Borussia Dortmund vs Wolfsburg Prediction: BTTS and over 2.5 goals

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich are one point ahead of Borussia Dortmund as the title contenders get ready to host Wolfsburg at Signal Iduna Park on Sunday. When they play Wolfsburg in a difficult league match, Borussia Dortmund will be aiming to maintain their title hopes. Last weekend, the visitors defeated Mainz 05 with ease while the hosts were disappointingly held to a draw by relegation-threatened VfL Bochum.

In order to earn a spot in the European Cups for the following season, Niko Kovac's team must defeat Borussia Dortmund. Can the Wolves accomplish it?

Borussia Dortmund (WLWDWD)

Dortmund will be hoping that seventh-place Wolfsburg doesn't cause them any more misery after their draw with Bochum cost them significant grounds in the title race. All indications were towards a Borussia Dortmund comeback triumph when Karim Adeyemi tied the score against Bochum after seven minutes, but Edin Terzic's team was unable to add to their tally and were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw.

Despite going unbeaten in their past four games, Dortmund has fallen behind the leaders due to two draws over that stretch. Dortmund will finish in second position with eight more points from their next four games, but given how close the competition for the championship is, they will feel this season might have provided more.

Prior to this game, Dortmund had a terrific home record, winning five straight league games while scoring two or more goals in each of those victories. In contrast, they have only kept one clean sheet out of five league games played at home, and each of those games included more than 2.5 goals.

Borussia Dortmund still has a number of injured players, including Soumaila Coulibaly, Thomas Meunier, and Nico Schlotterbeck, along with long-term absentees Mateu Morey Bauza and Julien Duranville.

Borussia Dortmund's possible starting lineup:

Goalkeeper: Kobel;

Defenders: Ryerson, Sule, Hummels, Guerreiro;

Midfielders: Bellingham, Can, Brandt;

Strikers: Malen, Haller, Adeyemi

Wolfsburg (WDLDWW)

In their most recent matchup, Wolfsburg defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0, avoiding a loss for the first time in nine encounters. This will be a crucial game for Wolfsburg as they try to fulfill their desire to compete in Europe next season, and much like Dortmund, they will be aiming for three points. The  3-0 victory over Mainz will serve as a strong inspiration for this one. That was Wolfsburg's third consecutive unblemished game and second straight victory.

Wolfsburg has collected 24 points out of a possible 45 on the road this season, placing them third in the Bundesliga's away standings behind only Freiburg and Bayern Munich. Wolfsburg has only lost once in their last five games, although they only have two victories and the same number of draws. Wolfsburg has performed better away from home, with three victories in five, and three of their previous five games have featured over 2.5 goals. Wolfsburg will believe they have the protection needed for Dortmund's onslaught, which has performed well at home, with three clean sheets in five away games.

Maxence Lacroix, Lukas Nmecha, Kevin Paredes, and Paulo Otavio are among the Wolfsburg players who will be sidelined by injuries and will not play on Sunday.

Wolfsburg's possible starting lineup:

Goalkeepers: Casteels;

Defenders: Bornauw, Guilavogui, Fischer;

Midfielders: Baku, Gerhardt, Arnold, Kaminski;

Strikers: Svanberg, Wimmer; Wind

Expert Betting Tips

Borussia Dortmund has played in 20 of the league's 30 games this year with at least three goals scored, while Wolfsburg has scored eight goals in its last two games.

In light of this, we anticipate Sunday's match between Dortmund and Wolfsburg to be a high-scoring thriller with goals from both teams expected. A 2-2 draw is anticaipated.