A decade ago, this was one of the most interesting rivalries in the Bundesliga. It took a while but Wolfsburg are once again close to the top have the capacity to make Bayern Munich sweat.
The Bavarians continued their charge to the title with a routine win over Hoffenheim and have extra time to rest ahead of the Wolfsburg game. It's back-to-back home action for Bayern Munich, which is a bonus in this tight schedule.
Should we even speak about their home form? Bayern Munich only lost twice at home throughout the entire 2024, once to Dortmund in the previous season, and once to Bayer Leverkusen for the DFB Pokal. In the new season, they have seven wins and a draw in the Bundesliga, including a 27:4 goal difference. Only three teams managed to get past their defence so far.
Well, the Bavarians are an open book and we will now focus on the visitors. Early in the season, it seemed like Wolfsburg would be fighting for their place in the league. But the Wolves turned it all around in November and December, winning six of their last eight Bundesliga games.
More importantly, their goal-scoring has improved immensely and Wolfsburg are now one of the highest-scoring teams in the league. Just like Bayern Munich, they won their last match by scoring five goals.
How the bookies view it: Always the same odds
Seeing 3/20 for Bayern Munich may surprise you, given Wolfsburg's recent form. However, we should point out here that they have never won a game at Allianz Arena, hence the 14/1 odds. Alternatively, you can also pick the draw at 13/2.
Recent head to head: Wolfsburg last won a decade ago
As you can probably tell from the headline, this rivalry has been extremely one-sided, although the games between them often are some of the best in the season. And like we previously mentioned, Wolfsburg have never won away at Bayern in 31 attempts.
Most recently, the teams met in the opening game of this campaign and Bayern went home with the three points after 2-3 away. This marked their ninth win in the last 10 H2Hs.
Players to watch: Kane, the penalty-taker
Leroy Sane finally had a positive game, after going through his slowest season start in years. He scored a brace within 48 minutes against Hoffenheim.
Otherwise, penalties have become a regularity in Bayern Munich's games and there is only one penalty-taker – Harry Kane. Five of his last seven league goals came from the spot and we would put our money on him to score again.
Probable line-ups
Bayern Munich: Neuer, Davies, Kim, Upamecano, Laimer, Kimmich, Goretzka, Olise, Musiala, Sane, Kane
Wolfsburg: Grabara, Fischer, Vavro, Koulierakis, Maehle, Dardai, Arnold, Amoura, Gerhardt, Wimmer, Tomas
Anything else catch the eye?
Other than the fact that Bayern won almost every H2H in recent years, we should really be looking at the goal markets for this clash. Eight of the last 10 games between them ended with Over 2.5 goals.
Only six out of 10 had both teams scoring but we like this option because Wolfsburg are much better now than a few months ago. They score an average of over 2.0 goals per match and already scored twice against Bayern in the reverse fixture.
Additionally, opt for a penalty in the match if your bookie has this market available. Bayern Munich received one in back-to-back games and the last match with Wolfsburg also featured a pen.
This German Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg will be played on Jan 18, 2025 and kick off at 14:30. Check below for our tipsters best Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
