Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread

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I don't like the way bundesliga is, there no title competition between Bayern Munich and other teams in the league. Bayern Munich has been winning the title since 2013 and only lost once to Bayer Leverkusen. Look at Bayer Leverkusen situation now, they have gone back to default settings ever since Alonso left and they sold their top Stars. Maybe it's because they need money. I hope the league Boards can find a solution to stop the sale of players to bigger club. It's only Bayern Munich that does big signings and that's why nobody can compete with them in that league. If we have at least 2-3 teams who are fighting against Bayern Munich every season, it make the league to be attractive to other fans.

You cannot really blame Bayern Munich, they also have this capacity to start very early to accumulate their points so before the season goes half way, they are already ahead with a good point and not like the one they will probably struggle to build points late into the season like others do, it was exact same thing Leverkusen did the year they won the title.

[RockBell]

And...it's over from the first remaining match!


Whoever thought Dortmund still had a chance must have been out of his mind 10 rounds ago, not now!
The battle is for the ones who want to grab a place in CL to get their beating next season, Frankfurt seems to have learned their lesson and stayed away of it  !

So, Bayern only needs to score one point tomorrow to become champions. The good old Bundesliga pattern when the champion is known (or rather officially announced) already in April, haha.
Leverkusen also seems to have decided to withdraw from the Champions League, before this round they had a chance to reach the top 4, but after the defeat to Augsburg they can stop dreaming.

Even before all when the season started we already know that Bayern are the onces to win the Bundesliga that is why all there attention are been shifted to the ucl and am happy for them and psg needs to be very careful with them Bayern Munich of not they we see the unexpected, now all we are waiting for is the champions league the outcome between them and psg since the Bundesliga is settled and I actually did love how Kompany have been managing they are getting it right and Dortmund lost there game tonight which am not very uche6215 surprised.

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Out of all the top 5 clubs, Leverkusen have the easiest opponent this weekend. They are playing Augsburg (currently 10th) at home, and if they win, they would remain 5th but the gap between them and Leipzig/Stuttgart could shrink to only one point, and it would be a good position to attack the top 4 in the next rounds.
Stuttgart are playing away against Bayern, so it won't get any harder than that, unless Bayern decides to rest key players to prioritise the DFB Pokal semi-final against Leverkusen on Wednesday.
Leipzig are playing away against Eintracht. Eintracht is 7th, with a pretty big gap to the top 6, but if they take the game seriously, I can imagine they could earn some points tomorrow.

Hoffenheim was sticking in the top for a while, but eventually they dipped in performance and are now 6th. They are now on 4 league games without a win, and it won't be easy to break this streak playing against Dortmund tomorrow.

Yeah they were winless in four. People would believe that they were dead. Kramaric is 34 and has recently overtaken Uwe Seeler on the Bundesliga all time scoring list. That is crazy when a player that most casual fans would not recognize in a lineup.

Two penalties. Both ice cold. The second in the 98th minute when Ryerson (of all people) lost a handball. Dortmund believed they had saved a point when Guirassy scored in the 87th and then... No.

I continue to think about the form of Dortmund. It was great to win four out of five. Who were those victories over, though? As soon as they had to confront a motivated opponent with a definite tactical identity, they collapsed. There is work to be done there by Kovac.

The bigger picture though is tomorrow. Bayern only require a point over Stuttgart to secure the title and Kompany is not rotating at all. Kane, Musiala, Diaz, all are starting. This is bold given the fact that the Pokal semi against Leverkusen is just three days after and Bayern will only have about 77 hours between the two matches. If someone gets hurt tomorrow that Pokal semi becomes a completely different fixture.

Also today Marie-Louise Eta coached her first Bundesliga match, the first woman to do so. Union Berlin made much more opportunities than Wolfsburg and lost anyway. That is frustrating but the historical significance of that moment is real and maybe we need to pay some attention to it.

[GiftedMAN]

You cannot really blame Bayern Munich, they also have this capacity to start very early to accumulate their points so before the season goes half way, they are already ahead with a good point and not like the one they will probably struggle to build points late into the season like others do, it was exact same thing Leverkusen did the year they won the title.

