Bayer Leverkusen continue to lead the Bundesliga after eight games. Xabi Alonso’s team is still unbeaten but will face a test against Freiburg.
The Pressure could be turned up on Bayer if Bayern Munich win on Saturday versus Darmstadt, which would put the reigning champs in first place.
Bayern Munich won their last six head-to-head games versus Darmstadt in all competitions. However, these teams have not played since the 2016-17 season.
Each of Bayern’s last two wins over Darmstadt were by identical 1-0 scores. Die Roten go into the match on a two-game winning streak in the Bundesliga. No team has scored more goals than Bayern’s 26, and striker Harry Kane has nine of those goals.
Darmstadt will start the round in 12th place. They are coming off a 3-1 loss to RB Leipzig, which ended a two-match winning streak. Darmstadt conceded the joint-most goals in the Bundesliga’s eight rounds.
Union Berlin did the league double over Werder Bremen last season by a score of 3-1. The Irons won five of their last six games in all competitions versus Bremen.
Saturday’s game will be a six-point relegation affair. Werder are 14th in the standings and on a three-game losing streak. They are fresh off a 1-0 loss to Borussia Dortmund.
Union Berlin are struggling to adapt to life in the Champions League and Bundesliga. They lost each of their last six Bundesliga games and sit in 15th place, just two points above the relegation zone.
Borussia Dortmund have been a bogey team for Eintracht Frankfurt in recent seasons. Dortmund went unbeaten in five of their last six games versus the Eagles. Last season, Borussia Dortmund did the double over Frankfurt by a score of 6-1.
Few people are talking up Borussia Dortmund’s title challenge. They sit fourth in the league currently, two points off first-place Bayer Leverkusen. The Yellow and Black are on a five-game winning streak and are one of three Bundesliga teams to not lose this season.
Eintracht Frankfurt won their last two matches in the league. They are seventh but struggling to score goals in games. Frankfurt tallied just nine goals in the opening eight matches. However, they conceded just six times.
League leaders Bayer Leverkusen will play the final game of the weekend against Freiburg. This hasn’t been a comfortable fixture for Bayer in recent seasons. Leverkusen posted a dismal record of just 1W-2D-3L against Freiburg in their last six encounters in all competitions.
Bayer Leverkusen took 16 points from the last six games, scoring 19 goals and conceding five. They are a perfect four wins from four games at home in the league.
Freiburg picked up seven points from the last six matches in the league, tallying just six goals and conceding 13 times. Freiburg failed to win any of their last three road games.