Bundesliga – Matchday 17

Ladies and gentlemen, we might have ourselves a title race in the Bundesliga! Let’s see how the big German teams did in the Bundesliga, in matchday 17!

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Results

24.1.2023		FC Schalke 04	1		RB Leipzig	6
24.1.2023		Bayern Munich	1		FC Koln	1
24.1.2023		1899 Hoffenheim	2		VfB Stuttgart	2
24.1.2023		Hertha Berlin	0		VfL Wolfsburg	5
25.1.2023		FSV Mainz 05	1		Borussia Dortmund	2
25.1.2023		Bayer Leverkusen	2		VfL BOCHUM	0
25.1.2023		SC Freiburg	1		Eintracht Frankfurt	1
25.1.2023		FC Augsburg	1		Borussia Monchengladbach	0
25.1.2023		Werder Bremen	1		Union Berlin	2

After getting a point versus Bayern in the last round, Leipzig wasted no time and beat Schalke with 6 goals to 1. Dani Olmo and Andre Silva, both had excellent games. The same goal difference was present between Hertha and Wolfsburg, as the Berlin side team lost heavily once again. A surprise happened in Munich, as Bayern didn’t manage to beat FC Koln, the match ended 1-1.

On the next day, Dortmund left it late to beat Mainz, however they walk away with the 3 points in a 2-1 game. Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen keep on winning, as they beat Bochum, 2-0. Two well placed teams faced each other in Freiburg versus Frankfurt and ultimately both walked away with a point each. In the last game of the round, Union Berlin beat Werder.

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Standings

#		Team	Played	Win	Draw	Lose	Goals	Points
1		Bayern Munich	17	10	6	1	51 : 15	36
2		Union Berlin	17	10	3	4	29 : 22	33
3		RB Leipzig	17	9	5	3	37 : 23	32
4		Eintracht Frankfurt	17	9	4	4	36 : 25	31
5		Borussia Dortmund	17	10	1	6	31 : 25	31
6		SC Freiburg	17	9	4	4	26 : 24	31
7		VfL Wolfsburg	17	8	5	4	35 : 20	29
8		Bayer Leverkusen	17	7	3	7	30 : 28	24
9		Borussia Monchengladbach	17	6	4	7	30 : 28	22
10		FC Koln	17	5	6	6	29 : 31	21
11		Werder Bremen	17	6	3	8	27 : 36	21
12		FSV Mainz 05	17	5	5	7	21 : 27	20
13		1899 Hoffenheim	17	5	4	8	25 : 27	19
14		FC Augsburg	17	5	3	9	22 : 30	18
15		VfB Stuttgart	17	3	7	7	21 : 30	16
16		VfL BOCHUM	17	5	1	11	17 : 39	16
17		Hertha Berlin	17	3	5	9	20 : 30	14
18		FC Schalke 04	17	2	3	12	14 : 41	9

Bayern are still first, however two draws in a raw means that other teams are getting closer. Union is now second, 3 points behind the leaders, while RB Leipzig climbed all the way to 3rd, with a further point behind. Frankfurt, Borussia Dortmund and Freiburg are a further point behind on 31. Leverkusen managed to get all the way up to 8th.

Schalke are last, still yet to hit double digits. Hertha are also looking rather dull, they are 17th, with 14 points. Stuttgart and Bochum are also in the danger zone, with 16 points.

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Team of the Week

As expected, we have both Andre Silva and Dani Olmo in the team of the week. Despite the draw, we also get two Bayern players, Pavard and Kimmich. The star team of the week is Wolfsburg however, they get not less than 3 players: Arnold, Svanberg and goalkeeper, Casteels.