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Wolfsburg

Two years in a row Wolfsburg are escaping relegation through playing relegation playoff games against the third team from the 2.Bundesliga. They are following the same pattern as Hamburger SV who dropped out after playing relegation games two seasons in a row. Wolfsburg are set for another tough season, but they did a good job by bringing a couple of solid reinforcements. They brought midfielder Felix Klaus from Hannover 96, strikers Daniel Ginczek from Vfb Stuttgart and Dutchman Wout Weghorst from AZ Alkmaar. Weghorst should be a pretty good addition as he was AZ Alkmaar`s top scorer last season with 27 goals scored in all competitions. Wolfsburg opened the new season with a narrow 1-0 win over minnows Elversberg in the DFB Cup last weekend, but did not show very convincing performance in that game.



Schalke 04

Schalke 04 were runners-up to Bayern Munich last season and are once again hoping to be their biggest rivals for the Bundesliga title. They started the new season with an easy 2-0 win over the amateur side of Schweinfurt in the DFB Cup and are awaiting this match in good spirits. Schalke 04 were active on the transfer market this summer. They lost two important players in Leon Goretzka and Max Meyer, who joined Bayern Munich and Fulham, but brought defender Salif Sane from Hannover 96 and TSG Hoffenheim`s top scorer last season – Mark Uth.



THE BETTING VERDICT

Interesting fact is that none of the last 25 head duels between Wolfsburg and Schalke 04 had ended goalless. Schalke 04 have been more successful in the recent seasons, winning in four and drawing once in their last five direct duels. Wolfsburg managed only one victory against Schalke 04 in their last nine duels and Schalke 04 also eliminated Wolfsburg from the DFB Cup last season. Overall Schalke 04 are more quality side than Wolfsburg, although Wolfsburg strengthened their team this summer. Considering all factors before this game, Schalke 04 should be good enough to record an away victory in this match.