Wolfsburg striker Bas Dost (#12). (Photo : Getty Images)
VfL Wolfsburg (3-2-3, 12 points) will try to get out of their three-game winless rut against a hard-fighting Hoffenheim XI (1-4-3, 6 points) at their home stadium of Volkswagen Arena on Saturday, October 17 for a 2015-2016 Bundesliga matchup.
Die Wölfe dropped their last match against hot team Borussia Monchengladbach, 0-2, at the Stadion im Borussia-Park on October 3, as reported by BBC Sport.
Dieter Hecking's men were held scoreless by Die Fohlen throughout the game as they controlled ball possession en route to a 2-goal decision.
It was Wolfsburg's second loss in three games, with a 1-1 draw against bottom-dwelling Hannover 96 in the middle, which had prevented them from moving up the league table together with the other top contenders.
Meanwhile, Die Kraichgauer is barely escaping relegation with a point above the bottom three teams in the overall standings.
They have managed to stay unbeaten in their last three games, with a draw, a win, and finally a draw again in their most recent match with Stuttgart, 2-2, at the Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena last October 3, via Sky Sports.
Belgian forward Kevin Volland scored a brace for Hoffenheim to save a point for Markus Gisdol's side and escape the bottom occupants as of the moment.
Gisdol would want to carry over their momentum against the Wolves, but the Lower Saxony club is bent on bouncing back from their three-game skid.
Prediction: Wolfsburg over Hoffenheim, 3-1.
Wolfsburg starting lineup (4-1-4-1 formation): Benaglio; Jung, Naldo, Klose, Rodriguez; Guilavogui; Caligiuri, Arnold, Kruse, Dost; Schurrle
Hoffenheim starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Baumann; Kaderabek, Sule, Bicakcic, Toljan; Rudy, Schwegler, Polanski, Schmid; Volland, Vargas
