May 29, 2017. 21:30. Brunswick. Eintracht Stadium.
Play-offs for the right to play in the Bundesliga. Return match. First match - 0:1
Eintracht Braunschweig - Wolfsburg
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Disqualified: No
Injured: Correia, Ofosu-Aye, Kumbela, Biada (all - Eintracht Frankfurt) - Jung, Bazour, Bruma, Azzaoui, Seguin, Blaszczykowski (?), Gilavogi (?), Ntep (?) (all - Wolfsburg)
Eintracht Frankfurt - Wolfsburg: bookmaker odds
In a tense atmosphere, the neighbors will have to find out who is more worthy of representing the region in the top division. The first match warmed up the already hot air around the confrontation, and the temperature does not subside. It's all because of that controversial penalty scored by Gomez. The main referee of the fight, Sascha Stegemann, has already repented in an interview with Sky: "Now that I've seen the replays, I have to say it would have been better without the whistle.".
The Braunschweigers were unhappy with the referee's performance, the wet boots and the cold reception, but first of all they should look in the mirror. There are two things that the Eintracht coach chose not to notice. Firstly, Jan Hochscheidt could have been rightfully sent off for elbowing Didavi, and secondly, the guests had, perhaps, only two chances to score: Boland missed the target from several meters in the first half, and Reichel was already in injury time for the match time was striking from afar! Too little to count on success.
Nevertheless, Lieberknecht remains optimistic, relying on the factor of his field - the blue-yellows have scored in every game at home this season and suffered only one defeat. The Lions promise to show their teeth! However, “wolves” also have fangs. "I expect it to be a real derby atmosphere.“, said Andris Jonker, who remained dissatisfied with the minimal victory. - Anyway, we really fought, and that makes me happy.".
And the statistics speak in favor of Wolfsburg. The Wolves finished their previous two tours to Braunschweig with suitable scores. In 1993, in the second division, Reich's penalty goal brought victory to the guests (1:0); in 2014, the match in the Bundesliga ended with a score of 1:1. Both the first and second results will suit Wolfsburg completely.
In addition, Braunschweig needs to accomplish almost a feat if we look at the statistics of the playoff matches. In 13 out of 18 confrontations, the winner of the first fight also won the second. Only twice did a loser manage to extricate himself after a starting fiasco, in last time An exceptional case occurred 29 years ago: Waldhof, after a 2:3 defeat in Darmstadt, fought back at home (2:1) and won on penalties.
Eintracht Frankfurt - Wolfsburg: estimated line-ups
Following the results of the first match, both teams had new losses. Eintracht will have to make do without Kumbela and Biad (both suffer from muscle problems). In Kumbela's absence, Niemann's attacking partner could be Hernandez.
Jonker missed Ntepa again - the Frenchman was replaced in the first match due to a muscle injury. Vieirinha is the first candidate to replace the Frenchman. Josúa Guilavogui, meanwhile, must be ready to play.
Eintracht - Wolfsburg: author's forecast
I don’t think that the “wolves” will give up their place in the elite after a home victory, although they may miss out - after all, the “lions” are very aggressive on their home field. Wolfsburg won't lose and both will score - that's my prediction.
Match bet
German Championship 29.05.17 21:30
Eintracht Braunschweig - Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg won't lose and both will score
Last meeting
Play-offs for the right to play in the Bundesliga 2017/18. First match
Wolfsburg. Volkswagen Arena Stadium. 29,100 spectators
Chief referee: Sascha Stegemann (Cologne)
Assistants: Christian Fischer, Christian Gittelmann
Wolfsburg - Eintracht Frankfurt (B) 1:0
Goal: Gomez 35 (pen)
Wolfsburg: Castells, Wollscheid, Thrash, Knoche, Gilavogi (Arnold 72), Didavi (Dezhaga 83), Gustavo, Gerhardt, Malli, Gomez, Ntep (Vieirinha 46)
Coach: Andris Jonker
Eintracht: Feizic, Reichel, Walsvik, Decarli, Sauer, Boland, Hernandez, Moll (Schönfeld 60), Omladic, Hochscheidt, Niemann (Kumbela 60, Zuck 72)
Coach: Torsten Lieberknecht
Warned: Gilavogi 52, Gustavo 88 - Reichel 14, Walsvik 34, Sauer 43
Reply play-off match German championship for the right to play in the Bundesliga Eintracht Braunschweig - Wolfsburg will take place on Monday, May 29 at 21:30 (Moscow time) at the Eintracht stadium. Bookmakers give preference to Wolfsburg in this game, believing that they have a better chance of winning than their opponents. At the same time, after the first match, Andris Jonker's team will be satisfied with a draw - they beat Eintracht at home with a minimum score of 1:0 thanks to another goal from Mario Gomez, who converted a penalty.
