German Bundesliga
2010-05-01 - Borussia Dortmund vs Vfl Wolfsburg
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football : Germany : Bundesliga
Venue : Signal Iduna Park
Saturday, 1st May 2010 – kickoff 15:30
Borussia Dortmund
Lucas Barrios scored a hat-trick in the 3-2 away victory last week against FC Nurnberg which put Borussia Dortmund at the fifth place with 56 points. That win boosted even more confidence in the team that has been playing really well recently and they put even more pressure on Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen who are only one point above them at the Bundesliga table.
BVB have already secured a place for the Europa league next season but they will try to finish third and get into Chamipons league qualifications matches.
Coach Klopp will have to replace the injured Mohammed Zidan with Nelson Valdez in the offensive midfield and also Tamas Hajnal will take the place of the injured Sven Bender in front of the back four. The season is over for Sven Bender who has a strained muscle and will have to undergo a surgery.
Barrios will be the only striker in the formation and he will have help from Kevin Grosskreutz who will play as most offensive midfielder behind Barrios.
Probable Borussia Dortmund line-up :
Owomoyela , Subotic , Hummels , Schmelzer ,
Hajnal , Sahin ,
Blaszczykowski , Valdez , K. Grosskreutz ,
Barrios
Vfl Wolfsburg
‘The Wolves’ said goodbye to their chances to play in European competition next season with last week`s 1-0 loss against the bottom side of SC Freiburg. Now they will play in the remaining two matches without any pressure and can slowly prepare the team for next season.
Coach Lorenz-Günther Köstner has some problems in selecting his squad as several players complained to injuries last week. The team captain-midfielder Josué will have to serve a one-match suspension due yellow cards and the playmaker Zvjezdan Misimovic is doubtful due to a calf injury but latest reports suggest that he will be in the starting line up.
If he is not able to play probably Obafemi Martins or Ashkan Dejagah will fill in his place. The Japanese international Makoto Hasebe should take Josue`s place in the starting eleven.
Edin Dzeko who had scored 20 goals so far and is second best Bundesliga striker behind Stefan Kiessling, will be partnered in the attack with Grafite.
Probable Vfl Wolfsburg line-up :
Pekarik , Madlung , Barzagli , M. Schäfer ,
Riether ,Hasebe , Gentner ,
Misimovic ,
Grafite , Dzeko
The Betting Verdict
The first match between these teams ended in 3-1 win for Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund need a win to improve their status at the table and Vfl Wolfsburg can not achieve anything more than the eight place that they are holding even if they manage to win the remaining two matches.
When playing in Dortmund, Borussia Dortmund have a positive record against ‘The Wolves’ of eight wins, two losses and two draws.
My opinion is that Borussia Dortmund will continue with their good form and record another win which will get them closer to the third place in the last match this season in front of their fans.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Borussia Dortmund 2-1 VfL Wolfsburg
