Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread

[BALIK]

Bayer Leverkusen's ability to win matches with quite extraordinary scores is still clearly visible at this time, making it very possible for Bayer Leverkusen to secure a ticket to the Europa League final this season. The evidence from the victory obtained by Bayer Leverkusen against Frankfurt is quite clear evidence that Bayer Leverkusen still does not want to lose in the Bundesliga even though Leverkusen has won the trophy this season. And this will of course continue until the end of the season, which will also be accompanied by this season's European League.

Bayer Leverkusen will continue to give its best performance and will not disappoint its supporters because they are aware that many people place bets by choosing Bayer Leverkusen as the winner, if Bayer Leverkusen loses the match against Frankfurt it will cause many losses including gambling places and will receive insults from every supporter. Therefore, Bayer Leverkusen's decision to win this match was the right decision.

Xabi Alonso wants to finish the season unbeaten this season. He is walking into a new history hole. I don't know if this has ever happened before in the Bundesliga. Leverkusen's performance surprised us all. The team has been dominating the Bundesliga since the start of the season. And after winning the title, Leverkusen's players continued to perform well. Leverkusen should finish the season undefeated if they can perform well in two matches.

But Xabi Alonso also wants to secure the Europa League title. Leverkusen will try their hardest to win the Europa League title. Leverkusen got some pressure free after winning the first leg 2-0 against Roma. It is expected that Leverkusen will perform well in the home match as well.

[Roseline492]

What Leverkusen has done is something truly extraordinary this season. Respect to Xabi Alonso who allowed me to see one of the most prestigious records in football history. To be undefeated especially for 48 games in a row is something I have never seen before. Leverkusen have become Bundesliga champions, breaking down Munich's 11-year dominance. And this is Xabi's first season. Truly a great man.

But next season will be different. Alonso cannot rely on current players to face next season's competition. I'm sure that currently all the teams in the Bundesliga do not expect Leverkusen to be this dominant. But next season they will be prepared and Munich will not let Leverkusen win the Bundesliga again. They will also play in the UCL next season. Alonso needs several players to rotate and increase the level of play.

Yes you are right is quite a long time Bayern Leverkusen perform the way they did on this league season and they have created a good reputation that can never be forgotten easily by giving Bayern Munich what they did not expect on this season but however just like you said they shouldn't be more relaxed or rely on there current players for next season because there is a chance they will not be this good and even if they managed to maintain there performance a bit they may not be good enough to outperform Bayern Munich again, so perhaps the best way now should be to enhance the club by adding more strong players for the club to be more balanced.

[Farma]

The reason is because Leverkusen wants to pursue an unbeaten record in one season, the big win over Frankfurt indicates that Leverkusen is still very hungry for victory even though they have locked in the title. Xabi Alonso must be careful in arranging the starting XI in his last two matches, because there are still more important matches if they qualify for the Europa League final. The next mission was to complete the second leg of the Europa League by securing tickets to the final. Their performance was still very stable, allowing them to secure the victory obtained in the first leg.

Bayer Leverkusen's ability to win matches with quite extraordinary scores is still clearly visible at this time, making it very possible for Bayer Leverkusen to secure a ticket to the Europa League final this season. The evidence from the victory obtained by Bayer Leverkusen against Frankfurt is quite clear evidence that Bayer Leverkusen still does not want to lose in the Bundesliga even though Leverkusen has won the trophy this season. And this will of course continue until the end of the season, which will also be accompanied by this season's European League.

Bayer Leverkusen only needs 2 more matches to set a record in the Bundesliga and overall there are still 5 matches left. Bayer Leverkusen will set a record that perhaps no other team can repeat, namely a full season without defeat in all competitions, which is really a quite difficult record to repeat.
I think Leverkusen's victory over the teams in the Bundesliga is quite natural because the Leverkusen team is quite strong overall even though Xabi made a lot of player rotations, but this didn't have a big impact on the Leverkusen team's performance.

[Warkop]

I think Leverkusen needs to buy more players to the ones that they have when transfer window is opened instead of selling what they have, because they have a great competition ahead of them next season which is UCL, and they need to take that competition more season as they did this season with all their matches. If Xabi sells and did not get a better player for replacement, it might affect the team performance next season.

