Vfl Bochum vs VfL Wolfsburg Prediction & Betting Tips

Form guide

Wolfsburg's last six 2. Bundesliga games have produced plenty of goals in both directions. They've beaten Darmstadt 5-1, won 5-2 at Karlsruhe and edged Hannover 1-0, but they've also drawn 4-4 with Cottbus and lost 0-1 at St Pauli. That's an attack in good touch, even if the defence leaks occasionally.

Vfl Bochum: 20 completed matches; VfL Wolfsburg: 20 completed matches.

Vfl Bochum

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

22

Conceded

23

Difference

-1

VfL Wolfsburg

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

41

Conceded

25

Difference

+16

Bochum's picture looks different. They've won away at Braunschweig and Dresden, but at home they've lost to Hertha and Osnabrück and only drawn with Fürth. Goals have been much harder to come by, with just five scored across those six matches.

Wolfsburg look the more reliable side for goals, home or away.

Comparative Team Statistics: Vfl Bochum vs VfL Wolfsburg

Recent head-to-head record

The last eight meetings between these two, all from their Bundesliga days, have generally gone Wolfsburg's way. They've won five of those games, including a 5-1 and a 4-0, with Bochum's wins coming by tighter 3-1 and 1-0 scorelines. There's no meeting yet between them in the second tier, so this history is a guide rather than a guarantee for how this one goes.

Where they stand

After six rounds, Wolfsburg sit fourth with 11 points from three wins, two draws and a loss. Bochum are down in ninth with seven points, having won two, drawn one and lost three. It's still early days, but the gap in points lines up with what their recent form has shown.

Players to watch

Wolfsburg's goals have been shared around, with Glatzel among the scorers and Reese contributing both goals and assists in recent matches. Bernhardsson and Mæhle have also been involved in the final third. For Bochum, defender Pannewig has picked up three yellows and a red in his last five outings, a disciplinary pattern worth keeping an eye on even without a confirmed suspension for this game.

Vfl Bochum:

Penalty cards:

M. Pannewig x 1 x 3

VfL Wolfsburg:

Best scorers:

R. Glatzel - 4

A. Bernhardsson - 3

F. Reese - 3

Best assist providers:

F. Reese - 4

J. Mæhle - 3

A. Bernhardsson - 2

Penalty cards:

M. Angely x 1 x 1

How this one could unfold

Wolfsburg's habit of scoring goals, even in games they haven't won, suggests they'll carry a threat regardless of how Bochum set up. Bochum's leaky home form, having lost to both Hertha and Osnabrück there, doesn't inspire much confidence defensively. If that pattern holds, this could be a game with goals in it, though Bochum's away form shows they're not without an answer of their own.