⚽ Bundesliga 2024/25 discussion and predictions thread ⚽

[pieppiep]

This week Bayern Munich will get an easy opponent, they will face a team that is in a very unsafe zone, so they should be able to win easily.

They are also eliminated from the Champions League, so there is no reason for them not to focus on the Bundesliga. They must use this match to get a win so they can get the title early.

Even though I can see why you are considering this to be an easy game, I am approaching this a little differently. That is why sometimes teams that are in the bottom of the standings are capable of showing excellent performance when they no longer expect anything from themselves but a desperate desire to win. Bayern will definitely have more quality and longer rest but such games often produce surprises sometimes. However, the intensity of the game will depend on the mentality of the players and how much they would be able to keep it up all throughout the game. For example, if they treat the situation as some kind of formality, then there can always be a possibility of a mistake. In my view they can still clinch the title but they must be extra cautious.

[koang]

Borussia Dortmund Vs Borussia Mönchengladbach could be a fun game to watch. Despite being placed 8th at the moment, Dortmund is still within a range to even fight for the 4th place so they still have something to fight for. After beating Barcelona 3-1, the team's morale is probably high and they do tend to perform much better at home, so I expect 3 points for Dortmund.

Dortmund need a win today. No excuses!
A home win is a must for Dortmund if they want to play in the Champions League next season, they are currently 7 points behind 4th place.
Last chance for a potential UCL qualification. The players must go all out and grab this chance.
Niko Kovac must win this game for the fans and Show the same attitude as against Barca.

[ajiz138]

This week Bayern Munich will get an easy opponent, they will face a team that is in a very unsafe zone, so they should be able to win easily.

They are also eliminated from the Champions League, so there is no reason for them not to focus on the Bundesliga. They must use this match to get a win so they can get the title early.

Even though I can see why you are considering this to be an easy game, I am approaching this a little differently. That is why sometimes teams that are in the bottom of the standings are capable of showing excellent performance when they no longer expect anything from themselves but a desperate desire to win. Bayern will definitely have more quality and longer rest but such games often produce surprises sometimes. However, the intensity of the game will depend on the mentality of the players and how much they would be able to keep it up all throughout the game. For example, if they treat the situation as some kind of formality, then there can always be a possibility of a mistake. In my view they can still clinch the title but they must be extra cautious.

I can also understand what you mean, because it's not just once or twice that we see a team that is not even considered at all can actually make a big surprise.

But in this match Bayern Munich successfully did their job very well, they won with a landslide score, 4 goals without reply. This is not something surprising because I think many people have predicted it.

[pawel7777]

Leverkusen looked pale yesterday against St Pauli and have buried their chances of defending the championship. They couldn't dominate the game, went defensive after taking the lead but that backfired on them.
Now the gap between them and Bayern is 8 points (with Bayern having much better goal difference), with 4 games to go. Their 2nd place is not threatened, as the gap between Leverkusen and the 3rd Eintracht is 12 points.
The real battle will be fought for the 4th spot, the last one that grants participation in the Champions League. Dortmund is pressing hard, they did a good job yesterday by defeating Moenchengladbach. Out of the outstanding 4 games Dortmund have to play, 3 are fairly easy, against teams from the bottom of the table, and one is an away game against Leverkusen, but, at that stage, Leverkusen will have nothing left to play for, so they might go easy and let Dortmund win.
I expect Dortmund to finish in the top 5.

[koang]

Leverkusen looked pale yesterday against St Pauli and have buried their chances of defending the championship. They couldn't dominate the game, went defensive after taking the lead but that backfired on them.
Now the gap between them and Bayern is 8 points (with Bayern having much better goal difference), with 4 games to go. Their 2nd place is not threatened, as the gap between Leverkusen and the 3rd Eintracht is 12 points.
The real battle will be fought for the 4th spot, the last one that grants participation in the Champions League. Dortmund is pressing hard, they did a good job yesterday by defeating Moenchengladbach. Out of the outstanding 4 games Dortmund have to play, 3 are fairly easy, against teams from the bottom of the table, and one is an away game against Leverkusen, but, at that stage, Leverkusen will have nothing left to play for, so they might go easy and let Dortmund win.
I expect Dortmund to finish in the top 5.

