By Rich
Augsburg picked up their second win of the season on Friday with a 1:0 victory over hosts Bremen. The game’s only goal came from Ermedin Demirovic in the 63rd minute, when he finished a near-post cross from Mergim Berisha. The match was also Augsburg’s first clean sheet of the season, which is an even bigger disappointment for Bremen, who had scored at least twice in every Bundesliga fixture. Leadership at the top of the table remains tight going into Saturday’s matches, as just 2 points separate the league’s top 5 clubs, and just 3 points separate the league’s top 7. Bayern will look to return to their winning ways on Saturday when they host Stuttgart. Although Bayern’s Sadio Mané scored 3 times across his first 3 Bundesliga appearances, he has now gone 2 games without a goal. Bayern’s 1:1 draw with Borussia Mönchengladbach last weekend was their second such draw this season, but remain unbeaten in 8 competitive matches into 2022/3. Stuttgart collected 1 point in their last trip to Bayern, and have drawn 4 of 5 matches in the current campaign. The other match was a loss at home to Freiburg, meaning that Stuttgart are 1 of 4 clubs still without a win in the current season. Also on Saturday, Dortmund will travel to Leipzig in what is likely to be a competitive fixture. Leipzig have had an especially tough week, with defeats to Eintracht Frankfurt and Shakhtar Donetsk having cost trainer Domenico Tedesco his job. He has been replaced by former Dortmund head coach Marco Rose. Dortmund finished in second place last season under Rose, 8 points behind Bayern, and are coming into the weekend level on points with Freiburg. While Dortmund have the second-best defense in the league, with 4 goals conceded, their 8 goals so far are their lowest tally in 8 years. At the other end of the table, Saturday’s late match will be that between hosts Schalke and visitors Bochum. Both clubs are still winless this season, and Bochum are also without a single point. Schalke have won their last 5 home meetings with neighboring Bochum, and a win on Saturday would likely lift them out of the relegation zone. Looking ahead to Sunday, you will not want to miss either the contest between hosts Köln and visitors Union Berlin, or the contest between hosts Freiburg and visitors Gladbach. All 4 clubs are enjoying positions in the table’s upper half, and Cologne and Freiburg are 2 of the league’s 3 unbeaten clubs - Dortmund is the other.
Augsburg picked up their second win of the season on Friday with a 1:0 victory over hosts Bremen. The game’s only goal came from Ermedin Demirovic in the 63rd minute, when he finished a near-post cross from Mergim Berisha. The match was also Augsburg’s first clean sheet of the season, which is an even bigger disappointment for Bremen, who had scored at least twice in every Bundesliga fixture. Leadership at the top of the table remains tight going into Saturday’s matches, as just 2 points separate the league’s top 5 clubs, and just 3 points separate the league’s top 7. Bayern will look to return to their winning ways on Saturday when they host Stuttgart. Although Bayern’s Sadio Mané scored 3 times across his first 3 Bundesliga appearances, he has now gone 2 games without a goal. Bayern’s 1:1 draw with Borussia Mönchengladbach last weekend was their second such draw this season, but remain unbeaten in 8 competitive matches into 2022/3. Stuttgart collected 1 point in their last trip to Bayern, and have drawn 4 of 5 matches in the current campaign. The other match was a loss at home to Freiburg, meaning that Stuttgart are 1 of 4 clubs still without a win in the current season. Also on Saturday, Dortmund will travel to Leipzig in what is likely to be a competitive fixture. Leipzig have had an especially tough week, with defeats to Eintracht Frankfurt and Shakhtar Donetsk having cost trainer Domenico Tedesco his job. He has been replaced by former Dortmund head coach Marco Rose. Dortmund finished in second place last season under Rose, 8 points behind Bayern, and are coming into the weekend level on points with Freiburg. While Dortmund have the second-best defense in the league, with 4 goals conceded, their 8 goals so far are their lowest tally in 8 years. At the other end of the table, Saturday’s late match will be that between hosts Schalke and visitors Bochum. Both clubs are still winless this season, and Bochum are also without a single point. Schalke have won their last 5 home meetings with neighboring Bochum, and a win on Saturday would likely lift them out of the relegation zone. Looking ahead to Sunday, you will not want to miss either the contest between hosts Köln and visitors Union Berlin, or the contest between hosts Freiburg and visitors Gladbach. All 4 clubs are enjoying positions in the table’s upper half, and Cologne and Freiburg are 2 of the league’s 3 unbeaten clubs - Dortmund is the other.
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