Bundesliga Predictions | Round 9

October 28, 2023

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In this weekly feature, hosts of the Gegenpressing podcast Stefan Bienkowski and Manu Veth face off with their predictions for the forthcoming Bundesliga matchday fixtures. It’s three points for a correct score and one point for a correct result. Who will come out on top at the end of the season?

Manu’s Game of the Week: Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin

My match of the week is Werder against Union Berlin. I feel that all the noise surrounding Union could be almost a cleansing process for the club. David Fofana was suspended for a week after failing to shake hands with Urs Fischer when he was brought off against Napoli. Then there is the story surrounding Leonardo Bonucci. Fabrizio Romano claimed in a tweet on Tuesday that Bonucci was unhappy with his situation at the club. Bonucci has categorically denied that report. All of that overshadowed what was on balance a very good performance against Napoli that highlighted once again that Union are better than their results. With that in mind, a win for the capital club is only a question of time and Werder might be the perfect opponent to finally turn things around.

Manu’s Predictions:

Bochum 1-2 Mainz

Bayern Munich 3-0 Darmstadt
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 Heidenheim
Werder Bremen 1-2 Union Berlin

Augsburg 0-2 Wolfsburg
Stuttgart 2-1 Hoffenheim
RB Leipzig 3-1 Köln
Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Borussia Dortmund

Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Freiburg

Stefan’s Game of the Week: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund have done well to maintain an unbeaten run in the Bundesliga this season, most notably with their slender 1-0 win over Werder Bremen where Edin Terzic’s side were able to carefully pick apart a chaotic opponent. However, in Eintracht Frankfurt they’ll face a foe that is far more composed and knows how to defend well. Which should prove to be an entirely new obstacle for Terzic’s defensive and pragmatic side to overcome.