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VfL Wolfsburg vs. Hertha BSC
This weekend sees the second matchday in the Bundesliga after the winter break. With the duel between VfL Wolfsburg and Hertha BSC, we can expect a very special match in which a lot is at stake. Wolfsburg are the league’s weakest team in terms of form and could soon be rid of Florian Kohfeldt, while Hertha have also not yet reached the desired level under Tayfun Korkut. Kick-off is at 15:30 on Saturday at the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg, you can find our prediction in the following Wolfsburg vs Hertha tip.
Wolfsburg have slipped down to 14th place after their sporting slump. Only 20 points from 18 games are the Wolves’ weak record, and the lead over the relegation places is currently only two measly points. The upcoming opponents from Berlin are one point ahead and are also in the midst of the relegation battle. Both could collect important points with a win and also push a direct competitor deeper into the abyss.
Wolfsburg – Hertha Info
– Date & Time: 15.01.2022, 15:30 hrs.
– Venue: VW-Arena (Wolfsburg)
– Competition: Bundesliga, 19th matchday
– TV broadcast: Live on Sky Sport
Wolfsburg Form & Balance Check
VfL Wolfsburg continue to be in free fall. This is causing a kind of déjà vu in the Autostadt, as they had already experienced this under Mark van Bommel. At the start of the season, VfL won four matches in a row and even climbed to first place for a while, but then fell into a crisis of form. After the change from van Bommel to Kohfeldt, things went similarly well in the first few games, but a sporting slump followed. The Wolves have currently lost eight games in a row, which also led to their elimination from the Champions League.
Bochum sends Wolfsburg deeper into the crisis
Even Kohfeldt seems to have quickly lost this team – after the first successes. VfL is only a shadow of its former self, nothing reminds of the so strong and consistent Wolfsburg team that reached the Champions League last season. In the second-round opener in Bochum, they provided further proof of this. For long stretches, the Wolves were without a goal of their own and conceded the golden goal of the day through Pantovic. In the end, the 0:1 defeat was the sixth league defeat in a row.
Wolfsburg facts & analysis
– 14th place in the Bundesliga
– Last lost 0:1 in Bochum
– 8 compulsory game defeat in a row
Hertha form & balance check
The first interim balance sheet of Tayfun Korkut as the new Hertha coach is mixed. The successor to Pal Dardai brings a breath of fresh air in terms of football with a more offensive approach, but this is too rarely implemented profitably. Although Hertha have scored eight goals in the five games under Korkut, they have only managed two victories. The statistics also show two defeats and one draw. The Berliners seem to be on a good path, but they lack time, which the team may need to further develop.
Weak start against Cologne
The 3-1 defeat in the second-round opener against Cologne was a disappointing step backwards. Before the winter break, Hertha had still kept up with the great BVB at the Olympiastadion, turning a 0:1 deficit into a sensational 3:2 victory. But against Cologne, the Berliners were only in the game for 20 minutes before they radically weakened. Modeste and ex-Hertha man Duda took advantage after half an hour for a lightning double strike. Hertha came close again through Darida, but Thielmann put the lid on it in injury time.
Hertha facts & analysis
– Rank 13 in the Bundesliga
– Last lost 1:3 against Cologne
– 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw under Korkut
Predicted line-up – last update on 13 January 2022
For Wolfsburg, only the long-term injured Lukas Nmecha, Otavio and Schlager are certain to miss out. Kohfeldt hopes for the return of Vranckx and Hertha loanee Lukebakio, who were recently infected with Corona. Steffen could replace Waldschmidt, who was enormously weak in Bochum, while Roussillon, Philipp and Felix Nmecha are other starting options. Hertha will have to do without Serdar and Boateng, who are suspended with yellow card, and Boyata, Belfodil and Jovetic are also questionable. Plattenhardt is an alternative for the starting line-up.
Wolfsburg – Hertha direct comparison & Statistics
There have been 56 duels between VfL Wolfsburg and Hertha BSC so far, 45 of them in the Bundesliga. The overall balance is almost completely even. Wolfsburg have won 20 games so far, Hertha 21, and there have also been 15 draws. The first leg was won 2-1 by the Wolves, while last season Wolfsburg won one match and drew one.
– Both teams lost their last match in the Bundesliga.
– The most common result between VfL Wolfsburg and Hertha BSC is 2-1. 7 matches ended like this.
– The average number of goals scored in a clash between VfL Wolfsburg and Hertha BSC is 2.6.
– The average number of goals scored in the first half in matches between VfL Wolfsburg and Hertha BSC is 0.8.
– The comparisons between the two clubs last season: 2-0 (home to VfL Wolfsburg) and 1-1 (home to Hertha BSC).
– The first leg ended 2-1 for VfL Wolfsburg.
