Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread

[Doell]

Borussia Dortmund will return to the league with a difficult match. Werder Bremen creates difficulties for big teams from time to time. Even though they are not at their former strength lately, they will play to avoid losing. Last season, Borussia Dortmund was leading 2-0 at home and shockingly lost the match by conceding 3 goals in the last minute and extra time. That match was a trauma. Even though that game was early time of the league, imagine if Dortmund had won that match, they would have been champions at the end of the season.
This time they are facing Werder Bremen who are doing very badly. Dortmund should make good use of this opportunity. I expect at least 2 goals different Dortmund win.

Yes Dortmund have difficult match, because Indeed Werder Bremen unpredictable team and sometimes they can make a surprise.
Dortmund mistake last season when Bremen can comeback with a score of 3 in the last minute, it was a poor performance from Dortmund team. I hope they don't repeat the same mistake in the next match, because Dortmund are still unbeaten so far, and it would be very disappointing if that happened. Anyhow, Dortmund must be able to secure the three points perfectly, because Werder Bremen are also not in good performance so far Bremen have lost 5 of their 7 matches.

[RaltcoinsB]

If Borussia Dortmund had not sold their players in the last 2 seasons, they would probably be the biggest championship candidate this year. If Bayern Munich becomes champion every year, Borussia Dortmund, which sells its best players every year, also has an impact on this. However, they somehow manage to fill the shoes of those players. Dortmund is a different team.

We know bundesliga to be a tough league and it belongs Bayern Munich because it's their birthright because they claimed ownership of the league with full dominance in games and winning bundesliga titles consecutively. The only threat they face is Borrusia Dortmund, but the board knows the main reason behind their declined performance in bundesliga games and other top competition. They keep repeating the same mistakes they have made in the past decades, signing potential players and selling them after these players have fully developed into a standard form this season. There's alot to be achieved by Dortmund but they're not just ready, making unplanned activities and not serious in league games.

For Borussia Dortmund, there is no such goal as winning the league. If they put this goal on their priority list, they can be champions in a few years. Becoming a champion would bring great prestige to Borussia Dortmund. The closest they came to this in recent years was last year, when they lost the last match and missed the championship. I don't know when they can get close to that anymore.

[fuguebtc]

It's not like I wanted to undermine Dortmund at all but I feel that Dortmund also needs to step up their consistency to a level at which Bayern are in. And Dortmund do need strong players to get that consistency. With players moving out or being sold they are relying on fresh faces and experience with which I feel chances are very low to win a title. Even if they do I would say they are lucky to win the title.

With the way Bayern Munich are structured definitely I will agree with you that it will take a bit of luck to get Dortmund to win the title. Last season was their golden opportunity to at least end the yearly dominance and stop the streak Bayern Munich were on and as usual they lack the ability to withstand that pressure just on the last day of the league. If you look properly the league is usually won when you have a very strong and large squad and Dortmund last season had that squad. Although they fell short of winning last season my thought is they will regroup and comeback stronger by adding more players this season but they even ended up letting some of their key players leave, some like Guirreiro to even your biggest rival.

This period is seriously a time when other team will have to dethrone Bayern Munich because if look from last season they are having an internal problem in the team that spans beyond just players and managerial issues but rather a management problem which we saw a very chunk change of directors. This kind of situation is what I want other teams to capitalize on and Only Bayer Leverkusen is doing that at the moment and I hope they go all the way to win it

Dortmund is never going to get to the same level as Bayern Munich. Simply because they lack the passion. They are a club which actually never goes for the trophy.  And when I say lacking passion, I mean not being able to win trophies. Actually it is not even unable to win trophies, it is actually not even wanting to win trophies. And a club is never going to improve or actually pose any threat to other clubs as long as they keep selling the best players that they produce for money. Especially when they sell those players to the rival clubs.

[klidex]

Interestingly Union Berlin are shown as the favourite against Stuttgart for the game in three days. I don't see any good reason for this because there is a huge difference between these two teams this season. Union Berlin are going on just horrible. They lost 5 games in a row so far and I can't even imagine how demoralized the players are now.

On the other hand Stuttgart are doing an amazing work. Guirassy has been playing extra as he has scored 13 goals so far. As long as he has a good day in this match as well it will be very difficult for Union Berlin to stop them.

