Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread

[Spaceman1000$]

Well, even now it's still too early to decide on the championship but for the mid-season and the end of the season too I don't think there will be much change here as the only possible additions are Dortmund and Leipzig which every year they are always in the Champions League zone and join the competition.
Last season there were a few other clubs that could have been in the mix but for now dark horse clubs like Freiburg and Union are still underperforming so maybe they will be excluded now.
For VFB they had a great start to the season and we saw that they improved a lot this season but in the last few games we saw how they started to have problems so I would also rule them out.

It definitely too early to decide the champion, so many things have changed in this season just as if they substituted each other, take a look at union Berlin that finished last season in fourth position are now in last position when match is still in 11 game while VfB Stuttgart that were battling not to relegate are now sitting comfortably in third point living behind second runner-up of last season with two points interval and Leipzig in the fourth position have one point in between, VfB Stuttgart performance this season show how serious the want to make it to champion league next season.

Football is just so unpredictable these days; most low-level teams are now performing really well and beating those considered to be of greater quality than them. The Bundesliga has always been a thrilling competition to watch, despite the fact that the league title has always been shared by Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, with Bayern Munich winning the majority of the time since the league's inception. However, due to how competitive the league is, the teams that hold the second to fourth positions are always rotating. I believe this season we will see new clubs that will make it to the top four and qualify for the champions league next season. If most of the smaller teams showing expertise in their games are consistent till next year, they will find themselves in the next season’s champions league.

A team like Bayern Liverkusen can no longer be seen as a small team now because from all angle this season,they have shown that they are capable of winning greater things.They have been so consistent from day one till now,and they are showing no sign of tiredness.Liverkusen to me are the most prefered team that will win the  Bundesliga tittle this season because Alonso is one of the best coach in Europe for now,and what he has done so far is not what one will feel he isn't serious for the Tittle.I think Dortmund and Bayern Munich are still there to compete but with what we've seen from Liverkusen so far,u can say they are the favourite for the tittle this time around.

For me, as an individual I have never seen a club like Bayern Leverkusen as a small team not because they may not be able to compete with other big clubs in the transfer market, but over the years we have seen some clubs that were once known as underdogs do some wonderful things in European football, but in the case of Bayern Leverkusen it is a thing of joy to see the Leverkusen side become a top contender not only in the German bundesliga but also in European football. though there have been some tremendous changes in the team, from the emergence of xabi Alonso as head coach, and Victor Boniface who has been doing great for the team in this campaign for the Leverkusen side.

[Slow death]

After this break for the national teams to play, I hope that when the Bundesliga resumes Leverkusen's performance will not drop, because in recent times what I have seen is that when a small team is at the top of the table while the big team is in second place trying to catch up first place, but there is a break for the national team games, when the games resume, the performance of many teams that were doing very well, starts to drop a lot and at the end of the league the big team becomes champion. I remember seeing this happen last season with Union Berlin when they were at the top of the table for a few rounds

and talking about union berlin, I saw news that union berlin's coach was fired

Union Berlin have announced that they and head coach Urs Fischer have mutually agreed to part ways after five momentous years together, the club confirmed on Wednesday morning.

source: https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/union-berlin-head-coach-urs-fischer-part-ways-25357

although it seems to me that the squad is a problem, in my opinion this decision to fire the coach now was a good one because with this the new coach can have space to observe the team and say which player they can sign when the transfer window opens. Keeping the coach who was fired would not be a good option because the team is in the relegation zone and runs a high risk of being relegated. I don't know who the new coach will be, but without a doubt he will have a very difficult task ahead of him.

