Wolfsburg Vs Stuttgart
Wolfsburg Vs Stuttgart Saturday, 11 December 2021 – 17:30 (GMT)
German Bundesliga
Pick: Stuttgart or Draw
Odds: Evens
Bookmaker: PaddyPower
(All betting odds correct at time of writing: 9 December 2021)
Preview: Three days on from crashing out of Europe altogether, can the visit of a Stuttgart side yet to register a Bundesliga away win so far this season help lift the spirits of Wolfsburg. The Wolves are currently enjoying a run of 13 consecutive Bundesliga home games without losing to Saturday’s opposition.
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Wolfsburg – Wounded Wolves seeking respite in favourable fixture?
Languishing in eighth ahead of Matchday 15, four places down from where they ended 2020-21, can the Wolves at last start making inroads now that they are free from the distraction of combining domestic duties with those in Europe? Defeat to Lille on Wednesday, succumbing 3-1 at home to the French champions, meant they finished last in their Champions League section to exit European competition altogether.
All in all that is five competitive matches without a win (D1 L4) – six when including the 3-1 friendly reverse to third tier Hansa Rostock. In the league meanwhile, it is six defeats in nine (W2 D1), conceding three in defeat the last twice. Moreover, their form here in Lower Saxony is certainly cause for consternation, having taken just four points from the last fifteen available (W1 D1 L3) at their Volkswagen Arena.
Key Stat: Only bottom side Greuther Furth (33) conceded more often across their previous nine Bundesliga games than Wolfsburg (18 – 2.0 per game).
Stuttgart – Swabians seeking maiden away win of 2021-22?
Last week’s point at home to Hertha Berlin must have felt like a defeat, having raced into a seemingly commanding 2-0 lead inside the opening twenty minutes. On the flip side, though, that 2-2 draw – albeit against a side toiling towards the bottom of the Bundesliga like themselves – was enough to lift Pellegrino Matarazzo’s men out of the relegation play-off and put daylight (four points) between automatic demotion.
Preserving, or even extending, that level of comfort could prove troublesome in the immediate short-term though. Stuttgart must loathe the sight of Wolfsburg, who are unbeaten in thirteen Bundesliga meetings as hosts (W11 D2) having prevailed home and away last season. The Swabians are also among five sides yet to produce an away win this term (D3 L3), averaging well below a goal a game on their travels thus far.
Key Stat: Whereas this defence of Stuttgart struggles to hold up in most outings, conceding at least once in 20 of the past 21 Bundesliga matches, opponents Wolfsburg already boast five clean sheets this season – the highest such figure in the league.
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Wolfsburg Vs Stuttgart Betting Advice
If ever a fixture was designed as a perfect pick-me-up, it was this. Wolfsburg are coming off a wretched spell that has seen them fail to win any of their past five competitive matches (D1 L4), the latest a 3-1 loss at this venue to Lille which cost them their participation in Europe in the New Year. However, their record when hosting Stuttgart is exemplary, winning 11 and losing none of the previous 13 such meetings in the league.
Wolfsburg Vs Stuttgart – Key Facts:
- No win in three Bundesliga outings (D1 L2) has resulted in Wolfsburg dropping out of the European places, now eighth. All three Bundesliga home win this season came via the same 1-0 scoreline, meanwhile.
- Surrendering a 2-0 lead last time out at home to Hertha Berlin has meant Stuttgart have taken maximum points on one occasion in their past seven league games (D3 L3).
- Stuttgart are also yet to win away from home in the Bundesliga in 2021-22. Their record away to Wolfsburg is also atrocious, winning none of their last 13 visits (D2 L11).
Further compounding the hopes of the visiting camp is a poor record when travelling this season. Stuttgart are still searching for their first away victory in the league in 2021-22 (D3 L3), losing the last two times at Dortmund (2-1) and Augsburg (4-1). However, the hosts dismal run of recent form, on top of their exertions and disappointing outcome in midweek when losing here to Lille, make Wolfsburg an appealing lay.
Best Betting Odds – Wolfsburg Vs Stuttgart
Wolfsburg – 5/6 (Betway)
Draw – 14/5 (WilliamHill)
Stuttgart – 7/2 (Betfair)
