VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction, 3/20/2022 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/16/2022

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Game: VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen

Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022

Location: Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: VfL Wolfsburg (+230) Bayer Leverkusen (-111)

Patrik Schick and Bayer Leverkusen (13-6-7, 3rd in Bundesliga) are headed to Volkswagen Arena on Sunday where they'll take on VfL Wolfsburg (9-4-13, 12th in Bundesliga). The goaltenders protecting the net will be Koen Casteels for VfL Wolfsburg and Lukas Hradecky for Bayer Leverkusen. Bayer Leverkusen are at at -111 while the Wolves are at +230. The over/under opens at 2.5.

VfL Wolfsburg stepped onto the pitch against SC Freiburg in their last game and took a loss by a final of 3-2. VfL Wolfsburg tried 16 dribbles in this matchup and were successful in 6 of those tries for a percentage of 37.5%. When discussing the passing game, they ended up with a 81.9% received passes rate by completing 397 out of their 485 pass targets last match.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, VfL Wolfsburg finished the game at a 45.5% rate by putting 5 shots on target out of 11 total shots. VfL Wolfsburg has an average of 1.08 goals per 90 min (28 goals in total) and have tallied 16 assists in all games for the season.

Ridle Baku is a player who should impact this matchup for VfL Wolfsburg. Baku has had a starting assignment in 94 contests in his career and he scores 0.12 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder from Germany has tallied 11 goals in 8,268 minutes played. He has 13 assists while tallying 11 yellow cards in his career.

Another guy who should impact this match is Max Kruse, the forward who is from Germany. He has assisted on a goal 83 times thus far in his career while scoring 119 total goals. Kruse has totaled 30,396 minutes in 346 starting assignments and has been given 19 yellow card warnings. He scores 0.35 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for VfL Wolfsburg will be Koen Casteels. Casteels has played for a total of 19,594 mins and is sitting with 627 saves in his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.48 (323 total goals given up) and he holds a save percentage of 67.4. The goalkeeper hailing from Belgium has had 929 shots sent in his direction in 218 career starts. Casteels (78-63-77 record in his career) has earned 60 clean sheets, which gives him a 27.5% shutout rate.

In their last game, Bayer Leverkusen took a loss by a score of 1-0 against 1. FC Koln. Bayer Leverkusen earned a 56.3% successful dribble rate by converting 9 out of the 16 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by converting 378 of the 441 attempted passes for a rate of 85.7%. Bayer Leverkusen converted 3 shots on target out of their 13 shots attempted which had them at a 23.1% clip in their last match. Having tallied 59 goals and 44 assists in all their games, Bayer Leverkusen sports an average of 2.27 goals and 1.69 assists per 90 min.

Patrik Schick will be someone to watch for Bayer Leverkusen. The forward from Czech Republic has played 10,554 professional minutes while scoring 62 goals. He has accumulated 16 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted on a goal 11 times. He sports an average of 0.53 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 116 games so far in his career. Make sure to watch out for Moussa Diaby, the forward who is from France. Diaby has earned himself a total of 18 yellow cards in 7,421 professional minutes played (81 career starts). His G/90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.28. He has collected 23 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 29 times.

Lukas Hradecky will be looking after the net for Bayer Leverkusen. During his career, Hradecky has surrendered 427 goals and has earned 972 saves in 339 starts. He has given up 1.26 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 141-87-110. He holds a save percentage of 70.1 and his shutout rate is currently 29.8%. Hradecky has totaled 101 shutouts and has seen 1,385 shots attempted against him in 30,464 career minutes.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bayer Leverkusen (-111)

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