[QueenVera]

Something that cannot be predicted accurately, although there may be some indications that make some fans believe that in the future one of their favorite clubs will be able to perform better but it can always not be made fully confident, because of course the change of a team is always not fully predictable, we can see how Union Berlin is now, they are at the bottom of the table, it is very bad, even though last season they were able to impress in the competition in the top five area of the standings. Teams that were originally strong can turn out to be very weak and teams that were originally mediocre can become tough competitors in the race like Leverkusen and VfB, but yes, naturally it is a change from every team, but on the other hand I don't see that with Bayern Munich, and that's why Bayern Munich can always dominate the title at the end of the season, none other than because they are very strong in terms of performance and have very good consistency every season.

Yes this season looks more interesting than last season, there are many surprises from some newcomer teams to make the competition at the top of the table more interesting, it's good because of course I also want to see other teams involved in the end-of-season trophy hunt, not just Bayern Munich and Dortmund.

Football has become so unpredictable in recent times, anything can happen at any time, which is why the outcome of games currently can't be for seen, awhole lot of teams that were looked down on are doing bigger exploits now than before, look at all the European leagues and see how small teams of seasons before are making wave now.

 Newcastle now in the Champions league, where's Chelsea? Even Manchester United in the league's standings, they're behind. Aston Villa are delivering very well, EPL aside, let's see the German Bundesliga, especially for Bayern Leverkusen, they're been formidable and are proving their presence back to back, alot of dramas in football and more still to come. We should just expect all as they unfold, we should await any development we see, that's the fun of football, it is indeed a beautiful game.

[Weawant]

Xabi did not have the opportunities that Tuchel had. We realized that Xabi's scouting staff, team coaches and technical knowledge are very good. It is not easy to create a squad that can compete with Bayern Munich. Xabi achieves the difficult. Leverkusen became a better team than Dortmund thanks to him.

It further makes it more interesting with the fact that Xabi is even a yong coach a s he is achieving this already. It's very possible he could bring to an end the era of Bayern Munich dominance in the bundesliga, if he succeeds in winning the league title by the end of this season as this happens to be one of his targets.

Bayern Munich under the management of tuchel is doing so well and definitely still remains fierce amongst other teams in the bundesliga especially this season where they have been winning recently with great goal margins. Xabi is really building a formidable and contending force against tuchel's but then only time can tell if Xabi has got a team who can withstand the fierce champions of the bundesliga.

[borovichok]

Xabi did not have the opportunities that Tuchel had. We realized that Xabi's scouting staff, team coaches and technical knowledge are very good. It is not easy to create a squad that can compete with Bayern Munich. Xabi achieves the difficult. Leverkusen became a better team than Dortmund thanks to him.

Xabi Alonso presence is important, there's a whole lot to learn, Alonso increased the team's performance to an exceptionally high level, but he still requires ongoing commitment from the players to enable them to stand towering until the end of the season. As an outcome, we cannot use one season to validate Bayer Leverkusen's competitive status because this is the first time they have been in this outstanding condition, and there is a high likelihood that the team will win major titles and then flop the following season, that's basically what happen to Chelsea and Napoli.

[Swordsoffreedom]

In line with you, there is no club that is more promising to break Bayern Munchen dominance this season than Bayer Laverkusen, Dortmund or any other team that needs a miracle other than their own efforts if they have the ambition to win the Bundesliga trophy. Throughout the club history, Laverkusen have never won the Bundesliga, I see their best opportunity is this season. However, this is not easy to do, because we know that Thomas Tuchel squad has all the attributes to defend the championship trophy again this season.

On the other hand, if Xabi squad is still unbeaten for half the season, then I am quite sure they will be able to realize their dream of winning a trophy. However, we always see that sometimes the storm of injuries throws all the club ambitions into disarray. If we can avoid the storm of injuries then everything will be fine.

What I know from a long time ago is that Dortmund has always been a challenger who almost broke this dominance but always failed and even though the previous season Leverkusen was a challenger to Bayern Munich even though they also failed, this season Leverkusen has become more confident after the presence of Xabi Alonso. With this confidence, Xabi is able to provide The right strategy is to continue to maintain Leverkusen's position in first place and on the one hand, Dortmund is also starting to put pressure on Munich and it looks like Tuchel has a tough task this season.

