Wolfsburg, Germany — Bundesliga action don ready to kick off as Wolfsburg go face RB Leipzig for matchday 29 wey go happen for Volkswagen Arena on Friday night. Dis match na important one as Leipzig, under new coach Zsolt Löw, dey strive to reclaim third place for the league.
Leipzig don face recent wahala with injuries, especially as dem don only manage one win for their last seven matches. Ralph Hasenhüttl, coach of Wolfsburg, don admit say dem fail to convert chances, with no goal in their last three matches. As e be now, Wolfsburg don drop points against teams wey dey relegation zone, coming away with just two points from twelve.
“We get good news about Denis Vavro and Konstantinos Koulierakis. At least one of dem go fit to play against Leipzig,” Hasenhüttl talk during press conference. Despite this glimmer of hope, die Wölfe need to up dem performance to show say dem fit deliver on expectation.
Moreover, Leipzig don show say dem get serious party for dem mind as dem rebound last week with a strong 3-1 victory over Hoffenheim. This win don rekindle wetin be the spirit of die roten Bullen after dem elimination from DFB-Pokal by Stuttgart.
Before dis match, Löw get good words for his predecessor, Hasenhüttl, calling am “a great coach and fantastic guy.” Dem two don keep friendship even after separation, speaking on the phone regularly. “We go always be friends, but for 90 minutes, we go be enemies,” Löw add.
Dis game go be a critical fixture for both teams. Leipzig dey currently sit for fifth place, but dem dey eye the third spot wey Frankfurt hold. Just three points separate dem, and dem know say win go put dem back for Champions League contention. But, dem go need to improve if dem wan finish strong.
Team news show say Wolfsburg go miss Mattias Svanberg, Mathys Angély, Rogério, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Lovro Majer, and Bartosz Białek due to injury. On the other side, Leipzig no go fit feature Benjamin Henrichs, Assan Ouedraogo, Antonio Nusa, and Xaver Schlager.
As the match dey approach, fans dey wonder if Wolfsburg fit break dem scoring drought and whether Leipzig fit continue dem resurgence under Löw. Both teams last six meetings don see dem share wins, making dis match a tough one to call.
