Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread

[Nheer]

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There is no way we can expect the same performance as last season’s performance from Leverkusen team, they didn’t sign any player to give the squad more strength and depth, they only rely their previous players which will be very hard for the team to achieve the great success they attended last season, and they will be playing in the Champions League and other domestic competitions; they need squad depth to achieve success this season. Nevertheless, they can still do well but the probability is low because Bayern Munich, Dortmond, and other teams have learn from their mistakes and will surely make the competition more tough this time.

Exactly what i thought too, We should not expect such a brilliant performance from them like last season but that doesn’t mean they cannot be good for the season. They still play well but the fact that they didn’t add more players to add strength to the team might affect them a little bit.

I am concerned about the players fitness because if they don’t have much squad depth to provide options for the players in different positions they might get fatigued as the season progresses, they have numerous competition to compete in and playing matches weeks in weeks out might tire them out and cause injuries to players.

I think maintaining a Champion League spot should be what they need to do at least even if they can’t win the title again.

[rahmad2nd]

Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany era is the subject of everyone's curiosity. They started the new season with some good signings. But they had serious problems in defense against Wolfsburg. Still, we can say that they are on a better path after the Tuchel era. They were not bad in their first game. They can get better as the season progresses. On the other hand, Freiburg, like Bayern Munich, have a young coach. Under Julian Schuster, they opened the season with a 3-1 win over Stuttgart. Bayern Munich will undoubtedly be the favorites in this match. But both teams make too many mistakes in defense. I'm going to bet on both teams to score.

IMO, Bayern Munich's first match conceding two goals is not a measure that their defense is having serious problems. Moreover, one of the two goals scored by Wolfsburg came from the penalty spot. In fact, because they conceded two goals, it became Kompany's homework to evaluate his team as a whole and not just the problem of his defense line. In the match against Freiburg, Bayern Munich did a very good job by defeating the away team. Their defense line was quite solid, as was Neuer who performed quite well in guarding his goal. Statistically, Bayern Munich dominated the match. In the first half they appeared far more dominant, but unfortunately in the second half they slackened off a bit. Uniquely, Kompany tried to apply Pep Guardiola's mainstay pattern, although it did not produce many goals, Bayern won the match with a clean sheet. If you bet on both teams to score, it's a shame that the prediction did not match your expectations.

[Weawant]

Prediction possible lineup Bayern Munich vs Freiburg.

Bayern Munich : Kane, Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala, Serge Gnabry, Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlović, Sacha Boey, Eric Dier, Dayot Upamecano, Alphonso Davies, Manuel Neuer.

Freiburg : Chukwubuike Adamu, Vincenzo Grifo, Merlin Röhl, Ritsu Doan, Patrick Osterhage, Maximilian Eggestein, Christian Günter, Philipp Lienhart, Maximilian Rosenfelder, Lukas Kübler, Florian Müller.

Bayern Munich is still highly favored even though it has not given its strongest performance but the bookmakers still strongly believe in Bayern Munich victory. Honestly, I don't really believe in Munich and we'll see how Munich performance is still conceding when playing against Wolfsburg. Munich can still concede 2 goals in the away match and this time Munich is the host in the match against Freiburg. Are you still confident that Munich can win?

Fortunately for Bayern Munich, they won the game today almost seamlessly by two goals and not having their opponent replaying, I see that this season Bayern Munich is gradually looking promising, maybe could it be that kompany was underestimated and is likely now offsetting the doubts gradually, it will be very interesting when they maintain this form till almost the end of the season and have a whole lot out of the season, this will serve as a boost to kompanys psychology and even his team will build better confidence, as a matter of fact, this is similar performance they had at the beginning of last season and yet they didn't make it well enough to the end so I'm not expressing any form of absoluteness already, mind you their biggest bundesliga rival is beginning to show some signs of decline so this may be an opportunity already for them.

[Luzin]

Leverkusen's attack is strong this season as well. If Xabi Alonso can strengthen the Leverkusen side's defense then I guess we will see a better performance from Leverkusen. Leverkusen's defenders need to work harder.