Xabi did not have the opportunities that Tuchel had. We realized that Xabi's scouting staff, team coaches and technical knowledge are very good. It is not easy to create a squad that can compete with Bayern Munich. Xabi achieves the difficult. Leverkusen became a better team than Dortmund thanks to him.

I actually think that they are dreaming about winning the trophy already. Because they have been performing really well and the performance honestly has been dominant from them. Xabi Alonso is showing how successful he can be as a coach. And we are also being able to see what a good coach can actually do with a somewhat above-average team. Some things we definitely cannot say about some big clubs like Manchester United. Anyway, I also think that if they can avoid injuries, they have a genuine chance of winning the Bundesliga title.

[Strongkored]

It further makes it more interesting with the fact that Xabi is even a yong coach a s he is achieving this already. It's very possible he could bring to an end the era of Bayern Munich dominance in the bundesliga, if he succeeds in winning the league title by the end of this season as this happens to be one of his targets.

Bayern Munich under the management of tuchel is doing so well and definitely still remains fierce amongst other teams in the bundesliga especially this season where they have been winning recently with great goal margins. Xabi is really building a formidable and contending force against tuchel's but then only time can tell if Xabi has got a team who can withstand the fierce champions of the bundesliga.

It's still very far away and the season hasn't even reached the middle so Xabi Alonso will be successful if Bayern Leverkusen can lift the Bundesliga trophy, especially if they can also be successful in the European League.
If Bayern Munich is like last season, which didn't perform very well, maybe we can be sure that Bayern Leverkusen will break Munich's dominance, but what about Bayern Munich this season, even though they are two points behind Leverkusen, they are the team with the most goals and also the team with the least goals conceded, with that fact, if there is an opportunity for Bayern Munich to take over the standings then it will be very difficult for any team to bring them down because the strikers and defenders will ensure that Bayern Munich wins every match they play and only in the DFB Cup they failed to win.

[Jody.Drummer]

Let's look at the bottom of the table occupied by Union Berlin. They are in the Bundesliga after being successfully promoted in the 2019/2020 season, as a promotion club, their performance can compete with clubs that have been in the highest caste of German football, even they can compete in the middle of the table, and in my opinion it is something very extraordinary. More than that, even they can improve their position every season and the most recent is when they can finish in the top 4 last season. Now they are at the bottom of the table, it is a very significant decline that they show. with their experience of rising from the second caste, they should make it a motivation to be able to rise again.

I feel very sorry for Union Berlin, a lot of very passionate fans, a small team with big dreams. But in fact, after successfully qualifying for the UCL league last season, they had to divide their concentration in the Bundesliga this season, so it's no surprise they are at the bottom of the standings.

But I don't think they are relegated because basically they will be knocked out of the Champions League so they can fully concentrate on the Bundesliga. I predict they will finish 12th. They need to rediscover the spirit of the small club Union Berlin Rebels like previous seasons. So once they are eliminated from the Champions League, they can only concentrate on the Bundesliga

Yes, they not only failed in the Champions League, but they also slumped in the Bundesliga. In the Champions League itself, they are now at the bottom of the standings with no wins, while closing their chances of qualifying for the last 16, but they still have hope to at least be in the European League.
I don't think dividing their concentration between the domestic competition and the Champions League is the reason why they are the way they are. There are many factors, one of which is the strategy of the coach, new players who cannot adapt quickly, to the failure of players who fail to implement the strategy properly.

It further makes it more interesting with the fact that Xabi is even a yong coach a s he is achieving this already. It's very possible he could bring to an end the era of Bayern Munich dominance in the bundesliga, if he succeeds in winning the league title by the end of this season as this happens to be one of his targets.

