FC Schalke 04 - Bayer Leverkusen

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The season starts not so well for Schalke 04, they are winless in their first 3 BL matches and they made a lot of mistakes in defensive. Above all after corners they had a lot of problems and conceded a lot. Nevertheless they had an agreement before the season that they have to pay if they conceded after standards. And after these 3 matches the players have to pay a lot. Maybe the advance to CL group stage gave them more self confidence and they are more focused on the BL match as they were in the past. After they reach this important goal they signed with Aogo a new back wing and with Prince Boateng from AC Milan an absolutely leader for the team. With these players they want to do better but the expectations are high after this. Of course they need both immediately because they have a lot of unavailable players. Aogo plays for Fuchs who is suspended because his replacement Kolasinac is injured too. He should stop quick wing Sam from Bayer Leverkusen what is a huge task for him at his first match. Also in central back they need a new one because with Höwedes they have the next suspended player and for him can play Santana beside Matip but they were not such stable in the past. Next big blow is striker Huntelaar who is out injured but Szalai was a good replacement in the past and also in Saloniki where he scored after great assist from Draxler. But he is doubtful after hand injury but must play anyway because of no alternative at the moment. They search for a new striker already but soled Pukki to Celtic Glasgow. No problems has Coach Keller in midfield where he can choose from a lot like Farfan, Boateng, Draxler, Jones, Clemens, Höger, Jones Goretzka and Meyer.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen is on a good way and Coach Hyppiä made a great job so far. He is the headcoach now and have to make the decisions. Sportmanager Völler gave him a lot of good players and they have a very good and strong squad, they play really well at the moment and they are on a good way to get closer to Bayern Munich or Borussia Dortmund. With a win they can be on top of the table at least for some hours because Borussia Dortmund plays tomorrow. Not many changes expected as the team worked well and showed their good style of play. Only one open position maybe if Hilbert or Donati plays as back wing. All the others are the same as form last weekend. Of course some players has less time to show their skills but sooner or later they get their chance as with a lot of matches coming up in CL or Cup. With Wollscheid, Rolfes, Can, Kruse and Hegeler they have some good players on bench who are normally have the class for the starting lineup. A bit curious was that striker Milik left to Augsburg on loan but on the other side they signed Derdioyk from Hoffenheim as replacement for Kießling. Funny decisions. 

Overall the CL quali can be a big disadvantage for Schalke early this season because they invest a lot and they had to play with 10 men after Jones got the red card. Leverkusen is well rested and has the focus only on this match. I see Leverkusen much better prepared as Schalke here and they have the form additional.

1.Bundesliga update

VfL Wolfsburg - Hertha BSC Berlin

- In the last 7 home matches, VfL Wolfsburg could only win one of them (1-3-3).

- VfL Wolfsburg is unbeaten in 6 home matches so far (2-4-0).

- Hertha BSC lost only one from their last 17 away matches (16x 2.BL and 1x 1.BL).

- Wolfsburg won only one of their last 6 matches in BL and this was against Schalke 4-0.

Wolfsburg with out suspended midfielder Gustavo and striker Dost

Hertha miss Ndjeng, Lasogga and Mukhtar

Hannover 96 - FSV Mainz 05

- FSV Mainz 05 never won a BL match in Hannover, they are 0-4-3 there.

- With 3 wins FSV started never so good, only 2010/11 they won 7 in a row.

- Hannover collected 32 of their 45 Points at home last season. They are only strong at home !!!

- Hannover lost only one of their last 12 home meetings (8-3-1).

- H96 won both matches at home this season so far.

H96 without Cherundolo, Felipe, Franca, Pander and Husti suspended .... Diouf is doubtful

FSV miss nothing important.

Hamburger SV - Eintracht Braunschweig

- Braunschweig lost their last 7 BL matches in Hamburg and conceded 24 goals (but long time ago).

- Eintracht won not one of their last 7 matches (0-2-5).

- HSV is winless since 4 matches (0-1-3) and in 12 without a clean sheet.

- They won only one of their last 7 home matches and this was vs. Düsseldorf 2-1 at Round 30 !!

- Both teams are very strong in corners or free kicks, Eintracht scored only after corner and HSV scored 3 from 4 goals this season after corner.

HSV miss only Jansen .... the others are all not want from Fink

Eintracht miss Correia and Korte

Bor. M'Gladbach - Werder Bremen

- Gladbach celebrated 25 home wins against Bremen and these are the most

- Bremen's defensive is very strong this time and they conceded only 1 goal so far.

- Werder created not much so far, they are more defensive minded and this degrades the offense

- Bremen had the weakest defensive last season with 66 goals allowed.

- Gladbach has almost the best passing value with 86%, only Bayern is better

No important miss for Gladbach

Bremen with Bargfrede and Schmitz has two guys out.

1.FC Nürnberg - FC Augsburg

- Augsburg is winless against Nürnberg (0-2-2).

- They are not known for their offensive power and therefore they were without a goal in 3/4 against

- All their last 5 away matches were lost (Augsburg)

- Nürnberg is winless this season so far and got only 3 draws (0-3-1).

Nürnberg miss only important Gebhardt, the others should be ready

FCA signed Bobadilla and he got injured in last match already, also Bance is not fit also new guy Milik

Union Berlin - FC St. Pauli

This encounter is a match between two traditional clubs in Germany with huge fan support. Both sides have excellent fans and they show it every weekend with their great support and also great atmosphere. This can be a very nice one to watch too. But also an important match for both because with a win both can get closer to the top. 

Union Berlin is known for their home strength and this is an advantage for them, to get such a good support the whole match even if they are down or lead. Their start was not very good with the home lose against Bochum but they turned things around and after this match they played better and better. The team looks much better as last season and they got a lot of good and experienced players to strength their squad a lot. They play more stable now also away from home what was the big disadvantage last season although they finished good. For this encounter Coach Neuhaus counts on the same lineup as he did in Frankfurt where they got a draw but showed the better style of play. Defender Eggimann returned last week and trained well, he started against FSV and has not problems also this trainings week. Therefore he plays again beside Schönheim. In central midfield no changes because with Özbek is Neuhaus alternative player out who got injured in home match against Düsseldorf where they showed their best performance so far. In this case Kreilach and Parensen plays today again. Last but not least the offense is the same also in home games with only one striker Nemec and Mattuschka behind him. After having success with this system they play it on and hope that they can bring the same good performance as against Fortuna. Not available are Jopek, Razeek and Özbek.

Although St. Pauli collected 8 Points so far it was not such good above all their play is very slow and they created to less, or if they created it was all missed. Of course they play stable in defensive but in offensive they have some problems, their scoring rate is very low. Nevertheless they have fast wings but they have not the man in the middle who is a real scorer not Verhoek and also not Nöthe. Coach Frontzeck tried both but maybe Verhoek could only showed his level against Bochum, the other matches was nothing and Nöthe in all matches. Against Dresden they won only due to a free kick from youngster Maier and had luck that they fall not behind but keeper Tschauner saved Dresden's penalty from Fiel. At this match Boll and Bartels were substitute with injuries but returned in the middle of the week to training. Therefore they are ready for this match and Coach Frontzeck can count on them. Although Boll had not his best day but should play from beginning on again, if Buchtmann is the second man beside him central or experienced Kringe is not out. All the other positions are the same as it seems more and more that Frontzeck has found his starting lineup after a few experiments in the past. Pauli miss Mohr, Schachten, Daube and Kalla.

