Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munich - prediction, team news, lineups

Bayern Munich volition anticipation to lick their Champions League wounds with a triumph successful the Bundesliga against Wolfsburg, who volition invited them to Volkswagen Arena on Saturday.

The Bundesliga has already been won by Bayern, who person 83 points heading into the penultimate weekend, portion 16th-placed Wolfsburg are successful the relegation playoff spot with conscionable 26 points.

Match preview

Wolfsburg's concern is dire fixed the nine are present six points adrift of safety, and they are presently level connected points with 17th-placed St Pauli.

The Wolves volition question to look St Pauli connected May 16 successful matchweek 34, and boss Dieter Hecking volition anticipation that his team's extremity quality vantage of 3 is not wiped retired by Bayern earlier that clash.

That fearfulness is justifiable considering Saturday's hosts were beaten 8-1 by Bayern astatine Allianz Arena successful January, and they person conceded astatine slightest 3 goals successful 5 of their past 7 location encounters with the Bavarians.

Wolfsburg were held to a 1-1 stalemate by Freiburg connected May 3, and that extended their unbeaten streak to 3 games - 2 draws and 1 triumph - and they scored 3 goals and conceded doubly successful those matches.

While the Wolves person improved of late, the nine are without triumph successful 7 seven league fixtures at Volkswagen Arena, and they experienced losses 5 times successful that stretch.

Bayern Munich were dumped retired of the Champions League connected Wednesday, drawing 1-1 astatine Allianz Arena with Paris Saint-Germain, meaning they were beaten 6-5 connected aggregate.

Few tin reason that Vincent Kompany's broadside did not play their portion successful what was 1 of the top semi-final ties successful modern European history, but it volition inactive beryllium disappointing that his broadside were mostly nullified by PSG until second-half stoppage time.

Harry Kane's 94th-minute extremity prevented the squad from losing against the French side, though it was the archetypal clip successful 12 games that the Bavarians failed to people much than once.

The gully besides extended their winless agelong to 3 matches successful each competitions, with the nine needing a 110th-minute equaliser from Michael Olise against Heidenheim connected May 2 to gully 3-3 successful their astir caller league outing.

Bayern should beryllium credited for their immense distant performances considering they person triumphed successful 14 of their past 17 clashes connected their travels, and their lone decision successful that clip was against PSG successful precocious April.

Kompany volition beryllium alarmed by the information his players person picked the shot retired of their ain nett 17 times successful their past 7 matches, conceding 3 oregon much goals connected 4 occasions.

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Team News

Wolfsburg midfielder Christian Eriksen has been cardinal to the team's improved signifier of late, with the Dane moving good with Patrick Wimmer and Vinicius Souza, the second of whom should beryllium disposable contempt an wounded scare against Freiburg.

Mohamed El Amine Amoura is the club's starring scorer this play successful the Bundesliga (eight), but considering the guardant was benched against Freiburg, Hecking could opt for a beforehand 2 of Dzenan Pejcinovic and Adam Daghim connected Saturday.

Bayern Munich volition astir surely marque respective changes from the squad that were eliminated from the Champions League connected Wednesday, with Jonas Urbig a campaigner to regenerate Manuel Neuer successful goal.

The shot-stopper could beryllium stationed down cardinal defenders Kim Min-jae and Hiroki Ito, and the 2 centre-backs volition anticipation for extortion from Leon Goretzka and Bara Ndiaye successful midfield.

Though Harry Kane whitethorn request to beryllium rested pursuing his exploits connected Wednesday, the striker volition privation to respond successful emphatic fashion, meaning Nicolas Jackson volition apt person to settee for a spot connected the bench.

Wolfsburg imaginable starting lineup:

Grabara; Belocian, Vavro, Koulierakis; Kumbedi, Wimmer, Souza, Eriksen, Maehle; Pejcinovic, Daghim

Bayern Munich imaginable starting lineup:

Urbig; Stanisic, Kim, Ito, Davies; Goretzka, Ndiaye; Karl, Guerreiro, Diaz; Jackson

We say: Wolfsburg 2-5 Bayern Munich

There whitethorn beryllium immoderate scope for Wolfsburg to wounded Bayern, particularly if the visitors cannot shingle the disappointment of European elimination.

However, Kompany possesses a heavy squad, and the starting lineup should inactive person capable prime successful it to comfortably spot past the Wolves.

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