If you look at Leverkusen's dominance, they are actually very strong. Leverkusen managed to control the match. But indeed the goal is the final result. They had 10 shots on goal from 26 attempts. With this analysis, the effectiveness of the strikers must be improved, then I agree that their defense must be improved. Leipzig relied on quick counterattacks but they were more effective. It seems that Leverkusen is too confident to play with a larger number of players, so it makes them underestimate. Xabi must improve immediately, the new season starts there are still many matches. They will have a tighter schedule, so they must be able to manage players well.

[hahay]

Today Bayern will play against SC Freiburg, which is historically an opponent that has not been able to win games against Bayern since 2021, so I see Bayern managing to leave this game with 3 points and would be paving the way to stay at the top of the league until they become champions.

I also expect Bayern Munich to win this game against Freiburg but maybe its possible to see another surprise here today.
At it looks like that Freiburg is in a good shape and they will be fight very hard specially against Bayern Munich.
Placed my bet on Munich with an win 2:1 , so fingers crossed they doing that at the Allianz Arena.

Basically I have doubts about Bayern Munich, because after all Freiburg is not a weak team because after all, in the previous match also that Freiburg managed to beat Stuttgart with 3-1. For a team like Freiburg and managed to win with a score of 3-1 before, I think maybe Freiburg will have another surprise in the next match against Bayern Munich. Because at least, Bayern Munich also did not get an easy victory in the previous match against Wolfsburg and thus I think the match between Bayern Munich v Freiburg is not an easy match at all.

But even though I have such a judgment, but I can still confidently bet on Bayer Munich even with the handicap option about Bayern Munich -1.5. Although at first I doubted Bayern Munich, but in fact Bayern Munich was still able to show its quality with a 2-0 clean sheets victory. With this result, of course, it remains a good result for Kompany who is also still questionable whether he will succeed or not. Also, for Bayern Munich's next match it is still fairly easy, and I believe Bayern Munich will still get three points in the next match against the promoted team Holstein Kiel.

[Oluwa-btc]

It is also the first loss for Leverkusen in the Bundesliga since May 2023.



It is still an insane record to maintain of course. More than a whole year.    The magical run has come to an end but of course this doesn't point to anything such as the start of a bad form. I still see that dedication in the players' eyes. They never give up and want this back-to-back title. Losing some more points than last season would also help us watch a more competitive season too. I want Bayern Munich and Dortmund in it like I said before.

That's one year and three months already. Xabi Alonso really influenced Bayern Leverkusen players to push on to this moment. I will love to see that they win the Bundesliga League Competition again this season. This is the first lose they've had but I don't see them losing conservatively. The lose has happened, now it's time to focus on the next game. Bayern Munich can thrive this season, but that of Borrussia Dortmund, I will need them to convince me. Xabi Alonso remains the best tactical manager in the Bundesliga League Competition still this season, I don't see Vincent Kompany ahead of him right now. They still have what it takes to win the Bundesliga back to back again.

[Lafu]

Basically I have doubts about Bayern Munich, because after all Freiburg is not a weak team because after all, in the previous match also that Freiburg managed to beat Stuttgart with 3-1.

I also got my doubts about Bayern Munich but when it comes to play at home they are very good and i guess i was right on my bet that they have won.
On the last weekend game between Stuttgart against Freiburg i think there Stuttgart played just really bad.
But what i am surprised is that Heidenheim is playing very nice with 4 scored goals about Augsburg , now they are first with that win.

[baeva]

And yet they lost to Leipzig. Yes, the undefeated streak is over, but I doubt they are incredibly upset about that fact. It's definitely frustrating to break such a long streak, but they have every chance to win the league again at the moment, despite the fact that the coach himself doesn't believe in such a thing. They fought to the last in today's match, and they didn't lose with a rout. As for Bayern, with such a total advantage in the game, they should have ended the match with a difference of 5 or more goals as it was earlier, but no, they barely won the game

I just don't understand how it happened. I had a bet placed on Leverkusen win & over 1.5 goals. But now we see this comeback and a 3-2 loss... I would never expect Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen to lose a game to Leipzig from a 2-0 score advantage. 

