The relegation battle or the battle to avoid relegation is getting critical for Kaiserslautern, Augsburg and SC Freiburg. With this setting Bundesliga Matchday 22 gets underway today with an opener in Hoffenheim against Mainz 05. Both Hoffenheim and Mainz have not been firing on all cylinders this season and both teams are under a lot of pressure to bring home the points. Hoffenheim fans are near revolt.
Dortmund plays in Berlin tomorrow and can extend its league lead with a win, while Berlin could slip into the relegation zone with a loss. FC Bayern is guest in Freiburg and will try to continue its success of the DFB Pokal win over Stuttgart and last week's win over Kaiserslautern. A win will also give Munich a boost ahead of its Championship league match next week in Basel, just across the border from Freiburg. Gladbach meets 16th place Kaiserslautern, while Schalke hosts VFL Wolfsburg.
By any measure, the top four teams should win their matches this weekend, but nothing is every fact in the Bundesliga until the 90 minute whistle ends the game. Look for some surprises, but overall nothing much should change at the top. The relegation zone may be further solidified, SC Freiburg will have its challenges to gain any points against Bayern. Leverkusen host FC Augsburg, while Kaiserslautern has the difficult task against Borussia MoenchenGladbach.
There will surely be surprises to come, but who will provide them? Below are this weekends fixtures:
| 17.02.12,20.30 | 1899 Hoffenheim | - | FSV Mainz 05 | 1-1 |
| 18.02.12,15.30 | 1. FC Nürnberg | - | 1. FC Köln | (-:-) |
| 18.02.12,15.30 | Kaiserslautern | - | Mönchengladbach | (-:-) |
| 18.02.12,15.30 | Hertha BSC Berlin | - | Borussia Dortmund | (-:-) |
| 18.02.12,15.30 | Bayer Leverkusen | - | FC Augsburg | (-:-) |
| 18.02.12,15.30 | Hamburger SV | - | Werder Bremen | (-:-) |
| 18.02.12,18.30 | SC Freiburg | - | Bayern München | (-:-) |
| 19.02.12,15.30 | Schalke 04 | - | VfL Wolfsburg | (-:-) |
| 19.02.12,17.30 | Hannover 96 | - | VfB Stuttgart | (-:-) |
Bundesliga Table updated February 11th
GP W D L GF/A Pts
1Borussia Dortmund 21 14 4 3 46:14 46
2Bayern München 21 14 2 5 49:14 44
3Borussia Mönchengladbach 21 13 4 4 34:12 43
4Schalke 04 21 13 2 6 46:28 41
5Werder Bremen 21 9 6 6 34:35 33
6Bayer Leverkusen 21 8 7 6 28:28 31
7Hannover 96 21 7 10 4 23:25 31
8VfL Wolfsburg 21 8 3 10 27:38 27
9VfB Stuttgart 21 7 5 9 31:28 26
101899 Hoffenheim 22 6 8 8 24:26 26
11Hamburger SV 21 6 8 7 26:34 26
12FSV Mainz 05 22 5 9 8 30:36 24
131. FC Köln 21 7 3 11 29:41 24
13FSV Mainz 05 22 5 9 8 30:36 24
141. FC Nürnberg 21 6 4 11 19:31 22
15Hertha BSC Berlin 21 4 8 9 25:36 20
161. FC Kaiserslautern 21 3 9 9 15:26 18
17FC Augsburg 21 3 9 9 19:33 18
18SC Freiburg 21 4 4 13 27:47 17
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