Even though Stuttgart's current performance is very impressive and is in second place in the standings, from the start Stuttgart was a weak team. So it is natural that Union Berlin is the favorite and they will even be the hosts in this match. Union Berlin will definitely still be targeting another win after their last few matches didn't get good results. Union Berlin can return to a positive trend if they can beat Stuttgart and must be reminded again that Stuttagart this season is very different from last season. Of course, the mentality of each player will be at stake in this match and in fact both teams have the same target and definitely don't want to lose a single point.

but this season is different Stuttgurt is able to appear extraordinary at the moment and is in good form, even though Union Berlin is more favorite but Union Berlin is not in good form this season Union has suffered 5 defeats from 7 matches of course this is a bad result for them I doubt it if Union Berlin can beat Stuttgart in that match with its current condition. While Stuttgart has currently only received 1 defeat, I think this match will be won by Sttutgart and prove to everyone that Stuttgart has now been able to recover and is much better than last season, especially since Guraissy has scored more goals for Stuttgart now, exceed Harry Kane. I am sure Guraissy will appear impressive and can score goals in that match.

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I think failing to convince a player to stay is the main reason and not selling them. What if player puts a pressure and declines contract extensions? Then obviously it will be loss for  Dortmund later on as the player will move out for free. I feel that Dortmund should find a good way to convince a plyer to stay as like this they are only waiting for Bayern to become inconsistent in the league and get the title for themselves. Dortmund are just not putting any effort to win the title like this .

I dont agree on that , and Dortmund putting a lot of effort in it to win the title but they doing that on a different way.
For sure they would be have the Money for getting very good players and hold good players , but for how long would this be working ?
Even they lost a lot of very good Players in the last years i think they are on right way and making every season little steps forward to catch up with Munich in league.

If Borussia Dortmund had not sold their players in the last 2 seasons, they would probably be the biggest championship candidate this year. If Bayern Munich becomes champion every year, Borussia Dortmund, which sells its best players every year, also has an impact on this. However, they somehow manage to fill the shoes of those players. Dortmund is a different team.

I must say that Dortmund's strategy confuses me. In one way, they make and develop these great players, which makes us fans excited about what the future holds. Suddenly, boom! They dispose of them. It's like watching a really interesting TV show and then finding out that the main character goes after the first season. Still, the fact that they are still a strong player in the league shows how tough they are and how good they are at finding talent. Bundesliga wins may be due in part to Dortmund's habit of moving players, but I hope the story takes a turn soon

[posi]

Interestingly Union Berlin are shown as the favourite against Stuttgart for the game in three days. I don't see any good reason for this because there is a huge difference between these two teams this season. Union Berlin are going on just horrible. They lost 5 games in a row so far and I can't even imagine how demoralized the players are now.

On the other hand Stuttgart are doing an amazing work. Guirassy has been playing extra as he has scored 13 goals so far. As long as he has a good day in this match as well it will be very difficult for Union Berlin to stop them.

In fact, if we refer to temporary odds, there is no team that is too favorite. As for Union Berlin, maybe because in the upcoming match they will be playing at home. Union Berlin with odds @2.44, while Stuttgart @2.75. we'll see, there's only a slight difference.  in the Asian handicap betting version, Union Berlin is ahead with 0:1/4.
Well, if you refer to the team performance of these two teams. It is clear that Stuttgart is much more consistent, when compared to the hosts. Of the 7 matches they played, Stuttgart only lost once when they visited Leipzig. after that, they won the match. Stuttgart is currently ranked second in the standings with 18 points, and they are also productive in terms of scoring goals. in fact, there is nothing striking about the differences between Leverkusen and Bayern Munich. These three teams have scored 20+ goals in their 7 matches.

In contrast to Urs Fischer's squad, Union Berlin experienced a decline in performance. In his seven matches in various competitions, he did not achieve a single win, not even a draw. I'm quite confused, because after the match in Week 8 between these two teams, Union Berlin will host Napoli on the third matchday of the Champions League group stage. Apart from having to focus on the Bundesliga, Union Berlin also wants to at least aim to finish in 3rd place. so, they can take part in the Europa League competition.
Well, we return to the match between Union Berlin vs Stuttgard. Based on Stuttgard's performance, it is much better, but what is certain is that the coach, Urs Fisches, must break the series of defeats experienced by Union Berlin. I think, we can consider analyzing first whether Union Berlin can overthrow Stuttgard and return to the real track. For me, it looks like this match will be interesting. moreover, it involves betting.

