VfL Wolfsburg Haberleri

Koen Casteels has long been one of the Wolves’ key players and has impressed again this season with his consistently top-drawer performances. In this interview he talks about the 5-1 victory in Bochum and the upcoming game against Mainz 05.

VfL Wolfsburg host Mainz 05 on Bundesliga Matchday 30 on Sunday 30 April (kick-off: 17:30 CEST). The in-form visitors are currently on a 10-game unbeaten run that spans fixtures against the likes of Leverkusen, Leipzig and defending champions Bayern Munich, leaving Bo Svensson’s side firmly in contention for European qualification.

Paulo Otavio will not be adding to his total of 77 appearances for VfL Wolfsburg, as the club has announced that it will not be renewing his contract, which runs out at the end of the season. The Brazilian, who is currently out of action with an ankle injury, will therefore be leaving the Wolves at the end of June after four years in green and white.

VfL Wolfsburg gave their European hopes a boost with a 5-1 win away to Bochum on Matchday 29. Mattias Svanberg (10’, 56’) hit a brace, while Jakub Kaminski (21’), Patrick Wimmer (34’) and Luca Waldschmidt (77’) were also on the scoresheet for Niko Kovac’s side in front of a crowd of 24,834 at the Vonovia-Ruhrstadion. The victory has moved the Wolves up to eighth in the table.

VfL Wolfsburg are the only team in the Bundesliga to have collected more points on their travels than at home this season, and this bodes well ahead of their next assignment, which takes Niko Kovac’s charges to VfL Bochum on Saturday 22 April (kick-off 15:30 CEST). A look at previous encounters between the two sides suggests a reluctance to share the points – only three of their 23 Bundesliga meetings have ended in a draw. The Wolves have triumphed in 11 of them, with a goal difference of 40 to 31.

VfL Wolfsburg played out their tenth draw of the current Bundesliga campaign on Sunday evening, playing out a 0-0 stalemate at home to Bayer Leverkusen in the final game of Matchday 28. The 20,137 fans at the Volkswagen Arena had little to shout about in a first half of few opportunities, but both teams created chances to claim all three points after the interval. However, neither side could find a way past the opposing goalkeeper.

The Wolves have had to pay a high price for their draw against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on Sunday evening, with injuries to two players. Comprehensive examinations on Monday revealed that Paulo Otavio, who was substituted off in the 54th minute, suffered a serious injury to his left ankle and will be out for an indefinite period of time. 

Munich, Duisburg, London – in what will be the penultimate double-duty week of the season, VfL Wolfsburg Women are off to face MSV Duisburg on Wednesday evening (kick-off: 19:00 CEST). At the press conference before the match, head coach Tommy Stroot spoke about…

The Wolves bring Bundesliga Matchday 28 to a close at 19:30 CEST on Sunday evening, when Bayer 04 Leverkusen visit the Volkswagen Arena. At the press conference before the game, boss Niko Kovac spoke about …

There is a big day ahead for VfL Wolfsburg. In the morning, the German league title will be on the line in Bielefeld, with the Green-and-Whites’ B Junior Team playing in the final for the first ever time (kick-off: 11:00 CEST). The only member of the current first-team squad to have lifted that particular trophy is Yannick Gerhardt, who tasted victory back in 2011 with 1. FC Köln. In this interview, the VfL midfielder cast his mind back over a decade to that final before looking ahead to his own match that evening against Bayer Leverkusen at the Volkswagen Arena.