Arminia Bielefeld - Fortuna Düsseldorf

Newcomer Bielefeld started well into the season and they showed that they are able to compete in this league. Their performances were good but they are not very pleased with the outcome so far. They want to do better and in this case they want to win their first home match against Düsseldorf this season. On the other side Düsseldorf after a huge downtrend they showed some improvement, not huge but they do and won 1-0 against Bochum. Now, they want continue their way and climb up in table but this can only happen with a win here.

As I mentioned already Arminia’s performances were well, also last weekend against Ingolstadt where they took the lead twice but could not bring it to an end and lost very unlucky 2-3. After this match we have a national break and if they do not want to stand near the bottom of the table they have to win here. Against the lineup in Ingolstadt Coach Krämer changes back to his normal starting lineup with Lorenz and Hille who was both on bench, surprisingly. For Lorenz is Strifler out of the team, for Hille there are some in danger in offensive midfield from last weekend. Some options and moves or changes in midfield expected, Müller can play as wing and central in midfield both options are possible and if he plays as wing Schönefeld must on bench but if he plays central Jerat is out as starter. Hopefully Coach Krämer does the right things here. On bench will be new signing from Feyenoord Achahbar but no option for the starting lineup so far.  

In Düsseldorf they are more than convinced that they have done the turnaround against Bochum and they hope that they are on the right way now. But they must continue the way they did last weekend. With the returning of long time injured defender Latka the defensive row works much better now. He is the head and very important. In both matches he played they won without conceding a single goal. Therefore no changes in defensive, also central midfield with Bodzek and Fink works much better as with Lambertz instead of Fink. Offensive they have some problems and some changes are expected. Lampertz played on the wing against Bochum because with Bellinghausen’s absent they have no real replacement for the fighter in team. He is still injured and not ready yet. On of the biggest blow is that playmaker Kenia who showed a good form in recent matches is a big doubt for today’s match, also striker Benshop got injured and is not in the squad. Coach Büskens has a lot to do to build up an absolutely new offensive row. Benshop’s replacement can be Hoffer but he is not at 100% and can play maybe 70 minutes while the miss from Kenia is not to replace. Maybe some system change can bring the hopes back and it seems that they count on two strikers. Beside Hoffer plays Reisinger and his open places on the wing can take Bolly. A bit difficult for Düsseldorf today as they have to change and move a lot.

FSV Frankfurt - Greuther Fürth

Coach Kramer must replace striker Djurdic

Wow what a streak, Greuther Fürth’s last defeat against FSV Frankfurt was 31 years ago, exactly on 04.12.1982. But nevertheless they played only 9 times in the past against each other but FSV was not able to win one of these nine. Moreover Coach Möhlmann who was former Coach from Fürth gives not much about this statistic and he said that they are more as able to compete with all teams in this leagues. They have the self confidence and self concept for this but he warns also because with Fürth comes one of the promotion contenders today and they are on a better level maybe same as Union or better. Therefore he requires from his team to play as compact as they can and work together and help each other with or against the ball. On the other side Kramer said that this match is an important one for him and this can be a sign for the upcoming matches. They could show their power against Kaiserslautern and Cologne and this were important lessons that they can compete with Top teams this season and also that they are on a competitive basis.

After 5 Rounds Greuther Fürth is on top of the table with 4 wins and a draw but their performances were not always well and they had some luck in the past as they were totally dominated from KSC but won in the end and also in Aalen or second half against Bielefeld. Nevertheless they got the points and this is the key, nothing else. They play a very compact style and they have a very good team for 2.Bundesliga. Coach Kramer understands to build up a very good squad after their disaster season in 1.Bundesliga. For today he has almost all players available only important striker Djurdic is out beside long term injured Tyrala. This means that he search only for the second striker beside Azemi. This can be power pack Mudrinski or new signed youngster Füllkrug who comes from Werder Bremen on loan. A lot speaks for the new man in team as he is fully fit and was very active this trainings week. Additional is Baba back after his injury and he has worked hard to get closer to the team and after his debut this season last weekend as substitute he is ready for starting today. Coach Kramer was very pleased and praised Baba, this can be a sign too. A small questionmark was behind defender Mavraj after he gets ill under the week but it seems that he is ready for the match. With only two players unavailable Coach Kramer has a very good situation at the moment.

The home team riding a wave of success with 3 unbeaten matches at the moment. In all the past three matches Coach Möhlmann counts on the same starting lineup and has normally nothing to change but they face some problems. Above all defender Huber and Kandziora could not train under the week. Both want to try that they are available but it can be difficult, Kandziora trained on Tuesday already while Huber does only light running. It means more that Kandziora can play while Huber must be replaced by Teixeira. Because of this Möhlmann can not count on the same starting lineup and has to change. Also not available is defender Heitmeier who face some problems and is out. Playmaker Yelen is back in squad and can be an option for some minutes in the end but after the national break he wants to be fully fit and ready for more.

SC Freiburg - Bayern München

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Round 4 starts on Tuesday today, right on Tuesday. Because Bayern Munich plays on friday for the European Supercup against Chelsea in Prague. Therefore this match is terminated earlier this week. Not a lot time to prepare for this match for both but they should handle it anyway. The situation is a bit different before this match. Bayern Munich started well and collected 3 wins out from 3 matches while Freiburg had a lot of problems and were not able to continue their run from last season.

I wrote it already on the first match day that Freiburg need much more time because they lost 5 offensive players and all of them were starters. This means that not all working well from beginning on because of a lot of new players and changes. Of course Coach Streich is not very pleased about it but he knows and said it already before the season that this will be a very hard season for them and they have to do a lot of work. The first two matches they had almost no chance and were dominated from their opponents, last one it was a curious one against Hoffenheim with a lot of goals, cards and mistakes from both teams. If they should be happy or sad about the point it is very hard to explain, first they were down but in the end they lead 3-2 but were not able to hold Hoffenheim away and allowed them the equalizer in the end. Moreover they got two red cards and both are not available with Mehmedi and Coquelin today. The card for Coquelin was a big doubt and not justified but they have to live with it now. In case of both missing the situation is getting worse now as Coach Streich must change again. Defensvie row should be the same, only Diagne is a doubt with knee problems should he pass Krmas can play instead of him. In central midfield Schuster and Fernandes are set to play there while in offensive Kerk can replace suspended Coquelin as wing. The other option is Hanke who is back in training after his injury but not out what Coach Streich plans. Additional some moves with Guede, Freis and Hanke are possible. Not available are Mehmedi, Hedenstad, Terazzino, Coquelin and Pilar. For this reason a short bench additional for Freiburg. But overall we can expect a much more defensive minded team from Freiburg today.