I expected a better starting from Union Berlin in this season to be honest. Needless to say that I definitely did not expect them to not have a single win in the last five matches. And with that type of form, it is definitely a very hard job for them to go up against Stutgart, who I believe, did not lose a single match in the last five. Complete opposite in terms of performances, right now, both of them.  I do not see why Stuttgart is going to lose or even drop points in this match. If anything they should be able to get three points from this match and move on to the next match. Should not even drop points.

[Oluwa-btc]

You are not wrong, yeah right De Gea chose to resign because the new contract with Manchester United did not suitable with him, the Red Devils cut that player salaries in the new contract they offered. I also suspect that, Bayern Munich seemed not have an interest De Gea, if they were interested maybe we would have seen De Gea at there.

Exactly, Kane transfer fee cannot be used as a reason. If Bayern Munich are serious they can definitely get De Gea although that man's salary is also large, but De Gea will also work optimally at Bayern Munich. Moreover, he has a lot of experience, Bayern Munich will look even more perfect like when Manuel Neuer played for them.
I think the reason maybe Bayern is still hopeful Manuel Neuer can comeback, so Bayern did not recruit an experienced goalkeeper like De Gea.

David De Gea was patient enough and agreed to reduce whatever he gets from Manchester United in other to remain with the club for a season longer but wasn't offered shit by Manchester United.
David De Gea doesn't suits Bayern Munich Criterion. David De Gea might have top potentials with his hands but not same I can day whenever he uses his feets.

The salary and wages of David De Gea can be met by Bayern Munich, they're no small side. When it comes to player management, they're also know to be excellent at that.

[rendravolt]

Interestingly Union Berlin are shown as the favourite against Stuttgart for the game in three days. I don't see any good reason for this because there is a huge difference between these two teams this season. Union Berlin are going on just horrible. They lost 5 games in a row so far and I can't even imagine how demoralized the players are now.

On the other hand Stuttgart are doing an amazing work. Guirassy has been playing extra as he has scored 13 goals so far. As long as he has a good day in this match as well it will be very difficult for Union Berlin to stop them.

Even though Stuttgart's current performance is very impressive and is in second place in the standings, from the start Stuttgart was a weak team. So it is natural that Union Berlin is the favorite and they will even be the hosts in this match. Union Berlin will definitely still be targeting another win after their last few matches didn't get good results. Union Berlin can return to a positive trend if they can beat Stuttgart and must be reminded again that Stuttagart this season is very different from last season. Of course, the mentality of each player will be at stake in this match and in fact both teams have the same target and definitely don't want to lose a single point.

The odds are something like this, Union Berlin @ 2.50 and Stuttgart @ 2.80. With such a close gap, then for me no one is really the favorite in this match. Although yes, at least Union Berlin is a slight yes, just a slight favorite and such a gap in odds certainly does not guarantee victory for Union Berlin either. But indeed, if I consider the trends for Union Berlin and Stuttgart at this moment, then I think it is clear that Stuttgart is in its best trend. So obviously, the odds that Stuttgart has can also be good odds if we bet on Stuttgart to win in this match.

Actually, the difference in odds is not much different so why not just bet on Stuttgart winning, right? If you calculate it, the level of risk is almost the same as betting on this match and maybe I will study other statistics first. As I said before, Union Berlin's only advantage is being the host and currently Stuttgart are still above them in terms of strength.

Seeing odds that are almost as big makes me choose more betting options and I have a fairly safe betting suggestion by betting on the double chance Union Berlin/Draw because it is possible that this match will be the first win for Union Berlin after the previous difficult week and it could also end a draw if Stuttgart is unable to break through the Union Berlin defense.

[len01]

I'm thinking like the main reason why David de Gea couldn't find a team for himself is his high salary expectation. He couldn't reach an agreement with Manchester United because of this reason. I thought that maybe Bayern Munich would be keen on signing him but they didn't want to go for him either. They preferred a young talent named Daniel Peretz instead.

If Bayern Munich didn't spend a lot of money on Kane transfer then maybe they would have made an official offer for de Gea who knows. Because it took them even a long time to reach an agreement for Kane transfer at a price as favourable as possible.

