Bayern Munich will hope to continue their lead atop the Bundesliga standings when they welcome Wolfsburg to Allianz Arena on Saturday in matchday 18. This match between the top-ranked Die Bayern and the 7th-placed Die Wölfe comes with our prediction of a home win and over 2.5 goals.
Ahead of this round, Bayern has 42 points, while Wolfsburg has 27 points and is two behind the top five.
Bayern thrashed Hoffenheim 5-0 at this venue on Wednesday for a third league win in a row. The Bavarians continue to top the scoring charts this season with 53 goals to their name, a return of more than three per game. That is true for this venue too, with six straight league home wins, each time scoring three goals at least.
With a tight top half where only four points separate teams from fourth to eighth, Wolfsburg could tumble down with a defeat. They will travel with confidence, though, after a 5-1 win at home against Borussia Monchengladbach on Tuesday.
That was their seventh win across the last nine competitive matches, while six league wins out of the last eight suggest they can’t be taken lightly. That said, visiting Bayern isn’t top of Wolfsburg’s wish list, as they lost 25 and drew two of their 27 away top-flight matches.
Bayern are unbeaten in their last 19 Bundesliga meetings with Wolfsburg, winning 17 whilst scoring at least two goals per game each time.
The Wolves at least enjoy 24 hours more rest and recuperation from midweek action, and boast a decent away record with five wins, the third best record behind the top two.
Bayern scored five goals in a Bundesliga game for the fifth time this season against Hoffenheim in midweek to stretch their lead back up to four points in the table.
The record German champions have scored in their last 23 Bundesliga games, last failing to find the net in a 2-0 defeat to Dortmund in March.
