Malmo FF vs Wolfsburg Predictions

• Under 2.5 goals have been produced in 55% of Wolfsburg’s away games.
• Wolfsburg score an average of 1.45 goals per away game and concede an average of 1.36 goals.
• Both teams have scored in 45% of Wolfsburg’s away games.
• Wolfsburg have picked up points in 7 of heir 11 away games this season.

Wolfsburg have a decent away record this season

Wolfsburg would perhaps have expected a more convincing advantage to take into the 2nd leg in Sweden this Thursday but after going 1-0 down early in the second half to a Thelin penalty the hosts would have been relieved to end the game 2-1 winners thanks to a goal from Brekalo and an own goal from Thelin.

The visitors head into Thursday’s 2nd leg as the clear form favourites with four wins, one draw, and one defeat from their last six matches, with Malmo losing three and winning three of their last six outings, only two of which weren’t friendlies. Wolfsburg have picked up five wins and two draws from eleven away games in the Bundesliga this season, so know how to get results on the road.

Wolfsburg average 1.55 points per away game, which suggests that the most likely result on Thursday is a draw, and score an average of 1.45 goals per away game and concede 1.36 goals, which is why we have backed a final scoreline of 1-1 in Malmo. Under 2.5 goals have been produced in 55% of Wolfsburg’s away games this season, and we expect another tight and tense ninety minutes, just like in the 1st leg, when the pair lock horns on Thursday.

Malmo find themselves a goal down against a tough opponent

Both teams have scored in 45% of Wolfsburg’s away games and both teams found the back of the net in the 1st leg, adding further weight to our prediction for a 1-1 draw in Sweden. Over 1.5 goals have been scored in 82% of Wolfsburg’s trips on the road, which is one of the main reasons we have backed a 1-1 rather as opposed to a 1-0 win either way or a goalless draw this Thursday.

The visitors have only kept clean sheets in 27% of their away games so far this season but have also only failed to score in 27% as well, with exactly 2-goals being scored in 36% of the Bundesliga’s clubs away trips. Wolfsburg have already played out seven draws in the league this season and know that a stalemate on Thursday would be enough to confirm their place in the next round of the Europa League.

We’re confident that under 2.5 goals will be produced in Thursday’s match and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1 between the pair. Wolfsburg head into the game as the form favourites and with a slight aggregate advantage, knowing that a draw would be more than enough to qualify for the next round.