Bayern Munich started well but they looked not such strong as last season where they played must faster and have much more actions in the box and also some surprise moments on their side. This is gone with the style of Guardiola’s passing play. They play around the box and this very slow what gives their opponent a lot of time to organize their defensive row again. Maybe this style of play is good and Guardiola makes Bayern Munich better in the future but at the moment I see only one step back. Despite their three wins they convinced not much and if they faced a better opponent as they did it would have been not so well result wise. Above all Gladbach has a lot of chances to overcome Bayern but they were not able to use all the space and good opportunities they had. Against Frankfurt it was a bit better in defensive but in the end Frankfurt had the chance to equalize but missed it. Also against Nürnberg last weekend Bayern needs a long time to take the lead but if Ginczek had scored early for Nürnberg in first half Bayern had not won this. Guardiola plans to control the ball as much as they can and also both defensive wings playing more further forward what opened a lot of space for their opponents in the past there. If they can not solve this more problems arrive in the upcoming matches. Bayern’s squad is deep and they have on all positions replacements so it is not such difficult for them to replace Thiago who got injured against Nürnberg and is out longer now, also Kirchhoff was slight injured but not such important anyway. The spain national player Martinez face some problems and is out for this match again. Due to 3 matches in a week some changes are expected. Defensive row can be Lahm (Rafinha), van Buyten (Boateng), Dante and Alaba, central midfield Schweinsteiger, offensive Kroos, Müller, Robben, Ribery (Shakiri) and alone striker Pizzaro. Instead of Thiago and Götze are Kroos and Müller expected because they gave Bayern’s play a lager drive against Nürnberg as Thiago and Götze did. Mandzukic gets a break and Pizzaro his first chance to show his skills.

Normally this is an easy one for Bayern Munich what the last 22 matches between both teams show. In all these matches Bayern Munich lost not one, they won 18 and draw 4, this is the longest streak from teams against each other in Bundesliga at the moment. Despite the problems from Bayern in defense I expect a win for them because Freiburg is to weak at the moment above all in offensive and they have not the fast players they need to come behind both wings from Bayern and use the space they get. Away win. GL   

FC St. Pauli - Dynamo Dresden

This is the last match from Round 5 where FC St. Pauli faces Dynamo Dresden. The situation from both Teams is a bit different before the match today. While St. Pauli can be pleased with their start into the season where they could collect 5 Points so far is Dresden at the bottom of the table with only 2 Points and after Ingolstadt’s win on Friday. Of course both need the win here. St. Pauli can climb up till Place 5 while Dresden can leave the last Place. Despite all an interesting match ahead.

At St. Pauli were they not very pleased about the information that Dresden sucked their Coach Pacult, above all Coach Frontzeck sees this a bit difficult now as he does not know on which players and tactic interim Coach Menze counts. So all the information he has from Dynamo is past. But nevertheless he wants to count on the same eleven who got a Point against Bochum. They played well there, although they had a bit luck in the end but he trusts again these players. Only Thy had some problems with his knee last days and could not train much but he said that he is ready. Also John Verhoek scored twice against Bochum and has won the battle for the place in offensive against Nöthe but he has to confirm this now. The only change can be in central midfield where Boll is back after missing the match against Bochum, for this reason Kringe must on bench because Buchtmann is set to play because with his good offensive play he can help the team more here as Kringe. Overall we can expect the same starting lineup as in the past.

After Dresden’s 0-3 against FSV Frankfurt last weekend Peter Pacult was sucked immediately. For this reason Sportmanager Menze sit on bench and has to bear the blame for the team today. Additional he searches for a new Coach where some names are already mentioned with Runjaic or Hasenhüttl but nothing confirmed yet. Nevertheless their focus is the match in Hamburg at St. Pauli today anyway. Against the last match where the performance were more as awful a lot of changes are expected for the lineup today. First one is that Schuppan returns into the starting lineup as back wing while Mravac and Susac battle for the place in central back beside Bregerie. However, the central midfield with Losilla and Fiel is the same as under former Coach Pacult but the biggest changes will be in offensive. Youngster Müller who started against FSV is not even in the squad while alternative Trojan is injured and therefore not available. The wings are filled with Quali and Kempe and up front he counts on two strikers with Pote and Dedic who plays the first time together this season. They did it already some seasons ago and were one of the best offensive duos in 2.Bundesliga. Maybe Menze remember about it. Also midfielder Robert Koch is in the squad again after Pacult sorted him out but Menze give him a new chance and he is on bench today.

Fortuna Düsseldorf - VfL Bochum

Jump Düsseldorf over Bochum??

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One of the promotion contenders are not in best shape, with only 4 points from 4 matches they are far away for a top place in 2.Bundesliga and also for the immediately return into the 1.Bundesliga. After starting well with a win at home and a draw in Cologne they are on a huge downtrend with 3 loses in a row including Cup knock out against Regional League team from Wiedenbrück. Also their fans are not very pleased about and they are against some players what makes the things not easier. According to this they want to stop their negative run today but with Bochum comes a team who has one point more on their side and have played a really good second half against St. Pauli where they were very close to win this in the end despite 0-2. They played really well and started a good comeback and should have won this in the end because they press a lot and invested much more as Pauli. With a bit of luck, they had.

After Düsseldorf's huge downtrend it was not all well in this trainings week because Coach Büskens was very mad about the performance and he talked a lot to his players. Against Union they were totally outplayed in first half and they had no chance there, it was more as lucky that they were only 0-1 down and after they coming out to second half they conceded immediately the 0-2. Only after Reisinger came in and after they scored it was a bit better with their play but overall to less. This means that a lot of changes can be made today. Important defender Latka can give his debut in starting lineup today and in this case Levels can move to his normal position. Level's was the man who made a lot of mistakes and costs some points for his team and also the Cup knock out was according to his mistake. If he stands in starting lineup is not sure because with Balogun he has a good rival who battle for this position together. Also Lampertz is not at his best level and made additional some mistakes what speaks against him now. He can be also out of the team and the more offensive player with Fink can get his chance beside Bodzek in central midfield. But after Bellinghausen got injured who is a lose for the team with his great fighting spirit Lampertz can be an option on this position. A lot of players are disappointed in the past and one of them is also Bolly who must on bench and Reisinger comes in. An option can be new signing Erwin Hoffer who knows this league were well as he played for Frankfurt and Kaiserslautern already but he is only in starting lineup if Büskens tries to play with two strikers what makes it difficult for playmaker Kenia to start then. A lot of changes in team but after such a run Coach Büskens gives all and hopefully he has done the right things.

The situation in Bochum is a bit better and the team got a lot of self confidence with the draw against Pauli although they were close to win. Also a lot of options for Coach Neururer who has a lot to choose from in midfield because with at last suspended Tiffert and Cwielong he gets two players back and also new signing Zahirovic is fit and ready now. This means three alternatives more for him and the battle for the places in team are very hard now. Sure in team are Latza and Jungwirth who played really good against Pauli, while Jungwirth scored the equalizer and was one of the best players on the pitch. Youngster Bulut is no option for the starting lineup but on bench he is. This can be the case for Tiffert although he has a lot of experience and could help the team anyway. Returning Cwielong is immediately in team and plays as wing while Tasaka can move forward and plays maybe former Düsseldorf player Illsö who can get a chance against his former club here. Both are behind the lone striker Sukuta Pasu who is not known for his scoring skills as he needs a lot of opportunities. He looks very harmless in all the matches and I do not know why not Aydin gets the place here. But maybe Coach Neururer knows it surely better.  

