Bundesliga – Matchday 25

We have a new leader in the Bundesliga! After 25 rounds, Borussia Dortmund takes the first position. Can they hold it for long though? One thing is certain, the end of the season won’t be easy for Bayern!

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Results

17.3.2023		Borussia Monchengladbach	2		Werder Bremen	2
18.3.2023		1899 Hoffenheim	3		Hertha Berlin	1
18.3.2023		VfL BOCHUM	1		RB Leipzig	0
18.3.2023		FC Augsburg	1		FC Schalke 04	1
18.3.2023		VfB Stuttgart	0		VfL Wolfsburg	1
18.3.2023		Borussia Dortmund	6		FC Koln	1
19.3.2023		Union Berlin	2		Eintracht Frankfurt	0
19.3.2023		Bayer Leverkusen	2		Bayern Munich	1
19.3.2023		FSV Mainz 05	1		SC Freiburg	1

The matchday kicked off with Borussia Monchengladbach facing Werder Bremen and after the final whistle it was 2-2, the teams splitting the points. In the next match VfL BOCHUM came up against RB Leipzig who have suffered a heavy loss in the UCL midweek. VfL BOCHUM gained the crucial 3 points, Marco Rose’s team ending a horrible week for them. (Now) first placed team Borussia Dortmund went up against versus FC Koln. After the final whistle it was 6-1, Borussia Dortmund gaining the crucial 3 points.
In the next match Union Berlin was coming up against Eintracht Frankfurt and the final score was 2-0, Union Berlin securing the 3 points, putting them back on the podium. In the highlight match of the round, Bayer Leverkusen was facing Bayern Munich. After 2 penalties for Xabi Alonso’s side, the final result was 2-1, Bayer Leverkusen taking all 3 points home. In the last match of the round, we had FSV Mainz 05 hosting SC Freiburg, both teams getting a point each.

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Standings

#		Team	Played	Win	Draw	Lose	Goals	Points
1		Borussia Dortmund	25	17	2	6	55 : 31	53
2		Bayern Munich	25	15	7	3	72 : 27	52
3		Union Berlin	25	14	6	5	38 : 28	48
4		SC Freiburg	25	13	7	5	38 : 34	46
5		RB Leipzig	25	13	6	6	49 : 30	45
6		Eintracht Frankfurt	25	11	7	7	46 : 36	40
7		VfL Wolfsburg	25	10	8	7	44 : 32	38
8		Bayer Leverkusen	25	11	4	10	45 : 40	37
9		FSV Mainz 05	25	10	7	8	40 : 36	37
10		Borussia Monchengladbach	25	8	7	10	40 : 44	31
11		Werder Bremen	25	9	4	12	39 : 48	31
12		FC Augsburg	25	8	4	13	32 : 45	28
13		FC Koln	25	6	9	10	33 : 44	27
14		VfL BOCHUM	25	8	1	16	27 : 56	25
15		1899 Hoffenheim	25	6	4	15	33 : 45	22
16		Hertha Berlin	25	5	6	14	30 : 48	21
17		FC Schalke 04	25	4	9	12	21 : 45	21
18		VfB Stuttgart	25	4	8	13	29 : 42	20

Borussia Dortmund move first, Bayern fall to second. Only one point difference, a lot can happen until the end, obviously. Union Berlin are 3rd, while Freiburg move 4th.
VfB Stuttgart are last and looking almost certain to get relegated. RB Leipzig finish their bad week on 5th.

Vfb Stuttgart are last, one less point than Schalke and Hertha Berlin. Hoffenheim also close, with one more point. Bochum seems to be out of woods for now, as they have opened up a 3 points gap.

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Team of the Week

Bochum’s GK, Riemann gets the highest rating with a 9.0. We also get not less than 4 from Dortmund, as Sule, Reus, Guerreiro and Malen make the cut.