Bayern Munich under the management of tuchel is doing so well and definitely still remains fierce amongst other teams in the bundesliga especially this season where they have been winning recently with great goal margins. Xabi is really building a formidable and contending force against tuchel's but then only time can tell if Xabi has got a team who can withstand the fierce champions of the bundesliga.

It's still very far away and the season hasn't even reached the middle so Xabi Alonso will be successful if Bayern Leverkusen can lift the Bundesliga trophy, especially if they can also be successful in the European League.
If Bayern Munich is like last season, which didn't perform very well, maybe we can be sure that Bayern Leverkusen will break Munich's dominance, but what about Bayern Munich this season, even though they are two points behind Leverkusen, they are the team with the most goals and also the team with the least goals conceded, with that fact, if there is an opportunity for Bayern Munich to take over the standings then it will be very difficult for any team to bring them down because the strikers and defenders will ensure that Bayern Munich wins every match they play and only in the DFB Cup they failed to win.

In addition to looking from the side of Bayern Munich, talking about Leverkusen can break the dominance of Bayern Munch or not, of course we will see from their side too. Now they are very consistent, and the question is how strong are they to maintain their consistency? I don't mean to doubt Leverkusen in maintaining their consistency, but we also have to look at situations that will not benefit them too. For example, the hurricane of injuries to their players and so on, things like that will usually affect their performance.

[rendravolt]

It seems that Xhaxa's arrival to Leverkusen is a strong solution to Leverkusen's performance so far and sources say that Xhaxa has made more third-to-last passes and more progressive passes than any player in Europe's top 5 leagues. These are very good statistics for a midfielder and since leaving Arsenal I thought he would experience a decline in performance but in the right hands he can give his best performance.

This cannot be separated from the genius of Xabi Alonso who has positioned him as a creative midfielder and with Xhaka, Leverkusen's midfield will certainly be more optimal. Xhaxa's contract still runs until 2028 and he has proven to be a long-term project for Leverkusen even though he is now 31 years old.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1724887598915805191

[len01]

It further makes it more interesting with the fact that Xabi is even a yong coach a s he is achieving this already. It's very possible he could bring to an end the era of Bayern Munich dominance in the bundesliga, if he succeeds in winning the league title by the end of this season as this happens to be one of his targets.

Bayern Munich under the management of tuchel is doing so well and definitely still remains fierce amongst other teams in the bundesliga especially this season where they have been winning recently with great goal margins. Xabi is really building a formidable and contending force against tuchel's but then only time can tell if Xabi has got a team who can withstand the fierce champions of the bundesliga.

It's still very far away and the season hasn't even reached the middle so Xabi Alonso will be successful if Bayern Leverkusen can lift the Bundesliga trophy, especially if they can also be successful in the European League.
If Bayern Munich is like last season, which didn't perform very well, maybe we can be sure that Bayern Leverkusen will break Munich's dominance, but what about Bayern Munich this season, even though they are two points behind Leverkusen, they are the team with the most goals and also the team with the least goals conceded, with that fact, if there is an opportunity for Bayern Munich to take over the standings then it will be very difficult for any team to bring them down because the strikers and defenders will ensure that Bayern Munich wins every match they play and only in the DFB Cup they failed to win.

whatever the current situation, I still believe that Bayern Munich will continue to take over the top of the standings and I actually dont expect anything more, I just want to see Leverkusen break the two dominations in the bundesliga and european League and when they can win the title in the Bundesliga and on the one hand, they can win the cup in the european League, Leverkusen is actually able to break the dominance of Munich and Sevilla, who always win titles in the european League.

Xabi enthusiasm this time is so great after reaching the top of the standings, although it is not certain that he will continue to be in first place, but what is certain is that Leverkusen current situation provides strong support for this coach and all Leverkusen players to continue to maintain their current performance.

