German Bundesliga
2008-11-22 - VfL Wolfsburg vs VfB Stuttgart
A Sports Betting Pick by Gooner
Germany Bundesliga
Saturday 22nd November 2008 - Kickoff 14:30
This one is another "venue" play as what looks initially to be a tough mid-table battle takes on a betting aspect when looking atthe home/away form.
VfL Wolfsburg (9th 5-4-4 28:21) L W L W L
While it has not been a great start to the season for Wolfsburg, the home form has been almost perfect with five wins from six games and a home goal difference of 17:4.
Manager Felix Magath has the team focused on trying to narrow the four-point gap to the UEFA Cup spots saying "We need to win points to stay close".
Team News :
The Wolves will have all players available for selection,
VfB Stuttgart (11th 5-3-5 18:17) W L L D D
Stuttgart dropped more points last weekend in a 0-0 home draw with lowly Arminia Bielefeld and desperately need to do someting about their away form.
The season started well enough with a 3-1 win at Monchengladbach who are always hard to beat at home, but since then Stuttgart have lost threee and drawn two of the next five road games.
These results have pushed them down to 13th placed and there have been doubts about the future of coach Armin Veh following a four-game winless run.
Team News :
Stuttgart will be forced to replace Yildiray Basturk (thigh) and Danijel Ljuboja (groin).
Head To head
Wolfburg won this fixture 4-0 at the end of last season, but there is little to choose between the sides usually.
THE VERDICT
Given the great home form of Wolfsburg, and the fact that they have a full squad to pick from I will certainly take a shot at the home win at prices around even money.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Wolfsburg 2-1 Stuttgart
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take WOLFSBURG to win.
