Vfl Wolfsburg – Werder Bremen
Football : Germany : Bundesliga
Volkswagen Arena
Saturday, 17th April 2010 – kickoff 15:30

Vfl Wolfsburg

Vfl Wolfsburg won 2-0 against FC Nurnberg last weekend which was their fourth consecutive away win and they also have won seven from the last eight Bundesliga matches. Good news is the great form of the powerful striker Edin Dzeko who had scored his 19th league goal and now he is the Bundesliga top striker.

Coach Lorenz-Gunther Kostner has said that their goal is to finish sixth at the end of the season and get another chance for Europe next season. Thanks to Werder Bremen who have reached the DFB Cup final, the sixth place also leads in Europa league and that place is currently occupied by Hamburger SV who have two points advantage over Vfl Wolfsburg.

Alexander Madlung had sustained muscle strain injury but he should be in the central defense for this match although there is still some minor doubt over his physical condition. Grafite and Dzeko will be the two strikers up front with Zvjezdan Misimovic right behind them.

Probable Vfl Wolfsburg line-up :
Benaglio,
Pekarik, Madlung, Barzagli, M. Schäfer,
Josué, Riether, Gentner,
Misimovic,
Grafite, Dzeko

Werder Bremen

Werder Bremen are playing without any pressure and that brings results for this team. They have won four out of the last five Bundesliga matches and are pushing towards the third place that leads in the Champions league qualification. They have already secured a place in the Europa League for next season. The team is in great form as they have been defeated only once in the last ten matches.

Their confidence is high after they have reached the DFB Cup final so in the remaining four matches they will play without additional pressure unlike their direct rivals at the Bundesliga table. After Vfl Wolfsburg, they will face FC Koln in the next round and their last two matches will be against teams that are above them at the table - Schalke 04 and Hamburger SV.

Naldo`s knee injury has been healed and he will be again the central defense. Only the midfielder Peter Niemeyer is still injured and definitely out of the squad.

Probable Werder Bremen line-up :
Wiese,
Fritz, Mertesacker, Naldo, Pasanen,
Frings, Bargfrede,
Marin, Özil, Hunt,
Pizarro

The Betting Verdict

First match ended in 2-2 draw with a last minute equalizer by Werder Bremen`s Per Mertesacker. Interesting fact is that none of the 30 matchups between these two teams have ended scoreless.

Both teams have the top two Bundesliga strikers at the moment – Dzeko with 19 goals scored and Pizarro with 14 goals.

I expect this to be an entertaining match with both teams being in fantastic form, so goals should be expected.

The Statistics :

The Pick :

Vfl Wolfsburg 1-1 Werder Bremen

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

Take both teams to score as a main bet

and consider betting on draw match as another small bet