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VfL Wolfsburg – Eintracht Frankfurt
On Sunday evening, a special highlight awaits Bundesliga fans before the weekend is over. In Lower Saxony, a real top match will take place at 17:30 on matchday 23. VfL Wolfsburg will then receive Eintracht from Frankfurt. Although the two teams are neighbours in the table, they are separated by a total of five points.
VfL Wolfsburg’s start to the season was rather mixed, but coach Niko Kovač and his team have now found their way back to success. The Wolves have now celebrated six Bundesliga victories in a row. After four Bundesliga games in a row without a win, the VfL managed another 2-0 victory in Cologne the previous week.
The SGE have not yet won a single away game in 2023. Eintracht also lost 2-1 at RB Leipzig the previous week. Nevertheless, Frankfurt are still in sixth place in the Bundesliga and have not yet written off qualification for the Champions League. Find out in our Wolfsburg vs. Frankfurt betting tips whether Eintracht will get their first away treble of the new year on Sunday.
Wolfsburg – Frankfurt Info
– Date & Time: 05.03.2023, 17:30 Uhr
– Venue: Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
– Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 23
– TV broadcast: DAZN
Wolfsburg Form & Balance Check
Despite a poor start to the season, coach Niko Kovač’s team steadily improved and at one point even managed an impressive run of ten games without defeat. However, this streak came to an end at the end of January when the Wolves suffered a bitter 2-1 defeat against Werder Bremen. As a result, VfL did not win any of the following three games in the league.
Last weekend, however, the Wolves turned the tables again. In the away match in Cologne, the VfL won 2:0, and now the Lower Saxons want to build on this success against Frankfurt. Wolfsburg are still in seventh place in the table. After a year’s abstinence, the Wolves are looking to qualify for European business again.
Dauerbrenner Arnold
A goal scorer last weekend was also Maximilian Arnold. The 28-year-old is still very young in a league comparison with his position as captain of the team. Only Bremen’s Marco Friedl is even younger than the captain of the Wolfsburg team. However, this fits in with the squad design of the Lower Saxons. With an average age of 24.4 years per game, VfL field the second-youngest team in the Bundesliga.
But despite his comparatively young age, Maximilian Arnold is an absolute identification figure for the club. Wolfsburg’s number 27 has been part of the professional team for over eleven years and also played for the Wolves in his youth. The midfielder impresses above all with his consistency. In the last nine seasons, Arnold has always played at least 27 games for VfL in the league.
Wolfsburg facts & analysis
– Only one win in last six competitive matches.
– Fifth best offence and defence in the league
– Currently seventh in the league
Frankfurt form & balance check
Eintracht Frankfurt are once again mixing it up at the top end of the Bundesliga table this season and have even successfully met the challenge of the double burden of the Champions League so far. Under the leadership of coach Oliver Glasner, the team is currently in impressive form and stands in sixth place in the table, just four points behind fourth-placed RB Leipzig.
However, the SGE did not always prove its strength in recent games. For example, Eintracht were beaten 2-0 by SSC Napoli in the Champions League the Tuesday before last and also suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat to Leipzig in the Bundesliga’s top game the week before.
Solid support
Goalkeeper Kevin Trapp has been a safe bench in the Hesse goal for several years. The Merzig-born goalkeeper joined Eintracht in 2012 and has been back in the Main metropolis since 2019 after a three-year stay in Paris. It is only in the national team that Frankfurt’s number 1 is usually unable to get past Manuel Neuer and Marc-André ter Stegen. Trapp thus only made six international appearances.
The 32-year-old has also made several outstanding saves for the SGE so far this season. In total, the 1.93m man has made five nil saves so far this season. With 31 goals conceded so far, Frankfurt have one of the most stable defences in the Bundesliga.
Frankfurt facts & analysis
– Fourth best offence in the league.
– Currently sixth in the Bundesliga
– Still without a win away from home in 2023
Predicted lineup – last update on March 4, 2023
VfL Wolfsburg will again play in their usual 4-3-3 on Sunday. Captain Maximilian Arnold will play the central role in midfield in front of the defence. Lukas Nmecha is likely to return to the squad after missing the match against Cologne due to illness. Otherwise, coach Niko Kovač has all the players in the professional squad at his disposal.
Eintracht will again start in their 3-4-2-1 against VfL Wolfsburg. Mario Götze will return to the starting eleven after overcoming adductor complaints. Djibril Sow will miss Sunday’s game with a yellow suspension. In his place, captain Rode will probably start again. In addition, the Eagles will be without Junior Dina Ebimbe due to injury.
Wolfsburg – Frankfurt direct comparison & Statistics
In the 47 meetings between the two sides so far, Eintracht Frankfurt have recorded just ten wins against VfL Wolfsburg, while the Wolves have walked away victorious 23 times. The first leg in September was won 1-0 by VfL thanks to a goal from Maxence Lacroix.
– Frankfurt have won only two of their last nine games against Wolfsburg
– When Wolfsburg lead 1-0 in home games, they win 75% of matches
– Did you know that Wolfsburg score 28% of their goals between the 76-90 minute?
– Frankfurt have failed to score in two of their eleven away games in the Bundesliga this season
