Union Berlin – away to Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday– still leads the way atop the Bundesliga standings. Bayern Munich make the trip to Hertha Berlin 24 hours earlier and will want to claim top spot on the table, if only temporarily. Josh Gaillard previews round 14 of the Bundesliga.
Friday 4 November
Monchengladbach 21/20 | Draw 28/10 | Stuttgart 23/10 (21:30)
Stuttgart’s 5-0 loss at Dortmund was nightmare result. They really needed the 2-1 home win over Augsburg last week. Now, comes a trip to 11th-placed Borussia Monchengladbach. THe home side will be wary following three successive defeats across all competitions after losing 2-1 away to the league leaders Union Berlin. Double Chance Draw/Stuttgart plus Additional Totals over 1.5 at even money the tip.
Saturday 5 November
Borussia Dortmund 1/4 | Draw 54/10 | Bochum 9/1 (16:30)
After picking up two impressive home wins in recent fixtures, VFL Bochum remain entrenched in the drop zone, four points from safety. In addition to tasting defeat nine times, they have conceded the highest number of goals in the league and are dealing with a goal differential of -21 following their 4-0 defeat at the hands of Wolfsburg last weekend. And as they travel to the Signal Iduna Park to face Edin Terzic’s Dortmund, they do so having lost every away game of the season to date. Borussia Dortmund is the banker of the weekend and I’m backing them to score over 2.5 goals at 6/10.
Hertha Berlin 7/1 | Draw 52/10 | Bayern Munich 3/10 (16:30)
While Serge Gnabry has netted his 50th Bundesliga goal, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is stealing the show with his rebirth. The striker has become Bayern Munich’s starting number nine since the departure of Robert Lewandowski. When Bayern had scored five goals, I began to believe that our anytime goalscorer bet was on its last, but Choupo-Moting came through with the goods in the 86th minute. Bayern’s 6-2 win over Mainz puts Julian Nagelsmann’s side on a five-match unbeaten run and within one point of the number one spot. They demolished Hertha the last time they travelled to the Olympiastadion Berlin, and we can back the away side on the Half-Time/Full-Time at 7/10.
Hoffenheim 19/10 | Draw 5/2 | RB Leizpig 14/10 (16:30)
Hoffenheim are down in seventh place with 18 points and they will look to climb up a spot or two when they welcome sixth-placed RB Leipzig at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena. The sides are separated by a single point, suggesting that this could be a tight affair.
Christopher Nkunku netted his ninth campaign goal, while Timo Werner netted his third straight goal across all competitions. A scoring team is a winning team, and Leipzig are hitting the back of the net consistently. On the other hand, Hoffenheim have been a bit erratic of late – winless in their last two and recording one win in their last five matches. The value is there, and RB Leipzig should walk away victorious here. 14/10 is a great price!
Mainz 1/1 | Draw 26/10 | Wolfsburg 26/10 (16:30)
Mainz will try to regroup after being hammered by Bayern last week when they face an in-form Wolfsburg on home soil. A loss to Bayern is not difficult to brush off, and the 05ers will take solace in the fact they have lost just once at home this season. Wolfsburg’s start to the season has seen them play catchup, and that’s just what they’re doing as they remain undefeated in their last five. I can’t separate these teams. Perhaps one to avoid, but if you must have a bet, get on the draw.
Augsburg 32/10 | Draw 31/10 | Eintracht Frankfurt 15/20 (16:30)
That 3-3 draw with RB Leipzig must have felt like a defeat for Augsburg, especially having led their opponents by three goals for a large portion of the match. They followed that up with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Stuttgart last time out and now they’re in a desperate position ahead of a tie against Eintracht Frankfurt. Eintracht’s high-scoring run of two matches was ended when Dortmund stopped them from putting more than two goals on the board; however, they couldn’t stop Japanese forward Daichi Kamada from netting his seventh goal of the campaign. Kamada as an Anytime Goalscorer at 24/10 is one bet to highly consider.
Werder Bremen 13/20 | Draw 33/10 | Schalke 36/10 (19:30)
A late goal for Werder Bremen saw them collect their fifth win of the season, while the visiting side, Schalke, have had a horror run to date. They currently sit rock-bottom of the Bundesliga with one win, three draws and eight defeats this season. Even though Werder have not been the most impressive, five straight losses for Schalke means you must back Bremen here.
Sunday 6 November
Bayer Leverkusen 11/10 | Draw 26/10 | Union Berlin 23/10 (16:30)
Union Berlin preserved their undefeated run at home this season with a 2-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach. The win meant that they maintained their place at the table’s summit heading into this gameweek. Their last trip away was a 2-1 loss to Bochum, with Milos Pantovic netting in the 90th minute. Coach Urs Fischer will have weeded out complacency ahead of their trip to relegation-battling Leverkusen. The Double Chance Draw/Union Berlin at 13/20 is good enough to add to multiples.
8/10 Freiburg | Draw 29/10 | Cologne 33/10 (18:30)
Our final fixture for gameweek 13 sees an in-form Freiburg welcome Koln who haven’t kept a clean sheet since August. Freiburg have won two games 2-0, home and away, while they have managed to maintain an undefeated record at home bar their 3-1 loss to Dortmund. Freiburg in all multiples against Cologne.
QUAD @ 10/1
Borussia Dortmund and Over 2.5 6/10
RB Leipzig Win 14/10
Double Chance Draw/Union Berlin 13/20
Freiburg Win 8/10