Wolfsburg just two years ago became second in the German championship, qualified for the Champions League, where they reached the quarterfinals, and now they are on the verge of relegation to the second division. However, the first match showed that the team is objectively stronger than Eintracht and should achieve a positive result in the return match. This season, Wolfsburg fired Dieter Hecking, who then took charge of Borussia Gladbach and has been very successful so far. Andris Jonker took Hekking's place in the Wolves camp and under him the team played a series of excellent matches, significantly improving their tournament position - they won three victories in a row. However, the end of the championship was a failure and since the beginning of April, Wolfsburg have won only two of nine matches in the Bundesliga, suffering five defeats. He plays inconsistently on the road and often loses. So, in nine previous matches on a foreign field, he lost the score five times, and won only twice.
Eintracht was just a little short of getting directly into top division- he is one point behind Hannover and three points behind Stuttgart. Out of 11 last matches in the second Bundesliga he managed to win eight with only two defeats. And on his home field he won five matches in a row with a total score of 11:4. By the way, for the entire season, out of 17 home matches of the championship, he lost only one - St. Pauli with a score of 1: 2 in early February, and in the remaining meetings he scored 13 wins and drew three times. In addition, Eintracht scored in each of the 17 matches, and in 11 cases they managed to hit the target at least twice. With such statistics, site experts believe that he can beat Wolfsburg.
Bets/odds of bookmakers for the match Eintracht Braunschweig - Wolfsburg:
Eintracht win - 3.09, draw - 3.43, Wolfsburg win - 2.26.
Forecast for the match Eintracht Braunschweig - Wolfsburg (German Championship, play-off match for the right to play in the Bundesliga, May 29): Eintracht win, total over 2.5 goals. The bookmaker 1xBet predicts a 1:1 draw (odds 6.00). In second place is the victory of Wolfsburg 1:0 (odds 7.60). Bets on totals over 2.5 goals are accepted with odds of 2.20.
Wolfsburg and Eintracht Braunschweig will compete in the final match for the right to spend the next season in the Bundesliga. The game will take place on May 25, 2017 at 21:30 Moscow time. Bet and forecast for the match Wolfsburg – Eintracht B. available to readers of the Sportixbet portal.
FC Wolfsburg
Wolves had an extremely unsuccessful season, which led to 16th place in the Bundesliga. One victory over Eintracht Frankfurt (0:2) in the last five meetings could not help Jonker's team stay out of the relegation zone. They also lost to Hertha (1:0), Bayern (0:6), Hamburg (2:1) and drew with Borussia Monchengladbach (1:1).
FC Eintracht B.
Eintracht spent its season very well, taking third place in the second Bundesliga. Only Hanover and Stuttgart were higher than them, ahead of the yellow-blues by 1 and 3 points, respectively. Eintracht played their last 5 meetings almost consistently, beating Bochum (2:0), Munich 1860 (0:1), Union Berlin (3:1), Karlsruhe (2:1), but lost devastatingly to Arminia (6:0), which needed points in order not to be relegated to the third division.
Forecast
Eintracht lost only 6 matches out of 34 throughout the season, which is a very good indicator. Yes, the yellow-blue’s opponents were not as strong as Wolfsburg’s, but the Wolves simply failed the season, relying on the strong individual qualities of the players. In games for survival, when registration is at stake, in most cases it is the team that wins, which is not the case for Wolfsburg this season. Eintracht B. proved that it can defend well and work on counterattacks, which Wolfsburg allowed almost every team in the Bundesliga to do. That is why Eintracht B. has a better chance of not losing big than the Wolves have of beating them.
Prediction for the match Wolfsburg – Eintracht B.: handicap (+1.5) on Eintracht B.
