The Bundesliga is finally back in action – and the first matchday offers several exciting encounters. The penultimate match of the matchday takes place today, August 25, 2024, between VfL Wolfsburg and FC Bayern Munich. Will the Lower Saxony team pull off a surprise against the clear favorite from the south?
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VfL Wolfsburg – Bayern Munich: Broadcasts
- Kick-off: Sunday, August 25, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
- Venue: Volkswagen Arena (Wolfsburg)
- Competition: Bundesliga, 1st matchday
- Broadcast in Germany: DAZN
- Previews from 2:45 p.m.
- Moderator: Max Siebald, Reporter: Lukas Schönmüller
- Commentator: Marco Hagemann, Expert: Sami Khedira
VfL – Bayern: Statistics and facts
The match between VfL Wolfsburg and FC Bayern Munich promises the Lower Saxons one thing above all: a full stadium. That is just as rare as a win against the German record champions. In 54 matches in the Bundesliga, the VW workers have won just four games. They suffered 43 defeats, but managed to get one point in seven matches. The last competitive match results: In the first round of the DFB Cup, both teams remained more or less unscathed. The Wolves struggled to a 1-0 win against the top division team TuS Koblenz. And the Lederhosen representatives gave the sparrows from SSV Ulm 1846 a more convincing performance, winning 4-0 against the second division team.
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But there are also concerns at FCB: Firstly, there is the hassle surrounding Leon Goretzka, who is sometimes unwilling to move, and secondly, bad luck with injuries. After new signing Hiroki Ito (broken metatarsal) and national player Leroy Sané (rehabilitation training), full-back Josip Stanišić will also miss the start of the league. The Croatian suffered a torn lateral ligament in his right knee during training and has already undergone surgery.
Meanwhile, VfL Wolfsburg signed Greek international Konstantinos Koulierakis from PAOK Saloniki. The club beat out rival Eintracht Frankfurt. On the other hand, they are in danger of losing Frenchman Maxence Lacroix. Former Wolfsburg coach Oliver Glasner wants to bring the VfL defender to his new club Crystal Palace in the English Premier League.
Which channels will broadcast the Bundesliga 2024/25?
In the 2024/25 season Sky, DAZN and Sat.1 will broadcast the matches on TV and stream. So you will still need two paid subscriptions if you want to watch all Bundesliga matches live in this country. DAZN will broadcast all Bundesliga matches on Friday and Sunday – a total of 106 matches, 103 of which are available exclusively on the streaming service. Sky will broadcast around 200 Bundesliga matches on Saturday, the majority. As usual, the Bundesliga is also available on Sky’s streaming service WOW.
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The free-TV broadcaster Sat.1 will show the opening game, one duel on matchday 16 and 17, the relegations (1st and 2nd league, four games) and the Supercup parallel to Sky and DAZN. Speaking of the 2nd Bundesliga: the 306 games (33 of which will be shown in parallel on Sport1) can all be seen on Sky. This means that the pay-TV provider from Unterföhring will show 511 of 617 games from the two top leagues live, 472 of which will be shown exclusively! The broadcasts at a glance:
- Fridays: DAZN, a few exceptions also on Sat.1
- Saturdays: Sky
- Sundays: DAZN
- The games in English weeks are shown by Sky
