Beware of Bayern’s offensive | VfL Wolfsburg

Interesting facts about the Wolves’ away game at FC Bayern.

After two wins in the new year, VfL Wolfsburg started the second half of the season with an away game at FC Bayern Munich. Thanks to the full number of points behind them, the Wolves travel to Munich with self-confidence. The record champions are also in top form under coach Vincent Kompany. FCB leads the Bundesliga table with 42 points. The record of twelve wins, three draws and only one defeat speaks for itself. The recent past also illustrates FC Bayern’s clear superiority in the duels with the green-whites. In the last five direct encounters, the Munich team emerged victorious every time. The first leg at the start of the season in Wolfsburg ended with a 3-2 away win. On Saturday the Wolves want to do everything they can to break this series.

The data and facts about the game

• Good start in 2025: FC Bayern won the first two games after the winter break for the first time in five years (back then they also won the third game). Wolfsburg also started the new year with two wins; Lower Saxony only had three wins at the start of a year in 2008.
• Resurrected Wolves: VfL finished the first half of the season with 27 points, ten more than in the second half of last season.
• Beware of Bayern’s offensive: Bayern’s 53 goals after 17 matchdays are the second-highest total in Bundesliga history. The record champions have always scored at least three goals in the last six home games, and even five in each of the last two.
• Green-white is also a goal threat: The Lower Saxony team scored 38 goals, more than ever before in a first half of the season.
• Bayern are on top against VfL: FCB has been unbeaten against Wolfsburg in 19 Bundesliga games, won 17 of them and scored 61 goals (always at least two per game).
• Even better at home: FC Bayern did not lose a home game against Wolves and scored 77 out of 81 possible points in the Bundesliga (25 wins, two draws).
• VfL is a power away from home: Wolfsburg has won five of the eight away games so far this season, which is already one more away win than in the entire previous season. The 16 points from foreign places are also there
• Does it mill again? Thomas Müller scored most often against Wolfsburg in his career (15 times, including 13 times in the Bundesliga – the latter is also his best).

The last game results at a glance:

• Aug 25, 2024: VfL Wolfsburg – FC Bayern Munich 2:3
• May 12, 2024: FC Bayern Munich – VfL Wolfsburg 2-0
• 12/20/2023: VfL Wolfsburg – FC Bayern Munich 1:2
• 02/05/2023: VfL Wolfsburg – FC Bayern Munich 2:4
• August 14, 2022: FC Bayern Munich – VfL Wolfsburg 2-0

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