Two clubs in the top half of the Bundesliga table will do battle today in a league match between VfL Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET will be held at the the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg and can be live streamed here free (requires free trial registration). Additional TV coverage can be found on GolTV.
What They're Saying
VfL Wolfsburg manager Dieter Hecking (via Bundesliga): "If we're on top of our game, we can cause Bayern problems."
Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso: "We're playing against the second-placed team. It's going to be a tough one."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Controlling the tempo and removing the sting of a hyped opponent falls on the feet of Alonso. In 15 league appearances, the 33-year-old has two assists and an average of 109.4 passes.
VfL Wolfburg's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Benaglio - S. Jung, Naldo, Knoche, Rodriguez - Luiz Gustavo, Arnold - Vieirinha, De Bruyne, Perisic - Dost
Bayern Munich's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Neuer - Rode, J. Boateng, Dante, Juan Bernat - Xabi Alonso - Robben, T. Müller, Schweinsteiger, M. Götze - Lewandowski
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
FC Bayern München |
17 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
41 |
4 |
37 |
45 |
|||
|
2 |
VfL Wolfsburg |
17 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
33 |
17 |
16 |
34 |
|||
|
3 |
Bayer Leverkusen |
17 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
28 |
20 |
8 |
28 |
|||
|
4 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
17 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
25 |
16 |
9 |
27 |
|||
|
5 |
Schalke 04 |
17 |
8 |
3 |
6 |
28 |
21 |
7 |
27 |
|||
|
6 |
FC Augsburg |
17 |
9 |
0 |
8 |
22 |
21 |
1 |
27 |
|||
|
7 |
Hoffenheim |
17 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
29 |
25 |
4 |
26 |
|||
|
8 |
Hannover 96 |
17 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
21 |
26 |
-5 |
24 |
|||
|
9 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
17 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
34 |
34 |
0 |
23 |
|||
|
10 |
SC Paderborn |
17 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
21 |
26 |
-5 |
19 |
|||
|
11 |
1. FC Köln |
17 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
17 |
23 |
-6 |
19 |
|||
|
12 |
FSV Mainz 05 |
17 |
3 |
9 |
5 |
19 |
23 |
-4 |
18 |
|||
|
13 |
Hertha BSC |
17 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
24 |
35 |
-11 |
18 |
|||
|
14 |
Hamburger SV |
17 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
19 |
-10 |
17 |
|||
|
15 |
VfB Stuttgart |
17 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
20 |
32 |
-12 |
17 |
|||
|
16 |
Werder Bremen |
17 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
26 |
39 |
-13 |
17 |
|||
|
17 |
Borussia Dortmund |
17 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
18 |
26 |
-8 |
15 |
|||
|
18 |
SC Freiburg |
17 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
17 |
25 |
-8 |
15 |
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