- Odds: Ingolstadt are 1.53 favorites with bookmakers to beat a Würzburger Kickers side that are 5.25.
- Form: FC Ingolstadt 04 have won three and lost two of their last five matches.
Promotion chasing sides collide
Ingolstadt boss Sabrina Wittmann has got her FC Ingolstadt 04 team pressing the ball with relentless intensity and then using the fast breaks to open up games, with their recent results reading very well on paper, but the underlying reality has started to take its toll.
The Schanzer have won three and lost two of their last five, with a pair of away matches perhaps taking a little out of them. A 0-2 win at Austrian top-flight side LASK Linz was a great result, but a 1-0 defeat to RB Leipzig was a reality check against a top-tier opponent.
This matchup is a classic clash of styles with Ingolstadt looking to play at high tempo, press opponents and then release the ball for their forwards to run onto. Meanwhile, Ralf Santelli's Würzburger Kickers are disciplined, structured and will aim to hold up shop in a compact shape.
Würzburg are ruthless
Current form
Würzburger Kickers have won five in a row and are in scintillating form, going nine and one in their last ten in all competitions, a ruthless run of results that should be enough to see them reach promotion.
- Würzburg have won their last five, scoring 17 in the process.
- They've also won five from five away from home in all competitions, scoring an average of 3.40 goals per game.
Key players and tactics
Ingolstadt boss Wittmann will need to keep the tempo high and her forwards will need to be quick enough to get on the end of anything Würzburg do. Fredrik Carlsen is having a great time pulling the strings for the Bavarians, racking up four assists in the last five, while Marcel Costly has been the live wire with three in the same five matches.
Würzburg won’t make this easy
I don't think FC Würzburger Kickers are getting the respect they deserve for this game, but it has to lean home because Ingolstadt are a more attack-minded team with the home advantage. Over 2.5 goals at 1.48 and Both Teams To Score – Yes at 1.53 make plenty of sense, so we're going for a competitive game with goals.
Jermain Nischalke is the most lethal player in the team, as the 26-year old has scored six of the club's 15 goals in their last five, making him a real threat in the box. Ingolstadt will come at them and I think the hosts will edge it, but Würzburg can make this tricky and score a goal in the process.
