Greuther Fürth - Dynamo Dresden

Last match of Round 9, where Greuther Fürth hosts Dynamo Dresden on monday evening. The roles are clearly defined if you take a look at the current table situation. Fürth can overcome Cologne with a draw and take the lead again while Dynamo takes the next start for the first win of the season.

Fürth has some injury worries before the game today. It is more as unknown as the strong central midfield is out completely. Of course with Goran Sukalo miss the first player for sure as he has a knee injury and will return at least in 4-6 weeks again. His partner on this position Tim Sparv got injured against Hamburg in Cup match and could not train so far. He has a thick ankle but the medical staff working hard to get him fit. He maybe has to face a late test if he can play today or not. But the last word has Coach Kramer probably he changes here totally. The Alternatives are Fürstner but he has not the form from 2011/12 where he played really great. Fürstner plays anyway today, the only open place is if Sparv says no. Maybe Trinks begins here as replacement for him beside Fürstner in central midfield. Otherwise it is very open if Trinks gets a chance again as he was very weak against HSV and this should be the chance from Füllkrug as offensive wing. All other position should be the same as in the past as Coach Kramer mentioned that he does not change much.

Also Dynamo Dresden’s new Coach Olaf Janßen will probably leave with a few changes. Sure there will be a change in attack, where he still searching for the right partner for Zlatko Dedic. Youngster Tobias Müller who started last match against Paderborn 2-2 even from beginning is not in the squad today. Therefore Mohamed Aoudia, Mickael Pote and Soufian Benyamina have all the hope to start against Fürth. Of course the best card has Aoudia who scored already twice this season and is Dynamo’s best scorer anyway at the moment. He scored the equalizer against Paderborn and this puts him in a very good position against the other two. In defensive and midfield Dresden meanwhile begin unchanged after defender Mravac is back after his illness during the week. But they have some options more available now as with midfielder Trojan Caoch Janßen has one more player back from injury. He missed the last few weeks but he is fit now and can help additional. But on the wings, nevertheless should begin Robert Koch and Idir Quali again. Therefore Trojan begins on the bench and is maybe the first option in offensive for a change.

SV Sandhausen - VfL Bochum

Under the week both clubs were involved in Cup, while SV Sandhausen did their job against 4rth division team from Wiedenbrück 3-1 and avanced to next Round knocked Bochum out of the Cup against BL team from Frankfurt. Of course it was expected from them anyway. The Cup matches are gone and they have to focuse on League now. It is rather important for both as neither Bochum or Sandhausen knows where the way leads.

Sandhausen has collected 9 Points from their first eight games. However a decent start and a least a small cushion to the relegation zone which is needed not to be involved from beginning on at relegation battle which they know very well from last season. In particular at home Coach Schwartz must collect more Points that they not fall down and get in trouble maybe. Therefore he wants to count on two strikers today with Jovanovic and Löning for the frist time this season. At least in Cup game worked the duo well and they advised them for more. For this reason one midfielder must on bench, is it Kulovits or Linsmayer? More speaks for Kulovits here according to recent impressions of both. Also recommended for a place in strating lineup has Danny Blum who made an excellent match in Cup and could replace Thiede on the left wing.

Two Points more on their side has VfL Bochum who got 11 from eight matches. Of course it has definitely be more if they should have done their job a bit better above all their defeat at home against Aalen 1-2 was more as unlucky. They were by far the better team and played very good but were not able to finish their good opportunities. Two weeks ago they surprised vs. Fürth where they won 2-0, now Coach Neururer wants to build on this way. But he has to change in defenisve because defender Fabian suffered on a knee injury after the Cup match against Frankfurt. This can be the chance from Eyjolfsson in central back beside Marcel Maltritz. Additional Acquistapace is a big doubt and he has to search for some alternatives at the left back. It can be that Chaftar or Holthaus replace him. During the week Cwielong had some problems, however he plays today. In this case the midfield and attack begin unchanged to last matches. Also criticized striker duo Sukuta-Pasu and Mirkan Aydin will probably get one more chance from Neururer.

1.FC Kaiserslautern - 1860 München

Before the season starts have been 1.FC Kaiserslautern and TSV 1860 Munich on the list of the most experts as candidates for promotion. But it was not all well and they had a lot of problems and the results were not as wanted that both clubs fired their Coach already. Since then, it goes better and both are on an uptrend now what we could see during this week with good performances in Cup while Kaiserslautern knocked out 1.BL team Hertha BSC with 3-1, gave 1860 Munich a big fight to Borussia Dortmund who were of course the better team but 1860 defended well and it was only decided in Extra time. But now, both teams have to collect Points in League to close the gap from six and four points to the leader 1.FC Cologne and Greuther Fürth as fast as they can.

In second match under new Coach Kosta Runjaic Kaiserslautern moved on the way they have begun in Cologne. It was an extreme strong performance on friday there, nevertheless they got only a 0-0 draw. But what potential is in the team showed they in Cup as they knocked out Hertha BSC 3-1 after they were 0-1 down. New Coach made a few very good changes above all in defensive where he returns to experienced players like Simunek and Torrejon who gave the team much more stability in central back. Also the return from long suspended striker Idrissou was a big plus in their offensive play, as all saw in Cup and he was missed huge in the past matches. But this is gone, he makes his first match after suspension in League today. Against 1860 Coach Runjaic now has no reason to change his successful starting lineup.

Against Borussia Dortmund 1860 played a really defensive minded system with three defensive midfielders. Of course they count again on a more defensive minded tactic today above all on the road but Coach Funkel changes some. Therefore one of the three midfielders must on bench. With Stark is one man set to play while Stahl and Wannenwetsch has to fight for the second. It looks like that Wannenwetsch can win the race as he made an excellent match against Dortmund and this can give some advantage for him here. The free place in team can take striker Rob Friend and he plays beside Lauth. In this case Funkel counts on two strikers here but they have to work for the defenisve as well. With Valllori returns one defender into starting lineup who was suspended in Cup match, Schindler his replacement move to the right wing back again while Volz is out of the starting lineup. Of course some it is always possible that Coach Funkel decides otherwise but this is the logical thought at the moment.

1.BL update for Saturday

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Bayern München - VfL Wolfsburg

- Bayern lost none of their 19 home matches against Wolfsburg (18-1-0).
- Wolfsburg won all three home matches but lost all three away from home too.
- Bayern won all 11 home matches this year so far.

Bayern miss with Martinez, Thiago, Badstuber some.
Wolfssburg without Vierinha and Dost.


Bayer Leverkusen - Hannover 96

- Bayer won the recent 6 home matches vs. H96, five of them without conceding a single goal.
- Bayer won 10/11 matches in the past, and lost only one since end of March (11-2-1).
- H96 won all their four home matches but they are without a single point and goal on the road.

Leverkusen without Castro and Hegeler
H96 without Felipe, Franca, Pander, Sobiech (doubtful) while Diouf should be in the squad again.


