Can Wolfsburg annoy the big favorites?
On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, VfL Wolfsburg and FC Barcelona will face each other in the women’s premier class. In advance, the roles seem to be clearly distributed, because while we are offered a maximum rate of 35.00 for the Wolves to win the title, the Spanish women currently represent the best team in the world and are therefore the overwhelming favorites to win the Champions League. In our Wolfsburg v Barcelona Women prediction, we now take a closer look at the two teams.
We start with the home and away record of the two teams. VfL is still doing relatively well in this regard, with only one defeat in twelve home games, making the hosts quite strong at home. The only home defeat so far was against Olympique Lyon. On the other hand, FCB have only lost one game away from home. For this reason, the Wolfsburg v Barcelona women odds are still more than clearly in favor of an away win, despite the Wolves’ good home record.
When it comes to comparing form, however, it becomes even clearer why the betting odds favor an away win. The hosts have only won two of their last five competitive games and are therefore in a bit of a rut. The Spanish team, on the other hand, are in great form, having won nine games in a row. This means that our analysis of the Wolfsburg v Barcelona women’s game comes up with an early tip for the visitors to win.
Wolfsburg – statistics & current form
Wolfsburg will not be really satisfied with the season so far. Tommy Stroot’s team “only” scored 38 points from the first 17 league games and thus already has six points less in its account than Bayern Munich. The championship has thus receded into the distance. In addition, the Wolves have already been eliminated from the DFB Cup, so the Champions League remains their only chance at a title. However, winning the Champions League is not really realistic, because VfL is the weakest team in the remaining field of participants, at least on paper. Can the hosts give the great FC Barcelona a hard time?
Wolfsburg can be dangerous in offense. and can score goals.
With 80 goals in 29 competitive games (Ø 2.76) across all competitions, the wolves are performing at a very high level offensively. Nevertheless, Tommy Stroot’s team have been held scoreless eight times, meaning they have found the way into the opposing goal in just 72% of the games. In their own stadium, however, the rate is significantly better at 92%. So if VfL can pose a threat to the Spanish side, it will be at home. Two players are particularly in focus here, and they are Alexandra Popp and Lineth Beerensteyn. The duo has already scored 27 goals and provided ten assists this season.
Wolfsburg also very solid defensively
It’s not just going well offensively, though, but defensively too, because with only 22 goals conceded (Ø 0.76), the Wolves are below the magical 1.0 mark and are therefore very stable. For this reason, Tommy Stroot’s team has kept a clean sheet 14 times and thus conceded a goal in only 52% of competitive matches. At home, the rate is even better at just 50%. However, we are not counting on a clean sheet against FC Barcelona’s offense, which is probably the best in the world.
Predicted lineup:
Borbe – Wilms, Dijkstra, Minge, Linder, Brand – Lattwein, Huth, Endemann, Beerensteyn – Popp
Barcelona – statistics & current form
FC Barcelona are continuing where they left off last season, dominating women’s football almost at will. Pere Romeu’s team have only lost three points in the domestic league so far and are therefore on the right track to winning the championship. The Spanish team are also in the final of the Copa de Su Majestad La Reina. The guests still have a chance of winning three titles this season, are favorites in all competitions and have already won the Spanish Supercup. Will Barca secure a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League in the first leg?
Barcelona have the best offense in the world
With 143 goals in 34 games (Ø 4.21), the Spanish women are by far the best attacking line in the world and are on a completely different level than all the other teams. In addition, Pere Romeu’s team has only been without a goal of their own once, putting the ball in the opponent’s net in 97% of competitive games. A goal against VfL Wolfsburg is therefore almost a given. Despite the high quality, one player stands out in particular: former Wolfsburg player Ewa Pajor. The Polish woman has already collected 29 scorer points this season, making her an absolute leader.
Barcelona hard to crack
It’s not just the offense that’s going well for Pere Romeu’s team, but also the defense. The Spanish team have conceded only 19 goals in 34 competitive games (Ø 0.56) and are therefore performing at a damnably high level here too. It is therefore no wonder that Barca have kept a clean sheet 18 times already and thus only conceded a goal in 47% of the games. It is therefore not out of the question that VfL Wolfsburg will also struggle against the FC Barcelona defense. However, we would not bet on a clean sheet due to the offensive qualities of the hosts.
Predicted line-up:
Coll – Batlle, Engen, Leon, Brugts – Bonmati, Guijarro, Hansen – Paralluelo, Pajor, Putellas
Wolfsburg v Barcelona Women Head to head / H2H record
In a pure team analysis, the guests seem to have the better chances of winning, but what about the direct comparison? In the H2H comparison, the Wolfsburg women are actually ahead and have won four of the six duels so far. For this reason alone, the Wolfsburg vs. Barcelona Women betting odds should perhaps be a little closer together. In addition, the Wolves have never gone without scoring in any of the six games, so a high-scoring game can be expected.
Wolfsburg v Barcelona Women Betting Tip
In summary of all the facts mentioned, we have decided on over 2.5 goals for the Wolfsburg vs. Barcelona Women betting tip. This is primarily because both teams score over two goals per game and thus bring with them an extremely high level of offensive power. In addition, the direct comparison also showed that there are always plenty of goals to celebrate when these two teams meet.
Alternatively, we recommend the Wolfsburg vs. Barcelona Women’s odds for “both teams to score – yes”. The reasons for this correspond with the facts mentioned for our main bet. In addition, the supposed underdog was able to score against FC Barcelona in all six duels, so the chances are good that we will see a goal on both sides of the field.