Of course nothing is guaranteed in football. Anyways, Leverkusen should have played as good as the first leg. I don't know maybe they got complacent. But actually I thought Leipzig's last minute goal in the first half would be enough for them not to feel complacent.

This is good news for Bayern Munich. I assume they would beat Freiburg home right?    After seeing this result I started to doubt that one too. This is why I won't place a bet on Bayern Munich win. I would prefer goal bets.

Bayern won their match, and as for Leverkusen, sooner or later they would have lost anyway, I think it's impossible to go two seasons without losing, so every time such a bet on a win was closer and closer to losing. Leverkusen have already set a record for games without defeat, I think they are proud of themselves and can start working on such an achievement from the beginning, if they have the strength to do so of course

[bering]

I am quite surprised to see the progress of Heidenheim because since promote i have to says Heidenheim performance is very fantastic and last season they are not only successfully to survive in Bundesliga 1 because Heidenheim also can finish at 9th place and playing at qualification stage of Conference league and in this competition Heidenheim can able to advances to the league phase which if i am not mistaken this is the first time for them to playing on that competition

In Bundesliga too Heidenheim performance is really impressive because from 2 latest matches Heidenheim can beat their opponents and today they can win with big scores from Augsburg and so far Heidenheim has scores 6 goals without conceded and they also can occupy first place of league table

[Furious 7]

Basically I have doubts about Bayern Munich, because after all Freiburg is not a weak team because after all, in the previous match also that Freiburg managed to beat Stuttgart with 3-1. For a team like Freiburg and managed to win with a score of 3-1 before, I think maybe Freiburg will have another surprise in the next match against Bayern Munich. Because at least, Bayern Munich also did not get an easy victory in the previous match against Wolfsburg and thus I think the match between Bayern Munich v Freiburg is not an easy match at all.

But indeed this victory is a deserved thing because after all, at this time Bayern still have to maintain consistency in order to make the supporters believe that management made the right decision to bring Kompany to the Alianz Arena.

It is undeniable that Freiburg is still one of the dark horse clubs but their performance problems last season made them lose momentum a little and it could be that for this season it will also remain the same especially in today's match Bayern still looks very superior and winning by 2 goals I think it's still quite feasible even though there are still a few things that must be improved from Bayern especially for their finishing problems which are not very good because seeing from what happened in this match Bayern's finishing still cannot be considered good even though their dominance is very strong.

[Iranus]

Bayern Leverkusen played badly in the second half. I have no complaints about their first-half performance. But, the second half was terrible to watch. Their striker, Boniface has been really really bad in this game. He was unable to make a proper finish after he got a golden chance. And our defense isn't that good. They play so openly. It lets Leipzig exploit gaps in Leverkusen's defense.


Also, the loss to Leipzig has ruined Xavi Alonso's unbeaten record with his team. I was expecting him to reach Pep or Heynckes level, but it was wrong. That's sad Xabi's unbeaten record must end this fast.

www.theguardian.com

So Leverkusen's 35-match league unbeaten run ended by Leipzig.

Well, I think we will just have to accept that we had a little too much expectation from Buyer Leverkusen this season. And I understand why people had these expectations. the team literally did not lose a single match in the last season in the Bundesliga. So it is understandable why people might have thought that they were going to win this season as well. But I think we forgot that they were actually lucky in a few matches in the last season. Seems like it is not going to be the same in the upcoming season.

Leipzig is a good team and they always play very decent football. They are also pretty much in competition for the top four positions in the Bundesliga. So these kinds of performances are not that much unexpected from them, to be honest.

[Akbarkoe]

Basically I have doubts about Bayern Munich, because after all Freiburg is not a weak team because after all, in the previous match also that Freiburg managed to beat Stuttgart with 3-1.