If in the end they can maintain the current players as well as with the same consistency in the next season I don't think it is too necessary because after all, bringing in many players can eventually change the scheme of the plan as well as the chemistry so instead of betting on a lot of new players it would be better to maintain their current condition with their originality as well as the chemistry and consistency of this season but it is not wrong to also bring in at least 1 or 2 players to further strengthen their situation.

I think the case of Union Berlin should be used as an example for Leverkusen because they changed quite a lot in terms of scheme and performance when they were in a big competition which actually made their condition chaotic and currently still very difficult to convince themselves that they still deserve to be in the Bundesliga next season.

I agree with what you said regarding this matter, adding new players does not mean that in the future they will be stronger, but only makes the formation and strategy that have been made messy. Because new players have to adapt to their playing environment and in my opinion it takes a very long time to be able to integrate the game with the team. In my opinion, if you want to add 1 or 2 players, you should first adjust what is really needed for that position, so that in the future it won't be in vain and you won't waste a lot of money.

You are absolutely right. This could also be a valuable lesson for Leverkusen. It is important for them to evaluate and adjust their strategies well to maintain stability and consistency. In my opinion, the Bundesliga is always a competition full of pressure, but with in-depth analysis and seriousness in improving, Leverkusen still has the opportunity to rise and achieve success next season.

[Oluwa-btc]

Bayern Leverkusen and Real Madrid are no doubt the possible teams that is expected to play the UEFA super cup next because literally, the two teams have shown strong determination in the European competitions so far and it wouldn't be a thing of surprise if the both teams win the respective European trophies of UEFA champions league and the Europa league because they have been resilient since the European competitions began.

For sure if Bayern Leverkusen still wants to be in the limelight of major competitions next season they need to sign more quality players and avoid selling some of their important players that is the only way they can still continue in awesome performance next season. I think Leverkusen will make good impact in the champions league next season because they are a very good and formidable team now so they are equal to the task ahead of them.

I would love to see these sides in the Super Cup Finals at the start of next season. With Xabi Alonso returning to show Florentino Perez that one day he will be capable of handling a hug club like Real Madrid and I will love to see that happening.
But damn, this is a ballsy prediction from you. I'm just here laughing out loud, it could happen snf at the same time not happen, until 90 minutes of the game between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, my lips are sealed. Lol. Real Madrid should be solid at hoke anyways with the fans and the crowd buzzing for that win at home.

For Bayern Leverkusen, I'm certain they're already having the treble this season. It's just a matter of time until we see it happening. I'm so proud of Xabi Alonso, at times I picture myself managed by him.He will go on to be replacement for top coaches like Carlo Ancellotti, Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola when they get done finally.

For Bayern Munich, they have declined even from last season, Julian Nagelsmann wasn't so bad but they lacked a goalscorer when Robert Lewandoski left for Barcelona. If Erik Ten Hag move fails, then they should focus on Antonio Conte.

[junder]

What Leverkusen has done is something truly extraordinary this season. Respect to Xabi Alonso who allowed me to see one of the most prestigious records in football history. To be undefeated especially for 48 games in a row is something I have never seen before. Leverkusen have become Bundesliga champions, breaking down Munich's 11-year dominance. And this is Xabi's first season. Truly a great man.

But next season will be different. Alonso cannot rely on current players to face next season's competition. I'm sure that currently all the teams in the Bundesliga do not expect Leverkusen to be this dominant. But next season they will be prepared and Munich will not let Leverkusen win the Bundesliga again. They will also play in the UCL next season. Alonso needs several players to rotate and increase the level of play.

Xabi Alonso has succeeded in educating his children so that they can make their team have almost unbeatable performance, with this season Leverkusen can become a strong team, they can even break the dominance of Bayern Munich, which is known as an unbeatable team, in my opinion this is new history, because Leverkusen can break Bayern Munich's dominance. Honestly, 48 matches is a lot, really a lot, but Leverkusen was able to get through all of that very well.

With Leverkusen's current performance being very good, of course I think many Bundesliga teams will be surprised, not only that, I think football fans will also be surprised by what Leverkusen is showing at the moment so that they have become a team that cannot be beaten. I think there will be a team that can beat Leverkusen, but so far there hasn't been one.

[rendravolt]

The thing that I thought was unexpected last week was Bayern Munich's defeat against Stuttgart and they did not hesitate to punish Bayern Munich with a 2 goal difference. I think it will be an exciting match when these two strong teams can show a goal-based game but it looks like Bayern Munich has run out of fuel and has to accept defeat.

