The home side need the points against mid-table Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga Friday night match which usually provides goals and excitement in abundance. Hansa Rostock were stuffed 4-1 at Stuttgart last week and their miserable away record of just one win in twelve means they need to win games like this one. Wolfsburg could still challenge for a place in Europe through the league but they need to start winning, their 1-1 draw with second-placed Hamburg was impressive last week but still leaves them short of really challenging at the upper end of the Bundesliga.