Other teams are struggling always in the league because of lack of financial capacity to buy good players, some of the teams go as far as selling their key players to be able to afford more players to add to the ones they have you don't compare them with Bayern Munich because they have the financial capacity to afford all the players they want for that reason is it's going to be difficult to see them losing the league to another team unless they are in a very poor state. Leverkusen dis it once where are they in the league table now?

[Mustang Shelby]

You cannot really blame Bayern Munich, they also have this capacity to start very early to accumulate their points so before the season goes half way, they are already ahead with a good point and not like the one they will probably struggle to build points late into the season like others do, it was exact same thing Leverkusen did the year they won the title.

Other teams are struggling always in the league because of lack of financial capacity to buy good players, some of the teams go as far as selling their key players to be able to afford more players to add to the ones they have you don't compare them with Bayern Munich because they have the financial capacity to afford all the players they want for that reason is it's going to be difficult to see them losing the league to another team unless they are in a very poor state. Leverkusen dis it once where are they in the league table now?

After achieving success, Bayer Leverkusen sold many of its star players. As a result, the impact of the new players hasn't been as good as the old ones. Because when the players you sell are better, it's always difficult to replace them. That's why Leverkusen is in a much worse position in the standings this year, which frankly didn't surprise me because it was expected.

[Publictalk792]

After achieving success, Bayer Leverkusen sold many of its star players. As a result, the impact of the new players hasn't been as good as the old ones. Because when the players you sell are better, it's always difficult to replace them. That's why Leverkusen is in a much worse position in the standings this year, which frankly didn't surprise me because it was expected.

Fact that Bayern took big hit to 6th place in rankings is clear showing of just how hard it can be to stay on top once you sell your best players. Their decision to sell stars such as Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, and Jonathan Tah left club without creative and defensive heart of team, and even extra spending of over one hundred million have not helped to replace this role. You are correct that it is difficult to replace better players as newcomers can usually not show quick world level power, nor have same understanding of way of team being part of, as did the Invincibles. I think Leverkusen found themselves in trap of being selling club and winning club at same time, selling their main players did only lead to their downfall.

[Egii Nna]

Hmm, if they actually rest several key players I wouldn't call it an easy game for Bayern (I know you didn't). Stuttgart is having a great season and they are in 3rd place for a good reason. If this game was in Stuttgart I would even go as far as seeing a draw more likely than a win for Bayern. Obviously the game is in Munich and you don't want to disappoint your home crowd, that's why they won't rest too many guys.

Even if several of their players rest Bayern Munich will still have more advantage on stuttgart in the game, we all saw how good their goalkeeper was in their game in the champions league, and we know that Bayern Munich are the dominant of Bundesliga, which even if they should lose or go on a draw against stuttgart, they still have nothing to lose, as they have accumulated more point already. But still I have Believe that the game will be won by Bayern Munich, and time will prove my point.

Bayern Munich will not see Stuttgart as a small team and even if they have arguably the best goalkeeper in history and he is still stopping short they still won't take the match lightly.
Stuttgart can beat Bayern Munich is Bayern decides to rest decisive and influential players.
The next Uefa champions is not next week so I don't see why Bayern will be resting their players.

Bayern Munich has their reasons to reserve several players, because not only to avoid injuries that will cause them more in the champions league, but to give other players chances to prove them selves, because we all know that Bayern Munich have enough chances and goal gap from all others teams in the league. So they can still make it work even if they draw or lost the game, so I don’t have any doubts on Bayern Munich game today, so let’s just wait and see how the game will be.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

After achieving success, Bayer Leverkusen sold many of its star players. As a result, the impact of the new players hasn't been as good as the old ones. Because when the players you sell are better, it's always difficult to replace them. That's why Leverkusen is in a much worse position in the standings this year, which frankly didn't surprise me because it was expected.

Not only selling players, but the departure of coach Xabi Alonso also played a significant role in the team's decline after reaching the Bundesliga title. This will be difficult to achieve because rebuilding a squad like that is no easy task and I think Leverkusen will need to do a lot to get back to where they were. Leverkusen's position is much worse this season and their inconsistent play in every match makes it difficult for them to reach the top five at the end of the season. This is a significant setback, as they are barely able to keep up with the mid-table teams in the Bundesliga.

[jaberwock]

Honestly I don't believe in Leverkusen to qualify for the Champions League.    Even if they win a couple of their comfortable games ahead, they could mess up in the difficult ones after.

