Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munchen - Competition: German Super Cup
Wolfsburg team recently took part in the Emirates Cup but it was not a
successful trip as they lost 2-1 to Villarreal on the Saturday before
going down 1-0 to hosts Arsenal a day later.
Die Wolfe have added German striker Max Kruse to their ranks but Kevin De Bruyne likely to head the list of high profile absentees as he looks unlikely to recover from injury in time. The Belgian will probably join other doubtful players like Bas Dost, Ivan Perisic, Luiz Gustavo and Aaron Hunt on the sidelines. Luiz Gustavo has only been back from injury for one week and won't be part of the squad, meaning Maximilian Arnold and Josuha Guilavogui should start in central midfield.
Bayern Munich have recorded victories over Valencia and Inter during July but they did suffer a penalty shootout loss in their last game against Guangzhou Evergrande after a bore draw.
The Bavarians may have let club icon Bastian Schweinsteiger leave to join Man United, but they have signed Arturo Vidal from Juventus and Douglas Costa from Shakhtar. Robben, Muller and Lewandowski are all fully fit again while cesntral defenders Badstuber, Dante, Javi Martínez and Benatia will most likely miss the match due to injury and fitness concerns. Rafinha is likely to play as right centre-back. Ribery is a long-term absentee.
Bayern München are seeking to avenge their 4-1 Bundesliga shocking defeat against Wolfsburg in January - their first league loss of the 2014-15 season. The sides have not shared a draw in any of their last 10 encounters. But the Wolfsburg 4-1 win back in January was Die Wolfe’s only triumph over Bayern in the last 10 attempts.
Die Wolfe have added German striker Max Kruse to their ranks but Kevin De Bruyne likely to head the list of high profile absentees as he looks unlikely to recover from injury in time. The Belgian will probably join other doubtful players like Bas Dost, Ivan Perisic, Luiz Gustavo and Aaron Hunt on the sidelines. Luiz Gustavo has only been back from injury for one week and won't be part of the squad, meaning Maximilian Arnold and Josuha Guilavogui should start in central midfield.
Bayern Munich have recorded victories over Valencia and Inter during July but they did suffer a penalty shootout loss in their last game against Guangzhou Evergrande after a bore draw.
The Bavarians may have let club icon Bastian Schweinsteiger leave to join Man United, but they have signed Arturo Vidal from Juventus and Douglas Costa from Shakhtar. Robben, Muller and Lewandowski are all fully fit again while cesntral defenders Badstuber, Dante, Javi Martínez and Benatia will most likely miss the match due to injury and fitness concerns. Rafinha is likely to play as right centre-back. Ribery is a long-term absentee.
Bayern München are seeking to avenge their 4-1 Bundesliga shocking defeat against Wolfsburg in January - their first league loss of the 2014-15 season. The sides have not shared a draw in any of their last 10 encounters. But the Wolfsburg 4-1 win back in January was Die Wolfe’s only triumph over Bayern in the last 10 attempts.
Wolfsburg last 5 matches:
12/07/15 Cracovia Kraków – Wolfsburg17/07/15 Ajax 1 – 1 Wolfsburg
21/07/15 Wolfsburg 4 – 2 Zürich
25/07/15 Wolfsburg 1 – 2 Villarreal
26/07/15 Arsenal 1 – 0 Wolfsburg
Bayern Munchen last 5 matches:
16/05/15 Freiburg 2 – 1 Bayern Munchen
23/05/15 Bayern Munchen 2 – 0 Mainz 05
18/07/15 Bayern Munich 4 – 1 Valencia
21/07/15 Bayern München 1 – 0 Internazionale
23/07/15 Bayern Munich 0 – 0 P Guangzhou
23/05/15 Bayern Munchen 2 – 0 Mainz 05
18/07/15 Bayern Munich 4 – 1 Valencia
21/07/15 Bayern München 1 – 0 Internazionale
23/07/15 Bayern Munich 0 – 0 P Guangzhou
Match date: 01 August 2015
Kick Off Time: 19:30 BST
Venue: VOLKSWAGEN ARENA, Wolfsburg
Kick Off Time: 19:30 BST
Venue: VOLKSWAGEN ARENA, Wolfsburg