Hertha BSC Berlin - FSV Mainz 05

- In 10 matches Hertha won 3, 5 draw and lost 2 vs. Mainz.
- Mainz won only one match in Berlin in all competitions (1-5-5).
- From their last 9 matches on the road, Mainz one only in Freiburg 2-1, (1-5-3).

Hertha with some big guys out: Ndjeng, Brooks, Holland, Baumjohann
Mainz without Bungert, Koch, Patker, Baumgartlinger (is a big doubt but they try all that he can play)


Eintracht Frankfurt - Hamburger SV

- Frankfurt conceded the most goals against Hamburg (63), against not other club more.
- Also Frankfurt is winless at home so far, all other teams has collected Points at home so far.
- In their past 9 matches, HSV conceded 30 goals. This is an average from 3,33 -- incredible !!

Frankfurt can not count on Kittel and Schwegler, Oczipka should be on bench again.
HSV miss a lot with Rincon, Diekmeier, Ilicevic and Rajkovic.

Borussia Dortmund - SC Freiburg

After five wins in a row to beginning of the season Borussia Dortmund’s run ended last weekend. It was only due to their bad performance and wasting of good opportunities. It was from everything a bit, even their injury problems and also the rotation from Coach Klopp too. He rested some players and let them only on bench. Unknown players were in starting lineup like Ducksch and after Schmelzer got injured Drum. This means that it was a bit too much for them. Although they controlled the game but in the end they had almost lost the match if Esswein has scored. In their Cup match under the week they need long time to break through the defensive wall from 1860 Munich. Although they had a lot of shots on post and bar they were not able to decide this match early, only at least in Extra time where a penalty brought them on winning way. At the end 2-0 but they showed again that they need too many chances this season. This happen already in their two first home matches where they wasted a lot against Braunschweig and Bremen and celebrated only a narrow win. Against HSV they showed their real potential but HSV defensive was not able to stop the fast players from Dortmund and gave a lot of space what Aubameang, Reus, Kuba and Lewandowski know to use. Many doubtful players stand on the pitch against 1860, therefore we can expect them that they are ready for this match again. Schmelzer did not play in Cup and is a doubt here too, therefore Drum can take his place again. The other positions are normally clear.

Once again, I wrote many times about Freiburg and I do it again. Normally I can copy paste from all the write ups so far. This team has nothing to do with last season and they are getting more and more problems the more games are on schedule. This is their fourth match in ten days and for their small squad not even easy. They lost a lot of power in the past matches and cost them maybe a lot of Points anyway. They are winless so far and it looks like that they are one of the team who fights against relegation. No one of the players knows the big handicap to play in all three competitions. This is a big advantage for them too and absolutely hard to handle for this small club. If they get some injuries or suspension as well it is getting difficult. Coach Streich is still very positive but he said also that the quality of his team is maybe to less. All know that this will be a very hard season and they have to fight for their place in 1.Bundesliga. Despite of everything, all are very focused and quiet in and around the club and they work hard for their goal. Maybe they have some hopes in hand with injured new signing Darida who could not train and play according to injury so far. Also Pilar (maybe ready for some minutes), Terrazzino, Krmas and Mujdza are still injured. All five maybe can help if they are fit again.

If BvB can bring their normal performance on the pitch it can be enough for Freiburg. It means that they should not waste with their chances as in their first two matches at home. If they can play like there it is absolutely no doubt that Dortmund win this match. Their record is excellent against Freiburg and this can continue anyway. Despite Freiburg's Cup success against Stuttgart who give them a lot of self confidence and motivation back and also believe in them for the first League win this season. Nevertheless I think Borussia is to strong with their excellent players and I have to take them here.  

Recommend Bet: Borussia Dortmund AHC -1,75 @ 1,87 (3 Units)

1899 Hoffenheim - FC Schalke 04

After a disappointing last season Hoffenheim is doing better this one. Coach Gisdol has formed a good and well balanced team without some of their old guys like Wiese, Braafeid, Delpierre and some others. They are not longer welcome as the Gisdol counts more on young and hungry players and success proves him right at the moment. They are unbeaten at home and they were always able to create and score a lot in their 3 matches so far. Of course they won only one of them but they scored in every match twice or more. This is a sign for their excellent offensive power this season. On the other side they have to solve the defensive mistakes and play more compact as they did in the past home matches. Maybe they did one step against Cottbus in Cup with a 0-0 after 90 minutes but the offense has suffered thereby. Therefore they had to play Extra time but advanced easy in the end. Maybe Coach Gisdol has to find the right balance between defensive and offensive to bring his team one or more steps forward. But overall they play well and are hard to beat this season.

After a bad start Schalke was on a better way with two wins in a row but fall back to old style and were absolutely chanceless against giant Bayern Munich. They were totally outplayed in their Arena and had only 30% ball possession. Additional they created less, only in the first 15-20 minutes they showed the better side of them. What is hard for them at the moment that they are conceding to many goals after corners or free kicks. A major weakness in their defensive play although experienced players are there. Under the week they had to play the Cup game against lower division team SV Darmstadt 98 and after some problems they advanced with a 3-1 win. It was not such clear as the result show. It was absolutely hard work for Schalke who played without a lot of regulars. They had around 8 players not available for this match. The newest injured players were Boateng and Draxler, both were missed extremely and it was seen in their play as well. The others are Huntelaar, Fuchs, Papadopolous, Kolasinac (back in training but not ready yet), Obasi and Annan. Of course the medical staff will do all that both Draxler (a big doubt and of course miss this game) and Boateng can play against 1899. They are very important anyway and needed from Coach Keller as only Farfan was an active Point in Cup. Youngster Maier of course did his job but he need still some time.

Schalke seeks for higher ambitions but confirmation is lacking so far this season. Because of average performances this season they have to improve a lot whether in offensive or defensive. I am very sure that Schalke want to try to control this match and invest more as Hoffenheim, they are more a team who attack but this can be the key advantage for 1899 and their play. They have a lot of good and fast players in their rows who love when they have a lot of space and can play on counter attacks. Schalke’s defensive is very shaky and Hoffenheim was always able to score this season and against Schalke, therefore I expect a close match here and I am not sure if Schalke is favorite here. Every time Schalke was traded as favorite but have never won for several years there. I go again with the stats here and trust 1899 at home soil.

Recommend Bet: 1899 Hoffenheim AHC +0,25 @ 1,75 (3 Units)

FC Augsburg - Bor. M'Gladbach

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Wow, what a start from FC Augsburg into the season. They collected already 9 Points and they won three matches in a row what they never made in their BL history. Also 9 Points after 6 matches is great if we compare this number to last season where they had 9 after 17 Rounds. This is more as one step forward for them at the moment and they play very solid additional. Coach Weinzierl and Sportmanager Reuter did a great job there so far. Overall they played really compact and they know what to do, they have a plan how to play and this is only the success from Coach. He gives his team a real new face and the mood and attitude is very good in team. Also, all speak very well about the Coach. This confirms his good work and lets him go on his way. They had 2 wins against Stuttgart and Freiburg both 2-1 and one lose 0-4 vs. Dortmund at home so far. In all matches they played well and showed their fighting spirit although they lost 0-4 in their first matches. But one more thing was seen, they have a lot of quality with free kicks or corners this season. Above all Holzhauser brought in this quality and he takes all. They scored twice against Stuttgart after free kick and corner. And with their tall guys Carllsen-Bracker, Mölders, Altintop and Klavan they are always able to be dangerous after standards. Some doubts because of illness are Holzhauser and Moravek, both were not in the squad for the Cup match vs. Münster but should return here.    

