By RIch M.
Borussia Dortmund consolidated its position in 4th place on Friday with a 3:0 shutout of visitors Sport-Club Freiburg. Dortmund’s goals came courtesy of Donyell Malen in the 16th and 45th minutes, and Niclas Füllkrug in the 87th minute. Füllkrug’s goal was celebrating his 31st birthday on Friday, and the goal was his 10th of the season. Füllkrug also set up both goals in Malen’s brace. While Freiburg remain in 7th place for now, their chances for European competition are dimmed with the loss, as the club now lies 3 points behind 6th-place Frankfurt going into the rest of the weekend’s matches. Saturday’s early contests will see more clubs jockeying for better position in the bottom half of the table. Union Berlin go into their game against visitors Wolfsburg just 3 points outside of the relegation zone, and the home team has won its last 3 consecutive home matches. A fourth would equal the club record set in the 2019/20 season. Wolfsburg won this season’s reverse fixture 2:1. VfL Bochum 1848 are 3 points ahead of Union Berlin going into the former’s outing to Frankfurt, and will be facing a club that has won its last 3 home matches. Both of the last 2 contests between the 2 sides ended in 1:1 draws. SV Darmstadt 98, in last place at the table, will travel to Gladbach, and the clubs currently feature the league’s most porous defenses. Darmstadt have conceded 49 goals so far this season, and Gladbach have conceded 41. The reverse fixture this season ended in a 3:3 draw, but did feature a thrilling comeback for Gladbach from a 3:0 deficit. The big match on Saturday, though, is the late game between hosts Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern München, and will almost certainly set the trajectory for the remainder of the season, as just 2 points separate the 2 sides at the top of the table. The hosts currently feature the best defensive record in the league, and goalkeeper Lukás Hrádecky has accumulated 58 saved shots this campaign. In attack, Bayern of course features the division highest goal scorer in Harry Kane, who is comfortably in first place in scoring. This is the first time in Bundesliga history that 2 teams have at least 50 points after 20 matchdays. A Leverkusen win would give the home side a 5-point cushion in the table, while a Bayern win would give the visitors the top spot in the table for the first time since the close of play on Matchday 5. Looking ahead to Sunday, both 1. FC Köln and 1. FSV Mainz will look to gain on Union Berlin on twin outings south to Baden-Württemberg, when Köln travel to Hoffenheim and Mainz travel to Stuttgart.
Borussia Dortmund consolidated its position in 4th place on Friday with a 3:0 shutout of visitors Sport-Club Freiburg. Dortmund’s goals came courtesy of Donyell Malen in the 16th and 45th minutes, and Niclas Füllkrug in the 87th minute. Füllkrug’s goal was celebrating his 31st birthday on Friday, and the goal was his 10th of the season. Füllkrug also set up both goals in Malen’s brace. While Freiburg remain in 7th place for now, their chances for European competition are dimmed with the loss, as the club now lies 3 points behind 6th-place Frankfurt going into the rest of the weekend’s matches. Saturday’s early contests will see more clubs jockeying for better position in the bottom half of the table. Union Berlin go into their game against visitors Wolfsburg just 3 points outside of the relegation zone, and the home team has won its last 3 consecutive home matches. A fourth would equal the club record set in the 2019/20 season. Wolfsburg won this season’s reverse fixture 2:1. VfL Bochum 1848 are 3 points ahead of Union Berlin going into the former’s outing to Frankfurt, and will be facing a club that has won its last 3 home matches. Both of the last 2 contests between the 2 sides ended in 1:1 draws. SV Darmstadt 98, in last place at the table, will travel to Gladbach, and the clubs currently feature the league’s most porous defenses. Darmstadt have conceded 49 goals so far this season, and Gladbach have conceded 41. The reverse fixture this season ended in a 3:3 draw, but did feature a thrilling comeback for Gladbach from a 3:0 deficit. The big match on Saturday, though, is the late game between hosts Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern München, and will almost certainly set the trajectory for the remainder of the season, as just 2 points separate the 2 sides at the top of the table. The hosts currently feature the best defensive record in the league, and goalkeeper Lukás Hrádecky has accumulated 58 saved shots this campaign. In attack, Bayern of course features the division highest goal scorer in Harry Kane, who is comfortably in first place in scoring. This is the first time in Bundesliga history that 2 teams have at least 50 points after 20 matchdays. A Leverkusen win would give the home side a 5-point cushion in the table, while a Bayern win would give the visitors the top spot in the table for the first time since the close of play on Matchday 5. Looking ahead to Sunday, both 1. FC Köln and 1. FSV Mainz will look to gain on Union Berlin on twin outings south to Baden-Württemberg, when Köln travel to Hoffenheim and Mainz travel to Stuttgart.
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