Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread

[MAAManda]

And i think all the clubs must participate in the next season with all their potential for a joyful strong season. And Dortmund to win Bundesliga this time and push Bayern Munich one step behind for the betterment of their team.

Are you for real? everyone knows that Bundesliga is a farmer's league, just like Ligue 1 which is always dominated by PSG although occasionally we can see a surprise from other teams. If you're a football fan, then you should know that Borussia Dortmund has a strong tradition as a competitor of Bayern Munich, although it sometimes ends well but more often ends badly. Let's see what they can do next season.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Ten Hag's failure with Man United should not be used as a benchmark because Ten Hag was also successful with Ajax, but now the question is whether Leverkusen management will spend a lot of money to build the Leverkusen team with Ten Hag after selling several important players in his team. Leverkusen should have enough money to make purchases and support Ten Hag in helping the Leverkusen team.

ETH is already in the team, he is in charge at least for a season, if he has a good season then he would be in total redemption, and then he would try to wash away all the bad things he did at MU, but now he has to concentrate on doing things well in Germany, German football is much harder in terms of pressure and stress that it can cause, they have a very difficult league where Bayern is the one who leads the way, for that reason we must see and hope that ETH does a good job, 2nd chances are always good.

[Lafu]

Dortmund has a nice idea of improving players and selling them after the end of the season, which to me is a good one, because they mostly sell a lot of players and buy new ones. They develop these new players and still sell them after the season, and it’s not bad, because most of the players they do this with end up benefiting both the club and themselves.

I fully agree with that , that Dortmund making and made a very good job in the past with young talented players.
Its not a shame that they are selling them , they have to doing that because if they dont they will be bankrupt in a short time.

On the other hand, talking about RB Leipzig, we all know the disappointment and disgrace they made us go through last season.
If they come back this season with the same performance, I will never bet on them anymore.
But if they manage to come up with a better and improved performance this upcoming season, then it will be better.

Leipzig will be facing hard times the coming season for sure , the last season was more as an disappointment.
If they dont get a few new and good players i dont think that they can improve there performance too much.
But lets see whats going on when the season is starting.

[silpersurfer]

Ten Hag's failure with Man United should not be used as a benchmark because Ten Hag was also successful with Ajax, but now the question is whether Leverkusen management will spend a lot of money to build the Leverkusen team with Ten Hag after selling several important players in his team. Leverkusen should have enough money to make purchases and support Ten Hag in helping the Leverkusen team.

ETH is already in the team, he is in charge at least for a season, if he has a good season then he would be in total redemption, and then he would try to wash away all the bad things he did at MU, but now he has to concentrate on doing things well in Germany, German football is much harder in terms of pressure and stress that it can cause, they have a very difficult league where Bayern is the one who leads the way, for that reason we must see and hope that ETH does a good job, 2nd chances are always good.

actually I do not want Bayer Leverkusen to be under the care of ETH. he has a pretty bad track record with manchesetr united, and he left the club when the club was really struggling which resulted in man united finishing in a very bad position and in the next season Man United did not have a match in any European competition, while ETH and Bayer Leverkusen, in the next season they will appear in the champions league. Hopefully Bayer Leverkusen will be fine under the care of ETH.

[bitgolden]

And i think all the clubs must participate in the next season with all their potential for a joyful strong season. And Dortmund to win Bundesliga this time and push Bayern Munich one step behind for the betterment of their team.

Are you for real? everyone knows that Bundesliga is a farmer's league, just like Ligue 1 which is always dominated by PSG although occasionally we can see a surprise from other teams. If you're a football fan, then you should know that Borussia Dortmund has a strong tradition as a competitor of Bayern Munich, although it sometimes ends well but more often ends badly. Let's see what they can do next season.

"Farmers league" is only true if there is one good team, and other teams fail at Europe or whatever. Germany is ranked higher than France for a reason, PSG won the UCL, but no other team did anything good at any European cup this season.

Brest was decent for a while, but we saw what happened to them after that. Bundesliga is a bit different than that, if we are talking about competition at Bundesliga itself, then yeah we are not seeing how any team could compete with Bayern, in fact Leverkusen was a huge shock to everyone. But, if we are talking about Europe? Then German teams do fine, Dortmund was at finals last year, and Bayern always does good, and Frankfurt was decent at UEL, etc etc, many examples like that. SO yeah they do not win at Bundesliga, but other teams do fine at Europe too.

[Republikcoin.com]

actually I do not want Bayer Leverkusen to be under the care of ETH. he has a pretty bad track record with manchesetr united, and he left the club when the club was really struggling which resulted in man united finishing in a very bad position and in the next season Man United did not have a match in any European competition, while ETH and Bayer Leverkusen, in the next season they will appear in the champions league. Hopefully Bayer Leverkusen will be fine under the care of ETH.

