Brentford v VfL Wolfsburg: How to watch, TV channel, head-to-head stats & team news

Brentford will round off their preparations for the forthcoming 2024/25 Premier League campaign on Friday night when they host German Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg at the Gtech Community Stadium.

The Bees have won just one of their four pre-season fixtures to date, but will hope to round off their friendly schedule in triumphant fashion ahead of next weekend's top-flight curtain raiser against Crystal Palace.

Wolfsburg meanwhile, will be hoping to establish some momentum of their own as they gear up for their DFB-Pokal first round tie with TuS Koblenz on Monday week, before turning their attentions towards their Bundesliga opener with Bayern Munich in two weeks.

How to watch Brentford v VfL Wolfsburg and TV channel

Brentford v VfL Wolfsburg will be streamed live on Brentford's official club website.

Brentford v VfL Wolfsburg kick-off time, date and venue

Brentford's final pre-season friendly against VfL Wolfsburg will take place at the Gtech Community Stadium in North London with the match scheduled for a 19:45 (BST) kick-off on Friday 9th August 2024.

Brentford v VfL Wolfsburg stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

This will be the first ever meeting between Bretford and VfL Wolfsburg with neither of the two sides managing to pull up too many trees during pre-season.

Brentford's sole friendly success came against in a 5-2 success over AFC Wimbledon last month, with draws against Benfica and Watford sandwiching a 3-1 loss to Portuguese side Estrela Amadora.

VfL Wolfsburg registered a goalless draw with Italian outfit Como last time out, on the back of defeats to Hannover 96 and Anderlecht.

Their sole pre-season victory came against Ligue 1 side LOSC Lille, whom they beat 1-0 in July.

Brentford v VfL Wolfsburg head-to-head record (H2H)

Brentford wins	0
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VfL Wolfsburg wins	0

Brentford v VfL Wolfsburg team news

Brentford team news

Aaron Hickey and Rico Henry are both expected to remain sidelined as they continue their recoveries from long-term injuries, whilst summer signing Igor Thiago will also be absent after sustaining a knee injury against AFC Wimbledon.

England international Ivan Toney is expected to play some part in the encounter though after reporting back for training earlier this week following his exploits for the Three Lions at Euro 2024.

VfL Wolfsburg team news

Joachim Maehle was forced off in the friendly draw with Como and isn't likely to be risked so close to the start of the Bundesliga season, although the likes of Mohamed Amoura, Kilian Fischer, David Odogu, Mattias Svanberg, Aster Vranckx and Tiago Tomas should feature.

Summer acquisition Kamil Grabara, a €13m arrival from Copenhagen, is set to start in goal however, with Jonas Wind, last season's top scorer with 12 goals, expected to lead the line.