They beat Leipzig away earlier but lost to Stuttgart by a horrible score at home... Playing against these 2 teams consecutively will be a real challenge. I think the most they could do is to beat one of them.

Even that might not be enough for finishing the season in top four.

Since the exit of Alonso this Leverkusen side has become a shadow of what they used to be, with the current performance that they are putting up I don't fancy their chances of making it to the champions League. I don't see Leverkusen as a team that can play competitively in the champions League only teams that can give a good account of themselves in the champions League, which in turn will translate to teams from England performing well in Europe should qualify for the champions League.

I get that it may look not so great for the Leverkusen team, but that doesn't mean that they should be giving up anytime soon. Because they had a great backbone and they won the league as well, these are all things that makes a lot of money.

I just wish that they did not wasted their money this summer under Erik Ten Hag, that dude is known for bad squad building, he spent a ton of money at United and failed to do anything as well, and they did the same this summer, spent a lot and became not that great. But if they do have any money left, I would say they should do better moves this summer and be better again.

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So, Bayern only needs to score one point tomorrow to become champions. The good old Bundesliga pattern when the champion is known (or rather officially announced) already in April, haha.
Leverkusen also seems to have decided to withdraw from the Champions League, before this round they had a chance to reach the top 4, but after the defeat to Augsburg they can stop dreaming.

I'm willing to bet that even if Bayern loses all their next game to zero, they would still be champions  
Which makes me thinking, I won a bit betting against Bayern, maybe I should try it with Dortmund for the next 4 games!
I wonder if Bayern will go all out with Stuttgart or conserve energy for the cup match on Wednesday, that game is more important than 1 point now, plus the CL game in one week.

It's crazy how Wolfsburg is doing. Conceding 2.2 goals per game, I think there is not much you can do unless you are Bayern

Remember Frankfurt in the first half of the season?
By round 20, they were 40:45, conceding as many goals as Heidenheim and 7 more than Bayern and Dortmund combined!

[7juju]

I don't like the way bundesliga is, there no title competition between Bayern Munich and other teams in the league. Bayern Munich has been winning the title since 2013 and only lost once to Bayer Leverkusen. Look at Bayer Leverkusen situation now, they have gone back to default settings ever since Alonso left and they sold their top Stars. Maybe it's because they need money. I hope the league Boards can find a solution to stop the sale of players to bigger club. It's only Bayern Munich that does big signings and that's why nobody can compete with them in that league. If we have at least 2-3 teams who are fighting against Bayern Munich every season, it make the league to be attractive to other fans.

How do you propose the league management board can stop clubs from selling their players? I don’t think that’s possible because the clubs are in business and you can’t stop the clubs from running their business. Secondly the players how sure are you that they would want to stay if bigger clubs in Europe come calling? If the clubs say they won’t sell and the players insist that they want to go by handing in transfer request, how do you intend to keep them? Because a player has to be in a place where he’s happy to keep giving his best to the club. Those clubs are in business and their business is just to train players and sell and make their money. Winning trophies are not mainly their priorities, that’s why Bayern Munich will keep dominating.

[Jostern]

Out of all the top 5 clubs, Leverkusen have the easiest opponent this weekend. They are playing Augsburg (currently 10th) at home, and if they win, they would remain 5th but the gap between them and Leipzig/Stuttgart could shrink to only one point, and it would be a good position to attack the top 4 in the next rounds.
Stuttgart are playing away against Bayern, so it won't get any harder than that, unless Bayern decides to rest key players to prioritise the DFB Pokal semi-final against Leverkusen on Wednesday.
Leipzig are playing away against Eintracht. Eintracht is 7th, with a pretty big gap to the top 6, but if they take the game seriously, I can imagine they could earn some points tomorrow.

Hoffenheim was sticking in the top for a while, but eventually they dipped in performance and are now 6th. They are now on 4 league games without a win, and it won't be easy to break this streak playing against Dortmund tomorrow.

Yeah they were winless in four. People would believe that they were dead. Kramaric is 34 and has recently overtaken Uwe Seeler on the Bundesliga all time scoring list. That is crazy when a player that most casual fans would not recognize in a lineup.

