WOL vs BAY Dream11 Tips for Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munich Bundesliga Fixtures 17 April

WOL vs BAY Dream11: Wolfsburg welcomes the reigning champions, Bayern Munich, to the Volkswagen Arena for a Bundesliga fixture. After a great season so far, Wolfsburg is currently in 3rd place but lost a 7-goal thriller to Frankfurt last week. They find themselves in 3rd place, 1 point off 4th and 6 points off 2nd. After a disappointing exit from the Champions League, Bayern Munich will completely turn their attention to winning the league. They are 5 points clear on top but face a very tricky side this game week. They will also rue missed opportunities after a disappointing 1-1 draw to Union Berlin during their last game.

Date: 17th April, Saturday
Kick-Off: 7 pm (IST)
Venue: Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg

Bundesliga Table: Wolfsburg is in 3rd place with Bayern Munich in 1st.

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Recent Form
Wolfsburg: LWWWL
Bayern Munich: WWLDW

Head-to-Head (last 5 meetings):
Wolfsburg – 0
Draw – 0
Bayern Munich – 5

WOL vs BAY Today Match Prediction Details

Wolfsburg News

Injury Report and Unavailability:

• Joshua Guilavogui is out until next month with a groin injury.
• Renato Steffen has a ligament injury and will continue to remain unavailable.
• Maximilian Arnold picked up his 5th yellow card against Frankfurt and will be suspended for this fixture.

Expected Changes and Strategy:

• Oliver Glasner should start with the same side that faced Frankfurt last week.
• They will lineup in a 4-2-3-1 with Yannick Gerhardt dropping to the double pivot with Maximilian Philipp starting in attacking midfield.

Wolfsburg Starting XI (likely)

Koen Casteels (GK)
Kevin Mbabu
Maxence Lacroix
John Anthony Brooks
Jerome Roussillon
Xaver Schlager
Yannick Gerhardt
Ridle Baku
Maximilian Philipp
Josip Brekalo
Wout Weghorst

Bayern Munich News

Injury Report and Unavailability:

• Bayern have a long injury list with Robert Lewandowski, Serge Gnabry, Leon Goretzka and Douglas Costa all out injured.
• Corentin Tolisso is a long-term injury and will not feature in this fixture.
• Defender, Niklas Sule, has a thigh injury and is sidelined for this game.

Expected Changes and Strategy:

• Hansi Flick will be forced into selecting almost the same side that got knocked out to PSG in midweek.
• David Alaba should drop back into defence with Javi Martinez likely to get the nod for this game.

Bayern Munich Starting XI (likely)

Manuel Neuer (GK)
Benjamin Pavard
Jerome Boateng
David Alaba
Alphonso Davies
Joshua Kimmich
Javier Martinez
Leroy Sane
Thomas Muller
Kingsley Coman
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting

Fantasy Football Tips

Captain Options

Thomas Muller – With Robert Lewandowski out, the mantle is on Muller to carry on with Bayern’s attack. He has 10 goals and 16 assists in the Bundesliga this season while creating a mighty 94 chances. Muller has succeeded in 70% of his attempted dribbles while converting 10 of his 13 shots on target.

Wout Weghorst – One of Wolfsburg’s most lucrative players, Wout Weghorst has 25 goal contributions (18 goals and 7 assists) in the league this season. He has created 43 chances and while pulling off 43 shots on target, with 62% of his shots being on target. The Dutchman has been in fine form with 4 goals and 4 assists in his last 5 games.

Differential Pick

Joshua Kimmich – Despite playing in a midfield double pivot, Kimmich has a very high offensive output. He has 12 goal contributions (2 goals and 10 assists) in the Bundesliga this season and has created 63 chances, with 53 of them being key passes. The German international has completed an impressive 81% of his attempted dribbles, whipping in 44 accurate crosses and also maintaining a pass accuracy of 88%. Now with Kimmich playing alongside a defensive player in Javi Garcia or David Alaba, he will have the license to attack more and cause damage to the Wolfsburg midfield.

WOL vs BAY Dream 11 Teams

Goalkeeper – Neuer
Defenders – Mbabu, Roussillon, Pavard, Davies
Midfielders – Kimmich, Sane, Baku
Forwards – Muller (C), Choupo-Moting, Weghorst (VC)

Likely Winner:

The WOL vs BAY Today Match Prediction will be a tough one to predict as even though Bayern are the league leaders, they have shown vulnerability this season and Wolfsburg will know that they can hurt them. They will have to be solid at the back though as Bayern have scored 80 goals in their 28 games, making them the highest scorers in the league by a country mile. What makes this game interesting is that Wolfsburg has the second-best defensive record in the league with just 26 goals conceded in 28 games, 3 of them coming in their last game.