Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread

[bct_ail]

I also hope so but with the current condition of the clubs in the Bundesliga it is actually very difficult to realize that. Bayern are still too strong for them but compared to expectations that are not too certain at least I hope there is competition here because indeed in the last few seasons it has been very rare for a club to keep up with them and Bayern have won so easily.

In the past, Bayern had Dortmund as quite a strong competitor in the Bundesliga. But in the past few seasons, Dortmund has not seemed as good as it used to be. Even this season, they have not been able to recover from some of their game slumps. Freiburg may be Bayern's strongest competitor at the moment, but we also know that Bayern's strength is far above it. So, we could say that Bayern might dominate again this season.

One can also ask this question the other way round. So can it not even be the case that Dortmund has not become worse in the last few years, but that the other teams have become better and Dortmund has not improved?

[Z-tight]

However, Leipzig will face problems if Christopher Nkunku leaves the team. Because Christopher Nkunku is the regular scorer of Leipzig's squad.

Christopher Nkunku is one of Leipzig's best players, it was his goals that so much helped them last season to finish fourth and qualify for the champions league, Nkunku was also voted bundesliga player of last season, after his achievements last season i think we already knew he was going to leave Leipzig, and now Chelsea are said to have almost completed the deal to sign him, it is still a secret for now, but i believe very soon it will be official. Werner left Leipzig to join Chelsea, failed in Chelsea and returned back to Leipzig, i hope that isn't what would happen to Nkunku when he joins Chelsea, he has to have a better career in the Epl like he is having in the bundesliga.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I respect all the opinions about Bayern Munich's goalkeeper preference from now on. When it comes to my opinion, I think Livakovic should be signed. Bono and him both have been very impressive of course but I still think Livakovic has more talent than Bono. His being younger is another plus for Livakovic. Besides it would be easier to convince Dinamo Zagreb than Sevilla. Livakovic's current market value is only 8.5 million euros. Of course this performance will make an increase in his value.

Still Bayern Munich can sign him by not spending an enormous amount of money. I think he would be definitely worth it because I don't think Ulreich is credible enough for the Champions League.

Livakovic made a few mistakes in the match against Argentina in the World Cup. But I think we have to say the defense was also not really good from Croatia. He is 27 years old. I think that under Bayern Munich, he will be able to improve further and become better. Right now he can be a very good option for Bayern Munich. Because I do not think that they will need to spend too much to get this player.

But I have to say one thing. Whoever they bring in right now, they cannot expect results from the first day. They will have to give him time.

Another thing is, I believe that Livakovic is probably the most reliable keeper among all we discussed. He should be the perfect choice among the others for Champions League as well.

Well, what happens is that they were playing against Argentina, and Argentina with a very connected Messi, with his team and with a level that I had not seen from him, only in his best days with Barcelona, now I know that Messi is clear things, he made a goalkeeper from Croatia look like he was an apprentice, in fact the goalkeeper from Croatia is very good, but he still needs a lot more experience, but when facing players like Messi's level is something that any goalkeeper can achieve Looking like a trainee, I think the Croatian team will continue to make history as time goes on. For me they are at the best level.

Bayer Munich has shown an outstanding performance during the first half of the season, but from the looks of things, they are not safe as you seem to exaggerate it. Bayer Munich is just 7 points from Frankfurt and union Berlin who stands in 4th and 5 positions in the table respectively, they are 6 points from Leipzig and 4 points from Freiburg who stands in 3rd and second position respectively. Just a match loss can draw them down to Freiburg, and the rest 3 teams will be ahead of them if they lose two matches.  Let's just hope that Bayern maintains their winning streak while they face their remaining matches, until then, they can be caught off guard.

In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich's abilities are still better and bigger than several teams that are already in second, third and even fourth positions. Even though those outside the top five standings also need to be taken into account, they will not be very close to the championship position because besides them being left behind in terms of points, Bayern Munich are also still much tougher in getting points in every game this season which is still can be repeated by Bayern Munich in the next match this season.

