Nurnberg vs Wolfsburg PREVIEW & PREDICTION 14/12/2018

In the opening of the 15th round of the Bundesliga on Friday, December 14th, FC Nurnberg – VfL Wolfsburg will be played. The match will take place on “Max-Morlock-Stadion” starting at 19:30. The host team has not been successful for more than two months.

With no victory in the last eight stages, the hosts find themselves in a difficult situation, being just one step away from the red ranking. That should not come as a surprise if we take into account that they have the weakest defensive in the Bundesliga (33 goals scored). Moreover, Nurnberg does not excel even in the offensive. Only Stuttgart (9) and Mainz (13) have fewer goals scored. Under these circumstances, Michael Kollner’s band seems condemned to return to the second league. The 48-year-old technician will not be able to count on Lippert and Christian Mathenia (the goalkeeper goalkeeper) on Friday, while Lowen and Valentini are uncertain. Nurenberg scored in six of the seven home games played.

On the other side, with seven points accumulated in the last three stages, the “wolves” find themselves in the middle of the standings away from the relegation emotions they have faced in the last few years. But the end of the year is a difficult one for Bruno Labbadia. Besides meeting teams in need of high points, the technician will not be able to count Camacho and Tisserand (injured), while Blaszczykowski, Jung and Rexhbajaj are uncertain. Of the 19 points accumulated so far, VfL has earned no less than 10 on foreign land. The good evolutions of the past have coincided with the excellent form of Ginczek, who contributed to each of the last five goals scored by his team. Besides, with Weghorst, Ginczek is the team’s top scorer.

Probable teams:

Nurenberg: Bredlow – Bauer, Margreitter, Mühl, Leibold – Misidjan, Behrens (c), Petrak, Rhein, Kerk – Ishak

Wolfsburg: Casteels – William, Knoche, Brooks, Roussillon – Gerhardt, Guilavogui (c), Arnold – Mehmedi – Ginczek, Weghorst

In the last direct confrontation, disputed a year ago in the cup, the two bands ended undecided, scoring 0-0. It was only the second white result recorded during the 26 direct matches.


PREDICTION: Under 2.5 goals @ 1.86

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