Leverkusen – Koln: This is a great opportunity for Leverkusen to come back to good business and keep itself within the logic of the top 4 spots of the table which lead to next season’s Champions League competition. Koln finds it very hard to win a game even though in some cases it did so without really deserving it. It has picked up a point from its last game against Hoffenheim, which ended a bad run with 3 defeats in the previous 3 games.
Hoffenheim – Eintracht: Huub Stevens’ debut as Hoffenheim’s head coach was accompanied with a 0-0 away draw against Koln in its last game which is now looking to get more points from the coming games and get itself beyond the wrong end of the table. Eintracht is coming from a 0-0 home draw against Bayern, the first one that Bayern didn’t manage to win in the league this season.
Bayern – Stuttgart: Bayern has dropped points for the first time this season in its last game in the league against Eintracht away from home but today it has a great opportunity to manage yet another great win against Stuttgart which has a serious problem at its own end of the field. Stuttgart’s away goals’ aggregate (11-12) in 5 away games implies the third best away attacking record but at the same time the second worst defensive record in the league.
Gladbach – Ingolstadt: Gladbach suffered 5 defeats in its first 5 games in the new season before managing 6 consecutive wins, with its new head coach Andre Schubert playing a vital part in the team’s metamorphosis. It is worth mentioning that Gladbach holds the third best attacking record in the league, after Bayern and Dortmund. Ingolstadt is not an easy team to beat, especially evident from the fact that it has had 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in its 6 so far away games this season.
Mainz – Wolfsburg: Mainz has had 2 wins and 4 defeats in 6 home games this season (7-10 goals’ aggregate in them), keeping a clean sheet only in its 3-0 win against Hamburg. Wolfsburg is in good form, evident from the fact that its 2-1 home win against Leverkusen in its last game for the league was its third consecutive win. However, it is not doing very well away from home, as the 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in 5 away games reflect.
Darmstadt – Hamburg: Both teams have managed 2 wins each in their last 6 games in the league. Darmstadt has had 1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats in its 6 so far home games while Hamburg has had 3 wins and 3 defeats in its 6 so far away games in the league. It is worth mentioning that Darmstadt has had 4 over 2.5 goals outcomes in its 6 home games and similarly, Hamburg has had 4 over 2.5 goals outcomes in its 6 away games.