I have not yet seen any team that can compete with Bayern Munich,  as for the first position no other team can get it. Union Berlin had opportunity for the first position but they couldn't maintain it. Bayern Munich shows more quality and good performance than other Bundesliga  team.

I agree, other teams in Bundesliga are not that tough, the only way they can compete with Bayern Munich is if Bayern performed poorly, Union Berlin, Leipzig and Dortmund cannot keep winning most of their matches, so I would that they have a chance to fight with Bayern Munich only if they Bayern lost a lot of easy points.

Many have the hope of being able to beat Bayern, but few dare to play without that fear, or I don't know if a lot of respect, I really believe that the Bundesliga players and teams should change their mentality towards Bayern, I see that. they pay a lot of joy, and that alone is one reason why they won them, however I think that Bayern is not an invincible team, Union Berlin went to the bottom when they shouldn't, and one of the ways in which they were leaders during For a long time, there was Bayern in crisis, they didn't win and they couldn't have a good run, I think it's time to change all that, especially thinking.

Bayern is already looking for a central defender:

Report: Bayern Munich eyeing young Juventus center-back

Just last week, Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan “Brazzo” Salihamidžić indicated that the club was set defensively and would not be pursuing RB Leizpig center-back Josko Gvardiol or any other central defenders in January.

A report captured by Abendzeitung, however, states that the Bavarians might be looking at defenders for the future, just maybe not necessarily next month. Per the German outlet, Bayern Munich is keeping a very close on 17-year-old Juventus center-back Dean Huijsen, a Dutch youth international:

Source: https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2022/12/26/23526757/bayern-munich-juventus-center-back-dean-huijsen-de-ligt-upamecano-pavard-hernandez-transfer-fabrizio

[Jackl87]

Werner is a really talented player. His performance in the Chelsea team was not good enough. He managed to score just 4 goals in 21 matches with Chelsea last season. But Werner's performance with Leipzig is quite good. Although he is not able to score regularly, he is contributing to the overall performance of the team. However, Leipzig will face problems if Christopher Nkunku leaves the team. Because Christopher Nkunku is the regular scorer of Leipzig's squad.

Timo Werner shows some pretty weird performances in the last two years or so in my opinion. I mean it is obvious that he has all the important abilities that you need to be successful in the football of today. He has a good technique and he is extremely fast, but somehow he almost completely lost his ability to score. Sometimes he misses chances that are so big that it is almost awkward to watch and the next time he tries to pass to his teammate even if he is completely alone in front of the goal. I guess he is just a very sensitive player, that needs to feel comfortable and also needs to be sure that he is fully supported. I think sooner or later his confidence will come back.

[shinratensei_]

One can also ask this question the other way round. So can it not even be the case that Dortmund has not become worse in the last few years, but that the other teams have become better and Dortmund has not improved?
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However, Leipzig will face problems if Christopher Nkunku leaves the team. Because Christopher Nkunku is the regular scorer of Leipzig's squad.

Christopher Nkunku is one of Leipzig's best players, it was his goals that so much helped them last season to finish fourth and qualify for the champions league, Nkunku was also voted bundesliga player of last season, after his achievements last season i think we already knew he was going to leave Leipzig, and now Chelsea are said to have almost completed the deal to sign him, it is still a secret for now, but i believe very soon it will be official. Werner left Leipzig to join Chelsea, failed in Chelsea and returned back to Leipzig, i hope that isn't what would happen to Nkunku when he joins Chelsea, he has to have a better career in the Epl like he is having in the bundesliga.

