Bundesliga Preview

Got to start my preview early, plan to get out to the cottage tomorrow afternoon for a long weekend and enjoy the last weekend of Summer. Two interesting games and both just happen to be on TV so Thank you to the good people at Gol TV even if you no longer show the Friday Bundesliga games.

Die Mannschaft aus Hamburg spielen... No I am sorry to offend or confuse anyone but the mannschaft can only mean the national team and a "Mannschaftspiele" can only mean a game involving the German national team unless it is a super Mannschaftspiele and that would involve both Austrian and German national teams so for anyone reading when I say mannschaft I am referring to the German national team or possibly the Austrian national team or in very rare cases the Swiss national team.

Fr 19.09.08 20:30 Bayer Leverkusen - Hannover 96 -:-

Hannover had a great game last week and Schlaudruff is maybe finally living up to expectation? Hannover have a few good forwards and could be fighting for a UEFA spot, Leverkuesen should be in the top half as well and maybe even working up into a Cl spot? Not sure how Bayer did not make the UEFA cup this year?
Sa 20.09.08 15:30 Bayern München - Werder Bremen -:-

The game of the day and on Television! The Lowenbrau will flow from one side ( yes i know Lowenbrau is 1860's fans beer) and the becks from the other ( i have Becks at the cottage -lower carbs you know) Both teams played in The CL in midweek. i would love to see Bremen play that free flowing attacking style I have seen them play on a few occasions last year.

FC Schalke 04 - Eintracht Frankfurt -:-

Frankfurt should be well rested and Schalke play on Thursday so this may be a good upset prediction, not sure what the odds are but it might be worth a bet on Frankfurt?
Energie Cottbus - VfL Bochum -:-

Cottbus is looking for a first win this season, this might be a good chance to do it?
Arminia Bielefeld - 1. FC Köln -:-
Cologne could use a win if they want to stay up in the 1st Division

Borussia M'gladbach - Hertha BSC -:-

BMG are probably still hurting from last weeks game. Hertha played on Tuesday against St. Patrick's Athletic in Berlin so they are either in fine form or are tired from the game? Most of the starters played.

So 21.09.08 17:00 VfL Wolfsburg - Hamburger SV -:-

The game of the Day between two undefeated teams, my half sister lives in Hamburg or just outside in a town called Halstenbeck so I have to go for a Hamburg victory! Even if i would rather see St Pauli in the 1st div! The Reeperbahn aint what it used to be but it still beats any town here on the iecberg. I mean where else can you go from seeing the Lion king one minute to seeing the Loin queen the next? On top of that Volkswagen's have too many electrical problems so I could never support a team from KDF stadt . Both teams play on Thursday in the UEFA cup i believe?

VfB Stuttgart - Karlsruher SC -:-

Stuttgart play in the UEFA cup on Thursday as well, unlike English teams that could put out 3 or 4 squads at any given time meaning you can rest all sorts of players Stuttgart and most bundesliga teams can not, this means that the Stuttgart players will be playing on two days rest and this means Karlsruher have a chance to upset.


1899 Hoffenheim - Borussia Dortmund -:- (-:-)

The Tiny millionaires play against a Dortmund team that have a tough game against udinese to play on Thursday night. See above for reasons why Hoffenheim may win .

week 5
Tabelle
Pl. Verein Sp. g. u. v. Tore Diff. Pkte.
1 Hamburger SV 4 3 1 0 11:7 4 10
2 Bayern München (M, P) 4 2 2 0 10:4 6 8
3 FC Schalke 04 4 2 2 0 8:4 4 8
4 Borussia Dortmund 4 2 2 0 8:6 2 8
5 VfB Stuttgart 4 2 1 1 5:3 2 7
6 1899 Hoffenheim (N) 4 2 1 1 6:5 1 7
7 Bayer Leverkusen 4 2 0 2 11:8 3 6
8 VfL Wolfsburg 4 1 3 0 8:7 1 6
9 Werder Bremen 4 1 2 1 8:6 2 5
10 Hertha BSC 4 1 2 1 6:7 -1 5
11 VfL Bochum 4 1 1 2 4:4 0 4
12 Hannover 96 4 1 1 2 5:6 -1 4
13 1. FC Köln (N) 4 1 1 2 4:6 -2 4
14 Karlsruher SC 3 1 0 2 2:4 -2 3
15 Borussia M'gladbach (N) 4 1 0 3 5:11 -6 3
16 Eintracht Frankfurt 3 0 2 1 3:5 -2 2
17 Arminia Bielefeld 4 0 2 2 5:9 -4 2
18 Energie Cottbus 4 0 1 3 0:7 -7 1