The next nine matches will be played in the German football championship. The fight for European Cup places has escalated to the limit.
FRIDAY, may 29
21.30 (Moscow time), Match TV
Freiburg (8th place – – Bayer (5)
Matches after a pause: 0-2-1/2-0-1
Last five head-to-head matches: 0-3-2, goals 1: 7
A couple of rounds ago, the hosts were a step away from the Europa League zone, but after losing points with outsiders Werder (0:1) and Eintracht (3:3), they fell significantly behind. “Freiburg” in an obvious crisis – one win in seven rounds. Bayer, on the other hand, returned powerfully after the quarantine, however, in the previous match they were sensationally defeated at home by Wolfsburg (1:4). Moreover, if it were not for Lukas Hradecki, the score could be twice as large… “Aspirin”, balancing on the border of the League zone, should be confused by statistics: in Freiburg, they do not know victories since 2011.
SATURDAY, may 30
16.30 (Moscow time), ” Match Soccer 3
Wolfsburg (6) – Eintracht (14)
Matches after a pause: 2-0-1/0-1-2
Last five face-to-face meetings: 3-1-1, goals 7: 5
“Wolves” gave a great match in Leverkusen, especially-Maximilian Arnold and Marin Pograncic. The first served with free kicks, the second twice cut the ball into the far corner with his head. “Wolfsburg” is the favorite in the fight for the last European League ticket, and its opponents are broken “Eintracht”. Frankfurters seem to have finally lost faith in themselves (one point in seven rounds).
16.30 (Moscow time), “Match Soccer 1”
Hertha (10) – Augsburg (12)
Matches after a pause: 2-1-0/1-1-1
Last five face-to-face meetings: 1-3-1, goals 9: 12
Neighbors in the standings have nothing to fight for except prestige. But Berliners spent almost 80 million euros on strengthening in the winter! The pause definitely did them good: after the restart of “Herta” with new coach Bruno Labbadia scored 7 points, winning the same number of victories (2) as in the eight rounds before the break. For sure, we will see a bright and effective game. These rivals have scored at least four goals in their previous four matches.
16.30 (Moscow time), “Match Soccer 2”
Mainz (15) – Hoffenheim (7)
Matches after a pause: 0-2-1/1-1-1
Last five face-to-face meetings: 2-1-2, goals 14: 11
Another historically bright pair: in the last nine face-to-face meetings, the teams have jointly accumulated 46 goals (5.1 on average per match!). Those and others have something to fight for: “Mainz” is very close to “fortune”, and “Hoffenheim”thanks to the first victory in eight rounds sat on the tail of “Wolfsburg”. However, to develop success in Mainz, “village” may be hindered by the absence of the main defender Benjamin Huebner, who was removed in the match with”Cologne”.
16.30 (Moscow time), Match TV
Schalke (9) – Werder (17)
Matches after a pause: 0-0-3/1-2-0
Last five face-to-face meetings: 2-0-3, goals 7: 10
Surprisingly, in the meeting of the ninth and penultimate teams of the championship, the absolute outsider looks… average. Schalke’s crisis is taking on cosmic proportions: only this team has suffered three defeats since the restart, including against Fortuna. Werder, on the other hand, look great in recent matches: an away win over a strong Freiburg (1-0), dominance in the game with Monchengladbach (0:0) and zero goals conceded in three rounds. And statistics for the “musicians”: in Gelsenkirchen, they won three of the previous five matches.
19.30 (Moscow time), Match TV
Bayern Munich (1) – Fortuna (16)
Matches after a pause: 3-0-0/1-2-0
Last five face-to-face meetings: 4-1-0, goals 19: 6
With a win over Borussia Dortmund, the Bavarians cleared their way to an eighth consecutive championship. It remains to take what is already bad. “Fortuna” has gained very good form (2 wins and 6 draws in the last 8 rounds), moving away from the direct relegation zone, but against Bayern it is unlikely to help. In the twenty-first century, Munich sent at least three goals to Dusseldorf and only once did not win (3: 3 2018 2018).
SUNDAY, may 31
16.30 (Moscow time), Match TV
Borussia M (4) – Union (13)
Matches after a pause: 1-1-1/0-1-2
Last face-to-face meeting: 0:2
Gladbach stayed in the top four despite a mini-crisis: 1:3 Bayer Leverkusen and 0:0 against Werder Bremen. However, the limit of misfires is exhausted-otherwise there will be no Champions League next season. Borussia’s opponent seems to be comfortable. “Union” started the season well, but it was too early to believe in itself and now just rolls to the finish on the rims.
19.00 (Moscow time), ” Match TV
Paderborn (18) – Borussia D (2)
Matches after a pause: 1-1-1/0-1-2
Last three face-to-face meetings: 0-2-1, goals 5: 8
Having lost at home to Bayern, Dortmund are now closer to fifth place than first. For sure, the only scoring center forward of the team, Erling Holand, who unsuccessfully collided with the referee, will not play against Paderborn. In General, Lucien Favre is not to be envied. There were rumors that the management of Borussia started negotiations with Niko Kovac, who started the season at the head of Bayern. Failure against an outsider can sign Favre’s sentence.
MONDAY, June 1
21.30 (Moscow time), Match TV
Cologne (11) – Leipzig (3)
Matches after a pause: 0-2-1/1-2-0
Last five face-to-face meetings: 1-1-3, goals 6: 11
The bulls picked up the draw syndrome: four draws in five rounds. In addition, the quarter-finalists of the 2019/20 LCH lost the deleted Marcel Halstenberg. And it’s something, according to the chief coach Julian Nagelmann, “Leipzig” protected “as a team of students”, and what will happen without him? However, “Cologne” is also not in the best shape.