[Blitzboy]

In my opinion, it is too early if we judge that only the two top ranked teams at the moment will win the Bundesliga, because the league has only been running for 11 matches, meaning that not even half of the season has been underway, in my opinion there are teams below them that could still move up to the top rank to win the league. This season, including Borrussia dortmund, which is only ranked 5th, currently there is a chance, even though they have only got 21 points, they are 10 points behind Bayer Leverkusen, who have 31 points, the possibility is not too small for them because this is only the start of the season.

Well, even now it's still too early to decide on the championship but for the mid-season and the end of the season too I don't think there will be much change here as the only possible additions are Dortmund and Leipzig which every year they are always in the Champions League zone and join the competition.
Last season there were a few other clubs that could have been in the mix but for now dark horse clubs like Freiburg and Union are still underperforming so maybe they will be excluded now.
For VFB they had a great start to the season and we saw that they improved a lot this season but in the last few games we saw how they started to have problems so I would also rule them out.

It definitely too early to decide the champion, so many things have changed in this season just as if they substituted each other, take a look at union Berlin that finished last season in fourth position are now in last position when match is still in 11 game while VfB Stuttgart that were battling not to relegate are now sitting comfortably in third point living behind second runner-up of last season with two points interval and Leipzig in the fourth position have one point in between, VfB Stuttgart performance this season show how serious the want to make it to champion league next season.

This season's changes in football, especially in the Bundesliga, interest me a lot. View the scores that changed in ways you might not have expected! While Union Berlin, who finished in the top four last season, is currently wallowing at the bottom, VfB Stuttgart, which just barely dodged relegation, is comfortably in third place. A sobering warning that past success doesnt mean future success is guaranteed. In my opinion, both the transfers of players and the hiring of new coaches have made a big difference in the teams.

The league needs this change, in my view. The dominance of Dortmund and Bayern Munich, two usual top competitors, is in danger. If these so-called weaker teams can keep up their current form, the season finale will be exciting and interesting. Not sure who will win yet, but I want an underdog to win this year.

[piebeyb]

Xabi enthusiasm this time is so great after reaching the top of the standings, although it is not certain that he will continue to be in first place, but what is certain is that Leverkusen current situation provides strong support for this coach and all Leverkusen players to continue to maintain their current performance.

So far, apart from the Bundesliga, Xabi has kept Leverkusen consistent in the European league and other leagues, they continue to win and continue on the winning path to achieve maximum results, I don't really know how Xabi can maintain the stamina and performance of his players so that not injured, as we see when big clubs consistently win after experiencing injuries to several key players they often lose.

I think Xabi really maintains that each of his players maintains good performance and stamina even against difficult clubs. I see that in the European league, Leverkusen has not been defeated, nor in the Bundesliga in the last five matches they have also been unbeaten, Leverkusen will be a tough competitor for Munich. to win the title this season. Xabi has to maintain that consistency until the end of the season.

[Leviathan.007]

Freiburg, a team that has had no trouble scoring goals in recent weeks, lost 3-1 away to Leipzig.Freiburg has an increasing goal scoring record when we look at their recent matches.They have scored in almost all of their last 12 matches and in this match they scored against their opponent, but one goal was not enough to win. Leipzig did not make any mistakes at home and won the match with 3 goals and added 3 points to their score and increased their points to 23.Although the point difference between Bayern Munich and Leverkusen is not much, it is at a level to close, so any points lost in these weeks could push them out of the championship race.

Freiburg's attacking line was amazing recently and they scored goals easily as you just said, but the problem with this team is about the defensive power and that's why they could not get a better place in the Bundesliga table. I think this team was recently playing against a team with weak defensive power and now the next team will be Darmstadt.

[Velvet78]

I mentioned Leipzig's situation in my last post and now it has come to my mind how great Openda has been performing at the same time. He came here from a lower tier team like Lens after having a pretty awesome season in the Ligue 1. I had doubts about whether we would see him adapting and showing as good performance as that when he comes to Leipzig.

But now we clearly see that he is really impressive. He doesn't only make do with scoring 9 goals in the Bundesliga. He is a good scorer in the Champions League on one hand too. This leap in his career could bring about offers from even bigger teams in the near future in my opinion. Do you think as well that he has a brighter future?

