VfL Wolfsburg is hosting Eintracht Frankfurt at Volkswagen Arena in round 5 of the German Bundesliga. Wolfsburg is in excellent form, they have 4 wins in Bundesliga, and they have conceded only 1 goal so far. Eintracht is far away from the team they were last season, they are still without a win so far this season, and they are barely scoring goals.
Wolfsburg is undefeated in their last 6 games, they have 4 straight wins in Bundesliga, while they got a positive result in the Champions League against Lille on the road earlier this week. Overall, Wolfsburg is probably the best team in Bundesliga so far, their defense has been outstanding, but I think they will need more offense if they want to keep up with Bayern. In their last game in Bundesliga last weekend, Wolfsburg was playing against Furth on the road, and they were great with 71% of ball possession, 3 shots on goal, 5 corner kicks, 2 big chances created, and 84% of the correct passes. With 1 scored goal in each half, Wolfsburg has won this game 0-2. Nmecha and Weghorst have each scored 2 goals for Wolfsburg so far this season. I love seeing a smaller team at the top of Bundesliga, and Wolfsburg definitely deserves to be there, and I hope they can keep going because it will make a season a lot more interesting.
Eintracht is the complete opposite of Wolfsburg at the start of this season, and they are still without a win so far. Eintracht has 1 loss and 3 draws in their first 4 games, and they have added a draw against Fenerbahce in the Europa League as well. Eintracht has had 57% of ball possession in that match, 3 shots on goal, 3 corner kicks, 1 big chance created, and 75% of the correct passes. Eintracht conceded a goal in the 10th minute, but they were able to tie the score in the 41st minute. In the 92nd minute, Eintracht has conceded a penalty, but their goalkeeper saved it, and 1-1 was the final score. Eintracht is in low 16th place with only 3 points, and their offense which was terrorizing most of the teams last season is basically non-existent at this point. Hauge has scored 2 goals for Eintracht, and he is their leading goalscorer. Rode is the only injured player for Eintracht. This is still a good team, they are creating a solid number of chances, but their efficiency is really low.
Wolfsburg hasn’t lost any of their last 6 games, while Eintracht hasn’t won any of their last 6 games. Wolfsburg is in much better form, they are playing well on both ends, and the price we are getting them for is great. I’m taking Wolfsburg at home.