SC Paderborn - 1860 München

After less points in the first two matches Paderborn got two draws against Cologne 1-1 and in derby vs. Bielefeld 3-3. They showed that they able to keep up with other teams but they are more as disappointed at the moment. The key for this is that they were in both matches up but in the end they conceded always the equalizer, this means that they should have more points as only 2 at the moment. Maybe they have to work on it to be as concentrated as they can till the final whistle sounds. Nevertheless they want continue their good performances but with more success against 1860 today, on the other side 1860 came from 3 wins in a row and if they continue their winning way they are close to the top where they can be for some time. But I have also to mentioned that their performances were awful although they won these matches, this was a lot of luck for them anyway.

After the match against Cologne at home Coach Breitenreiter seems that he found his first eleven as he counts vs. Bielefeld again on it and wants today too. Overall he was very pleased about the performance from last match, only the defensive work was not so well otherwise they should have not conceded 3 goals. Therefore the focus was more on defensive work this week. Moreover all starters are ready and he can count on the same eleven, only one position he decides short before the match today. Since striker Kachunga is in great form he is set to play but beside him there are some possibilities with Saglik and Rick ten Voorde. Both convinced with goals in the past and therefore it is very close who starts or who is on the bench for the match against 1860. 

The Lions were very pleased with the results in the past matches but not with their performance. Overall this was very weak and in offensive absolutely harmless although they have some good and creative players in their rows but their play is not the best at the moment. With a lucky win against Ingolstadt they continue their streak but they won only due to an own goal from Ingolstadt's defender. Despite this win Coach Schmidt changes again in offensive, what he did already in the matches before. This is not the best sign and also not the best way because the players must appear always new. This help the team not much in my eyes and the bad play continues and the stability of their play is gone. Striker Hain could not use his chance last weekend that he is out of the team and Schmidt has two options here with Wood or Friend but all think that he counts on the quicker and faster man for counter attacks Wood. Daniel Adlung plays again on the central midfield position beside Yannick Stark although he has his strength more as wing as there but with Stoppelkamp and Tomasov both wing players made their job and they are set to play. In defensive Volz and Wojtkowiak battle for the place there, who makes the race is still open but in the past it was the pole. 

VfR Aalen - 1.FC Kaiserslautern

After their huge defeat last weekend Aalen wants to return to winning ways but just today they face one of the top teams in 2.Bundesliga with 1.FC Kaiserslautern. This can be a very hard nut for them and it needs a lot of input and power. But after their 1-5 they have nothing to lose and maybe this is the right opponent to the right time now. On the other side Kaiserslautern expect a more defensive minded Aalen team who count on counter. Because of this they had some example with Aue last weekend as they won 2-1 but the result has been higher anyway. All the players are warned from the result in the past and they know that Aalen is very dangerous and according to their last result much more as normal. They want to turn things around and show that they can be much better as they were in Cottbus. 

After the huge defeat Aalen's coach was relaxed because he knows that this can happen sometimes but we should learn from such matches and do better next time. Therefore he does the same as always in training and preparation for this match but some changes are possible. Their offensive can be with Lechleitner, Klauß and Valentini while Reichwein must on bench then. Some expect changes in the defensive because with 5 goals against them it seems problems at this positions but Coach said that he trust the same although Hübner was involved by 4 goals and had not his best day but he plays according to Coach Ruthenbeck. Hence he counts almost on the same lineup as against Cottbus they should reactivate themselves. Only 2nd keeper Bernhardt got injured in training and is out for this match but should be no problem at all.

Kaisersautern come with a 2-1 win against Aue to Aalen and they want continue their run. This is a must win match for them anyway against a weaker team who plays maybe against relegation while Kaiserlsautern has much higher aims with promotion. No problems has Coach Foda who has all available only long term injured Torrejon, Alushi and Bunjaku are out. Therefore he can choose from a lot as their squad is big. Also defender Orban who got injured against Aue is ready for this match otherwise Simunek and Heintz are options too. According to the players and on what system Foda counts he can play with different models. This means with two strikers or with one striker and an offensive midfield player behind. Option 1: Idrissou/Zoller or Occean and Option 2: Idrissou and midfielder Fortounis. But according to Foda's interview about Fortounis it is very doubtful that he plays as he mentioned that he is not at 100% and he needs still some weeks to reach top level. But he is ready to play from beginning and he has the power for 60 minutes maybe. So it would be interesting what decisions he makes. 

Greuther Fürth - 1.FC Köln

With Coach Kramer, success is back !!!

This match between Greuther Fürth and 1.FC Cologne should have been a top match but it looks more that we do not have this at the moment. Both are promotion candidates before the season but only relegated Greuther Fürth can say this with 4 wins in a row they are on top while Cologne got 3 draws and celebrated their first win last weekend but they were in all their matches not very good, of course Fürth was it too but they got the points. If Cologne do not want to open the gap to nine points it is very important to get a result here or they should win. This can put them in a better position while Fürth with a win is on top for longer.

Ok, Fürth won in Karlsruher but Coach Kramer was not very pleased with the performance from his team, only with the result. He said: If we have lost this, it has been ok anyway. According to this bad performance the focus was huge on this trainings week and he wants to prepare for more stability in his team and defensive as well. So this can be that some of the players who were starters last weekend are on bench this time. First one can be that Fürstner is out of the starting lineup and Brosinski returns on the wing because Fürstner could not convince much there. Also Tom Weilandt who played great as offensive wing against Kaiserslautern move back to his normal position after playing behind the lone striker against KSC. Beside striker Azemi there are some options, if they play with him alone and one player behind him or Kramer wants to put one beside him. Very open at the moment but Drexler was the winning goal scorer vs. KSC or Pledl is also an option but both are more midfield players. The only striker left is Mudrinski and he showed his level already against Kaiserslautern where he scored the winning goal but Coach Kramer said that he has some fitness problems and is not at 100% at the moment.

Many problems in Cologne again also with new Sportmanager Schmadtke and new Coach Stöger. Some days ago Stöger said that his team is not a promotion candidate if he look at the performances they had in the past matches. A lot of work to do for him and his team to bring Cologne back and also to a good level according to their play it is very hard to see them winning because they create less and also score less, this is one of the key facts and problems they had and have. Overall they have to improve in all positions and if they want to start a run they must do it against an direct rival today. This is the right time to show their strength. A lot of changes on the wing was made by Stöger, he let play Bröker, Thiel and Exslager on this position but no one could convince so far and it looks like that new signing who is on loan from Parma Peszko plays from beginning today. He knows Cologne very well after he was some years there already. Maybe some other options with Gebhardt and Halfar are also possible but overall the first one looks more acceptable for Stöger. And up front he plays with two strikers as he did against Sandhausen.