[Oluwa-btc]

It seems that Xhaxa's arrival to Leverkusen is a strong solution to Leverkusen's performance so far and sources say that Xhaxa has made more third-to-last passes and more progressive passes than any player in Europe's top 5 leagues. These are very good statistics for a midfielder and since leaving Arsenal I thought he would experience a decline in performance but in the right hands he can give his best performance.

This cannot be separated from the genius of Xabi Alonso who has positioned him as a creative midfielder and with Xhaka, Leverkusen's midfield will certainly be more optimal. Xhaxa's contract still runs until 2028 and he has proven to be a long-term project for Leverkusen even though he is now 31 years old.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1724887598915805191

During them days with gunner's, he lose his temper and finds it difficult to control his emotions, he was more aggressive than a good ball passing player who did with a cool head now for Bayern Leverkusen.
I never even had thoughts till I saw the post from Fabrizio Romano. When you work with the best you'll end up being the best. Xabi Alonso over the years and during his time as a player has been a brilliant ball passing player from short range to long range.

Till 2028 and he'll be up and going? They should also start looking for backup yougins suitable for his replacement. He does his job well, but for long term projects and plans for the club they should get a young player to replace him. I honestly want to see them winning the Bundesliga, doing something Borrussia Dortmund has failed to do when they had the chance.

[Leviathan.007]

Xabi did not have the opportunities that Tuchel had. We realized that Xabi's scouting staff, team coaches and technical knowledge are very good. It is not easy to create a squad that can compete with Bayern Munich. Xabi achieves the difficult. Leverkusen became a better team than Dortmund thanks to him.

Xabi Alonso presence is important, there's a whole lot to learn, Alonso increased the team's performance to an exceptionally high level, but he still requires ongoing commitment from the players to enable them to stand towering until the end of the season. As an outcome, we cannot use one season to validate Bayer Leverkusen's competitive status because this is the first time they have been in this outstanding condition, and there is a high likelihood that the team will win major titles and then flop the following season, that's basically what happen to Chelsea and Napoli.

The fact about Xavi Alonso is he is still a young coach and he is not experienced a lot which means this coach can even have better performance if he gets experienced and starts working in some other teams.
Maybe that's a good reason to say other teams like Real Madrid and even Bayern Munich are going to show even more interest in hiring Xabi Alonso soon.

[Richbased]

I mentioned Leipzig's situation in my last post and now it has come to my mind how great Openda has been performing at the same time. He came here from a lower tier team like Lens after having a pretty awesome season in the Ligue 1. I had doubts about whether we would see him adapting and showing as good performance as that when he comes to Leipzig.

But now we clearly see that he is really impressive. He doesn't only make do with scoring 9 goals in the Bundesliga. He is a good scorer in the Champions League on one hand too. This leap in his career could bring about offers from even bigger teams in the near future in my opinion. Do you think as well that he has a brighter future?

Lois Openda has been an impressive player since he joined RB Leipzig on 14th July this year and in his 11 match starting campaign so far in the bundesliga, he has won 7 matches out of the 11 matches he has played for RB Leipzig. The 23 year old player has helped RB Leipzig in scoring goals in most of their matches so far. Despite the fact that RB Leipzig has not been in a consistent form in the bundesliga but they are performing better in the champions league after playing 4 matches, winning 3 matches in their group and losing just one match of which if they win their next match against Manchester city on 28 November them they will automatically qualify for the round of 16. Though their match against Manchester city isn't really gonna be easy for them considering the unstoppable record Manchester city has kept in their group but however, football can be difficult to predict until the final whistle.

I think Lois Openda is a good player and should he continue in this good form with RB Leipzig, then bigger clubs will definitely troop to sign him to their club, though his contract with RB Leipzig will last until 2028. So the belgian international will definitely be enjoying his stay in RB Leipzig for an interval of 5 years.

