By Rich
Stuttgart’s Nicolas Gonzalez scored his first Bundesliga goal of the season on Friday, on a penalty kick in the 56th minute to force a 1:1 draw against hosts FC Schalke 04. Schalke’s Malick Thiaw scored the match’s first goal, and Thiaw’s first-ever Bundesliga goal, in the 30th minute off a free kick from Amine Harit, and it was the first time this season that Schalke took the lead in any of their matches. With the draw, Schalke are now winless in 22 consecutive Bundesliga matches. Saturday’s most competitive match is likely to be that between hosts Eintracht Frankfurt and visitors SV Werder Bremen, who are tied in the standings with 8 points each. Eintracht suffered a 5-goal defeat last weekend against Bayern, but have earned a respectable spot in the league table, thanks to the scoring duo of Andre Silva and Bas Dost, who are responsible for 5 of the club’s 7 goals so far this season. Dost, in particular, appears to love playing against Bremen: he has notched 5 goals and 3 assists in 4 matches against the club. Bremen are unbeaten in 4 consecutive matches, having lost to Hertha Berlin on the first matchday of the season before going on to defeat Schalke and Bielefeld and drawing with Freiburg and Hoffenheim. Although Bremen will have to do without the services of Niclas Füllkrug, who is out for several weeks with a calf injury, he has a fine replacement in USMNT striker Josh Sargent. Later on Saturday, Leipzig will have the chance to maintain their 1-point lead over Bayern when Leipzig travel to Gladbach. Although Gladbach suffered a 3:0 defeat against Borussia Dortmund on opening weekend, they have gone unbeaten in 6 competitive outings, thanks in part to Jonas Hofmann, who has achieved 4 goals and 5 assists in 8 appearances. Leipzig are unbeaten so far this season in the Bundesliga, but suffered a 5:0 defeat in the Champions League against Manchester United. Leipzig have never lost to Gladbach and are also unbeaten in their 9 away matches in the Bundesliga - 10 would be a new club record. Berlin’s 2 clubs in the Bundesliga will have to wait until Sunday and Monday to compete, when Hertha host nearby Wolfsburg and Union Berlin travel down south to Hoffenheim. Arsenal loanee Matteo Guendouzi is set to make his debut for Hertha, following injury and illness that kept him idle in October.
Stuttgart’s Nicolas Gonzalez scored his first Bundesliga goal of the season on Friday, on a penalty kick in the 56th minute to force a 1:1 draw against hosts FC Schalke 04. Schalke’s Malick Thiaw scored the match’s first goal, and Thiaw’s first-ever Bundesliga goal, in the 30th minute off a free kick from Amine Harit, and it was the first time this season that Schalke took the lead in any of their matches. With the draw, Schalke are now winless in 22 consecutive Bundesliga matches. Saturday’s most competitive match is likely to be that between hosts Eintracht Frankfurt and visitors SV Werder Bremen, who are tied in the standings with 8 points each. Eintracht suffered a 5-goal defeat last weekend against Bayern, but have earned a respectable spot in the league table, thanks to the scoring duo of Andre Silva and Bas Dost, who are responsible for 5 of the club’s 7 goals so far this season. Dost, in particular, appears to love playing against Bremen: he has notched 5 goals and 3 assists in 4 matches against the club. Bremen are unbeaten in 4 consecutive matches, having lost to Hertha Berlin on the first matchday of the season before going on to defeat Schalke and Bielefeld and drawing with Freiburg and Hoffenheim. Although Bremen will have to do without the services of Niclas Füllkrug, who is out for several weeks with a calf injury, he has a fine replacement in USMNT striker Josh Sargent. Later on Saturday, Leipzig will have the chance to maintain their 1-point lead over Bayern when Leipzig travel to Gladbach. Although Gladbach suffered a 3:0 defeat against Borussia Dortmund on opening weekend, they have gone unbeaten in 6 competitive outings, thanks in part to Jonas Hofmann, who has achieved 4 goals and 5 assists in 8 appearances. Leipzig are unbeaten so far this season in the Bundesliga, but suffered a 5:0 defeat in the Champions League against Manchester United. Leipzig have never lost to Gladbach and are also unbeaten in their 9 away matches in the Bundesliga - 10 would be a new club record. Berlin’s 2 clubs in the Bundesliga will have to wait until Sunday and Monday to compete, when Hertha host nearby Wolfsburg and Union Berlin travel down south to Hoffenheim. Arsenal loanee Matteo Guendouzi is set to make his debut for Hertha, following injury and illness that kept him idle in October.
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