Friday 25 April 2014

Bundesliga Matchday 32 Preview: Critical and decisive weekend


This matchday is critical and decisive for several clubs.  For some it is to secure spots in the Champions and Euro League, while others will be battling for their retention in the top tier. 

With three matchdays remaining, Bayern Muenchen and Borussia Dortmund are assured of Champions League competition next season.   FC Schalke 04 can secure its spot with a win over Leverkusen on Saturday, while Gladbach, Leverkusen and Wolfsburg will have to wait.

Gladbach, Mainz and Augsburg appear to be in position to clinch a Euro League spot.  The remainder of the league turns to the relegation battle.  A win for Frankfurt, Hannover and Freiburg would secure play in the Bundesliga next season, while Hamburg, Nuernberg and Braunschweig could know their fate as early as this weekend.

Nuernberg travels to Mainz, while Hamburg faces a fiesty Augsburg side.  At the top of the league, Dortmund travels to Leverkusen, while Schalke and Gladbach face a tough battle in Gelsenkirchen, which can clinch Schalke's third place position and end Glabach's hopes.  Braunschweig battles Berlin.  A loss for Braunschweig means a return to tier two. 

Friday April 25

Hannover 96 vs VfB Stuttgart  0-0

Saturday Apr 26
   
Bayern München vs Werder Bremen  5-2
FSV Mainz 05 vs 1. FC Nürnberg     2-0  
VfL Wolfsburg vs SC Freiburg       2-2
Hertha BSC vs Eintr. Braunschweig   2-0    
1899 Hoffenheim  vs Eintracht Frankfurt 0-0      
Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund 2-2

Sunday April 27   
   
FC Augsburg vs Hamburger SV   
Schalke 04 vs Bor. Mönchengladbach

Posn  Team             GP   W   D   L    GF/GA   Points

1      FC Bayern        32    27  3    2        89:22       84
2      Dortmund         32    21   5    7       73:36       65
3      Schalke             31    17   7    7       57:41       58
4      Leverkusen       32    17  4   11       53:43       55
5      Wolfsburg         32    16   5  11       58:48       53
6      Mainz               32    15   5   12       48:49      50  
7      M'gladbach       31    14   7   10      54:39       49
8      Augsburg          31    12   7   12       41:45      43
9      Hoffenheim       32   10  10   12      67:66      40
10    Hertha BSC       32   11   7    14      40:42      41
11    Bremen              32     9   8  14       39:64       36 
12    Frankfurt           32     9   9    14      39:53       36
13    Freiburg            32      9   9  14       41:56       36
14    Hannover           32   10   6    16      42:58      36 
15    Stuttgart            32      8   8  16       49:60       32
16    Hamburg           31      7   6  18       47:65       27
17    Nürnberg           32      5 11  16       36:64       26
18    B'schweig         32       6   7  19       28:56       25

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