The Bundesliga title race has turned into a two-horse competition. Bayer Leverkusen are not backing down from Bayern Munich and go into round No. 11 in first place, with two points separating the teams.
Koln, on the other hand, are propping up the table with just five points.
Saturday’s match between Bayern Munich and 1. FC Heidenheim will be their first head-to-head meeting since 2019 in the DFB Pokal. The question isn’t if Bayern will win, but by how many goals.
Heidenheim defeated Stuttgart 2-0 last time out, ending a three-match losing streak. The team conceded the fourth-most goals after 10 games with 22. Bayern should feel confident of getting goals.
Bayern Munich saw over 2.5 goals in each of their last 14 league games. Die Roten are on a four-game winning streak. They scored at least 3.0 goals in each of those four matches.
Koln went unbeaten in five of their last six games versus Bochum. On Saturday, the Billy Goats are aiming for just their second win this season in the Bundesliga. They are rock bottom of the table.
Bochum are 14th in the standings and two points above the bottom three places. Saturday’s game will be a six-point relegation affair between the two sides. Bochum are coming off a 2-1 win at Darmstadt. It was their first victory of the season.
Koln drew 1-1 with Augsburg last weekend. The Billy Goats conceded 22 times in their opening 10 games. They lost their last three away games.
The pressure is on Bayer Leverkusen to continue to rack up points. They had a scare last weekend against Hoffenheim but pulled out a late 3-2 win. Four of the last six games between Bayer and 1. FC Union Berlin ended in draws.
Union have gone from the heights of fighting for a Champions League place to the lows of battling relegation. They will begin round No. 10 in 16th place and one point from relegation safety. Each of Union’s last six league games were losses.
Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich are the only two Bundesliga teams not to lose a game this term. Leverkusen are on a six-game win streak. They scored 30 goals in their 10 games this term for an average of 3.0 goals per game. Bayer’s last six games saw over 2.5 goals.
Werder Bremen won just one of their last six matches versus Eintracht Frankfurt in all competitions. The Eagles will feel confident of picking up another result against Bremen on the road. Eintracht Frankfurt did the Bundesliga double over Bremen last term by a combined score of 6-3.
The Eagles went unbeaten in their last four games in the Bundesliga. This isn’t the high-scoring Frankfurt from the last few seasons. They tallied just 11 goals in the last six games, while the defence conceded just six times.
Werder Bremen go into the match unbeaten in two straight games. They pulled off a 2-2 draw against Wolfsburg last term. Werder Bremen scored 16 times in their opening 10 games and conceded 20 times.