Bayer Leverkusen vs Wolfsburg Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Bayer Leverkusen have been left frustrated with so many draws of late as they now welcome a relegation-battling Wolfsburg side to the BayArena this weekend.
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Bayer Leverkusen preview: Frustrated Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen, with former Denmark boss Kasper Hjulmand the helm, have now managed just one win in their last nine matches across all competitions with six draws in that run of form.
The hosts most recently shared a thrilling 3-3 draw with relegation-bound Heidenheim a couple of weeks ago in a game in which they were 2-0 up and then 3-2 up late on, too, at the Voith Arena a couple of weeks ago.
Wolfsburg preview: Struggling Wolfsburg
They now face a Wolfsburg side that, as one of the big clubs in Germany's top-flight, begin the match day sitting in the bottom two and the relegation places in the Bundesliga under Dieter Hecking.
The visitors, who have appointed the experienced Hecking to try and push themselves to safety, are now winless in their last ten matches since managing a 2-1 victory against St Pauli at the Volkswagen Arena a couple of months ago.
Bayer Leverkusen team news: Aleix Garcia suspended
Key midfielder Aleix Garcia is missing through suspension for Leverkusen this weekend as the likes of Jarell Quansah, Arthur and Eliesse Ben Seghir try to fight back from respective injury issues.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Flekken; Culbreath, Andrich, Oermann, Alex Grimaldo; Palacios, Ezequiel Fernandez; Maza, Tillman, Poku; Schick
Unavailable: Lucas Vazquez (Injured), Aleix Garcia (Suspended)
Questionable: Bade (Injured), Quansah (Injured), Arthur (Injured), Ben Seghir (Fitness), Terrier (Injured)
Wolfsburg team news: Couple of suspensions
Wolfsburg head to the BayArena with a couple of suspension issues as defender Moritz Jens is now sidelined alongside midfielder Lovro Majer, with wing-back Sael Kumbedi also a fresh injury doubt.
Predicted XI (3-4-3): Grabara; Belocian, Vavro, Koulierakis; Wimmer, Eriksen, Vinicius Souza, Maehle; Lindstrom, Wind, Amoura
Unavailable: Jenz (Suspended), Majer (Suspended), Cleiton (Injured), Rogerio (Injured), Seelt (Injured), Dardai (Injured), Paredes (Injured)
Questionable: Kumbedi (Injured), Fischer (Injured)
Bayer Leverkusen vs Wolfsburg prediction
Wolfsburg have some players that have a lot of quality and they will believe they shouldn't be a part of this relegation dog-fight. That isn't going to help them in the run in. Leverkusen aren't playing badly and they just need some victories. They will be expected to come out on top quite comfortably here against a Wolfsburg side that appear destined to be the latest fallen giant in German football.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Wolfsburg tip: Bayer Leverkusen to win