I personally not so sure de Gea is still demanding for a high salary, because if considered from the situation that happened like this then maybe in the transfer market later de Gea is willing to be paid lower . Anyway, basically de Gea age is also no longer able to play for the long term, so it is quite reasonable if big teams like Bayern Munich are not willing to pay expensive de Gea . Also, if de Gea demands to be paid dearly, then the only option is to play in the Saudi Pro League, but in fact de Gea also rejected the offer there.

looking at the previous case in his former team, De Gea said he was willing to have a smaller salary, the most important thing was that he could stay in the EPL, but for some reason Man United ignored De Gea wishes and the player was forced to accept MU management policy of leaving in disappointment and from In the case of rumors that were previously spread, he also said that if De Gea does not get a big club in Europe next season, he will decide to retire from football.
well, with these statements there is something we dont know, namely why other big teams are not interested in bringing in De Gea, like Bayern Munich who are not interested in this reliable goalkeeper? Is there something really bad that we dont know about?
I just think this is an opportunity for Bayern Munich to strengthen their goal but if not, maybe they will ignore that player.

[Litzki1990]

You are not wrong, yeah right De Gea chose to resign because the new contract with Manchester United did not suitable with him, the Red Devils cut that player salaries in the new contract they offered. I also suspect that, Bayern Munich seemed not have an interest De Gea, if they were interested maybe we would have seen De Gea at there.

Exactly, Kane transfer fee cannot be used as a reason. If Bayern Munich are serious they can definitely get De Gea although that man's salary is also large, but De Gea will also work optimally at Bayern Munich. Moreover, he has a lot of experience, Bayern Munich will look even more perfect like when Manuel Neuer played for them.
I think the reason maybe Bayern is still hopeful Manuel Neuer can comeback, so Bayern did not recruit an experienced goalkeeper like De Gea.

David De Gea was patient enough and agreed to reduce whatever he gets from Manchester United in other to remain with the club for a season longer but wasn't offered shit by Manchester United.
David De Gea doesn't suits Bayern Munich Criterion. David De Gea might have top potentials with his hands but not same I can day whenever he uses his feets.

The salary and wages of David De Gea can be met by Bayern Munich, they're no small side. When it comes to player management, they're also know to be excellent at that.

David De Gea has said earlier that he will sign with any European club if he receives an offer of 12 million euros, so Bayan Munich should not have much problem signing him for 12 million euros. David De Gea's salary is not the main problem but his performance may be the problem. Signing David De Gea will not be a successful deal if he does not get good performances from him. The biggest question now is how well David De Gea can perform for Bayern Munich as he approaches the end of his career. If David De Gea's contract with Bayern Munich is finally completed, there is considerable doubt as to whether he will be in the playing XI.

[TastyChillySauce00]

I'm thinking like the main reason why David de Gea couldn't find a team for himself is his high salary expectation. He couldn't reach an agreement with Manchester United because of this reason. I thought that maybe Bayern Munich would be keen on signing him but they didn't want to go for him either. They preferred a young talent named Daniel Peretz instead.

If Bayern Munich didn't spend a lot of money on Kane transfer then maybe they would have made an official offer for de Gea who knows. Because it took them even a long time to reach an agreement for Kane transfer at a price as favourable as possible.

I personally not so sure de Gea is still demanding for a high salary, because if considered from the situation that happened like this then maybe in the transfer market later de Gea is willing to be paid lower . Anyway, basically de Gea age is also no longer able to play for the long term, so it is quite reasonable if big teams like Bayern Munich are not willing to pay expensive de Gea . Also, if de Gea demands to be paid dearly, then the only option is to play in the Saudi Pro League, but in fact de Gea also rejected the offer there.

De gea was not even willing to play for SPL. His wife wants stay in europe. De gea has no choice other than following his wife to stay at european rather than go to the saudi pro league. This is the reason why de gea has rejected an offer from saudi pro league.
Even ronaldo has been making direct phone toward him at this moment. Im thinking about de gea may go to the EPL again once he will get a nice offer. I don't know why any clubs saw him as underrated players.

There's no latest news was coming regarding the development of his career after he has been departing from manchester united. Ben foster has been also making the right comments regarding him.
MU shall have also extended his contract too. Having onana didn't guarantee if the club would have good goal keeper.
The chance for him to go to the bayern is pretty small as tuchel is not having interest toward him.
 
https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/andre-onana-signing-manchester-united-mistake-david-de-gea-ben-foster

[Strongkored]

Bayern Munich's next game will be against Mainz and since there is not much gap between them and the first place in the league, I think the match between Bayern Munich and Mainz is pretty much easy to predict because during the past five games, Mainz had they never won a game and have four loses which a reason to say they are not in the good form at all.