Borussia Dortmund - Werder Bremen

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The biggest stadium in Germany will be sold out today. Big and absolutely awesome atmosphere in Dortmund as always where a fanatic crowd pushing Borussia Dortmund. Of course they want to do better as last season where they lost a lot of points to beginning or against weaker teams. Therefore they must be concentrated as much as they can and give all in every match. Their start was good with two victories but they must continue this way if they want to hold the pressure on Bayern Munich high. Overall they had some problems, the first 30 minutes against Augsburg but after the lead it was much better and they got a lot of space and with their fast and quick players it is much easier then. Also against Braunschweig last Sunday, they had a lot of problems above all they had no idea to crack a good organized and well playing defensive minded team from Braunschweig. They need a long time to take the lead and after this they got a lot more space again. So an important fact can be to take the lead as fast as they can to get better into the match and use the individual class of their players better. According to their squad Coach Klopp has a lot of options this season as they strength it very well. With some light rotation he can field his starting lineup today. Only key midfielder Gündogan is out with back problems, the others are all available. On central midfield he can count on Sahin, Bender and Kehl but only 2 plays and it is expected that Bender gets a break and Kehl gives his starting debut this season, also Reus is fully fit and ready to start. A lot of possibilities at offensive midfield with Reus, Micki, Aubameyang, Kuba, Hofmann for only 3 places. Goalkeeper Weidenfeller is some doubt here but Langerak is a good replacement as he showed several times already and also this season in Augsburg. But I am sure that Klopp finds the right lineup for today.

Wow, what a start for Werder Bremen after such an awful preparation, and the additional Cup knock out against 3rd league team from Saarbrücken. Of course it was very important for them to win both matches to work in peace after the turbulences in recent weeks. It was also good for Coach Dutt not to get under much pressure to beginning and they solved this but they should also take a look what opponents they had played. It was only newcomer Braunschweig and Augsburg, both teams are sure relegation candidates and this was maybe a must win situation for Bremen against. Win is win but they were in both matches the weaker side and they won maybe lucky above all in Braunschweig. Nevertheless only the win counts and no one talk how they managed it. With Borussia Dortmund they face a much better team and this can be the first big test for Bremen. They should be not to blind and play an open match here, it can be more save to play with a good and defensive organized system. But Bremen is more a team who run and open a lot what let Dortmund a lot of space and opportunities to create some. If they do like this I see no chance for them but if they could minimize their mistakes in defensive and play as organized as they can very close in defensive they can hurt Dortmund as they need a lot of space for their fast and quick players. Why was Dortmund so successful in CL last season, this was only they play big teams who want to play offensive against them and do more for the play as Dortmund because Dortmund counts on their counter attacks. This is gone now as most of the clubs know Dortmund’s style of play. Hopefully Bremen has learned from it already.

This can be a clear match for Dortmund as they are the much better side and Bremen getting sure problems with the offensive power from Dortmund. Also they have a very weak record there, Dortmund celebrated the most wins against Bremen, against no team more (27). Moreover Bremen has not such a stability they need to win there or get anything. They need a lot of time more despite their good start. Dortmund walk on. GL       

FC Ingolstadt 04 - Arminia Bielefeld

This evening Round 5 starts with 3 matches and one of these 3 is FC Ingolstadt 04 against Arminia Bielefeld. An important match for home side because they have zero points after 4 Rounds,  therefore they want the first points especially first win today. Of course it would be not an easy one but they are motivated and hot to show some better performances as they did in the past matches. On the other side Arminia started average and have 5 Points so far but they played a good match at St. Pauli where they won 1-0, of course with some luck but they were solid in defensive but showed a lot of weakness in their last match at home.

Despite four loses in a row Coach Kurz is very confident about the match today. Overall he has to be confident because if they lose again it can be that he loses his job after a few weeks again. Same happen at his last station 1899 Hoffenheim. Seems he has not learned a lot about the situation or he is only a bad Coach anyway. After defeats against Aue 1-2 and KSC 0-1 at home a win is very important today. According to their very unlucky 0-1 lose against 1860 Munich Kurz counts on the same starting lineup as there. Also own goal scorer Roger gets a chance as central back again. The only position where is questionable is in offensive. Where young player Hofmann has his chance against 1860 but he could not use it, in this case some alternatives are there anyway. With Eigler and Lappe some options are possible. But Kurz was not such a friend from Eigler in the past therefore some expect him on the bench again. Really strange because he is captain of the team.

 Newcomer Arminia started average but they got their points so far. Maybe one of their advantages is that they play almost with the same eleven they did in 3.Bundesliga already. They know each other and they are well balanced and this is their big plus at the moment. Otherwise they are on a light downtrend as they were not such solid in their defensive play as they showed to beginning of the season. For this match not many changes expected, only Patrick Schönefeld can be in the starting lineup as he scored already the equalizer last weekend. He replaces Müller who has some problems after his injury to get back to his level from beginning of the season. Also Lorenz was not in shape at least but starts again on the wing. One of the wide open position is where stands in goal. After promotion hero Platins got injured Ortega played for him and he made a good job so far but Coach Krämer mentioned that Platins has some bonus from last season. Therefore it would be very interesting which one is in starting lineup today.  

Union Berlin - Fortuna Düsseldorf

This is the last match of Round 4 when Union Berlin hosts Fortuna Düsseldorf on monday evening. Both started average into the season but both are named as promotion contenders before the season. Whether they belong to this group will show up in the next few weeks. Both want to enter their second victory in order to look up in the table. The Loser, however, stays in the lower half of the table and have to invest a lot to close the gap to the top but of course it can change quickly to beginning of the season again. The trend speaks more for Union, they lost vs. Bochum 1-2 but got a draw at Bielefeld and showed their best performance with the win in Dresden 3-1. Exactly the opposite way from Düsseldorf who won to beginning 1-0 against Cottbus, collected a draw in Cologne and lost very unlucky 1-2 to 1860 Munich but continued their downtrend.

Union Coach Neuhaus would most like to field the same eleven who was absolutely strong against Dresden but he has to wait if Özbeck is ready as he suffer some back problems and could not practice so far. This would be a bog blow because he build up a very strong duo with Kreilach in central midfield. Nevertheless Neuhaus counts on the same tactic 4-2-3-1 what worked very well if Özbeck can play or not. If all is ok and the same lineup plays but if not some changes can be that Parensen move into the middle beside Kreilach while Kohlmann comes into the starting lineup as back wing. The offense would be the same with alone striker Nemec and Mattuschka behind him in midfield with all options.

Despite the lose against 1860 Munich no changes expected in the lineup from Fortuna Düsseldorf. They played really well and put a lot of pressure on 1860 but they were not able to finish their good opportunities they create. Sooner or later they must start to score if they want to win matches apart their dominance they had in home matches but away it is different as they not known for a solid away team in the past. Because of new signing Hoffer is not allowed to play today, Benschop is the lone striker again. Behind him convinced Kenia as playmaker but he has some fitness deficit and should work on it to reach the best level he needs. Next problem for Coach Büskens is that injured Latka needs one week more for his return into the squad and therefore he has to count on Bomheuer and Levels again but most of the fans was very angry about Levels and run their displeasure on him. All his team mates were very shocked about the behavior of the fans. In spite of Coach Büskens is very confident about the experienced player and he trust him to 100% again and gave some advice for the fans.

