January 15th features a match where Wolfsburg will play host to Hertha BSC in a Bundesliga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Wolfsburg sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Bochum. Pantovic struck first for Bochum in the 65th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Wolfsburg couldn’t muster any offence and Bochum ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while hertha BSC is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Köln. Anthony Modeste scored the first goal for Köln in the 30th minute, then Ondrej Duda added another in the 32nd minute. Hertha BSC is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Wolfsburg took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Dodi Lukebakio scored the first goal for Hertha BSC in the 60th minute on a penalty, then in the 74th minute, Xaver Schlager sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ridle Baku Finally they completed the comback in the 88th minute on a goal by Lukas Nmecha to cap off a wild match.
Hertha BSC’s most prolific scorer has been Stevan Jovetić. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Renato Steffen and Wout Weghorst are the top scorers for Wolfsburg in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Dodi Lukebakio, Lukas Nmecha, Admir Mehmedi, Xaver Schlager, Daniel Ginczek, Josuha Guilavogui, William and Paulo Otávio are unavailable to play for Wolfsburg, while Lucas Tousart, Rune Jarstein, Ishak Belfodil, Lukas Klünter, Santiago Ascacibar and Ruwen Werthmuller are unavailable to play for Hertha BSC.