VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayern München: result 1-3 and analysis
BundesligaRegular Season - 8Kick-off on October 20, 2018 at 01:30 PM (UTC)Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
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What was the result of VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayern München?
Bayern München won 1-3 on October 20, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 30′R. LewandowskiBayern München
- 48′R. LewandowskiBayern München
- 63′W. WeghorstVfL Wolfsburg
- 72′J. RodríguezBayern München
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, VfL Wolfsburg have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Bayern München have 8, 2 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2018 | Werder Bremen(away) | 0-2 | Bundesliga |
| Sep 29, 2018 | Borussia Mönchengladbach(home) | 2-2 | Bundesliga |
| Sep 26, 2018 | FSV Mainz 05(away) | 0-0 | Bundesliga |
| Sep 22, 2018 | SC Freiburg(home) | 1-3 | Bundesliga |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Hertha BSC(home) | 2-2 | Bundesliga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2018 | Borussia Mönchengladbach(home) | 0-3 | Bundesliga |
| Oct 2, 2018 | Ajax(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Hertha BSC(away) | 0-2 | Bundesliga |
| Sep 25, 2018 | FC Augsburg(home) | 1-1 | Bundesliga |
| Sep 22, 2018 | FC Schalke 04(away) | 2-0 | Bundesliga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 VfL Wolfsburg win(s), 1 draw(s), 5 Bayern München win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2018 | VfL Wolfsburg 1-2 Bayern München | Bundesliga |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Bayern München 2-2 VfL Wolfsburg | Bundesliga |
| Apr 29, 2017 | VfL Wolfsburg 0-6 Bayern München | Bundesliga |
| Feb 7, 2017 | Bayern München 1-0 VfL Wolfsburg | DFB Pokal |
| Dec 10, 2016 | Bayern München 5-0 VfL Wolfsburg | Bundesliga |
| Feb 27, 2016 | VfL Wolfsburg 0-2 Bayern München | Bundesliga |
Last archived meeting: VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayern München on Feb 17, 2018
How many goals should we expect?
VfL Wolfsburg score 1.3 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Bayern München score 1.8 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VfL Wolfsburg | 1.3 | 1.5 | 5 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Bayern München | 1.8 | 1.2 | 5 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
VfL Wolfsburg sit 16th in Bundesliga (29 points from 34 matches) and Bayern München sit 1st (89 points from 34 matches).
The current season has no played match yet: final standings of the 2025-26 season.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 122 | 36 | 89 |
| 16 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 69 | 29 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Other matches in the same round
- Oct 19, 2018Eintracht Frankfurt7-1Fortuna Düsseldorf
- Oct 20, 2018Bayer Leverkusen2-2Hannover 96
- Oct 20, 2018FC Augsburg0-0RB Leipzig
- Oct 20, 20181. FC Nürnberg1-31899 Hoffenheim
- Oct 20, 2018VfB Stuttgart0-4Borussia Dortmund
- Oct 20, 2018FC Schalke 040-2Werder Bremen
- Oct 21, 2018Hertha BSC1-1SC Freiburg
- Oct 21, 2018Borussia Mönchengladbach4-0FSV Mainz 05