Moreover, I think that Stuttgart will finish in 2nd place rather than Bayern Munich and even though the difference is still 2 points, I think with the instability that Bayern Munich has, this could happen. It might also be another bad record for Bayern Munich in the last decades if they finish in third place.

[Google+]

The thing that I thought was unexpected last week was Bayern Munich's defeat against Stuttgart and they did not hesitate to punish Bayern Munich with a 2 goal difference. I think it will be an exciting match when these two strong teams can show a goal-based game but it looks like Bayern Munich has run out of fuel and has to accept defeat.

Moreover, I think that Stuttgart will finish in 2nd place rather than Bayern Munich and even though the difference is still 2 points, I think with the instability that Bayern Munich has, this could happen. It might also be another bad record for Bayern Munich in the last decades if they finish in third place.

Munich defeat in the match against Stuttgart last week was actually not too surprising, because indeed from before the game started we can guess if Bayern Munich will lose because indeed the squad they fielded in the match was almost all reserve players, facing Stuttgart which is indeed in quite good form and in the current positive trend of course it is a mistake to field a reserve squad,  And indeed finally the match ended in a crushing defeat for Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich, which is currently more focused on the Champions League, certainly does not want to take risks by fielding their main squad in the match, especially since their hopes of competing to become Bundesliga champions have disappeared after Leverkusen successfully celebrated their championship.

For now Bayern Munich has secured a place in the Champions League and with 5 team slots obtained by the Bundesliga this season of course no longer affects Munich position, so I think they are no longer focused on the Bundesliga because indeed with one game left of course there is no longer a team that can win Champions League tickets from Bayern Munich,  So that indeed makes Bayern Munich no longer care about winning or losing in the Bundesliga at this time.

[Ayers]

The positions in the bottom of the table are getting fixed with Darmstadt leaving to 2.Bundesliga, Koln relegating or at best playing play-offs and Mainz chances to be saved depend a lot of Borussia Dortmund game in my opinion.

I think there is still a great chance for Mainz to actually avoid the relegation this season. They are only one point behind Union Berlin. But the problem is Mainz will have to play against Dortmund and Wolfsburg. On the other hand, Union Berlin will play against Koln and Freiburg. So in comparison, the matches that are remaining for Union Berlin actually look to be easier.

At the same time, Union Berlin also has one one-point advantage over Mainz. So there is definitely a chance for Mainz to actually finish outside the relegation zone. But it is definitely a chance that is very slim. Finishing in the relegation playoffs is definitely very much worse compared to finishing outside the relegation zone altogether.

[piebeyb]

Moreover, I think that Stuttgart will finish in 2nd place rather than Bayern Munich and even though the difference is still 2 points, I think with the instability that Bayern Munich has, this could happen. It might also be another bad record for Bayern Munich in the last decades if they finish in third place.

I think Munich is currently more focused on the UCL because they appear more confident in the second leg to beat Madrid rather than having to focus on the Bundesliga which has been defeated by Leverkusen, Munich may not be a strong team at the moment in the Bundesliga but it seems that Tuchel is managing This strategy is to be able to rotate his players so that no one gets injured so as to ensure that Munich is more focused on the UCL title race this season, Tuchel is risking his reputation even if he fails in the UCL it looks like he will be fired.

So it's natural that Tuchel isn't too serious about matches in the Bundesliga. It seems that Munich is much different when playing in the UCL and Bundesliga, therefore I wouldn't be surprised if at the end of the season Munich starts to look inconsistent and get bad results because they might be managing their time to competition in the UCL too, but I still believe that Munich will maintain their current position as UP runners, they also don't want to lose their position as UP runners and yesterday's defeat will definitely be paid for in the next match with even better results.

[beerlover]

With this kind of performance Leverkusen is performing this season, to be honest, it has been a long time since I see a team performing like this, imagine unbeatable throughout this season, Leverkusen have won the league but they still want to keep performing well to show the world that they are one of the best team in the world right now and they also want to set a record in the football history, Xabi Alonso is not just a coach, he is a coach that wants to make a football better, and the way he makes this Leverkusen better this season, no any team that he will go and will not make them a better team, not like the other coaches that when they join a team they will make a team performance look worse than before.

