Matchday 17 of the Bundesliga between Wolfsburg and Borussia Monchengladbach will take place on January 14 at the Volkswagen Arena. Wolfsburg vs. Borussia Monchengladbach: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Florian Badstübner (Germany)
Matches – 8 (Bundesliga, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 32;
Average yellow cards per match – 4;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 22;
Penalties – 25%.
Predicted lineups for Wolfsburg vs. Borussia Monchengladbach
Wolfsburg (4-5-1): Kamil Grabara – Joakim Maehle, Kostas Koulierakis, Denis Vavro, Kilian Fischer – Mohamed Amoura, Yannick Gerhardt, Maximilian Arnold, Bence Dardai, Tiago Tomas – Jonas Wind.
Borussia Monchengladbach (4-3-3): Moritz Nicolas – Lukas Ullrich, Nico Elvedi, Ko Itakura, Joe Scally – Philipp Sander, Julian Weigl, Rocco Reitz – Robin Hack, Tim Kleindienst, Alassane Plea.
The starting lineup for each team in their previous match in this tournament is indicated.
Wolfsburg
In the last round, the club defeated Hoffenheim (1-0). Ralph Hasenhüttl's side has lost only twice in their last nine Bundesliga matches (5 wins, 2 draws). Wolfsburg is in 10th place in the league standings, with only a three-point gap from the European competition zone, while their closest pursuer, Borussia Monchengladbach, trails only by goal difference. Notably, the club has conceded 18 goals in home games in the Bundesliga 2024/25 season – only Hoffenheim and Holstein Kiel have worse records (20).
Forward Tiago Tomas will miss the match due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
- Wolfsburg has not won in 7 of their last 9 home matches in this tournament (2 draws, 5 losses).
- At least three goals have been scored in 8 of the team's last 10 home league matches.
- The club has conceded at least twice in 7 of their last 9 home Bundesliga matches.
Borussia Monchengladbach
In Matchday 16, Gerardo Seoane's side lost to Bayern Munich (0-1). The team has lost only twice in their last 10 league matches (5 wins, 3 draws). The club is in 11th place in the standings, but the gap from the European competition zone is only three points. Notably, Borussia has conceded only nine goals in away matches this Bundesliga season – the same record as Bayern Munich and Hoffenheim.
- The team has not scored more than one goal in 5 of their last 6 away league matches.
- Borussia has not lost with a handicap (+1) in 5 of their last 7 away matches in this tournament (4 wins, 1 draw).
- No more than three goals have been scored in 6 of the club's last 7 away matches in this tournament.
Wolfsburg vs. Borussia Monchengladbach: Match Prediction
Wolfsburg does not face issues in attack during home matches and regularly finds the net – the club has scored in their last 18 home league matches. However, the team often makes defensive mistakes – Ralph Hasenhüttl's side has conceded in 8 of their last 9 home Bundesliga matches. During this period, Wolfsburg kept a clean sheet only against Union Berlin (1-0), a team with modest scoring ability.
Borussia's defense does not seem solid either – the team has conceded in 13 of their last 15 away league matches. However, Gerardo Seoane's side looks better in attack – the club has scored in 4 of their last 5 away Bundesliga matches. Notably, both teams scored in 5 of the last 6 head-to-head matches at Wolfsburg's ground in the league. I expect the upcoming game to be no exception. My prediction: Both teams to score – yes
