Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th January 2025

Wolfsburg should be highly motivated for the task ahead in round 18 of the Bundesliga campaign, when they take on League-leaders Bayern Munich. With little to lose, they have their eyes fixed on an upset at Allianz Arena this coming Saturday.

Bayern Munich enjoy the view from the top of the table with 42 points after 17 matches. Wolfsburg find themselves positioned as number 7 in the Bundesliga with 27 points following 17 rounds.

Although Wolfsburg trail Bayern Munich by double digits, beating the Bundesliga leaders could hand them a serious confidence boost.

Before their upcoming match in the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich are performing absolutely brilliant, when it comes to goal scoring. In the past ten outings, they performed a formidable average of 2.9 goals per game. An awe-inspiring total of 29 goals. They let six goals slip in, which creates an average of 0.6 per game. During this run they fought their way to six clean sheets.

Wolfsburg scored 23 goals, conceded 13 and held on for a clean sheet in three of their last ten matches.

Bayern Munich go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-0 and 3-2 the last two times they played Wolfsburg.

Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg Prediction

Bayern Munich Form

In their last three outings, Bayern Munich won 5-1 against RB Leipzig, beat Borussia Moenchengladbach by 0-1 and hammered Hoffenheim 5-0. Bayern Munich have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent Bundesliga matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 24 while conceding three goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the Bundesliga across the last six games.

Wolfsburg Form

In their last three matches, Wolfsburg lost against Borussia Dortmund by 1-3, beat Hoffenheim by 0-1 winning 5-1 against Borussia Moenchengladbach. Wolfsburg came through their last six away games in the Bundesliga with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 14 and conceded six.

Bayern Munich should be too strong at Allianz Arena to drop any points against Wolfsburg, and combining the home win with over 2.5 goals looks the value bet.

Bayern Munich won five matches, scored 24 goals and conceded nine in their last eight games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. This earned them 17 points. Wolfsburg took seven points from their last eight games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won two, scored 21 goals and conceded 22. Bayern Munich lost just once so far this season in the Bundesliga and after 17 games played they recorded 13 wins and three draws Wolfsburg have a record of eight wins, three draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg Squads

Bayern Munich Squad

The 38-year-old coach of the home team, Vincent Kompany, will select the lineup against Wolfsburg from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Daniel Peretz (0/3), Manuel Neuer (0/13), Sven Ulreich (0/1), Adam Aznou (0/1), Alphonso Davies (1/15), Dayot Upamecano (2/15), Eric Dier (0/8), Hiroki Ito (0/0), Joshua Kimmich (1/17), Josip Stanisic (0/0), Min-Jae Kim (1/16), Raphael Guerreiro (1/13), Sacha Boey (0/6), Tarek Buchmann (0/0), Aleksandar Pavlovic (1/10), Jamal Musiala (9/14), Joao Palhinha (0/8), Konrad Laimer (1/14), Leon Goretzka (1/12), Leroy Sane (5/13), Noel Aseko-Nkili (0/0), Harry Kane (16/15), Kingsley Coman (3/15), Mathys Tel (0/8), Michael Olise (5/17), Serge Gnabry (3/11), Thomas Muller (1/17).

Wolfsburg Squad

Below is the full team squad of Wolfsburg. The manager Hasenhuettl will pick his starting XI against Bayern Munich from these players:

Kamil Grabara (0/17), Marius Mueller (0/0), Niklas Klinger (0/0), Pavao Pervan (0/0), David Odogu (0/0), Denis Vavro (1/13), Joakim Maehle (3/12), Kilian Fischer (0/17), Konstantinos Koulierakis (0/15), Mathys Angely (0/0), Rogerio (0/0), Sebastiaan Bornauw (2/9), Aster Vranckx (0/5), Bence Dardai (1/9), Bennit Broeger (0/0), Jakub Kaminski (0/13), Kevin Paredes (0/0), Lovro Majer (2/4), Mattias Svanberg (2/10), Maximilian Arnold (2/16), Patrick Wimmer (0/14), Salih Oezcan (0/11), Yannick Gerhardt (1/15), Bartosz Bialek (0/0), Jonas Wind (7/15), Kevin Behrens (1/9), Lukas Nmecha (2/7), Mohamed Amoura (6/15), Tiago Tomas (5/16).

Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg Team News

Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg Lineups

Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg H2H

Bayern Munich go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-0 and 3-2 the last two times they played Wolfsburg. In the last ten encounters between these two clubs, Bayern Munich have been utterly dominant with a formidable nine wins against Wolfsburg. To continue their domination, the best betting odds with the bookies are at 2/11.

Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg Results

The past ten matches between Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals on Saturday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 3/10 with the bookies.

Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Leroy Sane brings great form to the table, as he is now on four goals in six games. Surely, Bayern Munich will start him against Wolfsburg, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Jonas Wind, who notched up four goals in his past six games.

Bayern Munich won eight of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing one as well. Wolfsburg won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost two in this run. It is a tough one to call who gets to draw first blood on Saturday. Bayern Munich managed to open the scoring in no less than eight of their previous 10 league games at home. Wolfsburg have been equally quick to get off the mark, scoring the opener in seven of their last 10 away games.

Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened six times. Bayern Munich managed an average of 2.8 goals, while Wolfsburg averaged one goal a game. Bayern Munich saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Wolfsburg, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.6 times goals per game.