Whether or not you are willing to Ten Hag's coaching for Leverkusen next season, it will still be a reality because Ten Hag has been chosen as a replacement for Alonso who has gone to Real Madrid to replace Ancelotti. So just enjoy Ten Hag's coaching at Leverkusen even though I personally am not sure that Ten Hag can bring Leverkusen to several phases in the Champions League next season. But if it's just to finish in the top four of the Bundesliga, I think Ten Hag will try to make the team and himself better in the eyes of Leverkusen fans.

[GiftedMAN]

Ten Hag's failure with Man United should not be used as a benchmark because Ten Hag was also successful with Ajax, but now the question is whether Leverkusen management will spend a lot of money to build the Leverkusen team with Ten Hag after selling several important players in his team. Leverkusen should have enough money to make purchases and support Ten Hag in helping the Leverkusen team.

ETH is already in the team, he is in charge at least for a season, if he has a good season then he would be in total redemption, and then he would try to wash away all the bad things he did at MU, but now he has to concentrate on doing things well in Germany, German football is much harder in terms of pressure and stress that it can cause, they have a very difficult league where Bayern is the one who leads the way, for that reason we must see and hope that ETH does a good job, 2nd chances are always good.

actually I do not want Bayer Leverkusen to be under the care of ETH. he has a pretty bad track record with manchesetr united, and he left the club when the club was really struggling which resulted in man united finishing in a very bad position and in the next season Man United did not have a match in any European competition, while ETH and Bayer Leverkusen, in the next season they will appear in the champions league. Hopefully Bayer Leverkusen will be fine under the care of ETH.

Erik Ten Hag is already the coach of Bayer Leverkusen so your suggestion can not help anything again cause he's already there. ETH record with Manchester United was bad but you can't compare the players in the Leverkusen team to that of Manchester United because the Leverkusen team still has players that are willing to perform well for the team. All eyes will be on ETH in the Champions League but if he fails to deliver good performance for the team then it will become a problem to him.

[LUCKMCFLY]

When PSG won the champions league in this previous season, nobody knew they would be the winners. And so we can't rule out that they can't do it in a row. Records are created when least expected, and as at those periods Real Madrid had to win the UCL back to back in a row little did any of us thought they could do it. PSG, right now has that quality and the experience provided that they have won the league, unlike before.

I think something, when things are achieved nothing is impossible, or as they say here: "What belongs to the priest, goes to the church" and that was what was in store for PSG, I think that if they had played the final against Barcelona PSG would have won, what happened is that INTER lost in a very humiliating way, it's something that didn't sit well with me, but that's football, congratulations to PSG, now we'll see how they do in the Club World Cup.

[Velvet78]

If Niko Kovac signed for Dortmund much earlier I think they could have finished the season at the 2nd position. No joking at all.  

He collected more points than Nuri Sahin in less games in the Bundesliga. He was just starting the show but the season ended unfortunately...

I believe in Kovac next season. If Ten Hag's Leverkusen don't answer strongly, I think Dortmund can be the biggest candidate for the spot.

[Mame89]

And i think all the clubs must participate in the next season with all their potential for a joyful strong season. And Dortmund to win Bundesliga this time and push Bayern Munich one step behind for the betterment of their team.

Are you for real? everyone knows that Bundesliga is a farmer's league, just like Ligue 1 which is always dominated by PSG although occasionally we can see a surprise from other teams. If you're a football fan, then you should know that Borussia Dortmund has a strong tradition as a competitor of Bayern Munich, although it sometimes ends well but more often ends badly. Let's see what they can do next season.

Now I don't want to say the Bundesliga or League One as a farmer's league anymore, because Bayern Munich is always considered when playing in the UCL league, and in my opinion League One is no longer worthy of being called a farmer's league because they will be considered in the Champions League. This season they managed to win the UCL trophy very impressively and even beat the EPL teams that many people say are very competitive leagues. What is your definition of a farmer's league? For me, a farmer's league is those who are unable to compete in the Champions League.

Indeed, in the Bundesliga Bayern Munich always dominates, it doesn't mean it's a farmer's league, it's because they are consistent and build a good squad, different from other teams. They are inconsistent, like Dormutd who always sells their star players, so is Leverkusen when they are in their best form but Xabi Alanso left. Next season, the Bundesliga is certain that Bayern Munich will be champions again, this is because Leverkusen is no longer a competitor because they have changed coaches, maybe Dortmund will be their competitor. We'll see next season, because as you said, Dortmund has always been Bayern Munich's main rival in the Bundesliga which makes it not easy for Bayern Munich to win the title.