I think the league is over and Bayern win the title...
New blood must be injected. Chelsea want to get rid of Nkunku, this is an opportunity for Leverkusen, go ahead. Plus Cherki from Lyon.
Inter want to get rid of de Vrij, he would be a good replacement for Jona.
But Leverkusen don't seem to want to spend a lot of money. So I think they will bring in some less big names and that's okay. It doesn't always have to be a lot of money, but it has to be reasonable

[LUCKMCFLY]

But in this match Bayern Munich successfully did their job very well, they won with a landslide score, 4 goals without reply. This is not something surprising because I think many people have predicted it.

I also think so, for me Bayern this time want to do everything right, win the Budensliga and also be among the best in the Club World Cup which is the other thing that is pending, so in view of these things it can be intuited that Leverkusen will have a very difficult time reaching them, their last game or drew, so I don't think they will be a pursuer that will not let them respect, I think that this time Kane will finally be able to achieve victories.

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Leverkusen are not as scary as last season, they are still quite good this season, but they are starting to have problems where other teams can bring the strategy they apply.

In the last week they had to share points when facing ST Pauli and this is their last 2 consecutive draws. Next season, I want to see them more ready to give competition to Bayern Munich again.

[pawel7777]

I can't believe we're only 4 rounds away from the end of the season. Time flies.
This weekend, things are stacked pretty nicely for Borussia Dortmund. They are playing away against Hoffenheim, a team from the bottom of the table, which is placed quite safely above the relegation zone (8 points buffer from the 16th place), so it's Borussia who should be more determined to win.
At the same time, few teams ranked above Dortmund are underdogs in their games and are likely to lose some points: Leipzig is playing away against Eintracht, Mainz is playing away against Bayern and Freiburg is playing away against Wolfsburg (this one should be an even game, with Wolfsburg being a very slight favourite).

After a pretty horrible season, I'd like to see Dortmund finishing in style and making it to the top 4. Fingers crossed.

[debra]

Leverkusen are not as scary as last season, they are still quite good this season, but they are starting to have problems where other teams can bring the strategy they apply.

In the last week they had to share points when facing ST Pauli and this is their last 2 consecutive draws. Next season, I want to see them more ready to give competition to Bayern Munich again.

Leverkusen has been declining their performance in this season. They got too many draws, they have got 10 draws until now. I think the main problems of this team that they have no strong attackers, they only have strong defenders and midfielders. Xabi seems too confident with his team, so he isn't aware of the weakness.

In the next season, Leverkusen must have stronger attackers if they want to challenge Bayern Munich. Honestly, there is no good strikers, there is no quality wingers. Leverkusen only has Florian Wirtz as a quality player in their attacking line.

[koang]

I can't believe we're only 4 rounds away from the end of the season. Time flies.
This weekend, things are stacked pretty nicely for Borussia Dortmund. They are playing away against Hoffenheim, a team from the bottom of the table, which is placed quite safely above the relegation zone (8 points buffer from the 16th place), so it's Borussia who should be more determined to win.
At the same time, few teams ranked above Dortmund are underdogs in their games and are likely to lose some points: Leipzig is playing away against Eintracht, Mainz is playing away against Bayern and Freiburg is playing away against Wolfsburg (this one should be an even game, with Wolfsburg being a very slight favourite).

After a pretty horrible season, I'd like to see Dortmund finishing in style and making it to the top 4. Fingers crossed.

In Kovac's period in charge, Dortmund were second in Expected Points, third in XGA, and second in XG in the Bundesliga.
He took over in 11th place and led Dortmund to 7th place, with a chance of reaching the Champions League, which was unimaginable when he was hired.
Niko Kovac will likely be Borussia Dortmund's coach next season. The team is playing more attractive football again. This development should be continued. The board likes his work.

