Wolfsburg vs Lyon Prediction 24 July 2026
🔊 Wolfsburg and Lyon meet in one of the more interesting friendlies of this preseason. The match takes place in Bamberg, Germany, where both sides are continuing their summer preparations. For Wolfsburg, it's a chance to test themselves against one of France's top clubs before their 2. Bundesliga campaign kicks off. Lyon, meanwhile, are building towards Champions League qualifying.
Head-to-Head
📊 This will be the third friendly between these two clubs. Lyon have won both previous meetings: 4-1 in 2018 and 2-1 in 2021.
Head-to-head statistics Wolfsburg - Lyon
Wolfsburg Team Overview
Last season was a real disappointment for Wolfsburg. The club were relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time in nearly three decades, losing to Paderborn in the playoff, after which the board rebuilt the sporting project from scratch. Tobias Strobl, who had previously worked with Verl in the Third Liga, was brought in as head coach over the summer. His job is simple: get the club back up at the first attempt.
Pre-season has gone well so far. Wolfsburg have already beaten Schöningen 8-2 and Verl 3-0, scoring 11 goals across two friendlies. New signing Robert Glatzel has been one of the standout performers - four goals in those two matches.
Despite dropping down a division, Wolfsburg managed to hold on to almost all of their key players. The board avoided the kind of exodus that could easily have happened, with several players having options at Bundesliga clubs. The match against Lyon will be the toughest test Tobias Strobl's side have faced ahead of their 2. Bundesliga campaign.
Match Results: Wolfsburg
Olympique Lyon Team Overview
Lyon finished last season in the top four of Ligue 1 and are starting the new campaign under Paulo Fonseca. A Champions League qualifying tie against Sparta Prague is coming up soon, which makes these pre-season matches more than just routine.
Four friendlies in so far. Lyon beat Macon 5-2, St. Gallen 6-3 and Servette 2-1, then lost 2-0 to Slavia Prague - a sort of dry run against a Czech side before the real thing. Thirteen goals scored across those four games, and the standout name has been 18-year-old academy product Rémi Imbert, who scored back-to-back hat-tricks in the first two matches.
Fonseca rotates heavily - that's his way - giving minutes to youth players and new signings throughout. The squad keeps changing, but Lyon's intensity hasn't dropped. They're one of the most free-scoring sides in pre-season so far.
Match Results: Olympique Lyon
Prediction on Outcome
Head-to-head:
- matches played - 2;
- home wins - 0, away wins - 2, draws - 0.
- Wolfsburg cover the +1.5 handicap in 20 of their last 22 matches (Friendlies, clubs).
- Wolfsburg cover the +1.5 handicap at home in 15 of their last 16 matches (Friendlies, clubs).
Prediction on Total
- Under 4.5 goals has landed in 6 of Wolfsburg's last 7 matches (Friendlies, clubs).
- Under 4.5 goals has landed in 9 of Lyon's last 10 away matches (Friendlies, clubs).
⭐ Editor's Prediction
Both teams have been running attack-focused preseasons and already showing plenty of goals. Defensively, though, both have been leaky - which is pretty normal for summer friendlies, when managers are still mixing and matching combinations. The French side conceded in all four of their warmup matches.
Both clubs are in the final stretch of preseason and aren't afraid to play open football. That said, this is the last test before competitive games begin, so Tobias Strobl and Paulo Fonseca will likely go closer to their first-choice lineups and pay more attention to defensive shape. That's why the most appealing bet here is total goals under 4.5 - it landed in 6 of Wolfsburg's last 7 friendlies. Predicted score: 2-2.
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Betting Tips: Wolfsburg - Olympique Lyon
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