Bundesliga
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After the national break, league football is back and there will be a number of great duels again. Shortly after lunch you can watch Manchester City take on Liverpool. Then in the evening, the battle for the top of the Bundesliga comes to Munich when Borussia Dortmund visit. On Sunday, Zbrojovka Brno will come to Prague to take on Sparta.
Manchester City vs. Liverpool
Things have already started to look promising for Liverpool as they beat Wolves and Manchester United with a score of 9:0. But then Jürgen Klopp’s charges sobered up when they lost 1: 0 at Bournemouth. The same result in Madrid then only sealed the Anfield double, where Real won 5: 2.
Manchester City have won their last 6 games, scoring only once. In the last two games, they have scored 13 goals. Erling Haaland himself has scored 8 of them.
As far as the games between the teams are concerned, we can clearly say that both teams are scoring goals. Both teams have scored in 10 of the last 12 encounters. In 7 of the last 8 games, the fans have seen at least 3 goals.
However, Liverpool have fared better of late, winning 3 of the last 4 meetings, only it was Manchester City who won the last encounter. The form of coach Pep Guardiola’s charges is breathtaking and they need to score fully as they are 8 points behind the Gunners with a game to spare.
But even Liverpool definitely have something to fight for when they are 5 points behind. Newcastle and 7 behind 4. Tottenham, but they have two games in hand. So an interesting duel is guaranteed this time too!
Bayern Munich vs. Borussia Dortmund
Bayern Munich have not started 2023 in the best way. Although they went on to beat PSG in the Champions League, things are creaking in the Bundesliga. The Bavarian giant has won just five of their ten league games since the start of the year, costing Julian Nagelsmann his job.
Borussia Dortmund have taken advantage of their rival’s few losses and have scrambled up the table. However, they hold the slimmest possible lead of one point. A win at the Allianz Arena would therefore be most welcome.
But nobody knows what to expect from Bayern. The new coach is Thomas Tuchel, who was once head coach at Dortmund. The German coach will therefore have a very spicy debut on the Munich bench.
It is also a question of how the two clubs will put their line-ups together. Bayern will have to do without Jamal Musiala. Borussia still don’t know if Karim Adeyemi and Nico Schlotterbeck will be able to start.
However, the stats of the games at the Allianz Arena clearly suggest that the home side is the big favourite. Bayern have dominated the last eight Bundesliga games in Munich. Dortmund have been scoring in their matches, especially on home soil. It’s not so good away.
If you don’t want to bet on the winner, bet on the goals. In 107 Bundesliga matches between these clubs alone, 346 goals have been scored, or 3.28 goals per game. In the last seven games we have always seen at least four goals and it should be no different now.
Sparta Prague vs. Zbrojovka Brno
A duel between a team with the best form in the league at the moment and a team that is currently struggling and dangerously close to the relegation zone.
Sparta won their last 7 matches with a score of 25:6 and returned to the title fight. After a promising autumn, Zbrojovka did not catch the start of spring. They won only one out of eight matches, drew four times and lost three times.
Moreover, the Leten players are happy to shoot against Zbrojovka. They have scored 4, 6 and 4 goals in the last three games. Brno can be expected to fish a few goals out of the net again.