[Agbe]

If Niko Kovac signed for Dortmund much earlier I think they could have finished the season at the 2nd position. No joking at all.  

He collected more points than Nuri Sahin in less games in the Bundesliga. He was just starting the show but the season ended unfortunately...

I believe in Kovac next season. If Ten Hag's Leverkusen don't answer strongly, I think Dortmund can be the biggest candidate for the spot.

You're right with the way Leverkusen is offloading their important players I don't fancy them to do well next season because you can't be talking about fighting for the trophy when you are not strengthening the team instead is more concerned about making money by selling their players so Dortmund can finish ahead of Leverkusen if they can add two to three players to strengthen their squad

[Oluwa-btc]

If Niko Kovac signed for Dortmund much earlier I think they could have finished the season at the 2nd position. No joking at all.  

He collected more points than Nuri Sahin in less games in the Bundesliga. He was just starting the show but the season ended unfortunately...

I believe in Kovac next season. If Ten Hag's Leverkusen don't answer strongly, I think Dortmund can be the biggest candidate for the spot.

Borussia Dortmund is one tiring squad,  when you expect them the most to turn up for themselves,  they'll chicken/pussy out. It was refreshing to meet people like some certain players who left to win a vital competition with the club. I also don't know why men are pained with the appointment of Erik Ten Hag. He'll definitely take them to win a trophy sooner than expected. He is the best shot they have atm.

[pawel7777]

Two days ago, the official Bundesliga website released the pre-season schedule for each team, including details of training camps/tours and scheduled friendly games.
This can be viewed here:
https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/2025-26-pre-season-plans-tours-friendly-bayern-munich-borussia-dortmund-leverkusen-32389

Both Bayern and Dortmund, who participate in the FIFA Club World Cup have also scheduled two friendlies each in August. This means that if the teams advance to the final stages of the competition, players might get almost no rest before the season starts. I wonder if team coaches account for that and how. They could always rotate the squad a bit to give players at least some physical recovery time.

[GiftedMAN]

If Niko Kovac signed for Dortmund much earlier I think they could have finished the season at the 2nd position. No joking at all.  

He collected more points than Nuri Sahin in less games in the Bundesliga. He was just starting the show but the season ended unfortunately...

I believe in Kovac next season. If Ten Hag's Leverkusen don't answer strongly, I think Dortmund can be the biggest candidate for the spot.

You're right with the way Leverkusen is offloading their important players I don't fancy them to do well next season because you can't be talking about fighting for the trophy when you are not strengthening the team instead is more concerned about making money by selling their players so Dortmund can finish ahead of Leverkusen if they can add two to three players to strengthen their squad

We can't conclude yes till we see that Leverkusen is not going to add more players to replace the number they have sold out already in the team, they are not supposed to sell off them players when they were not at their best performance last and they couldn't defend their title as they lost the league to their rivals Bayern Munich so selling off their good players and not getting good replacements for them will only being them more pains next season. For the Dortmund team, they have become so inconsistent with their performance you shouldn't vouch for them to finish ahead of any team unless they decide to pay attention to the league instead of focusing more on the champions League as they did last season.

[AYOBA]

Dortmund has a nice idea of improving players and selling them after the end of the season, which to me is a good one, because they mostly sell a lot of players and buy new ones. They develop these new players and still sell them after the season, and it’s not bad, because most of the players they do this with end up benefiting both the club and themselves.

They really deserve that; it’s the best thing they’re doing right now. They said that earlier is better, with the way Dortmund ended the season with the bad performances. If they didn’t find this early solution for their players, I’m sure that they will still repeat the same thing in the next coming seasons. Because most of their players are not in good form anymore, they only manage to finish the season.

And that’s what affects their performances by ending up in the 4th position, but as the coach, his trying to buy new players after selling some of the players is a very good idea; it can make the team’s comeback stronger and more competitive in the league because there will be more improvement in their performances.

[ShowOff]

If Niko Kovac signed for Dortmund much earlier I think they could have finished the season at the 2nd position. No joking at all.  

He collected more points than Nuri Sahin in less games in the Bundesliga. He was just starting the show but the season ended unfortunately...

I believe in Kovac next season. If Ten Hag's Leverkusen don't answer strongly, I think Dortmund can be the biggest candidate for the spot.

