The Bundesliga returns with round No. 12 this weekend. Bayer Leverkusen are the league’s surprise leaders.
Bayern Munich are breathing down Bayer’s neck. By the time Leverkusen kick off on Saturday, Bayern could be one point ahead of them in the table.
1. FC Union Berlin parted ways with coach Urs Fischer during the international break. Due to the Irons’ poor start, Fischer’s dismissal was inevitable. Now, Union Berlin face Augsburg, as they look to end an awful losing streak.
Augsburg are 10th in the Bundesliga and go into round No. 12 unbeaten in four straight games. The team took eight points from the last 12 available. All four games saw both teams score.
Union Berlin took zero points from their last six games. They scored a mere two goals and conceded 17 times in those six games. Union lost their last five away games. The fairy tale is over.
RB Leipzig will start the weekend eight points behind first-place Bayer Leverkusen. They haven’t played well away at Wolfsburg in recent seasons. The Wolves won two of their last three home games versus Leipzig.
Wolfsburg are in awful form and the international break came at the right time. The Wolves went winless in their last five matches. Four of those games ended in defeat. The defence conceded 14 times.
RB Leipzig picked up 11 points from the last six games. In comparison to Wolfsburg, Leipzig’s defence only conceded six times. The attack scored 14 goals.
Eintracht Frankfurt will host third-place Stuttgart. The Swabians have been the surprise package this season, posting a record of eight wins, zero draws, and two losses. However, with two losses in their last three games, it looks like Stuttgart’s great start could be over.
Frankfurt are seventh in the standings, but five points off fourth place. This isn’t the high-flying Frankfurt of seasons past. Only 17 goals were scored in Eintracht Frankfurt’s opening 11 games. Still, they go into the weekend unbeaten in five straight Bundesliga matches.
Stuttgart are flying high in front of goal. They scored 29 goals, the third-most in the league, before the international break. Frankfurt went unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions against Stuttgart.
Four of the last six games between Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen finished as draws. The good news for Leverkusen is that they went unbeaten in their last six matches versus Bremen. Five of their last six meetings finished with both teams scoring.
Bayer Leverkusen were a perfect six wins from the last six games in the league. Xabi Alonso’s team conceded a mere four times and scored 17 goals.
Bremen go into the weekend unbeaten in their last three games, with five points from nine. Each of their last three games saw them score 2.0 goals or more.