Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg

Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg are set to trade tackles at the Allianz Arena in a tasty-looking Bundesliga showdown.

Harry Kane’s curse continues as Real Madrid’s late comeback in midweek Champions League action condemned Bayern Munich to a first trophyless season since 2011/12. Madrid’s 2-1 win at the Santiago Bernabeu crashed the Bavarians out of the elite European competition and denied Kane his last chance to win a first piece of silverware. Back to the Bundesliga, where they surrendered the title to Bayer Leverkusen weeks ago, Thomas Tuchel’s men look to bounce back from a 3-1 defeat at Stuttgart and increase their chances in a runner-up race. The record-time German champions last finished outside the top two in 2011. Confidence stems from a four-game unbeaten home streak in all competitions (W3, D1), with Bayern netting precisely two goals on three occasions in this run.

Meanwhile, Wolfsburg have hit a purple patch after back-to-back losses by a 6-1 aggregate score at the start of April, winning their last three Bundesliga games, including a 3-0 demolition of basement boys Darmstadt the previous weekend. However, they’ve performed in patches on the road, alternating between winning (2) and losing (2) across their last four league travels. Three of those four results (wins/losses) have come by 2+ goals ‘to nil,’ highlighting the importance of scoring the opening goal. Worryingly for Wolfsburg fans, four of Die Wolfe’s last five top-flight visits to the Allianz Arena have seen them concede at least two goals without a reply (L5). In fact, the visitors have never defeated Bayern in Munich in Bundesliga action before (D2, L24).