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Have you ever fancied taking on your fellow Wolves? Well, now you can do just that via the VfL Wolfsburg app. The new prediction competition, running throughout the 2022/23 season and presented by VfL partner Chillybets, will see VfL fans putting their know-how as football experts to the test with predictions for Bundesliga results – both for the men’s and the women’s matches. This year, fans will once again get a chance to face off against a celebrity opponent, with Wölfi himself stepping up to the plate. In “Wölfi’s bets – can you beat the mascot?”, you will have the chance to out-predict one of our very own.

They are the only two northern sides in the Bundesliga this season, but when VfL Wolfsburg and Werder Bremen met for the first time the top flight was made up exclusively of teams from the north of the country – hardly surprising, as Germany’s top tier was split into regional divisions before the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963.

The new Bundesliga season starts with a battle of the green-and-white northern clubs on Saturday 6 August (kick-off 15:30 CEST) as Niko Kovac’s side host promoted Bremen. 

VfL Wolfsburg host Werder Bremen on Saturday 6 August (kick-off 15:30 CEST) in their opening game of the 60th Bundesliga campaign. This is the 49th league meeting between VfL and Werder, who are back in the top flight after a one-season absence. At the press conference ahead of the game at the Volkswagen Arena, head coach Niko Kovac answered the media’s questions on…

VfL have already had their first competitive match of the 2022/23 season with the 1-0 win away to Jena in the DFB Cup. On Saturday 6 August (kick-off 15:30 CEST), the Wolves turn their attentions to the new Bundesliga campaign. Ahead of the opening match against newly promoted Werder Bremen, VfL goalkeeper Koen Casteels took time out of his busy schedule for a brief interview, where he talked about pre-season training, getting the new league season under way and his personal goals.

The Wolves kicked off the new 2022/23 Bundesliga season with a 2-2 draw at home to promoted outfit Werder Bremen. Niko Kovac’s charges took an early lead through Lukas Nmecha (11′) but two quickfire goals from the visitors via Niklas Füllkrug (21′) and Leonardo Bittencourt (23′) gave Bremen a deserved half-time lead. Substitute Josuha Guilavogui netted the all-important equaliser in the 84th minute to salvage a point for a Green-and-White side that struggled to click into gear overall.

First professional contract: VfL have handed a long-term deal to another talented youngster, with academy graduate Felix Lange putting pen to paper on a professional contract valid until 2025.

The Wolves play what is arguably the toughest fixture in the Bundesliga calendar relatively early on this season. At 17:30 CEST on Sunday 14 August, head coach Niko Kovac’s side travel to Bayern Munich on Matchday 2 of the 2022/23 top-flight campaign. The Bavarians’ well-oiled attacking machine has been running on overdrive since the departure of the prolific Robert Lewandowski, with Julian Nagelsmann’s team scoring 11 goals in their opening two competitive games of the season.

It’s no accident that new VfL head coach Niko Kovac has appointed Maxence Lacroix as vice-captain, handing the defender greater responsibility in the Green-and-Whites’ backline. Ahead of the away match at record Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich on Sunday 14 August (17:30 CEST), the 22-year-old French centre-back spoke to us about his new role, the start of the campaign, his personal goals for the season and the upcoming clash with FCB.