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VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction, 4/16/2023 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/11/2023

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Game: VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen

Date: Sunday, April 16, 2023

Location: Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: VfL Wolfsburg (+180) Bayer Leverkusen (+145)

Volkswagen Arena is the location where Bayer Leverkusen (13-4-10) will play VfL Wolfsburg (10-9-8) on Sunday. VfL Wolfsburg are priced at +180 and Bayer Leverkusen are at +145. The total is set at 2.5. The starting goaltenders will be Koen Casteels for VfL Wolfsburg and Lukas Hradecky for Bayer Leverkusen.

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The Wolves sit at 8th in goals expected having 38.4, and the expected goals against are at 37.1. VfL Wolfsburg has allowed 36 goals while allowing 1.33 goals per 90 min, and their opponents have accumulated 111 shots on target on them. Their goal differential is at 10 because of 46 goals finished as well as 36 goals allowed. They have accounted for 10 clean sheets, which has them sitting at a percentage of 37.0 on the year. Wolfsburg has tallied 76 SVs and also hold a save percentage of 71.2 on the year. VfL Wolfsburg has compiled 52 yellow cards on the year. For the season, this team is sitting with an average of 1.44 points per match (39 points) and also are ranked 4th in soccer with 35 assists.

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Leverkusen has totaled 51 goals and this team's expected goals for the season is currently at 43.2. This team's goals against per 90 minutes is currently at 1.52 with 81 saves, and they have amassed 6 clean sheets. So far this year, Leverkusen has a save percentage of 70.8 (120 SoTA), and also sit at 6th in soccer with 43 points. Bayer Leverkusen is 5th in goals against having 41, and the difference in goals is sitting at 10. Bayer 04 Leverkusen has compliled a clean sheet rate of 22.2 on the season as well as 53 yellow cards. The Company's Eleven average 1.6 pts per fixture while tallying 40 assists and 5 red cards.

The guy who will defend the goal for VfL Wolfsburg will be Koen Casteels. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.47 (368 goals allowed) and his save percentage is .675. Casteels (90-74-86 record in his career) has accumulated 72 clean sheets, which gives him a 28.8% shutout rate. Casteels has played for a total of 22,474 mins and has 720 stops during his career. The goalie born in Belgium has seen 1,066 shots tried at him in 250 career starting assignments.

Lukas Hradecky will look after the net for Bayer Leverkusen. He has surrendered 1.27 goals per 90 mins while earning a record of 159-92-120. Hradecky has totaled 110 shutouts while seeing 1,523 shots attempted against him in 33,433 minutes in his career. During his pro soccer career, Hradecky has given up 471 goals and has accounted for 1,067 saves in 372 starts. He has a save percentage of .701 and his shutout rate is currently at 29.6%.

Jonas Wind is one member of the squad you are going to want to keep your eye on for VfL Wolfsburg. The forward representing Denmark has accumulated 44 goals in 8,430 mins played. Wind has been given a starting assignment in 94 matchups during his soccer career and has 0.47 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 20 assists while tallying 9 yellow cards in his career.

Bayer Leverkusen stars Sardar Azmoun, who should keep defenses up at night. The forward hailing from Iran has totaled 14,085 professional minutes while scoring 90 goals. He is averaging 0.58 goals per 90 and has started 156 games in his career. He has earned 39 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 30 times.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take VfL Wolfsburg (+180)

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