Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Kevin Kampl. (Photo : Getty Images)
Perennial contenders VfL Wolfsburg (1-4-3, 6 points) will try to get out of their current rut as they clash with fellow reeling side Bayer 04 Leverkusen (3-4-1, 10 points) at their home field of Volkswagen Arena on Oct. 29, Saturday in a 2016-2017 Bundesliga season match.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:30 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Wolfsburg has been struggling to find a win this season as the team was only able to earn one in the first eight rounds.
After opening the term with a win over FC Augsburg, the Wolves are now on a seven-game winless spell, which dropped them to the bottom three relegation zone with only six points to show.
The team's struggles caused head coach Dieter Hecking to be sacked on Monday last week after the embarrassing defeat to newly-promoted club Leipzig.
Die Wölfe is now being managed by interim boss Valérien Ismaël, who debuted with a 1-3 loss to SV Darmstadt 98 on the road at the Jonathan-Heimes-Stadion am Böllenfalltor last Saturday, ESPN reported.
Wolfsburg was undermanned early in the match when defender Jeffrey Bruma was sent off in the 23rd minute after getting booked by a direct red card.
Darmstadt took full advantage of the 10-man Wolves squad, immediately scoring two minutes later with a goal from Änis Ben-Hatira.
Striker Mario Gomez leveled the count in the 60th, but the hosts netted two more goals, by Laszlo Kleinheisler and Sandro Sirigu in the 68th and 76th, to hand their visitors their fourth loss.
Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen is also reeling with a two-game losing run. The team was dispatched by dark horse club Hoffenheim, 0-3, right at their home ground of BayArena last Saturday, as per Yahoo Sports.
Striker Kevin Volland was sent off in the sixth minute with a direct red card, which was the fastest red card of the season so far.
Bayer head coach Roger Schmidt was handed a two-match ban for insulting his Hoffenheim counterpart during the game.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-0 victory for Bayer Leverkusen.
Wolfsburg starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Casteels; Trasch, Ascues, Rodriguez, Schafer; Arnold, Gustavo; Caligiuri, Draxler, Gerhardt; Gomez
Bayer Leverkusen starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Leno; Bender, Tah, Toprak, Henrichs; Baumgartlinger, Aranguiz; Mehmedi, Brandt, Kampl; Hernandez