The team from Coach Lucien Favre did a great job so far, but only in their home matches because away from home they were not able to collect a single Point. In all their 3 matches on the road they lost. Despite these bad run they played sometimes very good but were even not able to reward them. The opening in Munich was good from them but they could not use the space Bayern Munich gave them over the wings, created a lot but wasted all. Next one in Leverkusen was an average performance from them, they had some good periods in this matches but most of the time they were bad. After they were 0-2 down they had a good comeback an equalized 2-2 but after it they fall back to their bad style and lost 2-4. Almost same in their last match on the road where they started well into the match and looked as the better side but they conceded two goals in a few minutes what decided this encounter. Although, they showed great moral and played really good after 0-2 they could only score a single goal. If they can bring at least 60% of their home performances on the road they get for sure their first Point. The squad which Coach Favre has to work is more as average this season and they have a lot of potential anyway. Above all the offensive with Raffael, Kruse, Herrmann and Arango is one of the best in BL and can bring every defensive in trouble. I expect them to bounce back after three loses on the road and getting their first Point/s here. The team travelled without suspended Xhaka, injured Daems and ill Younes. 

Despite their three defeats away from home I see more quality and potential in Gladbach’s team as in Augsburg’s. Also they should have some advantage because they can prepare the whole week for this encounter while Augsburg had to play in Cup vs. Preußen Münster on Tuesday. This cost a lot of energy and can be a disadvantage for them here. I am sure, that Gladbach will not lose four in a row on the road. Therefore this is a must bet for me.   

VfR Aalen - 1.FC Köln

In Germany we had Cup matches during this week and both teams were involved but with different success. Small club VfR Aalen had to play in Wolfsburg where they knocked out with 0-2, although they had some good chances to take the lead while Cologne managed to surprise in Mainz with a 1-0 win against the Bundesliga team. They showed their good form there and it looks like that they are very hard to beat at the moment. Nevertheless Cup was, it goes back to normal business and three important Points for both clubs. Despite their Cup coup in Mainz Cologne has to look forward for revenge against Aalen. Almost same situation last season when Cologne arrived in Aalen after a difficult Cup match against Worms where  they advanced only after Penalty shot out and were very tired and lost 0-2 in the end here. Some players spoke already about this situation and they want revenge.  

Aalen Coach Stefan Ruthenbeck was not very unsatisfied with the performance despite the defeat of his team in Wolfsburg. He will probably not change too much against Cologne today. Once again Daniel Buballa is out for this game as he suffered his broken nose since last week. Therefore offensive wing Enrico Valentini will probably have to help again at left back. His position was taken from Japanese Takuma Abe against Wolfsburg but this can change here as with Reichwein Ruthenbeck counts on a other player here. Reichwein can play as the only one striker in the middle and can be supported from Lechleitner and Klauß on the wings. It is still unclear if Manuel Junglas can play from beginning on as he was only available for some minutes in Cup because of slight injury problems. If he must pass today it would be the chance from Jürgen Mössmer who played in Wolfsburg on the same position already.  

In Cologne expecting many that Coach Stöger rotates back to normal staring lineup from the past as some players got a chance in Cup vs. Mainz and they showed that they are good replacements as well. This gives Stöger a lot of alternatives and a long bench anyway. Both Daniel Halfar and Patrick Helmes were sitting on the bench under the week but should move in the starting lineup again. This can cost Peszko and Matuschyk the place in starting lineup. Also they make a system switch from 4-2-3-1 who was practiced against Mainz, back to previous 4-4-2 who brought success against Cottbus 4-0 and Kaiserslautern 0-0. With the striker duo Helmes and Ujah up front they looked very strong in these matches and bring a lot of danger additional. At center back Kevin Wimmer, meanwhile, has established his place alongside Maroh and displaced Bruno Nascimento until his retirement due to injury against Kaiserslautern. Also in Aalen Stoeger Coach has thus again a strong bench with alternatives in all parts of the team, although the long injured Kevin McKenna, Thomas Bröker and Adil Chihi still need some time.

Week Performance 20.09.-26.09.13

Week 38 / Round 8 !!!

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German Leagues:

21.09.2013  13:00  Germany 2.BL  TSV 1860 München - Erzgebirge Aue AHC -1 @ 2,05 (H) 3-1
21.09.2013  13:00  Germany 2.BL  VfL Bochum - VfR Aalen AHC +0,5 @ 1,88 (A) 1-2
23.09.2013  20:15  Germany 2.BL  FC St. Pauli - Fortuna Düsseldorf AHC 0 @ 1,83 (H) 1-1
23.09.2013  20:15  Germany 2.BL  FC St. Pauli - Fortuna Düsseldorf OVER 2,75 @ 2,00 1-1

Tip of the Day:

21.09.2013  14:00 Germany 1.BL  Hannover 96 - FC Augsburg AHC 0 @ 1,90 (H) 2-1
22.09.2013  14:00 Germany 3.BL  Bor. Dortmund II - 1.FC Saarbrücken AHC +0,25 @ 1,97 (A) 1-1
24.09.2013  19:00 Germany CUP  SC Wiedenbrück - SV Sandhausen AHC -1 @ 2,06 (A) 1-3
25.09.2013  19:45 Swiss Super L.  FC Thun - FC Basel OVER 2,75 @ 2,10 0-2
26.09.2013  21:00 France Lique 1  HSC Montpellier - Stade Rennes AHC +0,25 @ 2,00 (A) 0-0


Statistic for this Week as follows:

6 WON - 1 VOID - 2 LOST -- Hitrate: 75,00% -- Profit: 2,875 -- Yield: 35,94%

FC St. Pauli - Fortuna Düsseldorf

Every week the same, last match in 2.Bundesliga on monday evening where FC St. Pauli hosts Fortuna Düsseldorf at “Millerntor”. With a win, both teams could make a huge step forward in table. Sankt Pauli can climb from actually Place 10. to 3. with a win while Fortuna Düsseldorf can move away from rank 15 to eleven and put some Points between them and the bottom places. But could make a bigger step according to win with higher margin.

