The Bundesliga is going down to the wire as Dortmund lead the charge after Thomas Tuchel and Bayern slipped last week. Bayer Leverkusen is solely focused on German football and the final five fixtures of the season are going to be enthralling.
Friday 28 April
Bochum 5/1 | Draw 4/1| Borussia Dortmund 4/9 (19:30)
Kicking off the Bundesliga action this Friday evening, log leaders Borussia Dortmund travel to relegation-threatened Bochum. The home side is one point off the bottom three and Dortmund is a mere one point above defending champions Bayern. After failing to capitalize on Bayern’s misfortune last game week, Dortmund made sure to stamp authority on their title charge with a 4-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt. The odds indicate this is not an easy task, and I fully agree, but if Dortmund are lifting the plate, five more wins are necessary. Back the away team.
Saturday 29 April
Cologne 7/5 | Draw 9/4 | Freiburg 19/10 (14:30)
After a three-match winless run, Freiburg have picked up back-to-back wins for the first time since early February. Two goals on either side of the half secured an emphatic victory that placed them in the top four. Breaking Cologne’s four-match unbeaten run will be tough, so I’m backing the away draw/win Double Chance.
Eintracht Frankfurt 8/15 | Draw 7/2 | Augsburg 21/5 (14:30)
While the odds suggest different, this fixture is hard to call. Both Eintracht and Augsburg are struggling to win games. However, the Both Teams To Score market seems promising as they have scored in eight of their last 10 fixtures combined.
RB Leipzig 2/5 | Draw 21/5 | Hoffenheim 11/2 (14:30)
RB Leipzig is in danger of failing to qualify for the Champions League after suffering a 2-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen. This defeat is Leipzig’s third defeat in their last five fixtures. 4/10 is too short for my liking and backing the Over 2.5 market holds slightly more value with a little less risk.
Stuttgart 4/5 | Draw 29/10 | Borussia Monchengladbach 29/10 (14:30)
Wataru Endo’s second-half goal was enough to secure yet another point but finding all three is becoming more pressing. I’m backing the home team, considering the motivation behind the win as well as the recent 3-3 home draw against log leaders Dortmund.
Union Berlin 19/10 | Draw 23/10 | Bayer Leverkusen 7/5 (14:30)
Union Berlin have really fallen off, but it doesn’t take away from the impressive season they have produced. As for Bayer Leverkusen, they have gained good results progressively since the turn of the year. 20 unbeaten home fixtures from Union and one loss in 10 away fixtures across all competitions for Leverkusen. The draw is my play.
Schalke 5/4 | Draw 5/2 | Werder Bremen 2/1 (17:30)
Closing out Saturday’s fixtures, bottom-of-the-table Schalke must find a win if they are to claw their way from the relegation zone. Their most positive results of late have been on home soil, and the Win/Draw Double Chance is the play.
Sunday 30 April
Bayern Munich 1/9 | Draw 8/1 | Hertha Berlin 16/1 (14:30)
Bayern Munich have put the fate of winning the Bundesliga campaign in the hands of rivals Borussia Dortmund after a shock 3-1 loss to Mainz. The last defeat makes Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern record – two wins, two draws and three losses since his takeover, and failing to defend the title for the first time in over a decade would be a huge blunder. Both Teams To Score is a safe bet here at 21/20 even though Hertha sit rock-bottom.
Wolfsburg 5/4 | Draw 12/5 | Mainz 19/10 (16:30)
Just two points separate Mainz and Wolfsburg, who sit sixth and seventh respectively. The final push to qualify for any form of European football between the two all points to this fixture. I’m fully behind the draw.