I also got my doubts about Bayern Munich but when it comes to play at home they are very good and i guess i was right on my bet that they have won.
On the last weekend game between Stuttgart against Freiburg i think there Stuttgart played just really bad.
But what i am surprised is that Heidenheim is playing very nice with 4 scored goals about Augsburg , now they are first with that win.

It seems that we underestimated Bayer Munich and Kompany, in the end they proved themselves to us that he can beat Freiburg, previously Stuttgart played very badly and made me disappointed when they were defeated by Freiburg and even yesterday they were held to a draw by Mainz 05. 

Of course they are very surprising, they don't play too much ball but can produce a lot of goals, their fast attacks are effective against Augsburg.

[kro55]

Bayern won their match, and as for Leverkusen, sooner or later they would have lost anyway, I think it's impossible to go two seasons without losing, so every time such a bet on a win was closer and closer to losing. Leverkusen have already set a record for games without defeat, I think they are proud of themselves and can start working on such an achievement from the beginning, if they have the strength to do so of course

Bayern Munich celebrated Vincent Kompany's first competitive game in charge at the Allianz Arena with a victory against Freiburg that saw Harry Kane register his maiden top-flight goal of the campaign on a record-breaking day for fellow scorer Thomas Müller.

Die Roten pretty much dominated the match and their opponent did not have much chances to actually do a lot of things in this match. Bayern Munich also had the majority of the possession of the ball in this match. And I don’t think anyone expected any different. Because it was literally the best team in the Bundesliga going up against a mid table team. Kane and Muller scored one goal each in this match. This has been a very good start for Bayern Munich this season. I hope they will be able to stay consistent and not face injury problems as well. And of course, good news for them is that the unbeaten streak of Leverkusen in the Bundesliga has been broken. Maybe Kompany is actually going to prove me wrong.

[pawel7777]

What a weird game it was yesterday between Leverkusen and Leipzig. Everything was going smoothly for Bayer, they played at home, they took a 2-0 nil in the first half, they were dominating in possession and shots on goal, but Leipzig proved they are not to be underestimated, they fought till the end and managed to grab an important 3 points with a 2-3 win.
That ended Bayer's run of Bundesliga games without a loss of, if I'm not mistaken, 34, and now we know Bayern's record is not under threat. At least not for now.

It's almost like Leverkusen exhausted their luck in the last season with last-minute equalisers. I still believe they are more than capable of defending the title if they don't let that loss get in their heads.
Meanwhile, Bayern scored a 2-0 win over Freiburg and moved to the 2nd place of the table behind Heidenheim.

[Zaguru12]

I also got my doubts about Bayern Munich but when it comes to play at home they are very good and i guess i was right on my bet that they have won.
On the last weekend game between Stuttgart against Freiburg i think there Stuttgart played just really bad.
But what i am surprised is that Heidenheim is playing very nice with 4 scored goals about Augsburg , now they are first with that win.

I agree with you that many fans have really underestimated this Bayern Munich this season just because they are managed by Kompany who man think his limited knowledge and experience will hinder the club’s progress, many still want him out as they believe he is not the right choice, but my emphasis has always been that he fits perfectly for the club to me due to how his style. At his former clubs he couldn’t implement his pattern of play because of the players there but at Bayern Munich he has the quality of players to play that styles.
I wasn’t surprised with the win today because i had predicted that Bayern Munich will definitely try to take advantage of the the points dropped by their rivals or title contenders, so it was a much needed and also well deserved win.

As for Stuttgart, I had predicted them running into difficulties this season due to their sales of players and them not being able to replace most of them. Now they will add the Champions league football to their games which is definitely going to affect them if they remain in this current form.
Heidenheim on the other hand since last season have shown similar characteristics like when Leipzig was promoted first to the champions league, last season many expected their drop back to the lower division but they stayed and even went ahead to get a spot at this season’s European competitions. They picked up right where they left off and I think they will grow more and would be a huge threat to just any club this season

[mv1986]

I also got my doubts about Bayern Munich but when it comes to play at home they are very good and i guess i was right on my bet that they have won.
On the last weekend game between Stuttgart against Freiburg i think there Stuttgart played just really bad.
But what i am surprised is that Heidenheim is playing very nice with 4 scored goals about Augsburg , now they are first with that win.