St. Pauli Coach Michael Frontzeck was indeed pleased with the 2-1 win against FSV Frankfurt last weekend but should not go conform with the performance of his team. Even they could have lost this encounter as well against FSV. The Kiez kickers lacking especially in the central regions of the necessary compactness which allowed the opponent too many chances, what Coach Frontzeck wanted to solve during the recent trainings week. Whether his team can transfer this into the match must be seen today but with another win they go up anyway. In terms of personal, he is going to change maybe. According to news, Bernd Nehrig is fit again after his hamstring problems and take over his former position on the right wing while Kevin Schindler must not longer play on this defensive position where he played very shaky against FSV and allowed too much there. Not available for Frontzeck is top Joker Sebastian Maier, who is struggling with a thigh bruise today.

Not many has changed in Düsseldorf according to disappointing 1-1 draw against bottom team from Dresden. Coach Mike Büskens hoped that important players like DEF Latka and MID fighter Bellinghausen returns this week but they are not fit. Therefore only playmaker Kenia is expected to play from beginning on after he was only ready for a few minutes against Dresden. With Kenia in the starting lineup they change the system for him and start with 4-2-3-1 with the Georgian as a fixe Point in their offensive. Of course, for him one attacker must on bench and it will tend more to Erwin Hoffer than Bance although both late signings could not convince much so far. Two players recovering from injury and both Benshop and Malezas should be in the squad for today’s match but first on bench. As in general no more changes expected, the only one is Kenia but of course Büskens can decide otherwise anyway.

Recommend Bet: FC St. Pauli AHC 0 @ 1,83 + OVER 2,75 @ 2,00 (each 3 Units)

1.BL update for Sunday

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SC Freiburg - Hertha BSC Berlin

- Hertha won 50% of their BL-matches against Freiburg (8-5-3).
- From 8 matches in Freiburg won Hertha incredible 6 by 1 draw and 1 lost.
- But Hertha won only won from their last 13 BL matches on the road (1-6-6).
- Hertha is waiting since 5 matches for an away success, the is the longest run from all BL teams.
- SC Freiburg had an average from 1,2 goals conceded, this season they have 2,2 at the moment!!!
- They did not lose a single home match when they played on Sunday (4-2-0).
- On the other side Hertha did not win if they must play on Sunday (0-3-1).
- Freiburg's offensive worked well in the past and scored in all their recent 7 matches at least one.

With Hedenstad, Mujdza, Darida, Pilar and Terrazzino they miss a few today.
Hertha only with Baumjohann and Ndjeng two of their squad.

What's new for Freiburg this season. Of course, I said it already that they lost a lot of players and all of them very important for their play. Nevertheless they have to work with the guys who are there and Coach Streich must bring the best possible lineup and system on the pitch. The defensive work is not the same from last year as you can see on the numbers above and it could not be with new players, of course. Also they have a lot of matches now and this is the next key fact what makes it not much easier for them with their small squad. On Tuesday they played in EL where they took the lead 2-0 but with a lot of mistakes they did them not a favor and played only 2-2 in the end.

Newcomer Hertha is back in BL and they managed to start better as two years ago. Coach Luhukay is a very experienced Coach and he knows exactly what is to do. He motivates his team very well and he had also a good tactic for their play. They lost their last matches against Stuttgart but they were absolutely unlucky in this one, they should have won 2,3,4-1 but this is football and sometimes you have such days. Therefore they want to get the Points back today and against a tired side from Freiburg it can be a clear advantage that they could prepare the whole week for this encounter.



VfB Stuttgart - Eintracht Frankfurt

- It is not the best opponent for Frankfurt, they won only one from their last 12 vs. VfB (1-2-9).
- Eintracht's new top striker Kadlec had 3 goals and 1 assist in his first 3 matches so far.
- Stuttgart's top man is Maxim at the moment with 2 goals and 3 assist.
- VfB Stuttgart allowed to much in their last 17 matches, they could not keep a clean sheet in 16 !!!
- Eintracht Frankfurt lost only 2 of their last 9 starts on the road.

Unavailable players for VfB: Niedermeier, Didavi, Leitner, Rojas.
Eintracht miss four but they are all very important with Oczipka, Meier, Schwegler, Rosenthal.

Wow new coach Schneider celebrated two wins with his team in the past and it looks like that they are on a good way now. They missed the EL spot due to the knock out in qualification against Rijeka but in BL they showed better performances. They can concentrate now on Bundesliga and also on Cup where they have to play against Freiburg next week. Overall the team understand Coach Schneider immediately and they work well together what was not the case with Labbadia in the end. Success is back but they have to continue their way anyway.

EL starter Frankfurt made his job and won their home match against Bordeaux even if the french rested 7-8 regulars. Despite this they had a good comeback after many years on the international stage. Overall Coach Veh has formed a very good team and they are very good at the moment, to beginning they had some problems according to their schedule because they had to play against Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, both giant of the Bundesliga. Both matches were lost from Frankfurt but they showed that they are capable to competed with them. After this they won two matches in a row now but they are still a bit away from the top places but they are on a good way if they can repeat their performances in the past. Whether they miss some important guys. 

Dynamo Dresden - SC Paderborn

Very curious situation at the bottom of the table. After four draws after seven matches Dynamo Dresden is at an early stage of the season four Points behind the safe zone, even behind Place 16 which means again two matches to battle out the last remaining team in 2.Bundesliga. This was the case last season already for them but they managed to win and stay one year more in 2.Bundesliga. Therefore a win would be extremely important today as they face with Paderborn exact the team who stands on Place 16. They can close the gap then and hope returns to Dresden even if they lose they are down for several weeks, they should take this in mind additional. However, Paderborn wants not to present some gifts for Dresden today, they want the Points as well and they want continue their run from the past. They celebrated two victories in a row at home and now it is time for the first win on the road as they managed only one Point in three matches there.

In their first game under new Coach Olaf Janssen Dynamo Dresden got an important draw in Düsseldorf 1-1 last weekend. But nevertheless this late success with the equalizer from Müller could not drown away their remaining weaknesses. But Coach Janßen has one week more now to prepare his team for this important match. If he changes some on his starting lineup is unknown at the moment because the training was not public this week and no one can follow the situation. Maybe he counts on the same eleven as vs. Düsseldorf but it was clear there that striker Pote is absolutely out of form at the moment . This can be the chance for Joker Müller but he is most probably on the bench again. Whether Fiel or Trojan who retruned in training after their injuries again some alternatives should be decided shortly.

Paderborn’s Coach Breitenreiter plaguing some problems in defensive because with Jens Wemmer, Markus Krösche, Tim Welker and Michael Heinloth are four players injured who could not train during this week. But all four are expected to play, in what condidtions these guys are is unknown. Absolutely sure out are Meha and Bertels who must pass injured. The miss from Bertels can have some changes in starting lineup compared to their 1-0 win at home vs. KSC. While Vrancic move one step forward, can play Diego Demme beside Krösche in central midfield here. One alternative more for Breitenreiter is striker Mahir Saglik who had to pass with injury the last match. But he is on bench first while Rick ten Voorde starts from beginning on.

