In the upcoming 16th round of the German Bundesliga champion VfL Wolfsburg hosts the immediate table-neighbour Borussia Dortmund.
The disappointment was written in the faces of the Wolfsburg players, after the one-man show by Michael Owen against Manchester United sealed the end in the UEFA Champions League. As a consolation, the side of Armin Veh plays in the Europa League in spring. Last win for the reigning German champions was in early November (2-1 at Hoffenheim). Since then, only two draws from five matches was the humble yield. The last home victory goes back even longer. In October Dzeko and Co. prevailed over harmless Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Borussia Dortmund has completed the turnaround after the embarrassing out in DFB-cup against third division team VfL Osnabrück. For the past eight Bundesliga games, the "Schwarz-Gelben" are undefeated, the last lost dated 26 September, against arch-rivals Schalke 04 (0-1). Thanks to this successful series Borussia are just one point behind the international ranks. Injured reported Markus Feulner. The Ex-Mainzer suffered in training to syndesmosis partial tear of the right ankle and will not be available for coach Jürgen Klopp in rest of autumn season.
VfL Wolfsburg vs Borussia Dortmund
Sunday, 13th of December 2009, 17:30 CET
Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
Injured:
Wolfsburg: Obafemi Martins, Sebastian Schindzielorz
Dortmund: Dédé, Sebastian Kehl, Tamás Hajnal, Yasin Ötzekin, Dimitar Rangelov, Damien Le Tallec, Bajram Sadrijaj, Markus Feulner
Head-to-head:
12.05.09: Wolfsburg - Dortmund 3:0
30.11.08: Dortmund - Wolfsburg 0:0
17.05.08: Dortmund - Wolfsburg 2:4
15.12.07: Wolfsburg - Dortmund 4:0
05.05.07: Wolfsburg - Dortmund 0:2
Tip: Draw
The best odd for our tip X is 3,50 at bet365 and Betclic.
