Bundesliga 33rd matchday, Friday, 09.05.2025 at 20:30
Whatever result I come to in my Wolfsburg Hoffenheim betting tip: The Wolves’ season will end in no man’s land in the table. This means that the club is lagging far behind its aspirations.
However, those responsible did not want to let the season simply coast by. Coach Ralph Hasenhüttl was sacked after eight games without a win. VfL will be hoping for a change of mood and a somewhat conciliatory finish in the final spurt.
On the last two matchdays of 2024/25 in the Bundesliga, the professional team will be coached by the current U-19 coach Daniel Bauer. What can the coach, who does not yet hold a soccer coaching license, achieve?
The bookmakers’ assessment gives the home side hope for the game on Friday evening. The visitors from Kraichgau are only in 15th place and are still not in the hunt to stay in the league.
Only Kiel (11) and Bochum (9) have collected fewer points away from home than TSG (14). In my Wolfsburg Hoffenheim prediction, I come to a similar conclusion as the bookies.
The bookies’ prediction?
In the current BL table, VfL are in 12th place, three places and eight points ahead of TSG. Together with the home advantage, this explains the Wolfsburg Hoffenheim betting odds.
But beware! In the second half of the season, the team from Kraichgau have collected five more points (17) than the team from Lower Saxony. Nevertheless, there are odds averaging 2.23 for a three-pointer for the home side on Friday.
On the other side, the bookmakers, many of whom also offer sports betting with Apple Pay and sports betting with PayPal, are offering odds of between 2.95 and 3.10 for a win for the visitors Wolfsburg against Hoffenheim.
AI prediction Wolfsburg vs Hoffenheim: ChatGPT
ChatGPT has not missed the change of manager at the Wolves either. As usual, we are presented with three suggestions with varying degrees of risk for Friday’s game.
With a low risk, the AI recommends the Wolfsburg Hoffenheim tip “Both teams to score”. Bet365 has odds of just 1.50. A look at the statistics supports this bet.
Because in nine of the last ten duels between the two teams in the Volkswagen Arena, there were no white vests. In the opinion of the artificial intelligence, we should play the “Wolfsburg win” bet with a medium risk.
I can also live with this recommendation. Because the direct comparison of the recent past clearly speaks in VfL’s favor. In addition, the change of coach should unleash a few new forces.
In any case, Bet-at-home currently has the highest odds of 2.40 for a three-pointer for the home side. The fickleness of ChatGPT is once again evident when betting with a high risk.
Here, the AI suddenly bets on a win for the visitors in conjunction with more than 2.5 goals. There are certainly decent odds of 3.90 for this at Winamax, but this bet will not end up on my betting slip even with a minimal stake.
Analysis: Wolfsburg vs Hoffenheim
Every season, VfL Wolfsburg actually set themselves the goal of participating in international business. After the first half of the current season, things were still looking pretty good in this respect.
In 7th place, the Wolves were just one point behind the first European Cup place. In the second half of the season, however, not much has come together for the Lower Saxons.
Only Bochum (11) have collected fewer points in the second half of the season than the Green-Whites (12). Just two wins from 15 games is of course far too few. This is the fourth time in a row that Wolfsburg have missed out on the international ranks.
This performance has now become the coach’s undoing. The footballing development under Ralph Hasenhüttl and the results failed to materialize. The coach also rarely had a plan B ready.
In recent weeks, the coach seemed to have reached the end of his tether. His authority crumbled from game to game. With every missed victory, the certainty grew that there would be a parting of the ways by the end of the season at the latest.
But now the end had already come. VfL won just three of 16 home games in 2024/25. On the other hand, Lower Saxony are in a good fourth place in the away table with 24 points.
Odds Analysis
You still haven’t had enough after the AI’s suggestions? Then of course I have a few more Wolfsburg Hoffenheim tips for you. For example, Admiralbet has odds of 1.54 for the bet “Over 2.5 goals”.
You can secure these odds with the background knowledge that the Wolves have always scored more than two goals in their last five home games. As a new customer, you can also claim the Admiralbet betting bonus.
The Lower Saxons have also always conceded the first goal in the last five games at the Volkswagen Arena. Will this streak continue on Friday? If so, Bwin has high odds of 3.10 for the bet “1st goal Hoffenheim”.
New and existing customers of the provider can take advantage of the current Bwin voucher on this occasion.
Wolfsburg vs Hoffenheim: Must TSG continue to worry about staying in the league?
On their visit to Mönchengladbach last matchday, Hoffenheim were already 2-0 down after just over half an hour. But then coach Christian Ilzer’s men once again showed their great morale and turned the game around.
TSG led 4:3 until shortly before the end and had their sights set on securing relegation. However, after conceding the fourth goal to make the final score 4:4 in stoppage time (90.+1), the Kraichgau club still had to worry.
In 18 of the 22 league games so far under Ilzer, the team has been at least temporarily behind. No other Bundesliga team has picked up more points after trailing in the same period.
The team from Baden have 12 points here. Hoffenheim scored an average of 0.67 points per game trailed. Only FC Bayern (1.29) and Bayer Leverkusen (2.0) were more efficient in this regard.
The mistakes in defense do not allow for better results at the moment. Eight goals from the last three games were just enough for a single point. They are five points and nine goals ahead of Heidenheim in the relegation places.
Only Bochum (5) and Kiel (6) have fewer than seven wins this season. Only VfL (63) and Die Störche (75) have conceded more goals than TSG (62). Oliver Baumann will return in goal on Friday. Anton Stach is also available again.
VfL want to extend their series against TSG
After 35 encounters, the Wolves lead the record against the Kraichgau side with 17 wins to 10 defeats (8U). In Wolfsburg, Hoffenheim have only been able to leave the pitch victorious twice in 17 visits (6U, 9N).
However, my Wolfsburg Hoffenheim prediction is of course mainly about the most recent meetings. Of the last seven games against VfL, TSG have only won one.
On the other hand, there has been one draw and five defeats. This pairing has already been played twice this season. The team from Lower Saxony won both times. First, Wolfsburg won 3-0 at home in the cup round of 16 at the beginning of December.
Then there was a 1-0 win for the Wolves in Sinsheim to restart the season after the short winter break.
My Wolfsburg Hoffenheim tip:
Hoffenheim showed great morale under coach Ilzer. But on the other side, the Austrian coach was simply unable to put an end to the mistakes in defense. As a result, relegation is still not certain.
The team from Kraichgau now face a difficult task. Due to the change of coach, it is unclear which line-up the Wolves will field on Friday. In my opinion, the change of coach will have another impact on the team.
Especially after the long series without a win. As VfL have a good record against TSG, I’m expecting a few goals and think the home side will get at least a point.
My Wolfsburg Hoffenheim prediction is therefore: Double chance 1X & Over 1.5 goals!