FC Schalke 04 - Bayern München

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Saturday evening Top match will be between FC Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich. Both started in Champions League under the week but both with different success. Of course both won but Schalke 04 played really crap in first half and need a lucky goal to open the gates and got a lot more space and put the result higher. Nevertheless this encounter has a long tradition and it was always a very hot atmosphere between these two clubs. We can expect the next big fight here as both need Points to continue their way.

Maybe some statements from some players were not optimal before the season. Because with Jones mentioned one player in an interview that the goal must be for Schalke to win the championship this season. This was of course very optimistic from him and maybe too much pressure for his team mates as they disappointed a lot in the first matches, only designed the last two successful. It was more as needed according to their team spirit and self confidence for the upcoming weeks and also not to stick around longer firmly at the bottom of the table. What would have brought a lot of unrest in and around the club. Also Coach Keller can work without any pressure now, but of course at Schalke you have always pressure and they want more anyway. After five league matches which 7 Points on their side they have to continue their way but they have to improve a lot additional. It looks like that the team has some problems in their defensive and offensive play. They are not on the level they must be to be a good team and they have still to do to get well balanced in their play. Some weak Points are their defense line where Matip, Höwedes or Santana made a lot of mistakes in central back and this is always included with conceding goals. Both back wings are average if Uchida or some replacements whoever played since there. Also the other side with Fuchs or Aogo in the past it looks not such stable. Also a lot of changes in central midfield where Jones, Höger, Neustädter or Goretzka got a chance there, all could not convince so far and therefore Coach Keller has not found the right lineup so far. Offensive line looks very good from the names but they have still a lot of to improve. Offensive wings with Farfan and Draxler are top players but only on a good day, replacements have less quality with Clemens and Goretzka. In central midfield they got with Boateng an important leader in their team and he can maybe be the advantage or the difference in some matches. Striker duo with Huntelaar and Szalai are great but they face a lot of slight injuries in the past while Huntelaar was out some weeks and Szalai played with hand injury. However, the situation can be much better anyway.

I wrote a lot from Bayern Munich in the past weeks and they maybe have something changed in their style of play. If we compare the matches to beginning of the season where Coach Guardiola counts on much ball possession and only one central player before the defense line it looks more that he has changed his style of play and gives Bayern Munich more stability back. Against Gladbach very open in defensive and also much space for Gladbach’s wings, because of very high playing wings and only one central midfield player before the defensive line. Also in Frankfurt they won with luck but with same tactic, vs. Nürnberg at home also with some luck because if Ginczek had scored it had been very hard for them to bounce back, lucky again. In Freiburg they controlled the match but did not want to go for the second goal or if they waste ….. and according to a lot of luck in the first matches and not to attack for the second goal they paid the price with a late equalizer from Freiburg which cost them two points. Nevertheless they dominated the Supercup match against Chelsea and were the far better side but needed a lot of luck again to equalize in Extra time but they won after Penalties and took revenge. After the national break or maybe due to national break Coach Guardiola changes his mind about his tactic maybe because he watched Germany vs. Austria in Munich. He saw that Löw played with two central midfielders before the defensive line and it worked well. Above all one player with Kroos interprets his role very flexible but always in mind that he had to help the more defensive minded player Khedira in central midfield and this could be the key for Guardiola’s rethinking. One week later Guardiola turned to the same system against Hannover to give his team and their play much more stability back. Of course they are still offensive minded but with two central defensive players now, almost the same system as under former Coach Heynckes. The only difference is that with Kroos a much more offensive thinking player interprets his role very flexible. It worked well vs. Hannover with a 2-0 win and also against CSKA Moskau 3-0 in CL they kept two times a clean sheet and this show that they are on very good way now. Maybe Coach Guardiola has needed some time to find the right balance and right system for Bayern Munich’s play. Nevertheless they had 70% ball possession in CL against CSKA and this is an absolutely great value and in Guardiola’s signification. Despite the two wins some changes are possible above all Schweinsteiger can be in starting lineup after returning from injury, therefore Lahm who played in central midfield for him can move back to his normal position on the wing while Rafinha must on bench. In Central defensive he can choose from van Buyten, Boateng and Dante, not sure what he fields there. Offensive line should be the same because of less alternatives according to their injured players like Thiago, Martinez and Götze although Götze is back in training but not ready for the starting lineup. Maybe Mandzukic gets a break and Pizzaro plays for him. The other position are all expected as in the past.       

1.BL Update for Saturday

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1.FC Nürnberg - Borussia Dortmund

- This the 63 meeting between these teams and BvB with a clear 31-19-13 record by 105-67 goals.
- Nürnberg won only one of their last 26 matches against BvB (1-9-16). 2-0 6 years ago.
- Nürnberg did not won a single match this season so far (0-4-2).
- BvB lost only one of their last 17 matches on the road in BL (11-5-1).
- Borussia Dortmund won 5 from their last 6 on the road.

Nürnberg without Balitsch suspended from Coach, Feulner and Gebhardt
Dortmund miss Pisczek, Gündogan and Kehl while Hummels and Sokratis are doubtful.


FSV Mainz 05 - Bayer Leverkusen

- In all competitions FSV and Bayer are even with 6-3-6. Only BL 6-3-5 by 21-20 goals for FSV
- 4 from 6 wins celebrated FSV at home. Both last matches were won from FSV 1-0 and 2-0.
- Leverkusen won 9 of their previous 10 matches, only vs. Schalke they lost 0-2.
- They won also 4 from 6 away matches.
- Sam and Kießling are Leverkusen's top players in offensive, because both create and score a lot.
- On FSV side only Nikolai Müller hold the hopes alive with 5 goals.

Mainz miss with Parker, Zimling, Koch and Bungert a few while Baumgartlinger is a big doubt.
Leverkusen without Castro and Hegeler


Hamburger SV - Werder Bremen

- Hamburg and Bremen meet each other 98 times, no other matches take place so often (31-33-34).
- This time the weakest defensive from HSV (15) meet the weakest offensive Bremen (3).
- All recent 3 league matches from Bremen were lost.
- From the past 18 BL matches could Bremen win only 2 and drawed 6 by 10 defeats.
- Not one of their last 55 matches where Bremen was involved ended 0-0.
- In their last 9 away matches won Bremen only one, Round 1 in Braunschweig 1-0.

HSV without Diekmeier, Mancienne, Rajkovic.
Bremen miss Schmitz, Bargfrede, Junuzovic, Trybull, Di Santo.


Hannover 96 - FC Augsburg

- H96 lost not one of their matches against FCA (2-4-0).
- Hannover won their recent 4 BL matches and are unbeaten since 5 at home.
- First time in BL history for FCA they won 3 matches in a row.
- FCA collected 9 Points so far, last season they have this value at the end of first half of the season.
- Both sides could turn matches around this season already.

