1. FC Koln vs VfL Wolfsburg Prediction, 8/26/2023 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: 1. FC Koln vs VfL Wolfsburg

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Location: RheinEnergieSTADION in Köln, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: 1. FC Koln (+129) VfL Wolfsburg (+202)

RheinEnergieSTADION is the location where VfL Wolfsburg (13-10-10 last season) will go up against 1. FC Koln (10-12-11 last year) on Saturday. 1. FC Koln are priced at +129 and VfL Wolfsburg are at +202. The total is 2.75. The goalies protecting the net will be Marvin Schwabe for 1. FC Koln and Koen Casteels for VfL Wolfsburg.

1. FC Koln earned 75 saves and had a save percentage of 61.6 last year. This team's differential on goals was -4 by way of 48 goals tallied as well as 52 goals given up. Over the course of the prior season, the squad averaged 1.27 pts per match (42 pts) and also had a rank of 13th in soccer with 31 assists. The Billy Goats ranked 9th for goals expected with 46.6, and the squad's xGA came in at 41.3. 1. FC Koln had 72 yellow cards over the course of last season in addition to 3 red cards. 1. FC Koln allowed 52 goals while allowing 1.58 goals per 90 minutes, and opponents earned 125 shots on target on them. They compiled 6 clean sheets, which had them at a rate of 18.2 over the course of the prior season.

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VfL Wolfsburg accounted for 56 goals and their xG over the course of last year was at 47.9. The team's goals against per 90 was sitting at 1.39 in addition to 98 saves, and they accumulated 12 shut outs. On the year, VfL Wolfsburg had a save percentage of 70.4 (142 SoTA), and they also sat at 7th in the league with 49 pts. VfL Wolfsburg had a rank of 6th in regard to goals allowed with 46, and the team's goal difference was at 10. VfL Wolfsburg compiled a CS% of 36.4 in the prior season in addition to 62 yellow card cautions. The Wolves ended the season with an average of 1.5 points per match while earning 43 assists.

The man protecting the net for 1. FC Koln is Marvin Schwabe. Schwabe (104-67-84 mark during his career) has totaled 69 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 27.1% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from Germany has faced 900 shots tried at him in 255 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.12 (286 total goals given up) and he holds a save % of 70.3. Schwabe has been on the field for 22,966 mins and has 627 stops in his pro soccer career.

Koen Casteels will look after the goal for VfL Wolfsburg. So far in his pro soccer career, Casteels has surrendered 380 goals and has accounted for 743 stops in 258 starting assignments. He has given up 1.47 goals per 90 mins while holding a record of 94-75-89. He has a save percentage of 68.4 and his clean sheet rate is currently 29.1%. Casteels has accumulated 75 clean sheets while he has seen 1,126 shots against him in 23,194 mins throughout his career.

Steffen Tigges is a man who can make a noticable difference for 1. FC Koln. The forward born in Germany has tallied 17 goals in 4,924 professional minutes. Tigges has had a starting assignment in 37 contests so far in his career and scores 0.31 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 3 assists while earning 4 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career.

VfL Wolfsburg has a playmaker in Jonas Wind, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan for in this fixture. He currently averages 0.48 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 102 games in his career. The forward from Denmark has been on the field for 9,066 mins and has scored 48 goals. He has totaled 10 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 20 times.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take VfL Wolfsburg (+202)

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