You're right with the way Leverkusen is offloading their important players I don't fancy them to do well next season because you can't be talking about fighting for the trophy when you are not strengthening the team instead is more concerned about making money by selling their players so Dortmund can finish ahead of Leverkusen if they can add two to three players to strengthen their squad

With Bayern Munich getting stronger, it will be very difficult for Leverkusen and Dortmund to win trophies, unless one of them gets a big lucky break. The departure of Xabi Alonso coupled with the club policy of releasing several key players, makes it easier for Bayern Munich to compete. Likewise Dortmund, they are still in the stage of building a strong foundation under Niko Kovac, I don't see them being better than Leverkusen for next season.

People expect both teams to be able to compete closely with Bayern Munich in the competition, but when you look at the depth of the squad between the three teams, maybe those expectations need to be renewed again. I am pessimistic because I see Leverkusen is no different from Dortmund in terms of transfer policy, both now seem to like releasing star players. But in general, both teams can make the competition more competitive in the Bundesliga.

[TelolettOm]

....now it depends on how Ten Hag manages his squad, bringing in players who are indeed appropriate and not overpriced, not making the same mistakes as at Man United by signing very high-priced players but nothing can be done, and not making purchases that are detrimental to the club.

After having one or two successful seasons, small or medium clubs like Leverkusen always face with player resource blooding as big clubs in Europe are very ready to pick best players out of Leverkusen. Star players also want to find new challenge and wi. more titles or at least have chances of more regular participation in UEFA Champions League.

Usually like this, and from here, they benefit from getting a high transfer fee from their players who are indeed shining. Oh yes, related to the new signing made by Ten Hag with Leverkusen, there has been an agreement with Liverpool. This time, the substitute player in the defender line, Jarell Quansah verbally. Both have agreed with £ 30m plus add-ons for the transfer of the defender. And now, it is still in the process of closing. Will this become a good decision for Leverkusen to pick this center back who can also be in the Right-back position.


Source: Jarell Quansah has verbally agreed personal terms with Bayer Leverkusen!

[MAAManda]

"Farmers league" is only true if there is one good team, and other teams fail at Europe or whatever. Germany is ranked higher than France for a reason, PSG won the UCL, but no other team did anything good at any European cup this season.

The reality is like that, Bundesliga is dominated by Bayern Munich & Ligue 1 is dominated by PSG. Both teams continue to be champions in their domestic leagues, you can see the data on Google, how they make the league title their tradition. It's not about UCL, UEL or UECL. But about domestic leagues.

What is your definition of a farmer's league? For me, a farmer's league is those who are unable to compete in the Champions League.

That means you don't really understand the terms in football. Farmer's league is a domestic league that is dominated by 1 team, Bayern Munich with Bundesliga & PSG with Ligue 1. These two leagues are different from the more competitive PL & Serie A. We can see the different, right?

[death69]

Two days ago, the official Bundesliga website released the pre-season schedule for each team, including details of training camps/tours and scheduled friendly games.
This can be viewed here:
https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/2025-26-pre-season-plans-tours-friendly-bayern-munich-borussia-dortmund-leverkusen-32389

Both Bayern and Dortmund, who participate in the FIFA Club World Cup have also scheduled two friendlies each in August. This means that if the teams advance to the final stages of the competition, players might get almost no rest before the season starts. I wonder if team coaches account for that and how. They could always rotate the squad a bit to give players at least some physical recovery time.

When we look at Bayern and Dortmund now, rest is more of a fantasy at this point. The Club World Cup is already a marathon that is frying everybody. And then you put friendlies in August? Pure overload. FIFPRO was already screaming about this: burnout, injuries, mental health. Basically, the football calendar is built for marketing and completely ignore humans.

From a coaching perspective, Kompan is the only one who literally nails squad communication. He is extremely clear, role definitions are set in stone, and he’s already shown he will rotate ruthlessly if he needs to. You can observe it in the way he managed the return of Musiala: no drama, just process. Dortmund is a mess, however. Kovac is already busy enough to get the team out of bed emotionally, let alone planning rest and rotation. Half of that team is playing to get their next contract or to be sold. Nobody is chilling on the bench to "recover". It is every man for himself right now in that locker room.

[Luzin]

The reality is like that, Bundesliga is dominated by Bayern Munich & Ligue 1 is dominated by PSG. Both teams continue to be champions in their domestic leagues, you can see the data on Google, how they make the league title their tradition. It's not about UCL, UEL or UECL. But about domestic leagues.

Yes, those two teams dominated the league, but last season Munich failed to win the league. The two are quite different, because the quality of the league is also different. PSG this season is very dominant while Munich still has a lot of obstacles to win this season. The other participating teams are still quite capable of competing.
The best team is PSG they can win. Country or league rankings do not make a club better. So it is very difficult if the assessment is based on ranking alone. Bayern Munich is also quite good, they can always enter the knockout phase and that is a pretty good achievement.