H96: Diouf, Pander, Cherundolo, Felipe, Franca
FCA: Bobadilla, Amsif


VfL Wolfsburg - 1899 Hoffenheim

- This encounter produced 39 goals in 10 BL matches so far, an average from 3,9 goals.
- VfL Wolfsburg scored in every match against 1899 at least one goal.
- 1899 scored in all their past 9 BL matches at least one goal, but conceded in 11 of their past at least one.
- Modeste and Volland have both 4 goals scored, they are involved at 9 from 14 Hoffe goals.
- VfL Wolfsburg won both home matches and kept in both a clean sheet.
- Wolfsburg is unbeaten since 7 home matches (3-4-0).

Wolfsburg without Gustavo and Dost.
1899 Hoffenheim can not count on Salihovic.

TSV 1860 München - Erzgebirge Aue

After three matches without an own goal and with only one Point TSV 1860 Munich stands before an important match where they have to win this one if they do not want to fall down more. Nevertheless they played well in Funkel’s first match on the sideline for 1860 but only one half, the other was more a disaster but Funkel has one week more now and this can help maybe. Also this is the first home match for new Coach and all expect a win against relegation candidate Aue. But on the other side Aue can not allow to present some gifts after two loses in a row. They started well but they lost their form totally and was not able to get points in the past. Therefore also Aue under pressure here.

In his second game as Lion coach he has to make some changes compared to the 0-0 draw in Aalen. Because with veteran Daniel Bierofka got again an important player injured. Against Aalen he gave his comeback but again an injury set him on the list for several month. Therefore Coach Funkel searching for the guy who can play beside Yannick Stark in central midfield. Maybe it is well that Dominik Stahl got some prectise in second team from 1860 after he has recovered from injury and is ready for his comeback today. If Coach Funkkel decides that Stahl is not ready yet, maybe Wannenwetsch is the next candidate for this position. Also a change in offensive is possible where only Lauth has his place for sure, but the others are open. Possible that Rob Friend gets a chance here with his good play in the box while Hain has not the dominance there and is a candidate for bench then.

Also in Aue Falko Götz likely make some changes after his fifth defeat against Bielefeld 0-2 in their last six matches. Most probably is that Rene Klingbeil moves back to the wing while Kevin Pezzoni gets a chance again in central back after a break. But also seems possible that the new signed defender Ivan Gonzalez plays together with Tobias Nickenig in central back immediately. While on the central midfield position with Schröder and Diring plays to guys well also against Bielefeld should they start again at this position. Also striker Sylvestr is set to start for Coach Götz but he is thinking a lot how he can build a better offense around him as they are more as harmless in the past matches. Fabian Müller should therefore shift to the actuall appealing performance at right back again move forward because Novikova falls out again. Moreover Guido Kocer used his chance as he comes in against Bielefeld and was one of the activ players and had some great actions who helped his team very well. Whether Janic and Okoronkwo, both had not fulfill the expectations so far and they maybe battle for the third and last position in offense.

Of course Aue played Kaiserslautern and Cologne away from home and it is always hard to win there against to teams but 1860 is the next top team where they never won before. The only win was only due to the gifts from Ingolstadt who allowed them two easy goals for the win. On the other side 1860 won 2 of 3 matches at home and sucked their Coach Schmidt after the disappointing resutl againt Sandhausen 0-2. After Funkel arrived they should be on a better way now. 1860 uptrend and Aue downtrend !!!

Recommend Bet: TSV 1860 München AHC -1 @ 2,05 (3 Units)

VfL Bochum - VfR Aalen

When VfR Aalen arrived for the first time to Bochum’s Ruhr Stadium about eleven month ago, it was a big surprise as the newcomer won with 1-0 there. Since the team from Aalen has collected a few Points on the road this season already, they travelling with a lot of optimism in the bag to the Ruhr. All is well at Aalen according to their lastest results and they are looking forward to this game. Sportmanager Markus Schupp gave the mood in Aalen’s team again. But overall VfL Bochum after a very weak start into the season could convince in their recent matches too. They won away 2-0 against previous unbeaten Fürth and got for sure a lot of self confidence out of this match. According to the resutls on Friday evening the team from Peter Neururer wants to use the opportunity and climb up to 3rd place with a win. This is not the only reason for three points in this encounter, Coach Neururer mentioned also that they want to build up a home fortress. In this case he would not be statisfied with only one Point here. He said also that home wins are the key to establish his team in the upper table region to which VfL Bochum belongs to the self.

But all in all not an easy task but they showed really good play at home but need also a lot of chances for their scoring and in defensive sometimes with to many mistakes that allow easy goals. Nevertheless some problems arrived already before the match as with Florian Jungwirth an important player is not available. He suffer some injury today. Also Piotr Cwielong could not train completely and do all of the trainings programm. The 27 years old wing, who scored his first goal against Fürth last weekend has some problems in the area of the neck. However Neururer assumes that the polish guy can play. The vacanted place from Jungwirth in central midfield can be filled with Zahirovic where Coach Neururer gives the bosnian player his starting debut. Otherwise nothing will change in the successful formation from the last two matches. The other guys who are out: DEF Butscher, DEF Bastians, DEF Sinkewicz, MID Tiffert

The guests has not problems so far, Coach Ruthenbeck can count on all of his players, only Andre Hainault has suffered an injury in training this week. As the canadian national player has so far been used only a few minutes, no changes must be made and the usual system from 4-3-3 what is known from Aalen can be practiced.

Although Aalen plays a very offensive minded system they are very strong in defensive and they play really well on their counter attacks where with striker Lechleitner who will be supported from both wings from Klauß and Valentini can use the space to hurt Bochum here. Of course Bochum at home always good for goals but they allowed in every match so far. Much more important can be the miss from in great shape playing Jungwirth who was the central person in Bochums play and he push his team additional. Do not know who can replace him on the same level.

Recommend Bet: VfR Aalen AHC +0,5 @ 1,88 (3 Units)

Union Berlin - Greuther Fürth

This is the second top match this Friday, the other match was a traditional Bundesliga match while this one is because of the current table positions when first Union Berlin facing second Greuther Fürth. At the old “Försterei” Union Berlin wants defend their first Place as they had overcome previous leader Greuther Fürth last week and stands on the top for their first time now. The trend, however, speaks for Union Berlin which has remained unbeaten six times since the opening defeat against Bochum while Fürth had to suffer their first defeat against Bochum last weekend.

In Berlin, however, despite their actual table position, all knowing that the standings after 7 Rounds has only a very limited value. Nevertheless the way how the experienced team of Coach Uwe Neuhaus has retracted their recent wins was awesome and impressed. They played very clever and present them with super moral. This let the fans dream for the first promotion in history of Union Berlin. Although not everything is running smoothly, there is therefore no reason for Coach Neuhaus for some personal changes. Nevertheless some players with Özbek and Terodde who has Neuhaus in his back hand who were on bench last time searching for their chance and hopes that they are sooner or later returning in starting lineup.

