Wolfsburg took a giant step towards playing the Bundesliga yet again next season when they won the first leg of this playoff 3-1 at home. Liverpool loanee, Dick Origi was the star of the show in that first leg as he scored one and set up two more goals to help the 2009 Bundesliga champions to a comfortable two goals cushion, but would that be too much for the impressive Bundesliga 2 side to overturn in this game?
Keil goalkeeper, Kenneth Kronholm helped a lot to keep this score respectable before the return leg, and the late sitter missed by their in-form striker Marvin Ducksch could become more expensive if they find chances had to come by in this game, but they gave a good account of themselves in the first leg and if they can just shut out the Wolves and break their defence down, they could win this game.
Wolfsburg have kept a clean sheet in 35% of their away Bundesliga games this season and the difference in class between the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 should see them keep their host at bay here too. The hosts, however, are not the kind of team you want to give chances as they netted 71 times in the German second division this season and come into this match with 18 goals from their last six games in all competitions.
Wolfsburg won 3-1 at home to Holstein Kiel in the 1st leg of the Bundesliga playoffs last Thursday. Wolfsburg’s 9-1 win over Holstein Kiel in 1986 is the joint-biggest in their history.