I agree with you that many fans have really underestimated this Bayern Munich this season just because they are managed by Kompany who man think his limited knowledge and experience will hinder the club’s progress, many still want him out as they believe he is not the right choice, but my emphasis has always been that he fits perfectly for the club to me due to how his style. At his former clubs he couldn’t implement his pattern of play because of the players there but at Bayern Munich he has the quality of players to play that styles.
I wasn’t surprised with the win today because i had predicted that Bayern Munich will definitely try to take advantage of the the points dropped by their rivals or title contenders, so it was a much needed and also well deserved win.

As for Stuttgart, I had predicted them running into difficulties this season due to their sales of players and them not being able to replace most of them. Now they will add the Champions league football to their games which is definitely going to affect them if they remain in this current form.
Heidenheim on the other hand since last season have shown similar characteristics like when Leipzig was promoted first to the champions league, last season many expected their drop back to the lower division but they stayed and even went ahead to get a spot at this season’s European competitions. They picked up right where they left off and I think they will grow more and would be a huge threat to just any club this season

I bet that if you were the Bayern Munich coach, they still would have won 3-2 against Wolfsburg and 2-0 against Freiburg at home. It is the quality of the players in those games, not the coach. The coach comes into play when the team plays brutally dominant and you can literally see that the coach is transforming them into a monster. As I said before, Guardiola did that when Bayern couldn't be beaten in the Bundesliga and Heynckes did that. It was insane how the team played back then.

Take Liverpool as an example. Klopp needed a few years, but then the team was turned from a Volkswagen into a Ferrari. Same guys, but trained by Klopp. Bayern has achieved nothing. They won at home against Freiburg and you are talking as if they have just hammered Real Madrid, lol.

[TelolettOm]

So Leverkusen's 35-match league unbeaten run ended by Leipzig.

For the Bundesliga, yes. Finally, the unbeaten record by Leverkusen was broken. Leipzig, fortunately this is also one of the top Bundesliga clubs, so it's not so embarrassing. Now, their focus is to defend the Bundesliga title.

But, can they?

For now, Leverkusen is in 8th position. It's still very early. However, their main competitor, Bayern Munich, is actually getting better and more consistent in their game.

On the other hand, Heidenheim is currently quite popular, topping the standings, never conceding a goal, and scoring the most goals.



Next week, they will face a top club, Dortmund, can they beat Dortmund? If so, then Heidenheim is truly the next promoting club that attracts attention this season.
It will be quite a tough match.
H2h:

0 win, 2 draws, 0 loss

Source: Heidenheim vs Dortmund

[imamusma]

What a weird game it was yesterday between Leverkusen and Leipzig. Everything was going smoothly for Bayer, they played at home, they took a 2-0 nil in the first half, they were dominating in possession and shots on goal, but Leipzig proved they are not to be underestimated, they fought till the end and managed to grab an important 3 points with a 2-3 win.
That ended Bayer's run of Bundesliga games without a loss of, if I'm not mistaken, 34, and now we know Bayern's record is not under threat. At least not for now.

It's almost like Leverkusen exhausted their luck in the last season with last-minute equalisers. I still believe they are more than capable of defending the title if they don't let that loss get in their heads.
Meanwhile, Bayern scored a 2-0 win over Freiburg and moved to the 2nd place of the table behind Heidenheim.

It must be admitted that it is very difficult to defend the trophy in an unbeaten manner, as they did last season when they won it for the first time. True, Leverkusen played very well in the first half, they dominated the game, but in the end Leipzig proved that they are capable of creating a surprise. In my opinion, Leverkusen played too aggressively when they were already 2-0 up, Xabi Alonso should have changed his game to be more defensive, so that he could anticipate counterattacks better. In addition, luck could not prevent Leverkuesen from losing, Leipzig is now a team to be reckoned with.