Nkuku will be going to the chelsea next year. Nkuku will not able to strengthen chelsea when it will be facing dortmund. There was another thing like moukoko to be linked with chelsea. It seems like that the rumour moukoko will not come to be a real thing caused by moukoko was prioritizing to join in the barcelona. The problem that will be facing by dortmund will be losing some key players caused by they have bought by the big teams. That will make dortmund will be less stronger than before.
Dortmund will be losing bellingham and moukoko. These two players have a very big contributions to the clubs. The dortmund needs to find new talented players again. The same thing gonna happen with leipzig

[Lafu]

Leipzig will face problems if Christopher Nkunku leaves the team. Because Christopher Nkunku is the regular scorer of Leipzig's squad.

Leipzig will face maybe some problems already when the second half of the season is starting against Bayern Munich as Nkunku is injured.
So maybe its time for Timo Werner to show his class and skillz now for sure hopefully with some other good player from Leipzig , as they have a few.

Timo Werner shows some pretty weird performances in the last two years or so in my opinion.

Yeb i agree on that , but when he is performing good he can change a game also , but he need a bit more constant playing.

[blue Snow]

In the past, Bayern had Dortmund as quite a strong competitor in the Bundesliga. But in the past few seasons, Dortmund has not seemed as good as it used to be. Even this season, they have not been able to recover from some of their game slumps.

Seems yes, Dortmund only focuses on how to create the potential player. An example is Haaland, and now Dortmund focus to create new highest price and potential player, Jude Bellingham. After playing impressively with England on world cup, Jude Bellingham liked by many clubs, for example is Liverpool. So, with the situation, I believe Dortmund will make the the competition same like last session, they only play to how to make a player be expensive, but forget to shift top stand or be top 4 and, shifted the Bayern position.

[tbct_mt2]

Seems yes, Dortmund only focuses on how to create the potential player.

It is their tradition and their strategic business growth. Winning titles bring income but after that they will have to offer higher salary for their star players. I guess Dortmund feel it is unsafe, not smart and unsustainable for their club balance. They choose another approach, selling their star players at as highest transfer cost as possible which helps them to get enough income, strengthen their balance but won't make harmful increase in salary.

An example is Haaland, and now Dortmund focus to create new highest price and potential player, Jude Bellingham. After playing impressively with England on world cup, Jude Bellingham liked by many clubs, for example is Liverpool. So, with the situation, I believe Dortmund will make the the competition same like last session, they only play to how to make a player be expensive, but forget to shift top stand or be top 4 and, shifted the Bayern position.

Jude Bellingham will play in Dortmund one or two more seasons, one more season at least. They can grow him up more and sell him at higher price. A success in World Cup 2022 is good but big clubs still be cautious about ability of Jude Bellingham to have continue his good form. They likely want to observe him more before spending expensive cost for him and Dortmund.

[SatoPrincess]

About Bochum their performance were slightly better after having new manager and when Bundesliga starting again most of the players hopes they can managed their performance and avoiding relegation zone and their next opponent is Hertha Berlin and they are not strong opponent so although is hard but there is a chance for Bochum to earn 3 points from Hertha Berlin especially Bochum was performing well during playing at home but one thing for sure Bochum have to improved their defense and it's necessary because their defensive lines is one of the worst in Bundesliga

It is difficult to predict which teams will be in the relegation zone now. Because there is still a long journey ahead. Each team will play about 19 more matches. So now even though Bochum is in the relegation zone, if they perform well in a few matches they will be able to get out of the relegation zone. And after winning the last two matches Bochum's players are now very confident. I think the Bochum team can get out of the relegation zone very soon.

Yes there is still much time and many games for even the bottom teams to improve and change the outcome of the season and even middle table teams to decline and drop  so the league is still open and a lot could change before the end of the season and I think Bochum can improve and play their way out of the relegation zone, they have a good team and play good football. If they can win some games out of the 19 they will be able to move up.

[Fakhrulenclix]

In the past, Bayern had Dortmund as quite a strong competitor in the Bundesliga. But in the past few seasons, Dortmund has not seemed as good as it used to be. Even this season, they have not been able to recover from some of their game slumps.

