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Arminia Bielefeld will look to continue their giant slaying run when they meet Wolfsburg in this one legged DFB Pokal quarterfinal.
The third division side was shockingly good in this competition, putting down opponents like Hertha Berlin, Werder Bremen and, most notably, Borussia Monchengladbach. Arminia is also playing lights out in the third division, leading the league by 5 points. They could book the title with a win over second placed Kiel over the weekend but obviously will give evertything today as well, as striker Hemlein himself stated. All in all we`re talking about a very good side here, extremely reactive and determined – their level is surely somewhere among the first half of the Zweite Bundesliga, surely they don’t belong in the third division.
The DFB Pokal is Wolfsburg’s last chance for silverware this season, but Hecking’s men have hit a wall lately – the 1-4 disaster against Napoli at home seems to have shattered their morale and Wolfsburg failed to win any of the last 4 matches. It has to be said though that the Wolves had a tough schedule and in each of the last two matches they missed players like Vieirinha, Knoche, Schurrle, De Bruyne or Dost. They were also unlucky to lose in the last minute at Gladbach over the weekend. Schurrle was adamant that Wolfsburg will not take Bielefeld lightly.
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Team news & lineups:
Bielefeld doesn`t have any new injuries or suspensions. Wolfsburg will get back Vieirinha, Schurrle and Dost and De Bruyne also has decent chances to start – a huge boost for the Wolves to get back some of their best players and their difference makers in offense.
Bielefeld: Schwolow – Dick, Burmeister, Salger, Schuppan – Junglas, Schütz – Hemlein, Ulm , Mast – Klos
Wolfsburg: Benaglio – Vieirinha, Naldo, Knoche, Rodriguez – Guilavogui, Gustavo – Caligiuri, De Bruyne, Schürrle – Dost
Don’t expect Wolfsburg to underestimate Bielefeld – the hosts have proved themselves as a dangerous side and the DFB Pokal is now Wolfsburg’s main objective, so look for the visitors to treat this with the maximum professionalism and focus. Arminia will surely put on a fight, but in the end Wolfsburg is just to good of a team to let this slip away and getting players back in the lineup will make a big difference to improve their recent mediocre form.
I can see the Wolves going ahead sometime in the first 60 minutes in a tight game and than running away with it at the end. My tip is Wolfsburg to win with a 1 goal asian handicap. Prediction: Arminia Bilelefeld – Wolfsburg 1-3.
Pick: Wolfsburg (-1 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 1.95 @ Bet365
Stake: 9
Possible profit: 8.55
Event date: 29 April