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Leverkusen are not as scary as last season, they are still quite good this season, but they are starting to have problems where other teams can bring the strategy they apply.

In the last week they had to share points when facing ST Pauli and this is their last 2 consecutive draws. Next season, I want to see them more ready to give competition to Bayern Munich again.

Leverkusen has been declining their performance in this season. They got too many draws, they have got 10 draws until now. I think the main problems of this team that they have no strong attackers, they only have strong defenders and midfielders. Xabi seems too confident with his team, so he isn't aware of the weakness.

In the next season, Leverkusen must have stronger attackers if they want to challenge Bayern Munich. Honestly, there is no good strikers, there is no quality wingers. Leverkusen only has Florian Wirtz as a quality player in their attacking line.

Yes I agree, they didn't bring in many new players and still trust most of the players who brought them the title last season. That's not wrong, but it also creates weaknesses that are starting to be realized by their opponents.

I think now Xabi has also realized that and when they are in the next season and Xabi is still in this team, I think he will make some changes including the players he will bring in.

[pawel7777]

Many have already announced Borussia Dortmund as the biggest disappointment of the current season, but that was premature. Dortmund pulled themselves together and are still in the fight for the Champions League places, while that inglorious title should go to Stuttgart, who today lost at home to Heidenheim after Mathias Honsak scored the only goal in the 89th minute.
Stuttgart ended the last season in 2nd place, with one point above Bayern, so the expectations were set high for them this season, but they failed to advance from the UCL league stage and things are not looking much better in the Bundesliga.
They still have mathematical chances of finishing in European Cup places, but it doesn't look like they are even trying, with only one win in the last 5 league matches.

[ajiz138]

But in this match Bayern Munich successfully did their job very well, they won with a landslide score, 4 goals without reply. This is not something surprising because I think many people have predicted it.

I also think so, for me Bayern this time want to do everything right, win the Budensliga and also be among the best in the Club World Cup which is the other thing that is pending, so in view of these things it can be intuited that Leverkusen will have a very difficult time reaching them, their last game or drew, so I don't think they will be a pursuer that will not let them respect, I think that this time Kane will finally be able to achieve victories.

Kane has a great chance to end his career with a trophy, meaning that the long wait he has been waiting for to win a title will most likely happen this season.

Believe it or not, when many people say he is a curse will disappear when he can actually win a title. And I'm sure there will be many people who congratulate him for his long wait and moreover he also deserves it.

[pawel7777]

Dortmund didn't disappoint. They struggled a bit against Hoffenheim, and needed 5 minutes of the stoppage time to score the winning goal, but a win is a win.
They are now 6th in the table, they overtook Mainz and got closer to Leipzig, who got demolished 4-0 by Eintracht. They are still 3 points behind the 4th Freiburg, but Freiburg is playing Leverkusen next, so there's a chance they could catch up with them.

Bayern defeated Mainz easily 3-0. They are playing an away game against Leipzig next weekend, and they will have a chance to secure their championship. They either need a win, if Leverkusen also wins, but if Leverkusen loses points against Freiburg, Bayern will celebrate regardless of the result of their Leipzig match.

[UNIVERSE]

Kane has a great chance to end his career with a trophy, meaning that the long wait he has been waiting for to win a title will most likely happen this season.

Believe it or not, when many people say he is a curse will disappear when he can actually win a title. And I'm sure there will be many people who congratulate him for his long wait and moreover he also deserves it.

This season, Bayern Munich will win the Bundesliga trophy and Kane will be the top scorer. This is a great season for Kane, he will win a trophy and be the most influential player in Bayern Munich. I think he won't end his career very soon, he will continue to be a football player for the next few years. I really hope Kane will end his career with an UCL trophy.

There is no a curse. Kane proves that he can win a prestigious trophy. When he moved to Bayern Munich, it was surely the right decision. He will never win any trophy with his previous club.