Wolfsburg v Hoffenheim

• A point would all but guarantee Hoffenheim’s safety in the Bundesliga this season. They are five points clear of 16th-placed Heidenheim with two games to go, and have a better goal difference (-18 to -27).

• Wolfsburg have failed to replicate their strong away form at home, possessing the league’s 4th best away record, but the 5th worst home record.

• Wolfsburg have recorded six losses and two draws in their last eight.

• Despite winning the xG contest in five of their last eight, Hoffenheim have picked up just six points over this period.

With both sides having endured disappointing campaigns, there’s little to play for at the Volkswagen Arena on Friday, although a point would all but guarantee safety for the visitors, who have competed in the top flight in every season since earning promotion in 2008.

This season, however, they remain separated from the drop zone by just five points, although a goal-difference advantage of nine goals also works in their favour.

In all reality, we’re highly likely to see Hoffenheim remain in the top flight next season, given Heidenheim would have to win both their remaining games to condemn them to a relegation play-off.

The hosts have also not been on par this season and currently sit in 12th position with just 39 points.

Should they remain in this position, it would be the third time in four seasons that Wolfsburg finished 12th. They have not finished lower than 12th since their second of two consecutive 16th place finishes in 2017/18.

⭐ Wolfsburg v Hoffenheim Predictions and Best Bets

Backing Hoffenheim to win or draw at 1.62 looks like excellent value given the discrepancies in form, as detailed in the next section. Wolfsburg have been awful at home this season, boasting the league’s 4th best away record, but the 5th worst home record (just three wins out of 16).

That said, Wolfsburg do tend to get off on the front foot, and they’ve been generously priced to score first at 1.73. Hasenhüttl’s men have taken an early lead in 41% of league games to date, compared to Hoffenheim’s mere 28%. If Wolfsburg take the lead, the in-play price of Hoffenheim Double Chance could become very appealing given the hosts' poor home record.

🟢 Little Relief for Wolfsburg Towards the End of the Season

Having endured a mixed campaign, things certainly haven’t got any brighter for Wolfsburg, who have recorded six losses and two draws in their last eight.

Previous to that, they enjoyed an impressive seven-game unbeaten run, scoring in six and only failing to do so in their 0-0 stalemate against Leverkusen.

Defensive issues have been prominent for Hasenhüttl’s side, with Wolfsburg having failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 12 games. Over the course of the entire season, they’ve managed no more than five across 32 matches.

🔵 Hoffenheim Struggling to Translate Dominance into Points

Hoffenheim have managed to avoid defeat in seven of their last 11 league games, with most of those clashes coming against tougher opponents than Wolfsburg. 

Last time out, a stunning 4-4 spectacle against Borussia Mönchengladbach kept viewers entertained, with Hoffenheim conceding a late equaliser despite having been the stronger of the two sides.

This wasn’t the only game in which Hoffenheim have been unable to make their advantage count, with them picking up just six points from their last eight games, despite accumulating more expected goals than their opponents in five of these matches.

📊 Wolfsburg v Hoffenheim Head-to-Head Key Stats

Wolfsburg have typically had the upper hand in this clash, winning four of the last six showings, with one draw and one loss also featuring across the period.

Since Hasenhüttl took over, he’s faced Hoffenheim twice, winning both matches: 3-0 in the league and 1-0 in the DFB Pokal.

Christian Ilzer was at the helm on both occasions, having only joined Hoffenheim 10 games into this Bundesliga season.

He’s offered little cause for enthusiasm, with his points per game average of 1.0 providing a negligible improvement on Matarazzo’s 0.9 in the earlier stages of the campaign.

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