Seems yes, Dortmund only focuses on how to create the potential player. An example is Haaland, and now Dortmund focus to create new highest price and potential player, Jude Bellingham. After playing impressively with England on world cup, Jude Bellingham liked by many clubs, for example is Liverpool. So, with the situation, I believe Dortmund will make the the competition same like last session, they only play to how to make a player be expensive, but forget to shift top stand or be top 4 and, shifted the Bayern position.

we have seen from the beginning that it seems that Dortmund did not have the target of becoming champions, they gave birth to a lot of potential players and then sold them at high prices they did not even hesitate to sell their players to their rival club Bayern, and it often happened.
maybe because it makes it quite easy for Bayern to dominate the Bundesliga, there is no equal competitor.
but that has not happened this season because several Bundesliga teams have improved for the better and the top-flight competition is starting to get tougher, even Dortmund are starting to get overwhelmed and they are still stuck in 6th place in the standings.

[tulusikhlas]

In the past, Bayern had Dortmund as quite a strong competitor in the Bundesliga. But in the past few seasons, Dortmund has not seemed as good as it used to be. Even this season, they have not been able to recover from some of their game slumps.

Seems yes, Dortmund only focuses on how to create the potential player. An example is Haaland, and now Dortmund focus to create new highest price and potential player, Jude Bellingham. After playing impressively with England on world cup, Jude Bellingham liked by many clubs, for example is Liverpool. So, with the situation, I believe Dortmund will make the the competition same like last session, they only play to how to make a player be expensive, but forget to shift top stand or be top 4 and, shifted the Bayern position.

I don't doubt Borussia Dortmund in creating potential young players. However, it becomes useless when they cannot take advantage of their ability to create potential players to make them achieve at least at the Bundesliga level. They do benefit from the players they sell, but as a connoisseur of football I feel it reduces their professionalism in the competition for the championship ladder.

[KTChampions]

Seems yes, Dortmund only focuses on how to create the potential player. An example is Haaland, and now Dortmund focus to create new highest price and potential player, Jude Bellingham. After playing impressively with England on world cup, Jude Bellingham liked by many clubs, for example is Liverpool. So, with the situation, I believe Dortmund will make the the competition same like last session, they only play to how to make a player be expensive, but forget to shift top stand or be top 4 and, shifted the Bayern position.

As I understand it, Dortmund, although really good at this, is also improving - if in the case of Haaland, the release clause under his contract was fixed and relatively small (75 million), then in the case of Bellingham, everything is different. Bellingham has a long-term contract (until 2026) and if someone decides to buy him, he will have to pay a serious amount and all the trump cards in this deal will be on the side of Dortmund.

[rahmad2nd]

I don't doubt Borussia Dortmund in creating potential young players. However, it becomes useless when they cannot take advantage of their ability to create potential players to make them achieve at least at the Bundesliga level. They do benefit from the players they sell, but as a connoisseur of football I feel it reduces their professionalism in the competition for the championship ladder.

At first Borussia Dortmund almost went bankrupt. it all started in 2005, when Dortmund was nearly bankrupt. situation forced management to do business differently. for it is impossible to go down a similar path with wealthier competitors such as Bayern Munich. when many clubs are completely dependent on established and experienced players, Dortmund boldly include young players as a starter. Bold speculation, but that's what made young players from all over the world choose Dortmund as a bridge to start his early career.

Dortmund has a team that looks for talents and young talents from all over the world, and then sells them. how do we see Dortmund's management making huge profits, which makes this club independent of ticket sales and sponsors. so, in this way Dortmund has new stars every year, and is able to compete in the Bundesliga and the Champions League. so, actually Dortmund doesn't target to be a champion they just want to continue to exist as a club that is at the top level while still making a lot of profit. I hope, now you understand why Dortmund never targeted to win the championship trophy.