Borussia Dortmund - Eintracht Braunschweig

The black yellow started well into the season and they showed some good combinations, good pressing and awesome finishing. It was not only Dortmund who played because the first 30 minutes was more Augsburg who was very aggressive and allowed Dortmund nothing. So Dortmund came hard into the match but after the first goal they were the team who dominate and created some good opportunities and scored as well above all new striker Aubameyang was the man of the day with his 3 goals. Overall a good performance from Dortmund where Coach Klopp counts almost all players from last season, only Aubameyang was on the right wing instead of Kuba. All the other positions were taken from keeper Langerak (Weidenfeller was suspended), defensive Schmelzer, Hummels, Subotic and Großkreutz, defensive midfield Sahin and Bender, offensive Gündogan while Reus and Aubameyang played on the wings and Lewandowski up front. This lineup changes today as with Gündogan is one of the important players out with injury. This can be that the new man from Donezk Micki gives his debut on the offensive midfield position but he was out for weeks now and maybe Klopp does not want to risk much and therefore Reus plays offensive and Kuba comes in as wing. Also Weidenfeller is back in goal, all the others maybe the same as mentioned above from Augsburg match.

After long time Eintracht Braunschweig is back in 1.Bundesliga and they started good into the season although they lost their first match more as unlucky against Werder Bremen because they were the better side and they invested much more as Bremen. In second half they open more and was close to take the lead but they could not finish their actions. Overall solid play by a team who plays only against relegation, more is not expected from them. Maybe this was a bit lack of experience that they lost 0-1 with a late goal and also not to finish some of their good chances. But nevertheless they have to look forward and continue their work. Surely they are huge underdog against Dortmund and it can be that they are a bit nervous in front of 80.000 supporters who make a lot of noise. Coach Lieberknecht counts of course on a defensive tactic against the giant from Dortmund. This can be 4-3-2-1 with 3 defensive midfield players that they give not many space away in their half and build up a big wall what can be a good choice. They want to hold as long as they can a draw and maybe make Dortmund a bit nervous. Hopefully they can. Kumbela is not available due to his injury and he is not ready yet.

Ok it can be so clear but the match must be played and we see a big defensive wall from Braunschweig today and Dortmund needs some ideas to crack them. They have to play with fast combinations if they want to come through but if they take the lead what happen sooner or later it can be done. I do not expect that Braunschweig can hurt Dortmund here. Of course the last matches were all won from Braunschweig, these were all in Cup but nevertheless at normal days a clear home win.

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Dynamo Dresden - FSV Frankfurt

The atmosphere is not very good in Dresden because they are on a bottom place and they do not want to have the same problems as last season. So they must get back on track and this immediately today. Otherwise it looks like that Coach Pacult is the one who will be sucked. After 3 matches without a win and a lot of trouble in the summer break about him it can be his last chance maybe this sunday. The performances were not the best in the past and so the pressure against FSV Frankfurt is very high now. Of course the fans are behind the team and they push them all the match but they are already against the Coach a bit. Not an easy match as FSV coming from their first win and it seems that they are playing better together now after some problems in pre matches with injuries and a lot of new players while also some left the club. 

Overall the squad or starting lineup is not the same as last match against Union where the performances was awful. Gueye who saw the red card against Union is suspended here and Pacult must bring a new player for him, this can be new signing Schulz who gets his starting debut. Very strained are all around who the offense lineup would be. Some want that they play 4-4-2 instead of only one striker with Pote who has not scored in his last 17 matches. So they need to play with two strikers above all at home where they are in a must win situation now, so Dedic can be an option here and they should try it. Both played 2011/12 together and scored incredible 25 goals for Dresden, maybe some remember and maybe Coach Pacult. If both are in starting lineup the offensive position from Fiel is gone and he move back in central midfield while Menz is out of the team. But not enough with all the problems, as Coach Pacult gave an interview and he said that he is not very pleased that some from the press or around the club say in which lineup he has to play. Some play with the fire there now, I think he does the opposite they want and this give a lot of trouble :))

FSV travelled to Dresden with good mood because they got the first win and this was important for their self confidence and the upcoming matches. So they have a lot of motivation now and the team working better and better together and they know that they are able to have some success again. Till Tim Heubach the whole squad is available and gives Möhlmann a lot of options for today. Zafar Yelen is back in training but he is not yet by 100%, he said that he is on a good way but he needs 3-4 weeks more to be on top level. Both Albania national players returned healthy that Coach Möhlmann can count on the same starting lineup as last weekend.  

1860 München - FC Ingolstadt 04

The bavarian derby between 1860 and FCI with different signs.  Home side started well into the season with 2 wins from 3 matches and they are close to the top but they have to continue their winning way although their performance was very very weak in the last match. Nevertheless the points are there and no one ask how they won these but in the past years they had a lot of problems above all if they could reach the top places or should win to close the gap to the other teams they failed. This can be a thing they have to learn or do better as in the past and they are in the race from beginning on. The situation is clear, normally as with Ingolstadt they meet a team who have won nothing so far and also got not a single point. The statistic is also on their side because Ingolstadt could not win in 8 matches against 1860. Despite all Ingolstadt has a good team but they were even not able to put it on the pitch so far.

The management and coaches saw it very positive that they won 2-1 in Düsseldorf even their performance was awful because Top Teams win matches if they play good or bad the only thing was count is win and this was the case. Despite the bad performance what Schmidt saw he has a lot to improve above all their offensive play was bad and they created less and also their opening play was not the best. Seems a lot of work what they have done this week to get better prepared for the derby. Some changes maybe come as the training give some sign about. Yannick Stark is set to play on central position as he did in the past and he played well anyway but his partner Wannenwetsch was to weak and he is out of the starting lineup while wing Adlung move to the middle and plays beside Stark. This can be dangerous too because he is more a wing and gives with fast actions a lot of options and can create some. This is only because normal central player Stahl is still injured. For Adlung can play Tomasov on the wing who scored the winning goal in Düsseldorf and convinced his coach. Also in offensive gets Lauth a new partner with Hain instead of Wood. The defensive row was solid despite a lot of opportunities they gave away but the pressure from Düsseldorf was huge and therefore acceptable what they played there.

After three loses in a row FC Ingolstadt looks like a relegation candidate but they have a very good squad with a lot of good players but they were not able to play as team together and also score less what is one of the key points but the other is the defensive play. It looks like they come to a head or they have it already. Coach Kurz clam down and he does not change all what was good in preparation weeks for the season. He counts on what they have study and trained and also on the players he has available. Danny da Costa is back from suspension and he plays immediately while Morales move into the middle and plays on central midfield position beside Cohen. The place in midfield lost Pascal Groß who is out of the starting lineup. No other changes expected but one man makes some advertising in 2nd team from Ingolstadt who plays in Regional League Bavaria. Philipp Hofmann scored 6 goals in the past matches and was one of the man who lead this team to the top although he is very young but he showed his strength already in Paderborn last season. He can be an option for the offensive today. If Hofmann is in the team it can be some change in offensive where Caiuby or Korkmaz lose his place.

SC Freiburg - FSV Mainz 05

I wrote a lot from Freiburg last weekend and all my doubts were correct. Sorry but I do not know what all are having with Freiburg, they were taken huge last weekend and it looks like that they are taken this weekend again. Once again. Freiburg is not the team from last season. They lost almost their whole offensive with Kruse, Caligiuri, Rosenthal, Makiadi and Flum and also with Santini and Jendrisek two bench players and also offensive guys. So a lot of work to do for Coach Streich who has to field an absolutely new offensive. It was not all well in the past above all their Cup match showed a lot off weakness in offensive where they could not create much against a lower division team who was the better side additional. Of course they won after Extra time who cares but they showed not much against Leverkusen again. An absolutely plus from last season was that they played really compact, all together from Offensive to defensive but this is not the case at the moment because a lot of new players in starting lineup needs time and learn to know each other better and where my partner runs and so on. This need all a lot of time but time is to less above all if you play in Bundesliga and need to collect points or win matches. Additional problem can be EL in the future where they must manage Bundesliga, EL and Cup. I think this can be a bit to much for this team.

