The gap between 14th-place Bochum and 15th-place Union Berlin has grown in recent weeks.
Six points currently separate the two teams, meaning the four teams are currently in the mix for relegation. Meanwhile, the race for European competition qualification is heating up.
Werder Bremen are fresh off a shock 1-0 win away to Bayern Munich. The Green and White are 13th in the standings and will hope their big win carries over in round 19 against Freiburg. Bremen lost their last three matches against Freiburg in all competitions.
Freiburg won 1-0 at home earlier this season against Bremen in the league. The team went unbeaten in their last two league matches, drawing nil-nil with Union and defeating Hoffenheim 3-2. Freiburg went unbeaten in five of their last six Bundesliga matches.
Werder Bremen went unbeaten in their last five league matches, picking up nine points from 15. They outscored their last five opponents 7-4. Bremen are on a two-game home unbeaten streak.
It is a top-four clash between Stuttgart and RB Leipzig. Leipzig won their last two games against Stuttgart in the league, including earlier this season, when they posted a 5-1 victory. However, RB Leipzig’s last two wins over Stuttgart came at the Red Bull Arena.
Leipzig will go into the match in poor form, having lost their last two matches. A 1-0 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt was followed by a 3-2 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen last weekend.
Stuttgart are also in poor form. They lost their last two matches in the division. The Swabians have faded after a strong first half of the season. Stuttgart are unbeaten in their last five home matches.
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The trend between Wolfsburg and Koln is that the away team wins. Indeed, the last five matches between Wolfsburg and Koln were won by the away team. Wolfsburg claimed a 2-1 away win earlier this campaign against the Billy Goats.
Koln are 17th and mired in a relegation fight. Three points separate the Billy Goats from safety. However, they failed to win any of their last five Bundesliga games. Koln are on a two-game away losing streak. The trend could end this weekend.
Wolfsburg took just two points from the last nine on offer in the league. They were outscored 4-3 across the last three matches. The Wolves are not playing well at home currently. They lost their last two matches at the VW Arena.
Union Berlin romped to a 4-1 win over Darmstadt earlier this season in the league. Since sacking Urs Fischer, Union have improved and are outside the relegation zone. Three points separate them from the bottom three.
The Irons took eight points from the last 15 points on offer. The defence kept back-to-back clean sheets in the Bundesliga. Another three points would be massive in the team’s pursuit of survival.
Darmstadt are bottom of the league, with 11 points. A win over Union would send them level on points with the capital club. However, Darmstadt took a mere two points from their last six matches. Darmstadt conceded 46 goals in 18 games, the most in the division.