On Thursday, starting at 20:00 pm, the match Wolfsburg – Oleksandriya will be played in the Europa League group stage I, 2019/2020. In their history, Wolfsburg has never met a Ukrainian opponent, and Oleksandriya has never played with a German band. It will be a duel of premieres, in which the Germans are big favorites to get a comfortable victory.
Wolfsburg started the season in the Bundesliga positively, but only got two disappointing draws with Paderborn and Dusseldorf in the last 2 rounds. The “Wolves” base their game on the stripes, with Weghorst the fixed point of the attack, ready to score in front of any opponent. The 3-4-3 system proposed by Oliver Glasner may bear fruit, but the Ukrainians will try to take advantage of the spaces offered by Wolfsburg. Oleksandriya ranks 3 in the first league in Ukraine, at a considerable distance from the leader Sahtior Donetk. Ukrainians will be “in the box”, playing on the counterattack, but the higher value of the Bundesliga group should make the difference.
Probable teams
Wolfsburg: Pervan – Knoche, Guilavogui, Tisserand – Roussillon, Arnold, Gerhardt, William – Brekalo, Weghorst, Mehmedi
Coach: Oliver Glasner
Olexandriya: Pankiv – Pashaiev, Bukhal, Dubra, Luchkevych – Tretyakov, Hrechyshkin, Dovhyi, Banada, Zaderaka – Shastal
Coach: Volodymyr Sharan
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,48