On the other side they face an opponent who has no worries and seems in good shape. Coach Tuchel understand it very well to work with young players and he gives them a lot of confidence anyway. So they gave some back last match with a good start into the season. Of course they want to continue this way and therefore Freiburg is the right opponent for them at the moment. Mainz lost not much from their squad and can count on almost the same, no they strength it more and this is the outcome what we have seen last weekend. The only problem this week for Coach Tuchel was the absent of several players, around 9 players were away for their national teams and if all return well and healthy it speaks nothing against the same starting lineup as against Stuttgart. The same squad then, Soto who was important player last season is not in the squad because he has to do some individual training after his injury but sooner or later he can be an option for Tuchel again. 

At the moment I see Mainz as the much better prepared team as Freiburg. Sorry but I do not understand why count so many around on Freiburg. This team lost 5 of their starters and 2 of their bench players, they signed a lot of new guys but it needs time and they are far away from last year's form or style of play. Additional they are on a 5 matches winless run against Mainz. Overall if we compare both the better choice can here only Mainz.

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VfB Stuttgart - Bayer Leverkusen

First home match for Stuttgart after their defeat in 1.Round against Mainz 05. They did well in trainings camp and also in their preparation due to the season. They played some good friendlies and got also good result. Overall it look like that they are on a good way but the first match showed some different. Their defensive was very weak and according to the friendlies not visible. But Coach Labbadia said it in an interview already. All were available in training and they prepared very well and a lot of situations were played through. So all was ok and they conceded only 2 goals before the season but some things happened against Plovdiv or training that many problems arrived and all the good preparation was gone. According to Stuttgart news they face a huge problems with unavailable defenders. With Tasci, Niedermeier and Rüdiger (returns but not fit) they miss almost all of their central back. In this case Labbadia has to change a lot as he did already against Mainz and as he must against Leverkusen again. So it is absolutely clear that they have a big problem there but they have only young and unexperienced players available who played not often or do not know such situations. What to do, to buy new defenders or count on some who are already there. He count on players like Röcker and some others, also Schwaab must move from the wing into the middle and play as central defender. All the sequences they trained and what they have to do is more as invalid. They have to focus absolutely new now. Offensive looked well and they have a lot of options there and also the players are all able to get dangerous or make some trouble for the opponents defensive.

I wrote already some of Leverkusen last weekend but maybe I can repeat it a bit. Leverkusen is well balanced, did a good preparation and had not many changes in team above all in their starting lineup they can count on almost the same from last season, only 1-2 players are new but this should be not a big problem. What they are able to bring on the pitch showed they already twice. This was in Cup with an easy 6-1 and last but not least against Freiburg with 3-1. They have a lot of potential above all in their offensive what looks unstoppable at the moment. Sam, Son, Castro, Kießling are on fire. What make things a lot easier for them is if they can take the lead, they can run their counter attacks over their mentioned players above. All there guys are very quick and therefore they scored two of their 3 goals with such fast attacks. Leverkusen is not a team who force or press from beginning on, they count more on counter attacks what they are better prepared. But overall beside Bayern Munich and Dortmund one of the top teams in Bundesliga and they can repeat their success from last season.

With all the problems from Stuttgart in defensive it can be that Leverkusen take advantage with their excellent and experienced players. Coach Labbadia says it makes no sense to change my tactic and play more defensive style, it is nonsense. So he wants to play as in Mainz and try to make the game and put some pressure on Leverkusen, this can be a big mistake if Leverkusen can use their fast play. Also Kießling likes to play against Stuttgart as he scored a lot in the past against VfB. Sportmanger Bobic said that he does not like him :)) I can see some advantage for Leverkusen here. GL

1.FC Köln - SV Sandhausen

The pressure is high in Cologne and the management maybe made an mistake at they force the goal to get promoted. After three draws they need immediately the first win otherwise the are far away from the top places after 4 Rounds. This means they have to improve a lot and their performance anyway. A lot of players are not at their level and also in offensive they look very weak. The only man with Ujah is not enough there. But they meet an opponent who is not very good to play because they play really defensive and this is what the problem is for Cologne, they need much more space for their wings and therefore it can be a huge problem today too. Both matches ended with draw against Sandhausen last season. 

More as probably is this because Coach Schwartz is known for his defensive style and if they can hold Colonge away from their goal and hold some time a draw, maybe Cologne and their fans get angry and this can be one of the key facts here. The problems from Cologne are clear and sooner or later they open more and more and the space for Sandhausen gets bigger and their chances as well. This was seen in matches like Dresden, Düsseldorf, Paderborn and in Cup. So why not today again. No changes expected because Coach Schwartz was very pleased how his team played against Nürnberg and Cottbus last weekend where they got a draw what is not such bad but they were 2-0 up and could not hold this lead till the end. In this case captain Löning is again on bench.

Some more changes expected in lineup for Colonge today. Their performances were not the best in the past and maybe Coach Stöger changes some and try a new system or something he has in mind. One of these changes can be from 4-3-3 to 4-4-2 with Ujah beside last weeks goal scorer Przybylko. Mattuschyk must on bench while Lehmann plays the central midfield position alone and he has to do a lot then but he is not the quickest one and this can bring some danger here. Maybe Halfar can bring some fresh power in Colognes play while Bröker and Thiel looked not very good and this can be the chance from Exslager who was not such bad after he came in. As you can see, Coach Stöger wants to try some new and bring new fresh and hungry players in the lineup to get the first win today.

1.FC Kaiserslautern - Erzgebirge Aue

Next match ahead but Kaiserslautern stands under huge pressure if they do not want to open the gap to the top places to beginning of the season they have to win this match, nothing else. But before this, they should invest a bit more in their performance above all in their defensive or offensive who looked not very well against Fürth. They must turn things around if they want to keep their aims alive. On the other side with Aue we have a team who won both opening matches but knocked out from Cup against 3rd league team Osnabrück very easy and lost against Aalen at home where they played really awful and lost deserved. But nevertheless they are huge underdog today and they can only win !!!

Maybe due to the problems from Coach Foda that some players were already away to their national teams he had to change some against Fürth and this was also a key fact. So, all back today and he can count on central midfielder Ring again who played not such bad and gave his team much stability in the past matches. All in all looks like that all players are ready and Coach Foda has to choose from a lot the only open position can be beside striker Idrissou because Occean did not convinced much in his start debut against Fürth and he must maybe back on bench while young Zoller who scored 3 goals already maybe move in. It seems the better choice for Lautern because they were much stronger and much more dangerous with him.

One of the relegation candidates surprised to beginning of the season but they are on a huge downtrend in their last two matches. They were not able to advance in cup and also get something against Aalen. All the problems are back and they should try to get back but it is not an easy one today. Therefore Coach Götz watched the match from Kaiserslautern on monday and he has some nice informations. Despite these things he must replace his captain Klingbeil because of illness. Pezzoni and Könnecke were both doubtful but they said that they are available today, if they are at 100% it is questionable. Also it is more as sure that Coach Götz change some of his last lineup because he made 4 changes before the match against Aalen and it looks like that this was one of the biggest mistakes he made so far there. No one could convince much and so he changes back maybe to old style. Also he put up a very defensive minded eleven.

