German Bundesliga
2010-12-11 - Kaiserslautern vs Vfl Wolfsburg
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football ; Germany : Bundesliga
Fritz Walter Stadion
Saturday,11th December 2010 – kickoff 15:30
Kaiserslautern
Last Friday Kaiserslautern lost to St.Pauli 1-0 with the own goal by Christian Tiffert, but despite that away loss, Kaiserslautern have been running good recently and from the last seven league matches Kaiserslautern have lost just two and won four matches.
Kaiserslautern had picked up seven points in the previous three matches before St.Pauli last week and the most notable win was the 5-0 hammering of Schalke 04.
Against vfl Wolfsburg, Kaiserslautern have a very good home record with six wins and four draws, without a loss.
For this match, coach Marko Kurz can not count on the services of the team`s top striker Srdjan Lakic who had picked up his fifth yellow card in the last match and will have to pause this game. Adam Nemec will be his replacement in the attack.The defender Jan Simunek is still in rehab and unavailable for selection.
Probable Kaiserslautern line-up :
Dick, Amedick, Abel, Bugera,
Tiffert, Kirch,
Ilicevic, Moravek, Rivic,
Nemec
Vfl Wolfsburg
Vfl Wolfsburg are placed at the 13th place in with just 17 points from 15 matches which is too little and below the expectations this team had prior the start of the season. No one expected just four wins so far by the Wolves, although they are amongst teams with too many quality players.
They are currently in a series of four draws in a row and last weekend they had a goalless draw against Werder Bremen in a match where Edin Dzeko has missed a penalty.
Their record against Kaiserslautern is not good as in the total of five away matches played against their opponents they have never won and managed to collect only one single point.
Vfl Wolfsburg are also having problems in front of this match as the striker Grafite is out with hamstring injury and also Fabian Johnson has a ligament strain. Also Marion Mandzukic is doubtful after receiving a knock in the ankle in the last match.
In the attack Edin Dzeko is expected to be partnered with Karim Ziani who did not had many chances in this first part of the season to play, so now will be his chance to show off his skills.
Probable Vfl Wolfsburg line-up :
Pekarik, Kjaer, Barzagli, M. Schafer,
Josue,
Riether, Cigerci,
Diego,
Ziani, Dzeko
The Betting Verdict
Kaiserslautern and Vfl Wolfsburg have met 18 times so far in the Bundesliga and interestingly there was never an away win for any of the teams.Overall, Vfl Wolfsburg have the better record with seven wins, six draws and five defeats against Kaiserslautern.
After their recent slump, i expect Vfl Wolfsburg to finally show much better performance and win against Kaiserslautern whom they have never beat in an away game.
Although Kaiserslautern are a decent home side, Vfl Wolfsburg have too much quality in the squad to get an important away win and to rise above the dangerous relegation places.
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The Pick :
Kaiserslautern-Vfl Wolfsburg 1-2