Bayern Munich is very likely to win this match easily, especially since Mainz this season is still having difficulty performing as well as last season, being in the top 10, but taking over the standings doesn't look like it will happen after the next week because Bayern Leverkusen is also It is still predicted that they will win the match against Wolfsburg but with a fairly high level of difficulty because the opponent is not a bad team, neither is Stuttgart, so we still don't seem to see any changes in the standings, maybe that will happen in the following weeks when Leverkusen or Stuttgart face the match big or when four strong teams in standings face each other.

[topbitcoin]

But things like this are difficult, at least there must be changes from now on if in the next few seasons there is to be competition for the title because for now Bayern must remain as the strongest candidate every season.
Bayern's current condition is still difficult to deal with the strength of their money and players even though there are some improvements that have occurred from several clubs such as Leverkusen who are currently starting to return to the path they should get but still when the financial conditions and players are not too qualified as Bayern has this will be a little difficult.
The only hope is that Bayern don't have the same good season as last season at least this can add a greater opportunity.

A club like Dortmund must change its policy regarding player transfers if it wants to challenge defending champions Bayern Munchen. Because expecting Munchen to have a bad season is not a good idea and we know it is difficult to happen, they have a large budget to strengthen the depth of the squad in each transfer window. I am really looking forward to Xabi Alonso being able to provide a surprise this season to break Munchen dominance, when seeing that their meeting at the Allianz Arena was a draw, it seems that this is very likely to happen this season.

However, apart from Laverkusen increasing performance, other Bundesliga clubs are also worthy enough not to be underestimated. Even though we know that in the end they will also lose points if they meet Bayern Munchen.

Because it is the only way they can compete because by suppressing the transfer policy and trying to limit their talented players from leaving unreasonably this can foster something that is definitely beneficial for competition.
But of course this is not easy because in the end, with the changed policy, it will also indirectly hamper their financial stability, which when they act wrongly, it can indirectly make them much worse when they have difficulty in managing finances and championships.

Dortmund is difficut to do that and until now they are just trying to continue to play it safe.  

[SmartCharpa]

I'm thinking like the main reason why David de Gea couldn't find a team for himself is his high salary expectation. He couldn't reach an agreement with Manchester United because of this reason. I thought that maybe Bayern Munich would be keen on signing him but they didn't want to go for him either. They preferred a young talent named Daniel Peretz instead.

If Bayern Munich didn't spend a lot of money on Kane transfer then maybe they would have made an official offer for de Gea who knows. Because it took them even a long time to reach an agreement for Kane transfer at a price as favourable as possible.

Since De Gea is currently without a club, I don't believe he will continue to demand a high pay for himself. Instead, I believe he will consider any offer that is made to him. De Gea is 32 years old and will turn 33 this year; he is not losing age, but he is getting older, and in my opinion, he can no longer keep the way he used to. All clubs need young, talented goalkeepers, not ones who are over the age of 30. I can see why Bayern Munich did not prefer to sign David de Gea because they want to always to be the first in the league. If he really wants to wait for a club to pay him a high salary, he won't find any other clubs that will take him into consideration besides Saudi Clubs.

I dont agree on that , and Dortmund putting a lot of effort in it to win the title but they doing that on a different way.
For sure they would be have the Money for getting very good players and hold good players , but for how long would this be working ?
Even they lost a lot of very good Players in the last years i think they are on right way and making every season little steps forward to catch up with Munich in league.

In the case of Dortmund, I can say that the club's owner and coach may know what they're doing because every year during the transfer window, they sell every young star player. I can also say that once players have developed into very talented with football, they are now sold them, because the club's owner takes the business of football very seriously. People may be doubtful of their performances when they sell popular players, but they have come up with an strange performances every year to compete with Bayern Munich for the championship. No one knows when the behavior in that club will end.

[tusandii]

Bayern Munich's next game will be against Mainz and since there is not much gap between them and the first place in the league, I think the match between Bayern Munich and Mainz is pretty much easy to predict because during the past five games, Mainz had they never won a game and have four loses which a reason to say they are not in the good form at all.

Bayern Munich is very likely to win this match easily, especially since Mainz this season is still having difficulty performing as well as last season, being in the top 10, but taking over the standings doesn't look like it will happen after the next week because Bayern Leverkusen is also It is still predicted that they will win the match against Wolfsburg but with a fairly high level of difficulty because the opponent is not a bad team, neither is Stuttgart, so we still don't seem to see any changes in the standings, maybe that will happen in the following weeks when Leverkusen or Stuttgart face the match big or when four strong teams in standings face each other.