[asriloni]

In the past, Bayern had Dortmund as quite a strong competitor in the Bundesliga. But in the past few seasons, Dortmund has not seemed as good as it used to be. Even this season, they have not been able to recover from some of their game slumps.

Seems yes, Dortmund only focuses on how to create the potential player. An example is Haaland, and now Dortmund focus to create new highest price and potential player, Jude Bellingham. After playing impressively with England on world cup, Jude Bellingham liked by many clubs, for example is Liverpool. So, with the situation, I believe Dortmund will make the the competition same like last session, they only play to how to make a player be expensive, but forget to shift top stand or be top 4 and, shifted the Bayern position.

I don't doubt Borussia Dortmund in creating potential young players. However, it becomes useless when they cannot take advantage of their ability to create potential players to make them achieve at least at the Bundesliga level. They do benefit from the players they sell, but as a connoisseur of football I feel it reduces their professionalism in the competition for the championship ladder.

Dortmund has been known as a team that was alwasy producing the potential player. It can be seen from so many great players that were coming from dortmund. I don't know why are you still feeling doubt about dortmund to create so many potential players.
don't you even aware if lewandowski, haaland, bellingham even moukoko were coming from dortmund. This clubs is very smart club that was focusing to develop a player to be a professional player. The only problem is once dortmund was selling their important players that fully developed and that needs time for the team to be able to get a replacement for player who has been leaving the club

[Jody.Drummer]

I still regret Union Berlin's declining performance and not being able to maintain its position for a long time. However, if we look at Union Berlin's journey since promotion to the Bundesliga in the 2019/2020 season, their journey in the highest German football caste can be said to be increasing from year to year. Unlike other promoted clubs that cannot survive, they can even be said to be passing by because in the following season they have to be relegated again. So maybe it's natural that they can't last long at the top of the standings because their mentality isn't fully built to withstand any pressure.

[Awaklara]

I still regret Union Berlin's declining performance and not being able to maintain its position for a long time. However, if we look at Union Berlin's journey since promotion to the Bundesliga in the 2019/2020 season, their journey in the highest German football caste can be said to be increasing from year to year. Unlike other promoted clubs that cannot survive, they can even be said to be passing by because in the following season they have to be relegated again. So maybe it's natural that they can't last long at the top of the standings because their mentality isn't fully built to withstand any pressure.

even when they get promoted, they can finish mid-table. a great achievement. and consistently they can show a decent performance.
unfortunately this season they finally had enough trouble with the domination of Munich which returned to the top of the standings. however, there is still no strong club in the Bundesliga that can beat Munich. even Dortmund is currently also having trouble catching up with Munich. I hope that Leipzig or Freiburg can be consistent and continue to put pressure on Munich. Bundesliga fans certainly want to see a much more competitive League than last season.

[eightdots]

In the past, Bayern had Dortmund as quite a strong competitor in the Bundesliga. But in the past few seasons, Dortmund has not seemed as good as it used to be. Even this season, they have not been able to recover from some of their game slumps.

Seems yes, Dortmund only focuses on how to create the potential player. An example is Haaland, and now Dortmund focus to create new highest price and potential player, Jude Bellingham. After playing impressively with England on world cup, Jude Bellingham liked by many clubs, for example is Liverpool. So, with the situation, I believe Dortmund will make the the competition same like last session, they only play to how to make a player be expensive, but forget to shift top stand or be top 4 and, shifted the Bayern position.

I don't doubt Borussia Dortmund in creating potential young players. However, it becomes useless when they cannot take advantage of their ability to create potential players to make them achieve at least at the Bundesliga level. They do benefit from the players they sell, but as a connoisseur of football I feel it reduces their professionalism in the competition for the championship ladder.

