Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread

[giammangiato]

Bayern Munich mostly win Bundesliga title very early already while Dortmund already get a very solid second position and it's really small chance of losing a position in top four with Dortmund. There are competitions among some clubs for two other positions in top four, from Hoffeinhem, Stuttgart, Leipzig and Leverkusen with biggest disadvantage belongs to Leverkusen as they have less points, and have 5 points less than Hoffeinhem and Stuttgart. With only 8 matches left till the season ending, Leverkusen will need to get almost perfect results in remaining matches while need to be supported by bad results of Hoffeinhem, Stuttgart and Leipzig.

Unfortunately or fortunately (for the fans) the numbers speak clearly and seem to converge on this possible result.
However, the other positions could change further. I don't think the other competing teams that have reached this point in the championship can shake it up so much that they significantly overturn the scores and positions. I see a fairly stagnant situation, which I don't really like, because at the game level it's not exciting and at the betting level it doesn't even make you want to place them.

[silpersurfer]

Bayern Munich's advantage is that if/when they win Bundesliga early, that means they are going to be able to focus on UCL a lot better. Already they are very much ahead, so they could have a period where they play the young players, and bench players.

So if they do not play any of their normal good players, aside from maybe a few, they could do a fine job enough to win the league. You can take out their best eleven from them today and what remains could still win the league after this situation. Not normally, not like whole season, but they are already ahead so it should be possible for them to manage to do this now. It is not that hard and UCL is a lot more important and we could see them do a fine job one way or another if they work hard enough.

You are right that Bayern Munich's position is now very safe in the bundes league table because they have a very bearish difference from their competitors, namely Dortmund who are in second place, they will be more calm to focus on the champions league and maximize their full strength there.

This is the time for Bayern Munich to rotate their players, giving flight hours for young players and reserves, being one form of training teamwork and multiplying their mentality of playing, the current advantage is an advantage for Munich for the next season, or maybe they are still cautious? I think that there is no need to be afraid and can mix the core players with the reserve players they have so that their performance can be balanced.

[Callido]

This is the true fact!! Honestly speaking aside from Bayern Munich, almost all teams in the Bundesliga have just been quite inconsistent this season. Leipzig and Stuttgart are good teams, but their performances keep going up and down. As of right now the real battle is for the fourth position because that Champions League spot is very important. Leipzig, Stuttgart and maybe Leverkusen will keep fighting for that place until the end of the season. It will definitely be an interesting race to watch

At some point in the season, Bayern Munich also were a little inconsistent which they dropped points where mattered most. The third space is also at risk, Hoffenheim are distracted and have lost more than five points in their last five games, staying top three comes with deep sacrifice, if they are not prepared, another team will take over.

[Razmirraz]

Bayern Munich drew and Dortmund won. Now the gap is 9 points. Is that enough to make us excited about the title competition?

I assume no, not at all!    8 weeks to go... Dortmund already missed that train when they lost to Bayern Munich home recently.

Nine points isn't a huge difference. This season Bayern has already dropped points (draws and even a loss) against very weak opponents, so it wouldn't be impossible for that to happen again. If we were talking about an 18-point gap, then I wouldn't have a problem saying Bayern are champions. But nine points isn't a sure thing, especially when you see in other leagues where good teams had a nine-point lead in the final rounds and still didn't become champions. I know the Bundesliga is dominated by Bayern, but the fact that Bayern drops points against weak opponents is a big problem.

Mathematically, a 9 point gap isn't a huge difference, but Bayern Munich doesn't have a competitive edge because Dortmund is the only team closest to them and their performance isn't very consistent. Although Bayern Munich lost to Augsburg and drew in several matches, including the recent match against Leverkusen, their performance is much better than their competitors, who have dropped points too easily than them.
Bayern Munich is not yet confirmed as the Bundesliga champion, but judging by the quality of the team, it is very likely that they will win the trophy again this season. Kompany will not make any more mistakes in the next few matches that will put his team's position in jeopardy, they only need to win the remaining 6 matches to secure the trophy before the final match is played, I think it will not be difficult for them to do so considering the strength of the opponents they will face.

[jaberwock]

Bayern Munich is one thing, but I feel like Dortmunds biggest mistake was not using the money they made a while back properly. They did build a team that reaches second place in Bundesliga, which is great and all.

But they did not build a team that could win anything, with a club that was so good that reached finals of UCL and they played well and made hundreds of millions of euro in profit from the sales, they did not use that money to get players that were great. This is why I highly doubt that it would be good enough, it should be something that would take a bit longer now because of it.