VfL Bochum - FC St. Pauli

After national duties it is a bit different to other Rounds, so the 1.Bundesliga starts tomorrow with their matches and so the 2.Bundesliga comes into the window for an late match on friday. This is the match between former 1.Bundesliga teams but they had a lot problems in the past years and after having a lot of trouble last season with relegation trouble they looking forward for better times and maybe that they can stay away from this. Nevertheless but for promotion aims their are to weak anyway, so a good midfield place can be the choice maybe. Both teams started with a win, draw and lose into the season, with 4 points they are exactly on the position they deserved at the moment. The team who win today can climb up a bit and relax a bit more.

Bochum's start was well against Union Berlin, they won there with 2-1 but the other two matches they showed not much above all their big problems in offensive was seen from all. The goals against Union were some gifts and also a lucky wide shot. They were not able to create much and get dangerous enough to finish in the end. Coach Neururer said that he is thinking to change his system to a much more offensive one. He counts on 4-2-3-1 at the moment but with the problems one striker is to less in his eyes too. Offensive wing Cwielong is suspended for this match and this gives him a good chance to put in Aydin as the second striker beside unlucky Sukuta Pasu who could not convince much so far. Behind both can be the position from Tasaka as playmaker. Also Ken Ilsö can play this position but he is not 100% fit and only on bench maybe. The next problems are in defensive because experienced midfielder Tiffert is out, and he must bring a new one on this important position, Bulut can be an option there. But we have also some good news, Butscher is back after injury and is also an option as back wing where Holthaus must on bench then. Ok, Neururer has some options but the biggest problem is scoring ......

Coach Frontzeck has no problems so far he can count on the same as he had available in the past. Out are Mohr, Schachten and Daube. Despite the bad performance against Bielefeld wants Frontzeck count on the same lineup. They played maybe well in some situations but in the end they were to harmless and this is exactly their biggest problem this season, after their top striker Ginczek left it is a huge hole there. They scored only a single goal in 3 matches and you can see where the problems are, not in defensive because they conceded only one. Although with some good players like Bartels, Thy, Buchtmann and Rzatkowski (former Bochumer) they are not able to finish their actions. Of course these guys are not known as scorer but if they want to win matches they must do the job. Almost the same situation as in Bochum, and the same idea from Coach, he wants to play with two strikers in an 4-4-2 system. Central midfielder Kringe who is more defensive minded must maybe on bench while Buchtmann plays beside Boll then and Bartels who was only substitute last match move in. Upfront is not out who get the place, if Nöthe or Verhoek but both are far away from their best form and therefore it is almost a coin flip who should play.

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Karlsruher SC - Greuther Fürth

Round 4 is coming up and we have a Top match in 2.Bundesliga. Of course we need a few Rounds more that we can say this but there plays 3rd vs. 1st. The situation was different before the season, Fürth was relegated from 1.Bundesliga while KSC promoted from 3rd League. Therefore a good start for both so far but know one knows if they can continue with their level they showed already. In this case we have to wait some Rounds as I said already and after 6-8 Rounds you can say more about the strength and where they can be at the end of the season. Nevertheless both deserved their good start, KSC kept a clean sheet in all their matches so far while Fürth conceded only one but won all their matches. With a win or draw Fürth can remain on 1st place on the other side KSC with a win they can overcome Fürth. The only problem for KSC is that they never won against Fürth in the past 5 matches.

KSC Coach Kauczinski has all his players from last weekend available. He can count on the same what he did already in the first matches. The team looked well balanced and there were not many changes due to last season. Therefore all players worked together for longer time now and their success gave them confidence and motivation that they are on the right way. Above all their defensive is very strong at the moment but this was already in 3rd league the case. The only problem can be that some injured players need some time longer as expected because defender Stoll got injured in training again. Also with Gulde and Kempe they miss two players who are not ready overall. Due to the good and successful last matches some of the players can be sure that they have saved their places in starting lineup.

Well done, never expected such a good start from Fürth after their desaster from last season in 1.Bundesliga where they could not win a single home match. Nevertheless the hope is back and the team worked well and all their self confidence is back after the first wins. So they know that they are able to win matches in this league and also against Top promotion candidates like Kaiserslautern is but they stopped them last monday. Despite the win against Kaiserslautern Coach Kramer must change his offensive row because with striker Djurdic got an important and excellent player injured. He is out with knee injury for month now. Huge blow for them anyway. Mudrinski replace Djurdic at the moment, he comes in last monday and scored the winning goal. What a good advertise for him but he is almost the same player as Azemi and therefore Fürth search for a new striker who is the same typ as Djurdic. This can be that Mudrinski is only in team for a some rounds and must be back on bench then. But let's see what happen and what they are able to do right now. Overall the team played very well against Lautern and should be able to continue their run, not many changes expected in lineup.

Greuther Fürth - 1.FC Kaiserslautern

Top match between 2nd and 3rd placed team on monday evening where both are unbeaten in their two matches so far. Moreover both teams won both matches and they can keep things easy with a win for a perfect start today. Kaiserslautern needs a win for the top while Fürth can be satisfied with a draw to be leader of 2.Bundesliga after 3 Rounds. But nevertheless it is only a short moment in a long season, the only thing what count is to be under the top teams at the end of the season. So both teams are not such blind and they know this already.

Ok, Greuther Fürth won all of their important matches so far, if in league against Bielefeld 2-0, Aalen 2-0 or in Cup but in all these matches they looked not such good as the result was. Of course they won these but they played not constant for 90 minutes. They had some good periods in these 90 minutes but they could not hold this high level for the whole match. Therefore this is their first big test against a team who wants to get promoted after failing so close last season. It was only due to keeper Hesl who saved a lot and the weakness from some opponent players who could not use their good opportunities can be Kaiserslautern a different team with their excellent players. They know how to use the good chances immediately. Coach Kramer knows all and he tries to get his players in the right position and find the right tactic as well, so he changes a lot for this match maybe because their last match was in Cup against a low division team and he let some players start who has not so much played so far. But against Kaiserslautern returns defender Mavraj, midfielder Zillner, Sukalo and Weilandt, striker Azemi who are all candidates for the starting lineup.

Also Kaiserslautern advanced in Cup easy with a 7-0 against a lower division team and Coach Foda let some players start who are normally not in the starting lineup, so he changes back as opponent Coach Kramer does. Therefore also many changes in starting lineup expected against their last match. But not all is such easy because we have international duty under the week with national teams and for this reason two players must leave Kaiserslautern's squad already. With Finland international Ring and Grecce player Fortounis  are two players who can be the different not available. The others are ready and back wing Löwe and Zoller should be in starting lineup again after his rest in Cup. For Ring plans Coach Foda with Jenssen but he could not convince much in Cup match, so it can be that he counts on other one or change his mind. In offensive is clear high flying Zoller must play and beside him Idrissou what gives Occean only a place on the bench but he comes in for sure against his former club. The motivation should be high anyway.

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