Leverkusen have already booked a ticket to Europa League final stage because in the first leg of the semi final they played against Roma and they defeated Roma and the second leg is not going to be easy for Roma, so for me, Leverkusen is going to win the Europa League title this season, Leverkusen is also playing in champion league next season and with their performance this season they can also try in champion league next season but it will depend on their performances next season.

This is 100% true, I do not remember any team playing like this. To be fair even treble winners City had losses all season long last year, every team has losses here and there, no team goes unbeaten all season long, but Leverkusen may do that for all competitions all together.

Considering they have just Roma at Europa and then whoever is the winner in Atalanta vs Marseille, that seems like it could be something they would have easy time winning, and considering the finalist for dfk pokal is a second division team (which is a big deal that they are at finals kudos to them) I think that would be even simpler. I do not see why and how they would lose this season, I mean maybe they won't care and lose to some small team at the league, not sure.

[Justbillywitt]

With what Bayern Leverkusen has shown this season in all competitions, they can match Real Madrid and Manchester City shoulder-to-shoulder if they have the chance to play against Real Madrid and Manchester City this season. We have seen how clubs that Bayern Leverkusen is greater than this season have scored goals against Real Madrid and Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League competition, so there is a possibility that Bayern Leverkusen can beat Real Madrid and Manchester City if they play a match this season.

What you say is more than impossible if you want it this season, because it can only happen next season when Bayer Leverkusen plays in the Champions League and that would certainly be very interesting for everyone to see when the greatest teams of this season face each other. with teams like Real Madrid and Manchester City who are generally also quite strong in competitions like the Champions League. But before that, everyone still wants to see Bayer Leverkusen win the UEL trophy this season because that will also be quite interesting to see.

The problem is that it depends on how Xabi is managed because eventually after winning the championship and the season starts to change sometimes there are some new adjustments that sometimes it becomes a problem for the club internally. Let's take an example from Serie A where when a club wins the scudetto like Milan in the last 2 seasons and Napoli in the last season we can see about some gaps that occur when the new season starts so it is possible that something like this happens to Leverkusen because we cannot predict with certainty even if this season they played well but there is no guarantee that next season they do with the same situation.

The hope is for Leverkusen to continue their positive trend but to do that there needs to be greater chemistry and strengthening of the players in order to survive because for now we can see some of the players that Leverkusen currently have are starting to be looked at by several clubs because of their good performance so when this happens and some adjustments are made to fill the void it could backfire.
I hope for something good next season for Leverkusen but I don't want to expect too much just want to enjoy what they and Xabi will do to prepare for next season with the capital of this season's extraordinary results.

I don't think Bayern Leverkusen will stay this solid next season. Yes they have managed to convince Xabi Alonso to stay more longer at their club and he has made it open that he is continuing at Leverkusen, but I don't think they are going to do the same to all the player that are part of this team to stay together for next season, I don't see that coming. Some of those players have childhood dreams to play for big clubs like Barcelona and real Madrid, Manchester United and other big clubs out there. What happens when these clubs come calling for their services, they will go without thinking twice. The inability of Bayern Leverkusen to keep hold of this starting eleven next season, it will definitely going to have an impact on them.

[Plaguedeath]

This is 100% true, I do not remember any team playing like this. To be fair even treble winners City had losses all season long last year, every team has losses here and there, no team goes unbeaten all season long, but Leverkusen may do that for all competitions all together.

Considering they have just Roma at Europa and then whoever is the winner in Atalanta vs Marseille, that seems like it could be something they would have easy time winning, and considering the finalist for dfk pokal is a second division team (which is a big deal that they are at finals kudos to them) I think that would be even simpler. I do not see why and how they would lose this season, I mean maybe they won't care and lose to some small team at the league, not sure.

Leverkusen in this season is really damn lucky.

They become really strong in this season and they're playing in Europa League instead of Champions League (less competitive). If Leverkusen was playing in Champions League, I really doubt they won't lose till now. Any teams which qualified to knockout phase are strong, although Real Madrid is unbeatable in Champions League.

[Palakka]

I think there is still a great chance for Mainz to actually avoid the relegation this season. They are only one point behind Union Berlin. But the problem is Mainz will have to play against Dortmund and Wolfsburg. On the other hand, Union Berlin will play against Koln and Freiburg. So in comparison, the matches that are remaining for Union Berlin actually look to be easier.

