Bayern Munich will kick off their highly anticipated Bundesliga campaign this Sunday with a match against Wolfsburg, as they look to rebound from a disappointing 2023/24 season.
All eyes of course will be on manager Vincent Kompany, who takes over from Thomas Tuchel in the hot seat, and enters this season with high expectations from all those involved in the Bayern Munich camp.
Not all is doom and gloom going into this season for the German giants as there’s a general feeling that they are much stronger now than last season and they enjoyed a good pre-season with back-to-back victories against Spurs and Grasshoppers, who they gave a four-nil thumping.
How the bookies view it: Visitors to get off to a flyer
The bookmakers are strong in their opinion that Bayern Munich should leave with all three points. With that said, there isn't much value to be had a 4/9 with Betfred.
The home side come into this fixture as the clear outsiders at 11/2 with the draw currently marked up as large as 15/4.
Head to head: Clear advantage for the Bavarians
Bayern Munich hold a good record in against Wolfsburg, who are seeking their fifth win in 54 meetings against the Bavarian side. Munich are unbeaten in their last 20 meetings with Wolfsburg and it should end with the visitors taking all three points.
Players to watch: Harry Kane leading the way again
Bayern Munich have plenty of players that catch the eye, none other than Harry Kane who netted a total of 36 goals last season. Another player to watch out for would have to be new boy Michael Olise, who signed from the Premier League side Crystal Palace in the summer and scored recently in Bayern Munich's friendly with Grasshoppers.
Wolfsburg also have players who can cause the German giants problems, like Jonas Wind who plays as a forward and who hit the net 12 times last year whilst also racking up 8 assists.
Predicted lineups:
Wolfsburg are dealing with many injuries at the moment and they'll have to manage without Mohamed Amoura, Mathys Angely, Rogerio, David Odogu, Kevin Behrens, Lukas Nmecha, Kevin Paredes, Bartosz Bialek, Joakim Maehle, and Aster Vranckx.
Meanwhile, Bayern Munich are without injured Daniel Peretz, Tarek Buchmann, Josip Stanisic, Hiroki Ito, Arijon Ibrahimovic, and Leroy Sane.
Wolfsburg: Grabara, Lacroix, Bornauw, Zesiger, Baku, Svanberg, Arnold, Kaminski, Wimmer, Majer, Wind
Bayern Munich: Neuer, Boey, Kim, Upamecano, Davies, Kimmich, Palhinha, Olise, Musiala, Tel, Kane
Anything else catch the eye?
The last five meetings between these sides in which Wolfsburg have been at home have seen over 2.5 goals land and a Bayern Munich win.
Backing Bayern Munich and over 2.5 match goals at 20/23 with Betfred looks the value play instead of the straight Bayern win.
With that said, I've opted for the new boy Michael Olise to hit the net anytime at 2/1 odds.
This German Bundesliga match between Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich will be played on Aug 25, 2024 and kick off at 14:30. Check below for our tipsters best Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munich prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
