By Rich
Bundesliga competition resumes on Saturday with just 4 matchdays remaining in the current season. Erling Haaland and Borussia Dortmund will host Max Kruse and VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday, and Haaland has gone 5 games without scoring since his return from injury at the beginning of March. Dortmund are 9 points behind Bayern with 5 games left to play, including Der Klassiker in München next week. Dortmund can secure their spot in next season’s UEFA Champions League group stage if they better Freiburg’s result against Bochum, also on Saturday. Wolfsburg have failed to win against Dortmund in 13 meetings, and did not even score in their last 5 outings to Dortmund. The big match on Saturday is the late encounter between hosts Borussia Mönchengladbach and nearby 1. FC Köln. The hosts are currently on a 4-match unbeaten streak, and are now 11 points clear of the relegation zone. Köln are in eighth place and just 1 point off the European qualification spots. Köln striker Anthony Modeste has 15 goals this season, and has scored 3 goals in 7 games for Köln against Gladbach. Although Köln have won the last 2 derbies, they have more Bundesliga losses against Gladbach than any other opponent. One other match to watch on Saturday will be that between hosts FC Augsburg and visitors Hertha Berlin, as the latter are desperate to climb out of the relegation zone. Augsburg have collected 10 points from the last 6 games, building a 6-point buffer between them and Hertha in 17th place and Bielefeld in 16th place. Hertha are currently tied on points with Bielefeld and just 1 point behind 15th-place Stuttgart, who will be coming to the German capital next weekend. Bielefeld will have to host Bayern on Sunday, a club they would rather not face in the closing weeks of the season while sitting in the relegation playoff spot. Bayern are, of course, concentrating now on collecting their tenth consecutive Bundesliga title, a title that could be theirs as soon as next weekend. Robert Lewandowski meanwhile has his sights set on a fifth consecutive top scorer’s cannon, and could set a new league record on Sunday of 18 Bundesliga away goals. The biggest match on Sunday will be that between hosts Bayer 04 Leverkusen and visitors RB Leipzig, who occupy the third and fourth spots in the table and who are separated by just 1 point. Leverkusen have been powered by Patrik Schick, whose 20 goals have helped keep his club in the top-4 mix for most of the season. He is opposed on Sunday by Leipzig’s Christopher Nkunku, who has collected 17 goals and 12 assists. Leverkusen have won just 2 of 11 league meetings with Leipzig, but did win the reverse fixture earlier this season. As Leipzig prepare to play their 200th Bundesliga game, they have accumulated a record of 106 wins and just 43 losses.
Bundesliga competition resumes on Saturday with just 4 matchdays remaining in the current season. Erling Haaland and Borussia Dortmund will host Max Kruse and VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday, and Haaland has gone 5 games without scoring since his return from injury at the beginning of March. Dortmund are 9 points behind Bayern with 5 games left to play, including Der Klassiker in München next week. Dortmund can secure their spot in next season’s UEFA Champions League group stage if they better Freiburg’s result against Bochum, also on Saturday. Wolfsburg have failed to win against Dortmund in 13 meetings, and did not even score in their last 5 outings to Dortmund. The big match on Saturday is the late encounter between hosts Borussia Mönchengladbach and nearby 1. FC Köln. The hosts are currently on a 4-match unbeaten streak, and are now 11 points clear of the relegation zone. Köln are in eighth place and just 1 point off the European qualification spots. Köln striker Anthony Modeste has 15 goals this season, and has scored 3 goals in 7 games for Köln against Gladbach. Although Köln have won the last 2 derbies, they have more Bundesliga losses against Gladbach than any other opponent. One other match to watch on Saturday will be that between hosts FC Augsburg and visitors Hertha Berlin, as the latter are desperate to climb out of the relegation zone. Augsburg have collected 10 points from the last 6 games, building a 6-point buffer between them and Hertha in 17th place and Bielefeld in 16th place. Hertha are currently tied on points with Bielefeld and just 1 point behind 15th-place Stuttgart, who will be coming to the German capital next weekend. Bielefeld will have to host Bayern on Sunday, a club they would rather not face in the closing weeks of the season while sitting in the relegation playoff spot. Bayern are, of course, concentrating now on collecting their tenth consecutive Bundesliga title, a title that could be theirs as soon as next weekend. Robert Lewandowski meanwhile has his sights set on a fifth consecutive top scorer’s cannon, and could set a new league record on Sunday of 18 Bundesliga away goals. The biggest match on Sunday will be that between hosts Bayer 04 Leverkusen and visitors RB Leipzig, who occupy the third and fourth spots in the table and who are separated by just 1 point. Leverkusen have been powered by Patrik Schick, whose 20 goals have helped keep his club in the top-4 mix for most of the season. He is opposed on Sunday by Leipzig’s Christopher Nkunku, who has collected 17 goals and 12 assists. Leverkusen have won just 2 of 11 league meetings with Leipzig, but did win the reverse fixture earlier this season. As Leipzig prepare to play their 200th Bundesliga game, they have accumulated a record of 106 wins and just 43 losses.
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