Friday 22/09/2014, 20:30, Germany Bundesliga, Round 1, Bayern Munchen vs Wolfsburg
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Bayern Munchen lost two games in a row and despite the fact that both of them were friendly matches, allowing two goals each time, affected their morale. Losing in the opening round against Wolfsburg would only make matters worse and coach Guardiola is not going to take many chances. The visitors are usually a high scoring team, but over the last couple of weeks they allowed plenty of goals and will focus mostly on the defense tonight.
Bayern Munchen vs Wolfsburg Odds
Bayern Munchen 1.25, Draw 6.70, Wolfsburg 10.75
Bayern Munchen vs Wolfsburg Tips
Bayern Munchen is the team that is expected to dominate the match from the first minute and it is very likely that it will use the aggressive 3-4-3 starting formation. Muller, Lewandowski and Gotze played together in the last cup match and there is a good chance for all of them to feature tonight in the first 11.
Two of them scored last round, but the opponents were a mediocre team from the lower divisions, which was more concerned about defending for 90 min. Wolfsburg is unlikely to resort to an aggressive strategy on the road, knowing that this will present the hosts with numerous opportunities to score.
They tried something similar in the three friendly games played over the last two months and the results were catastrophic. Opponents scored a combined 11 goals, while they only managed five and it comes as no surprise that two of those matches ended in defeat. Drawing on the road and eventually winning at penalty shootout against Darmstadt comes only as a pale consolation, because this is not a top team.
At least on paper, the visitors have a strong offensive setup, with Olic and Bendtner being very likely to play together. The Croat is 34-year-old and unlikely to stay on the pitch for both halves, so if the hosts fail to score in the first half it is very likely that Wolfsburg will only use one striker in the last 45 min.
Key Facts
- Bayern Munchen scored a single goal in the last two games and lost the Super Cup to Borussia Dortmund
- Bayern Munchen has a crushing head to head record, having won 19 of the 20 home games against Wolfsburg
Bayern Munchen vs Wolfsburg Prediction
Even though the hosts have a clear advantage when it comes to head to head fixtures, odds of 1.20 for Bayern Munchen to prevail are ridiculously low.
A better choice would be to bet on fewer than 3.5 goals to be scored at 1.90 with Pinnacle Sports. The visitors will make it their top priority now to allow an early goal and will not take many chances even if the hosts manage to score once in the first half.
Bet: Under 3.5 goals @ 1.90 with Pinnacle Sports
