In this 6th week match, on Wed Dec 8th, Wolfsburg will host Lille at Volkswagen Arena in a clash of the Champions League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Wolfsburg recorded a 0-3 loss against Mainz 05. Jonathan Burkardt struck first for Mainz 05 in the 2nd minute, then Anton Stach added another in the 4th minute on a feed from Jae-Sung Lee At the end of 90 a dissapointed Wolfsburg couldn’t manage to score, and Mainz 05 took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, Lille recorded a 2-1 win against Troyes. Tristan Dingome struck first for Troyes in the 6th minute on a feed from Florian Tardieu, then Jonathan David tied it up for Lille in the 48th minute on a feed from Benjamin André Finally they completed the comback in the 85th minute on a goal by Giraudon to cap off a wild match. Lille is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stade Pierre-mauroy, Lille and Wolfsburg battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Lille nor Wolfsburg could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 19 and 2 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Lille is glad to have Jonathan David in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Wolfsburg is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Lukas Nmecha and Wout Weghorst each having 2 goals in their last five.