This is a match between the defending cup champion and the defending league champion. This year Wolfsbug has beaten Bayern twice.

Wolfsburg and Bayern meet in what is expected to be a high-intensity match just in the second round of the DFB Pokal. A tournament that was won in its most recent edition by Wolfsburg but a game in which Bayern can still be considered the favorite to come out on top.

In just this year, Wolfsburg has been able to beat Bayern Munich twice, but in their most recent matchup, it was Pep Guardiola's team the one which one. It is a rivalry that in their last 26 games, has clearly favored Bayern. They have won 19 games, lost four and ended with a tie in the other three. 

The biggest advantage for Wolfsburg in this game will be having the home crowd support them. They also know it is possible to defeat Bayern as Arsenal was able to do so just one week ago in the Champions League, a game in wich most prediction models did not give Arsenal a chance to upset the Bundesliga champions.

In the domestic league, Bayern Munich is still unbeatable. They have won all ten games so far this season and already stand seven points clear from Borussia Dortmund that is in second place. Wolfsburg is struggling without Kevin de Bruyne and after being the runner-up last year, they are in fourth place with 18 points now. 

In their last five games Bayern has only lost against Arsenal, while picking up wins against teams like Dortmund, Werder Bremen and Cologne. On the other side, Wolfsburg has two wins, two losses and a draw. Those wins have come in their last two games against PSV Eindhoven and Darmstadt. 

Wolfsburg is simply motivated by those two wins and by the fact that they are playing a great team and arguably the best team in Europe right now at home. At the same time, Bayern just earned it 1000th win in the Bundesliga since the team was founded.

For Bayern, the fact that Wolfsburg is clearly behind them in the Bundesliga is no reason to be overconfident for this match. They know that they are facing a team that has made them suffer in the past and that they should approach this game like a final. If you win you are in (to the next round), if you snooze you lose.

Clearly, the best weapon that Bayern has is their offense. They have scored 33 goals in the Bundesliga so far this season. Robert Lewandowski is the man of the hour. In the most recent matchup between the two teams in the Bundesliga, the Polish striker set a record for scoring five goals in less than 20 minutes. 

Bayern Munich qualified to this round after beating Nottingen 3-1 in the first round. Wolfsburg defeated Stuttgarter Kickers in the first round 4-1 to advance to this upcoming game where anything can happen. 

Team sheets for Wolfsburg vs Bayern

Wolfsburg's lineup: Benaglio, Träsch, Naldo, Dante, Rodriguez, Guilavogui, Gustavo,  Vieirinha, Draxler, Caliguiri,Dost. 

Bayern's lineup: Neuer, Thiago, Martinez, Lewandowski, Costa, Alonso, Boateng, Lahm , Müller, Alaba, Coman.

Wolfsburg's subs: Casteels - Bendtner, Schäfer, Klose, Schürrle, Jung, Arnold.

Bayern's subs: Ulreich, Benatia, Robben, Rafinha, Kirchhoff, Vidal, Kimmich.

 

Match details, result and original broadcast info

Wolfsburg 1 - 3 Bayern München

October 27, 2015 3:30pmVOLKSWAGEN ARENA (Wolfsburg)

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