If you saw all matches from Fürth so far you will admit that it was only a matter of time until the first defeat from Greuther Fürth comes. The team from Coach Frank Kramer was already in Karlsruhe 2-1, against Cologne 0-0 and in Frankfurt 1-1 very lucky not to lose. Also in some other matches where they won, it was more as luck sometimes. Nevertheless the wins are on their side and the Points as well but now it is time for getting back on track and defending their current good top position if they want to remain in battle for promotion this season. Coach Frank Kramer is expected to change his starting lineup several times. First can be defender Mergin Mavraj who returns after missing against Bochum with injury, even Kevin Kraus or either Zsolt Korcsmar must give their place in central defense away. Another change in the back four can be if Niko Gießelmann is not ready as he facing some knee problems. Then the last season right wing Baba would defend on this side. In attack Azemi meanwhile is back on board and probably the first choice. New signing Füllkrug can then move back and play as midfielder with some orientation to support Azemi. For Baba, who disappointed in unusual position, Tom Weilandt should take his place on the right wing. 

1.FC Köln - 1.FC Kaiserslautern

The experts agreed before the season that both teams 1.FC Cologne and 1.FC Kaiserslautern will have an important word in the battle of promotion. While 1.FC Cologne has found his form after a slow start into the season they are back on track and on a good way. On the other side FCK started really well with 6 Points out of 2 matches thought they are on a good way but they lost their winning way and are winless in the past three matches. At the start of the Round 8 on friday evening, the two traditional clubs face each other who is normally a perceived Bundesliga duel in which Kaiserslautern comes with new Coach Kosta Runjaic who wants to turn things around and stop the big euphoria in Cologne.

Currently it is all well in Cologne and they played really well in the past. Two convincing successes against Erzgebirge Aue 4-1 and 4-0 at Cottbus in any case was long time ago but let many dreaming for walkthrough and get promoted in the end. Coach Peter Stöger, who nevertheless can look forward to a first time under his direction sold out Stadium is doing well to slow down a little euphoria and to point out the seriousness of the task they have this time. Also because it was not all well in their recent victories. Capital mistakes in defense as in Cottbus by Brecko and Nacimento will lead to some goals for the opponents if they allow such again but for sure Kaiserslautern can use it anyway. Personal situation is very good at Cologne and there will probably be a change anyway. Although the young Austrian Wimmer did his job very well as left back on Monday he will be replaced from Jonas Hector who returns from injury. Otherwise, including returned striker Helmes the same team start who has impressed in Cottbus, especially in first half. This means that the two times successful goal scorer Peszko again gets only a place on the bench and is only preferred as Joker which reflects the enormous offensive quality in Colognes squad.

After recent disappointing performance at 0-1 in Sandhausen Kaiserslautern take a lot of hopes to the new Coach Runjaic who got a Point with MSV Duisburg despite one man less in Cologne last season. Overall with a Point against Cologne no one would be unhappy in Kaiserslautern but they are traditional very strong in Colonge and therefore FCK fans and the officials certainly hope that they completely turn things around and win there. FCK must occur for it but improve in almost all areas compared to last week. Once again they miss their main striker Mo Idrissou for last time but he is very hard to replace and the scoring problems are not solved anyway. In general Kosta Runjaic will probably not change too much in his debut. Only right back Florian Dick returns from suspension and take his place while Matmour can move to the right wing then while Fortounis probably is on bench.        

Energie Cottbus - 1.FC Köln

As always on monday evening, the last match in 2.Bundesliga to close the Round. Energie Cottbus and 1.FC Cologne face each other for an important one according to table situation. Because in 2.BL table everything is still close at the moment, both teams have the chance with a win to jump upwards. Home team from Cottbus will climb from Position 13 upt to third place with a win while Cologne also is in a good position only with a draw they are on third Place and with a win they are very close to the leader duo Union Berlin and Greuther Fürth. They can reduce the gap to just one Point and this should be motivation enough to be back in promotion race after an average start.

Cottbus is aiming for their third home win in third match but no one expects such clear results as in their past two home matches vs. Paderborn 4-0 or VfR Aalen 5-1 but hope for a narrow win is still there. This is also because with Top Scorer Boubacar Sanogo they miss again their best Scorer suspended, what the offensive force of Coach Bommer’s team certainly slows down. Therefore Bommer can field the same offensive line as he did already against Kaiserslautern where they got a 2-2 draw, although they were over 60 minutes with one man more on the pitch but could not take advantage of it. This means that Jendrisek accrues as the lone striker while he gets supported from three offensive midfield players. The guys on the wings are maybe Stiepermann who is current in absolutely great shape while on the other side Susic could not convince much vs. Lautern and also he is struggling with some calf problems what may come to a change again here. Coach Bommer looking for it anyway, probably candidates are Takyi or also Bickel can hope for a place in starting lineup. Meanwhile will return from suspension left back Bitroff and should replace Svab there. All other positions are normally clear.

After Colognes transfer coup with Helmes all awaits his comeback in shirt of FC. The former national player played five years for Leverkusen and Wolfsburg after returning to his old club. After some statements from Coach Stöger will he be in starting lineup immediately and build with Ujah together the striker duo. Therefore one player must on bench although the team convinced for the first time against Aue 4-1 in their last match. Maybe hard decision to be made here for Coach Stöger but he wants not to miss the quality from Helmes up front. According to the past lineup he must pick one of the offensive players like Risse, Halfar or Peszko otherwise they are to offensive minded if he takes out Gerhardt from central midfield. But which player, all of these three made an excellent match against Aue and it can be a very tricky task. No one expect four goals man Risse on the bench, therefore it can only be Halfar or Peszko who is out of the lineup. Peszko seems to be the better choice on the left wing and feels more comfortable there what makes it difficult for Halfar to start. But if he is on bench and comes in in second half he can bring some fresh breeze in their play. However, on defense line there will be no changes anyway. 

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1899 Hoffenheim - Borussia M'Gladbach

- Both meet each other 13 times, 1899 leads the series with 7-4-2
- 1899 Hoffenheim stands before their 175. BL match, in this period they had (56 W - 49 D - 69 L)
- Hoffenheim is unbeaten in 7 home matches vs. Gladbach (incl. 1.BL / 2.BL and Cup)
- They had 5 wins - 2 draws in this period and kept 3 times a clean sheet in the past.
- Gladbach has made the lowest outcome against 1899 so far with only 0,9 Points average in 10 matches. They won only 20% of their matches. Against no other team they have such a weak record.
- 1899 has the best offensive with 12 goals scored but also the weakest defensive with 12 allowed.
- 7 from these 12 goals they conceded after free kicks, corner, penalties.
- BMG is still winless (0-2-3) in Hoffenheim, but they needed not so many matches against other teams for a win


1899 Hoffenheim has some problems with injured or suspended players above all Firmino and Salihovic is a big blow for their play. This means that two of their offensive weapons are out, Firmino was in great shape and one of the active players while Salihovic is known for his danger free kicks.

Gladbach has no problems squad wise and should bring a good lineup on the pitch above all their offensive looks great. Nevertheless they were not able to bring such good home performances on away ground and this is the key why they are a bit unstable right now. It looks like they have the same problem as H96 has.