At the same time, Union Berlin also has one one-point advantage over Mainz. So there is definitely a chance for Mainz to actually finish outside the relegation zone. But it is definitely a chance that is very slim. Finishing in the relegation playoffs is definitely very much worse compared to finishing outside the relegation zone altogether.

With only one point behind Union Berlin in the safety zone, of course Mainz still have a chance to get out of the relegation zone this season, but the question now is whether they can get full points in the remaining games when they have to face Dortmund and Wolfsburg?
As you said, of course Union Berlin still has the advantage with the remaining easier games at this time although it does not guarantee that they can get full points in the game later, but I think at least Union Berlin can get full points when facing Koln which is relatively weaker than them, although later Union Berlin and Mainz have the same game result of course Union Berlin has a greater chance of staying in the Bundesliga next season.

If later Mainz finish in the playoffs, of course their hope to survive is still there because at least they still have hope against the Bundesliga 2 team, but seeing their position which is currently in difficult conditions in the relegation zone, of course it does not rule out the possibility that Mainz will be directly relegated if Koln is able to achieve better results than Mainz in the remaining two matches.

[Toro iskandar]

With the draw that the Heidenheim squad has shown against Mainz in the continuation of the match in the Bundesliga this season, because the match took place yesterday, in my opinion, in this match, the two clubs are fighting for position so as not to be relegated in the following week.
Both played very strongly and both fought hard to win this match but in the end the score ended in a 1-1 draw. and of course in the next match between the clubs Heidenheim and Mainz they will train hard again to stay away from the relegation zone this season.

Yes, since the Heidenheim club returned to their international break, their team has enjoyed very good productive development because they can prove that in the last five matches in the German Bundesliga this season, Heidenheim has only lost once.
And this experience has really given me stronger confidence in my chances of winning again in the Europa conference league next season. And after only gaining regional football promotion in the German lower league squad Club Heidenheim has achieved another sensational success with a long list of awards that have been collected over the last 15 years.
Meanwhile, the Mainz squad's performance development has improved in the last few weeks. The Mainz team can be said to be an invincible club because it can be seen that the development of the Mainz squad's abilities is much better than the previous season.
And from this good progress there is definitely a figure behind the team who is very professional in developing even more superior players, thanks to the persistence of coach Bo Henriksen who has made the Mainz club an invincible club.

[Hanadawa]

With Leverkusen's current performance being very good, of course I think many Bundesliga teams will be surprised, not only that, I think football fans will also be surprised by what Leverkusen is showing at the moment so that they have become a team that cannot be beaten. I think there will be a team that can beat Leverkusen, but so far there hasn't been one.

Of course Leverkusen will not continue to be able to maintain their unbeaten record. I think even Alonso knows that. Other teams will try to analyze Leverkusen's game tactics and one day they will be able to find out how to counter Leverkusen. But for now let us enjoy witnessing the creation of one of the longest unbeaten records in a season. Currently, Leverkusen has gone 48 matches unbeaten and is one match away from surpassing Benfica's record. I hope Leverkusen will continue to maintain their record this season and maybe we will witness the creation of a record where Leverkusen is the only team unbeaten in one season in all competitions!

[hahay]

The positions in the bottom of the table are getting fixed with Darmstadt leaving to 2.Bundesliga, Koln relegating or at best playing play-offs and Mainz chances to be saved depend a lot of Borussia Dortmund game in my opinion.

I think there is still a great chance for Mainz to actually avoid the relegation this season. They are only one point behind Union Berlin. But the problem is Mainz will have to play against Dortmund and Wolfsburg. On the other hand, Union Berlin will play against Koln and Freiburg. So in comparison, the matches that are remaining for Union Berlin actually look to be easier.

At the same time, Union Berlin also has one one-point advantage over Mainz. So there is definitely a chance for Mainz to actually finish outside the relegation zone. But it is definitely a chance that is very slim. Finishing in the relegation playoffs is definitely very much worse compared to finishing outside the relegation zone altogether.

In essence, Mainz and Union Berlin will still compete to be able to finish in 15th place. But I think, even if one of them whether it is Union Berlin or Mainz fails to get a good result for the remaining two matches, then I think they will still finish in 16th place to enter the play offs. Thus,it can be assumed that Union Berlin and Mainz are still in a fairly good position. Although indeed, in reality Mainz gets a more difficult opponent in the remaining two matches, because Mainz will play against Dortmund and Wolfsburg.But based on existing calculations as well, that Mainz only needs 1 point to keep finishing in 16th place to enter the play offs because ofcourse, considering the opponent Mainz will face, it is clearly a difficult opponent.