Overall everything is different in terms of players, it is very different after many substitutions and Bayern Munich still has a bigger advantage in the match even though from the last 5 matches in Head To Head when Mainz was the host they were able to beat Munich but the defeat was because of Bayern Munich has not been as strong this season as it already has talented strikers and other very strong players to win against Mainz.
From the history of Mainz's matches this season, even though they appear at home, this club always loses when competing against big clubs in the Bundesliga, such as being defeated by Leverkusen and Stuttgart and then Bayern Munich will also beat Mainz in the upcoming match.
This is Bayern Munich's chance to get 3 points and if Tuchel can't take advantage of this opportunity it will be very disappointing and I think the odds @ 1.3 are pretty good.

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Bayern Munich's next game will be against Mainz and since there is not much gap between them and the first place in the league, I think the match between Bayern Munich and Mainz is pretty much easy to predict because during the past five games, Mainz had they never won a game and have four loses which a reason to say they are not in the good form at all.

Mainz is currently experiencing a poor run of form, making their chances of winning the match against Bayern Munich, their strongest rival in the Bundesliga, very slim. Although Mainz will be playing at homed, this doesn't pose a significant challenge for Bayern Munich, given their formidable stature.

The upcoming matchs is expected to be relatively straightforward for Bayern Munich, allowing them to secure consecutive victories and an opportunity to gain point, thus improving their current position Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.

[Velvet78]

Neuer is finally expected to recover from his injury very soon. Some news sources have written like he is likely to return until the Mainz game. It looks like the national break is going to be helpful for Neuer to miss less games than expected. However I doubt that he would be in the starting eleven in this game at least.

Gnabry and de Ligt are also expected to start training with their teammates soon. These are all good news for Bayern Munich as these players all are really important talented players. Especially de Ligt's return would help them make their defending stronger.

[wmaurik]

For Borussia Dortmund, there is no such goal as winning the league. If they put this goal on their priority list, they can be champions in a few years. Becoming a champion would bring great prestige to Borussia Dortmund. The closest they came to this in recent years was last year, when they lost the last match and missed the championship. I don't know when they can get close to that anymore.

This season it seems that it will be more difficult for Borussia Dortmund to win the title in the Bundesliga because several rivals in the Bundesliga have also started to improve by presenting fiercer resistance. Even if you look at the points that Borussia Dortmund has currently obtained, Borussia Dortmund still deserves to be called a candidate for champions in the Bundesliga and in this week's match Borussia Dortmund must also be able to win so that they can continue to be in the competition for the top four in the standings.

[Avirunes]

Neuer is finally expected to recover from his injury very soon. Some news sources have written like he is likely to return until the Mainz game. It looks like the national break is going to be helpful for Neuer to miss less games than expected. However I doubt that he would be in the starting eleven in this game at least.

I think they should still give him a one week or two week rest and start testing him out in training games until 100% fit. It's hard to come by with exact replacement for Neuer so Bayern should ensure that coming after a long time Neuer doesn't gets another fresh injury again otherwise he will be more injury prone later on.

Gnabry and de Ligt are also expected to start training with their teammates soon. These are all good news for Bayern Munich as these players all are really important talented players. Especially de Ligt's return would help them make their defending stronger.

That will definitely be good news for Bayern and definitely help Bayern with attack and defense. Lately Bayern have been struggling with defense and de Ligt's coming back will realy get them a boost.

[bct_ail]

Neuer is finally expected to recover from his injury very soon. Some news sources have written like he is likely to return until the Mainz game. It looks like the national break is going to be helpful for Neuer to miss less games than expected. However I doubt that he would be in the starting eleven in this game at least.

I think they should still give him a one week or two week rest and start testing him out in training games until 100% fit. It's hard to come by with exact replacement for Neuer so Bayern should ensure that coming after a long time Neuer doesn't gets another fresh injury again otherwise he will be more injury prone later on.

Bayern Munich will certainly hold back any information. But if Manuel Neuer will play his first game against a team that is not a top team it is certainly better. If he is healthy then he should play. He will still need some time and for him, after this long time, it is certainly not easy to be in the goal again. He also needs practice and a game against Mainz would be good for that. I do not think the goalkeeper has much to do in this game.