Two penalties. Both ice cold. The second in the 98th minute when Ryerson (of all people) lost a handball. Dortmund believed they had saved a point when Guirassy scored in the 87th and then... No.

I continue to think about the form of Dortmund. It was great to win four out of five. Who were those victories over, though? As soon as they had to confront a motivated opponent with a definite tactical identity, they collapsed. There is work to be done there by Kovac.

The bigger picture though is tomorrow. Bayern only require a point over Stuttgart to secure the title and Kompany is not rotating at all. Kane, Musiala, Diaz, all are starting. This is bold given the fact that the Pokal semi against Leverkusen is just three days after and Bayern will only have about 77 hours between the two matches. If someone gets hurt tomorrow that Pokal semi becomes a completely different fixture.

Also today Marie-Louise Eta coached her first Bundesliga match, the first woman to do so. Union Berlin made much more opportunities than Wolfsburg and lost anyway. That is frustrating but the historical significance of that moment is real and maybe we need to pay some attention to it.

Well I don’t really know how Union Berlin feels comfortable with what they’re doing by appointing a female coach to manage men senior team, I don’t really feel comfortable with this decision and I hope it works for them and right now she lost her first game in charge, which is actually normal for a new manager which was just appointed well I can say that she doesn’t have enough time to train his players, and I really wondering how comfortable it will for the players to play for her, I have only seen this in female football and not in a professional football League for men, we shall see how this appointment goes with the team, and I hope it works out for them and I wish her all the very best in her managerial career, I wish Eta well and congratulations to her for making history as the first female coach in the Bundesliga.

[mv1986]

It's crazy how Wolfsburg is doing. Conceding 2.2 goals per game, I think there is not much you can do unless you are Bayern

Remember Frankfurt in the first half of the season?
By round 20, they were 40:45, conceding as many goals as Heidenheim and 7 more than Bayern and Dortmund combined!

Yes now that you bring it up, I remember noticing it and wondering about it. Had a quick look and in the early weeks of the season, they had wild games...

Frankfurt - Union barikin 3-4
Gladbach Frankfurt 4-6

Those two games were back to back, making it 9-8 in aggregate in just seven days.

Then
Cologne - Frankfurt 3-4

and two weeks later
Leipzig - Frankfurt 6-0.

Then 3 goals conceded in five consecutive games each (15 total, only Bundesliga) Wow, it's really crazy. If you just read here about the goals conceded and would ask someone for an educated guess as to what position Frankfurt is, 7th would not be the answer

[lodocus]

If my calculations are correct, Bayern Munich will clinch its 35th Bundesliga title today if it earns even a single point at home against Stuttgart. In fact, they were just a week away from clinching the title, but following Dortmund’s loss, Bayern Munich will now be officially champions as long as they don’t lose to Stuttgart.

They’re able to clinch the title as early as April, with four weeks still remaining in the season. Bayern Munich is truly a dominant team. This season, they have a chance to be not only the best in their own league but also the best in the Champions League, which means the best in European football.

[snipie]

If my calculations are correct, Bayern Munich will clinch its 35th Bundesliga title today if it earns even a single point at home against Stuttgart. In fact, they were just a week away from clinching the title, but following Dortmund’s loss, Bayern Munich will now be officially champions as long as they don’t lose to Stuttgart.

We all know that Bayern Munich unofficially won the title from a while but officially talking, they still require to pass Borussia Dortmund maximum points that they can collect. Since there are 4 remaining matches then Dortmund could collect 12 points maximum so 76 points which is equal to what Bayern Munich have so yeah your calculations are correct. Bayern Munich victory or draw against Stuttgart should be enough to claim the title without further calculations!

[wakier]

After achieving success, Bayer Leverkusen sold many of its star players. As a result, the impact of the new players hasn't been as good as the old ones. Because when the players you sell are better, it's always difficult to replace them. That's why Leverkusen is in a much worse position in the standings this year, which frankly didn't surprise me because it was expected.