Xabi Alonso task this season is actually very difficult, because he bears very high expectations, after his success last season. The defeat to Leipzig can lower the fans expectations a little, and also make the players more relaxed without much pressure, I think the defeat has a positive side too. Meanwhile, Xabi Alonso will certainly encourage his players to forget the defeat, and focus on getting up in the next match. With the mentality that has been formed, it seems that Leverkusen will find it easy to get up and start a positive trend again. Now Leverkusen is 3 points behind Bayern Munich and Heidenheim, but there is still plenty of time to overtake them in the future.

[Leviathan.007]

Last night, maybe some of you forgot, including me, where there was a match that should have been bet on, especially Leverkusen and Stuttgart will definitely give the results we want. As it has ended, Leverkusen and Stuttgart advanced to the next round of the DFB Pokal after defeating their opponents.

There is nothing surprising for Stuttgart considering that they are still very strong by scoring 5 goals in this match, but for Leverkusen it seems they are having quite a hard time scoring only 1 winning goal. What is clear is that this result can continue to pump up the confidence of both teams in this week's Bundesliga match where Leverkusen will face Leipzig and Stuttgart will face Mainz. Maybe Leipzig will be a tough opponent for Leverkusen and Mainz will certainly not be difficult enough for Stuttgart. So I hope both of them can continue to win regardless of how they overcome it later.

I personally just don't want to bet on a match like that, because it is certain that the top team will be the favorite team to win, so the odds will also be low. So, because the odds we get are quite low, of course we will look for other options such as the Asian handicap option and also the total goal option whether over or under and many other options. But, what is considered is, sometimes the top team that is favored also does not play optimally in an event like this, even though they still guarantee victory but it is difficult to determine whether they will have many goals or only a few goals that happened to Bayer Leverkuen.

Therefore, I personally avoid betting at moments like that, but if we are just for entertainment and trying our luck then of course it will be fun and okay to bet on a match like this. But about Bayer Leverkusen, in reality they must make a good preparation for the next Bundesliga match. Even though Bayer Leverkusen is playing at home, but Bayer Leverkusen will play against Leipzig and of course it will not be an easy match at all, so that might also be the reason why Bayer Leverkusen only won narrowly 0-1 against Jena in the DFB Pokal.

I think there are many people who lost their money while betting on Leverkusen against Leipzig. In fact, we know Leipzig is a strong team and they are not weak at all but still, Leipzig was not strong enough to stand against a team like Leverkusen, and winning this match was not something even the fans of Leipzig could ever expect to see.
Leverkusen was a team that usually had amazing comebacks and they could change the game but still, time Leipzig had better come back, and while they were about to lose it with a 2-0 result they won the game with a 3-2 result.

[Sexylizzy2813]

That's one year and three months already. Xabi Alonso really influenced Bayern Leverkusen players to push on to this moment. I will love to see that they win the Bundesliga League Competition again this season. This is the first lose they've had but I don't see them losing conservatively. The lose has happened, now it's time to focus on the next game. Bayern Munich can thrive this season, but that of Borrussia Dortmund, I will need them to convince me. Xabi Alonso remains the best tactical manager in the Bundesliga League Competition still this season, I don't see Vincent Kompany ahead of him right now. They still have what it takes to win the Bundesliga back to back again.

I think is better they (Bayer Leverkusen) lose the game at least one game and for those who are waiting and hoping for them to lose to have a rest of mind. To say the truth they need to be ready for something different and let that winning streak end ones and for all so that they (Leverkusen) can focus on something important like the league games and also the champions league games. If they still have that winning streak going on they won't concentrate on the game at hand but maintaining that unbeaten streak in the Bundesliga and it will affect their style of play.
Kompany can only go ahead of Leverkusen only if Xabi allows that to happen, I don't want a situation where we have to see Leverkusen struggling for steam because from the games both Bayern and Leverkusen have played I can only see Bayern Munich still struggling to meet up and I won't want to see the champions having say issue.