[RaltcoinsB]

The thing that I thought was unexpected last week was Bayern Munich's defeat against Stuttgart and they did not hesitate to punish Bayern Munich with a 2 goal difference. I think it will be an exciting match when these two strong teams can show a goal-based game but it looks like Bayern Munich has run out of fuel and has to accept defeat.

Moreover, I think that Stuttgart will finish in 2nd place rather than Bayern Munich and even though the difference is still 2 points, I think with the instability that Bayern Munich has, this could happen. It might also be another bad record for Bayern Munich in the last decades if they finish in third place.

Other matches don't matter much anymore because the only goal will be to get through the Champions League. They will play against Wolfsburg next week. This game should bring them an absolute victory so that they can at least give the fans a happy ending. Now the championship is a dream next year and if they make a surprise against Real, the fans will be happier. Of course, it is not easy to beat Real Madrid in Spain.

[Ndabagi01]

Bayern Leverkusen and Real Madrid are no doubt the possible teams that is expected to play the UEFA super cup next because literally, the two teams have shown strong determination in the European competitions so far and it wouldn't be a thing of surprise if the both teams win the respective European trophies of UEFA champions league and the Europa league because they have been resilient since the European competitions began.

Real Madrid will remain the favourite for the champions league trophy as long as they are not eliminated before the final match and Bayern Leverkusen will remain the favourite team of the Europa League trophy until they win the cup because I don’t see them to be eliminated by any team at this stage now. Bayern Munich is still a stumbling block for Real Madrid after drawing their first leg match, so until Bayern Munich is eliminated they can’t be so confidence of winning the title.

For sure if Bayern Leverkusen still wants to be in the limelight of major competitions next season they need to sign more quality players and avoid selling some of their important players that is the only way they can still continue in awesome performance next season. I think Leverkusen will make good impact in the champions league next season because they are a very good and formidable team now so they are equal to the task ahead of them.

After Xabi Alonso have decided to stay for another season with Bayern Leverkusen, I don’t think most of those players will want to leave to join other big teams now because he can easily convince them to stay for another year even when they get offer from other big teams. It is to their both advantages of the players stay back and with hope and trust in Xabi, they can achieve more with this club if they continue to play in this way. I expect a more balanced Bayern Leverkusen by next season and that I don’t doubt it not happening.

[bering]

The positions in the bottom of the table are getting fixed with Darmstadt leaving to 2.Bundesliga, Koln relegating or at best playing play-offs and Mainz chances to be saved depend a lot of Borussia Dortmund game in my opinion.

I think there is still a great chance for Mainz to actually avoid the relegation this season. They are only one point behind Union Berlin. But the problem is Mainz will have to play against Dortmund and Wolfsburg. On the other hand, Union Berlin will play against Koln and Freiburg. So in comparison, the matches that are remaining for Union Berlin actually look to be easier.

At the same time, Union Berlin also has one one-point advantage over Mainz. So there is definitely a chance for Mainz to actually finish outside the relegation zone. But it is definitely a chance that is very slim. Finishing in the relegation playoffs is definitely very much worse compared to finishing outside the relegation zone altogether.

Previously Mainz actually has good chances to avoiding relegation zone but because only they only gets 3 consecutive draw then Mainz cannot lifted up their current position on relegation zone and last week Mainz only facing Koln which on the paper this should be easy match for them but unfortunately Mainz was failed to win from Koln and indeed maybe if Mainz can win from Dortmund and Wolfsburg probably Mainz can finish at 15th place but if we see from their recent performance i highly doubt Mainz can gets the winning results from those opponents

Especially the match against Dortmund because i am sure Dortmund won't let Mainz to win because Dortmund also still fight for Champion League spots with Leipzig so they really required more points to compete with Leipzig and they also still considers this match very important too so i think Mainz have possibility will be lost from Dortmund next week and in my opinion Mainz realistic target for this season is 16th place which mean play off zone and they still have any chances to survive at Bundesliga through an play off matches later against the team from Bundesliga 2 and indeed it won't be easy for them