already given away 15 points after taking the lead – more than any other team in the Bundesliga!
But now they are up against Leverkusen, the team in the league that has already scored nine points after falling behind, showing the greatest ability to come from behind in the Bundesliga. This advantage of the guests was also evident in the first half of the season in this fixture, as Alonso’s team were twice behind, but in the end they still emerged victorious.
Predicted Wolfsburg lineup:
Leverkusen – statistics & current form
Bayer has been in very good form for quite some time. This is easily seen from the nine wins in the last ten league games (9-1-0). On top of that, Leverkusen are not a welcome guest in the Bundesliga: they are the only club that has not yet been beaten away from home.
Despite this unique selling point, however, they only managed second place in the away scoring after Bayern. The reason for this is the relatively high number of draws that the champions have recorded away from home. Almost half (4) of the nine away matches ended in a draw.
Recently, however, victories on foreign soil have prevailed. Four of the last five national away matches ended with a triumph for Alonso’s team.
In addition to another successful season in the German top flight, Bayer also performed well in the Champions League. At the final reckoning of the preliminary round, Leverkusen finished in sixth place and was the only German team to book a direct ticket for the last sixteen.
Bayer has to manage without Grimaldo
However, the visitors are weakened in terms of personnel. With Alex Grimaldo, nothing less than the most goal-scoring defender of all five European top leagues is out! The Spaniard has recorded twelve goals and 17 assists since the start of last season!
Now he has to sit out due to a suspension. From the visitors’ point of view, however, it’s a good thing that they still have Jeremie Frimpong, who is at least the second-best defender from an offensive point of view (23 assists) within the five European top leagues (23 assists).
In any case, Bayer is strong offensively from a collective point of view. In terms of expected goals, the guests have the third-best value, and only Bayern outperforms them, with 10.5, even more than Leverkusen.
Another current example of their offensive strength is Patrik Schick, who has already doubled his tally from the previous season with 14 goals! He also proved his strength in form last Wednesday with a brace in the cup win against “Effzeh”.
Provisional line-up for Leverkusen:
Wolfsburg – Leverkusen head to head / H2H record
The men from the car city have lost the last three duels against Leverkusen and have not won in six meetings (0-2-4). What’s more, the home record against Bayer is really bitter from the home side’s point of view.
The last home win in this fixture was almost ten years ago, and since then there have been six defeats and two draws. For the upcoming edition of Wolfsburg against Leverkusen, the odds again assign the role of favorite to the guests.
Wolfsburg – Leverkusen betting tip
In the showdown between Wolfsburg and Leverkusen, the prediction is for a goal from Victor Boniface. The striker from Nigeria played a competitive game for Bayer 04 for the first time since the beginning of November last year last weekend.
On his comeback, the former striker of Royale Union SG from the Belgian Jupiler League was immediately on the mark again. He also scored the decisive goal for his team in injury time in the following DFB Cup tie against Cologne.
The frustration over the temporarily canceled transfer to Saudi Arabia and the prospect of lots of petrodollars, which he preferred, seems to have diminished. The burly attacker will not lack for scoring opportunities against the Wolves either.
Only two Bundesliga teams concede more away goals than VfL. Moreover, he should be in the starting eleven, unlike in the last cup game. Against Cologne, he only came off the bench, which means he is more rested compared to his fellow strikers like Schick. From this perspective, too, the Wolfsburg v Leverkusen betting tip is based on Boniface scoring the next goal.