Eintracht Braunscchweig - 1.FC Nürnberg

- Many years ago, Braunschweig and Nürnberg meet each other 20 times (9-3-8).
- Braunschweig could not win a single game in their last 8 !!! They are (0-2-6 at the moment).
- Their last win was the match in Ingolstadt on Round 31 last season where they celebrated promotion.
- Nürnberg conceded in all their last 12 matches at least one goal. Last clean sheet was on 16.03. vs. Schalke 3-0 at home.
- FCN is winless in their 5 matches so far, they are 0-3-2 in competitions like BL and Cup.
- Braunschweig has 4 defeats in a row and could only score a single goal in these matches.
- This happened 4 times in BL history so far, but only 2 of these 4 teams were relegated in the end.


More or less we can maybe compare Braunschweig with Fürth who has a very bad last season. It looke like that Eintracht is on the same way, their level is to low and the players are maybe to weak for this league. Overall they have to improve a lot and therefore start getting Points if they do not want that they are without any chance of remaining in BL. Some players are missing here with Correia, Henn and Hochscheidt.

Nürnberg maybe has to missing who can be count here with Pinola suspended and Gebardt. All the others are not such important. Despite their bad situation they are very self confident but they should not lose this encounter. This can be a big disaster and it opens some discussion about the Coach. With only two Points so far this is a big match for them but it is also one for Braunschweig. Bottom clash even.

Fortuna Düsseldorf - Dynamo Dresden

Bance is Fortuna's hope in offensive

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After the two week international break an important match ahead where both sides needs to win according to their aims and table situation. Despite disappointing result Fortuna Düsseldorf is still able to get closer to the top of the table but only with a win today and this can be a good start into a better autumn. As they were not able to get more as 7 Points out of 6 matches and this is far to less for their promotion aim. On the other side Dresden is winless so far and has to win immediately if they do not want to sit longer on the bottom of the table and lose the contact to the teams ahead of them.

At Düsseldorf the situation is not very well above all some personal concerns for Mike Büskens before the match today. It is true that striker Reisinger who was replaced injured at 2-4 in Bielefeld returns earlier as expected and this is probably the best news Coach Büskens gets in this week. But overall the biggest problems are there with DEF Latka who is one of the heads in team and lead them well because with him they play much better in defensive as without him but he miss this match with injury, also playmaker Kenia is maybe out and the next big blow. The biggest fighter in team with Bellinghausen will miss the third important starter today. Of all these three players, only Kenia has some hope that he can play but he has to face a late fitness test maybe. And if Coach Büskens wants not risk much and sit him on bench maybe and let him on pitch if the match is not like he wants. Thus, in all parts of the team changes must be done and maybe some system change as well. Because of playmaker Kenia's absent he can count on two strikers with Reisinger and new signing Bance while Lampertz and Gianniotas can play on the wings. In central defense, meanwhile Latka will be replaced again from Tobias Levels who did this already to begin of the season but he had some big mistakes and the fans supported against him. For Levels take Balogun the position on the right back wing.

A lot has happen in the past ten days since new Coach Olaf Janßen arrived in Dresden. Off the field, the new coach made some stringent rules and certainly Roman Bregerie to the captain of the team. Primarily Jansen wants to strength the together of the team who was previously not perfect in his view. However, success will probably only really provide a clear improvement of the team spirit, which is why the debut from Janßen against Düsseldorf is of enormous importance. The confidence should be available since last weekeend and the 2-0 test friendly against Borussia M'Gladbach in any case. All are more as excited, which starting lineup Janßen wants to field. In test match against Gladbach, MArco Hartmann convinced in defensive midfield and can build with Menz the double six together which would have a place on the bench for the experienced Losilla and Fiel. Meanwhile, in central defense could Susac replace Mravac who could not impress against Ingolstadt two weeks ago. And also on the wing it is more possible that the quick Ouali returns into the starting lineup as he is one of the important players for Dresden and he can create a lot of actions with his fast moves and actions. It is also possible that Janßen can surprise all and field a quiet different lineup.   

FC Ingolstadt 04 - Union Berlin

After the disastrous start with four defeats in a row FC Ingolstadt turn things around and they got 4 points from their last two matches, but they are still on bottom of the table. Therefore they aim for the second home win in a row against a top team from Berlin like Union is at the moment. Some expect called Union Berlin to the promotion candidates and they were not such bad as the first matches showed that they are more than able to fill this position as they suffered only one defeat so far and currently ranked on 2nd place. This means that they are slight favorite in this match today, although they have not the best record in Ingolstadt where they never won before. Nevertheless they will play they offensive style there too and with Mattuschka they have an incredible good standard specialist in his rows. For this Coach Kurz expected that today's opponent will go for the win and they have to invest a lot if they want to get here anything out of this encounter. Additional he has not to warn his players before striker Adam Nemec, who played 2012 in Ingolstadt and prevents with his two goals the win against his club now. So all know him well and all know where he has his strength.

In addition to Andre Mijatovic and Moritz Hartmann, and also due to lack of ankle problems Almog Cohen miss Ingolstadt one of their major offensive players with Caiuby today. Coach Marco Kurz had given the information at the press conference before the game that the 25 years old brazilian offensive player was banned from the training this week for disciplinary reasons and is not in the squad for the match against Union Berlin. For the open position fighting Ümit Korkmaz and Christian Eigler who both come in question for Caiuby's replacement. Also in central midfield where Cohen will miss again is one place open beside Morales, probably Knasmüllner can take this as he played really well against Dresden there and get some bonus from Coach against Pascal Groß now. But he had some problems with his knee and could not train the first week of the break, and was also not in the squad for the friendly match against Austrian team Liefering. But he recovered this week and this can be a good sign for him that he plays anyway. Nevertheless the new signed right defender Engel, however, is likely no option for the starting lineup after just a few trainings. He played in Cottbus last seaosn but got no contract there anymore and was without a club now, this means that he is not in his best fitness level and therefore needs to work hard in the next weeks.

The guests go into this match with a lot of optimism, because contrast to the often weak performances on away ground last year they are still unbeaten this season and they want the first win on their fourth attempt in Ingolstadt now. However, all know that the current situation in table says not the real potential of FC Ingolstadt and therefore it can be a very hard match for them anyway. Coach Uwe Neuhaus said it already this week: If we lose this match we are only 4 points ahead of the bottom teams, you can see how meaningless the table really is at the moment. He expect a very strong opponent today, as Ingolstadt turn things around and they want continue their way therefore they should be warned about all and try to invest all they have available. Nevertheless seems no doubt that Union has the aim to build on their shown performances before the break and they want to go for the win here additional. Personal situation is a bit difficult as with defender Eggiman is one important players not available due to injury, therefore Stuff and Schönheim seems to play on central back. The large Stuff maybe can gets some problems with the quick players from Ingolstadt and can be a key factor here. Özbek, however, returns into the squad after his back problems but is still no option for the starting lineup. Overall Coach Neuhaus counts probably on the same lineup as he did against St. Pauli in their last match.