[klidex]

Freiburg, a team that has had no trouble scoring goals in recent weeks, lost 3-1 away to Leipzig.Freiburg has an increasing goal scoring record when we look at their recent matches.They have scored in almost all of their last 12 matches and in this match they scored against their opponent, but one goal was not enough to win. Leipzig did not make any mistakes at home and won the match with 3 goals and added 3 points to their score and increased their points to 23.Although the point difference between Bayern Munich and Leverkusen is not much, it is at a level to close, so any points lost in these weeks could push them out of the championship race.

Freiburg's attacking line was amazing recently and they scored goals easily as you just said, but the problem with this team is about the defensive power and that's why they could not get a better place in the Bundesliga table. I think this team was recently playing against a team with weak defensive power and now the next team will be Darmstadt.

Freiburg's defensive system is a little bad, they conceded more goals compared to the productivity of the goals they created, so it is a little difficult for them to maintain their performance so far, but they are currently in 8th place, which means they still quite safe in their position. at least Freiburg must improve their defensive system so as not to concede so many goals.

Freiburg's Odds are quite convincing, but also a little doubtful, but if you look at it, it seems like Freiburg has the advantage of playing as the home team, so this can still be considered, like their last meeting, Freiburg could beat Darmstadt if they played at home, on the other hand Darmstadt could beat Freiburg when they played. home but these last 2 meetings are quite a long time ago so maybe now they are a little different and maybe many will favorite Freiburg in this match.

[Doell]

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Freiburg's defensive system is a little bad, they conceded more goals compared to the productivity of the goals they created, so it is a little difficult for them to maintain their performance so far, but they are currently in 8th place, which means they still quite safe in their position. at least Freiburg must improve their defensive system so as not to concede so many goals.

Freiburg's Odds are quite convincing, but also a little doubtful, but if you look at it, it seems like Freiburg has the advantage of playing as the home team, so this can still be considered, like their last meeting, Freiburg could beat Darmstadt if they played at home, on the other hand Darmstadt could beat Freiburg when they played. home but these last 2 meetings are quite a long time ago so maybe now they are a little different and maybe many will favorite Freiburg in this match.

Indeed, it seems that being in 8th place is quite safe for Freiburg, but their points at the table is not very safe because their points gap is too close. So Freiburg must improve their performance, especially they must be able to improve their defense line as you said.

Freiburg odds actually not too bad, but they are also not that good because in the last few of matches Freiburg performance not very impressive. But against Darmstadt, maybe Freiburg will make an best effort to get 3 points, because also Darmstadt performance is worse than Freiburg so far.

[QueenVera]

During them days with gunner's, he lose his temper and finds it difficult to control his emotions, he was more aggressive than a good ball passing player who did with a cool head now for Bayern Leverkusen.
I never even had thoughts till I saw the post from Fabrizio Romano. When you work with the best you'll end up being the best. Xabi Alonso over the years and during his time as a player has been a brilliant ball passing player from short range to long range.

Till 2028 and he'll be up and going? They should also start looking for backup yougins suitable for his replacement. He does his job well, but for long term projects and plans for the club they should get a young player to replace him. I honestly want to see them winning the Bundesliga, doing something Borrussia Dortmund has failed to do when they had the chance.

Xabi during his football playing time has proven to be a quality defensive midfielder whom you can rely on especially with the way he controls the game, and you could see such trait with his Bayern Leverkusen team, i think he’ll be a good baller and coachee for a period of time and he’ll also work on building some young ins for the team and developing talents

 They’ll pose a threat to Bayern Munich over a period of time and it’s what’s healthy for the Bundesliga, Xabi Alonso is a very good coach for this Bayern Leverkusen side and is going to pose a serious threat in the run to the league’s title,  what suprises me mostly is how he's managed for maintain the top position till this moment and beating teams he comes across.