It's always like that when a team that just performed successfully in the previous season then they sell many of their star players to increase their income, it could be the beginning of the club destruction especially if they also lose a manager who contributed to them so it can be said that they have many shortcomings and cannot cover those shortcomings, as a team that has just experienced success they should be able to be more patient and retain the best players so they can continue to compete at the top like Bayern Munich who always thinks about the team first rather than business.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Not only selling players, but the departure of coach Xabi Alonso also played a significant role in the team's decline after reaching the Bundesliga title. This will be difficult to achieve because rebuilding a squad like that is no easy task and I think Leverkusen will need to do a lot to get back to where they were. Leverkusen's position is much worse this season and their inconsistent play in every match makes it difficult for them to reach the top five at the end of the season. This is a significant setback, as they are barely able to keep up with the mid-table teams in the Bundesliga.

Xabi Alonso built this squad over a  long period of time. The understanding between the players was excellent. So the team played consistently  well. And was undefeated the whole season.

After winning the title, the management's target was  to make a big amount of money by selling players. The Leverkusen management sold  several important players. The new coach and new players have not yet been able to perform strongly. Even then, leverkusen has done  quite well. I would have been happy if the team could have  qualified for the lhampions League. If they can continue their winning streak in the next matches, it is still possible for them.

[Lida93]

A really tough schedule is ahead for Bayern Munich but at least their CL opponent PSG are also in the same situation. Kompany is playing really big and I believe he deserves a CL trophy in his 2nd season already.

I don't really think Vincent Kompany needs to work himself out against VfB Stuttgart, in as much as it is an important game I still insist that the coach could rotate the squad as much as he wants so as to allow his first team players get enough rest after such a busy week in the UCL, and also to reduce the chances of having injuries within the team, right now safety of his players should be his priority because even if lose against Stuttgart it still wouldn't ruin their chances at the title.

I'm not sure if it's really necessary for Bayern Munich to go for a deep rotation. But I guess they will need it when we think that they are still playing in 3 different competitions at the same time...

Bundesliga, DFB Pokal and CL. Do you believe they can do treble? Or even quadruple technically as they won the German Cup too.

Apparently it is now a necessity for the coach to actually carry out a rotation at this moment due to their upcoming schedules that they have in 3 different competitions where they are actively involved and are seriously vying for titles and at such the safety and welfare of the players should be the paramount concern to the coach who can't afford to lose any of his key players so as not to jeopardise his chances at winning any trophy at the end of the season.

[Ahli38]

If my calculations are correct, Bayern Munich will clinch its 35th Bundesliga title today if it earns even a single point at home against Stuttgart. In fact, they were just a week away from clinching the title, but following Dortmund’s loss, Bayern Munich will now be officially champions as long as they don’t lose to Stuttgart.

They’re able to clinch the title as early as April, with four weeks still remaining in the season. Bayern Munich is truly a dominant team. This season, they have a chance to be not only the best in their own league but also the best in the Champions League, which means the best in European football.

Yes, that's right. Bayern Munich will clinch the Bundesliga title this season in their upcoming match. And I personally think that Bayern Munich is certain to win the title this season because they only need a few more points to secure it. Dortmund can only hope to maximize their points to 76. And that’s only if they can win every remaining match they play. But Bayern Munich can still take it easy to secure their victory in their remaining matches in the upcoming rounds. Bayern Munich currently has 76 points, where it will be very easy for them to add to that total. As for Dortmund they have 64 points. But they may not necessarily be able to maximize their points by the end of the season. However tonight’s match between Bayern Munich and Stuttgart is highly anticipated. And I’m sure almost everyone is hoping Munich will win tonight.

[Cossyblack]

If my calculations are correct, Bayern Munich will clinch its 35th Bundesliga title today if it earns even a single point at home against Stuttgart. In fact, they were just a week away from clinching the title, but following Dortmund’s loss, Bayern Munich will now be officially champions as long as they don’t lose to Stuttgart.

They’re able to clinch the title as early as April, with four weeks still remaining in the season. Bayern Munich is truly a dominant team. This season, they have a chance to be not only the best in their own league but also the best in the Champions League, which means the best in European football.

Yes your calculation is correct..if Bayern munich win or draw against Stuttgart they be champions of the bundesliga. Bayern munich will likely win against Stuttgart becos they at home which is an advantage over stuggart. Bayern munich might capitalize on their home advantage which stuggart doesn't have to secure three points. It's unlikely that stuggart can defeat or hold Bayern  to a full time draw given that their away. Bayern munich are the favourite to win. If Bayern munich likely win today, they'll be crown champions of bundesliga.