Dortmund has been known as a team that was alwasy producing the potential player. It can be seen from so many great players that were coming from dortmund. I don't know why are you still feeling doubt about dortmund to create so many potential players.
don't you even aware if lewandowski, haaland, bellingham even moukoko were coming from dortmund. This clubs is very smart club that was focusing to develop a player to be a professional player. The only problem is once dortmund was selling their important players that fully developed and that needs time for the team to be able to get a replacement for player who has been leaving the club

It would be a mistake to criticize that they bought talented players and sold them for high sums, many clubs set themselves this goal and failed. But I want Dortmund to be a championship oriented club, not just a club that finds and sells talented players. They've been doing this for a while, but now they're a long way from that image. I can't say anything if Dortmund's aim is just to sell players and make a profit. But I think Dortmund is more than that.

[Pulsar77]

Bayer Leverkusen have been on the rise in the Bundesliga for a few weeks. They have won their last three matches and maintained a good win streak. Xabi Alonso's arrival made a really good impact on the team for now. This is more than I expected from him because I thought that they would continue to have problems for some time more. However we still need to see their effort in the remaining matches. Being consistent in the long run is the most important thing for finishing the season at a decent position.

Leverkusen still have qualified players. They just weren't in a good mental condition before. This was affecting their performance in a bad way. Now they can use this winning streak to their advantage to solve this issue. There is a 9-point gap with top 4 now maybe but it isn't a gap that can't be closed. But their job is of course very difficult.

[Google+]

I still regret Union Berlin's declining performance and not being able to maintain its position for a long time. However, if we look at Union Berlin's journey since promotion to the Bundesliga in the 2019/2020 season, their journey in the highest German football caste can be said to be increasing from year to year. Unlike other promoted clubs that cannot survive, they can even be said to be passing by because in the following season they have to be relegated again. So maybe it's natural that they can't last long at the top of the standings because their mentality isn't fully built to withstand any pressure.

even when they get promoted, they can finish mid-table. a great achievement. and consistently they can show a decent performance.
unfortunately this season they finally had enough trouble with the domination of Munich which returned to the top of the standings. however, there is still no strong club in the Bundesliga that can beat Munich. even Dortmund is currently also having trouble catching up with Munich. I hope that Leipzig or Freiburg can be consistent and continue to put pressure on Munich. Bundesliga fans certainly want to see a much more competitive League than last season.

Bayern munich is the most consistent team in the Bundesliga, bayern munich has only experienced 1 defeat so far. For Bayern Munich, maybe they will focus more on their energy in the Champions League this season because the opponent they face in the round of 16 is PSG.
bayern munich in the bundesliga is very safe because i'm not sure the team under bayern munich will put a lot of pressure in the title race this season.

Freiburg is still not strong enough to become a competitor to Bayern Munich, but Freiburg has a chance if they are able to maintain consistency in every match to come.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Nicolai Rapp may leave Werder Bremen in the winter break and look for a new club. this season, however, Rapp has only played 65 minutes.
Kaiserslautern and Sandhausen are interested in the player. perhaps Rapp will move in the next few weeks so that he can gain more playing experience.
Rapp still has a contract in Bremen until 2024.

Yes, most likely he will move in the next transfer window. Based on the FotMob report, he only played 66 minutes (the most when Bremen faced Leipzig with 18 minutes of playing time). It's quite sad considering he was a player who appeared quite regularly when Bremen played in the 2. Bundesliga. As of now there is no further news regarding his future at Bremen, but one thing for sure is that Kaiserlautern is interested in him (as you said).

The fact that Nicolai Rapp is not receiving the amount of play time he would like at his current club is quite obvious. As a result, it is obvious that he is most likely to want to move to another club. But it is not clear to me at this time which clubs would be interested in signing him.

We all are aware that performance has a great deal of influence on every player's ability to move within a team at the same time, as well as how well they perform in a team. Consequently, he did not have the chance to show off what he could do at the club where he is currently playing. According to my opinion, that is something that is most likely to affect his transfer. The probability is quite high that he will not stay in Bremen until 2024. I am quite certain of that.