In our Bundesliga Predictor picks for matchday 13, we look at how RB Leipzig and Borussia could be targeted for joker picks in a week where many teams placed high on the table go up against each other such as Bayern Vs Leverkusen, Wolfsburg Vs Stuttgart and Dortmund Vs Union. These are our picks for the week:
Note: The match times in the article have been changed from GMT to CET.
FC Union Berlin Vs Borussia Dortmund (Friday 18th December/8:30 PM CET)
Most popular prediction: 1-2
H2H: BVB 5-0 FCU | FCU 3-1 BVB
Home team last 3: VFB 2-2 FCU | FCU 1-1 FCB | BSC 1-1 FCU
Away team last 3: SVW 1-2 BVB | BVB 1-5 VFB | SGE 1-1 BVB
FC Union Berlin form guide: D-D-L-D-W (6th)
Borussia Dortmund form guide: W-L-D-L-W (4th)
Insights:
- Union’s 5-0 away loss against Dortmund is their biggest loss ever in the Bundesliga.
- Union Berlin have given up a lead to draw or loss for the fourth consecutive game in a row. Their longest record for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2.
- The absence of star player Max Kruse means that Union Berlin have failed to win a single game without him.
Borussia M’gladbach Vs TSG Hoffenheim (Saturday 19th December/3:30 PM CET)
Most popular prediction: 2-1
H2H: BMG 1-1 TSG | TSG 0-3 BMG | BMG 2-2 TSG | TSG 0-0 BMG
Home team last 3: SGE 3-3 BMG | BMG 1-1 BSC | SCF 2-2 BMG
Away team last 3: TSG 0-1 RBL | B04 4-1 TSG | TSG 3-1 FCA
Borussia M’gladbach form guide: D-D-D-W-D (8th)
Hoffenheim form guide: L-L-W-D-D (12th)
Insights:
- Borussia have scored in all 12 Bundesliga home games against Hoffenheim and are unbeaten in their last six games against them (W2, D4).
My prediction: 3-1
Schalke Vs Arminia Bielefeld (Saturday 19th December/3:30 PM CET)
Most popular prediction: 2-1
H2H: These teams haven’t played each other in the Bundesliga since 2009
Home team last 3: S04 0-2 SCF | FCA 2-2 S04 | S04 0-3 B04
Away team last 3: DSC 0-1 FCA | SCF 2-0 DSC | DSC 2-1 M05
Schalke form guide: L-D-L-L-L (18th)
Arminia Bielefeld form guide: L-L-W-L-L (16th)
Insights:
- Schalke are on a 28-game winless run in the Bundesliga (D10, L18) and are just three games away from breaking Tasmania Berlin’s all-time winless record of 31 games. Schalke’s last win was 2-0 at home to Borussia in January 2020.
My prediction: 1-1
FSV Mainz Vs Werder Bremen (Saturday 19th December/3:30 PM CET)
Most popular prediction: 1-2
H2H: M05 3-1 SVW | SVW 0-5 M05 | SVW 3-1 M05 | M05 2-1 SVW
Home team last 3: BSC 0-0 M05 | M05 0-1 KOE | DSC 2-1 M05
Away team last 3: SVW 1-2 BVB | RBL 2-0 SVW | SVW 1-2 VFB
FSV Mainz form guide: D-L-L-D-W (17th)
Werder Bremen form guide: L-L-L-L-D (14th)
Insights:
- Mainz did the double over Werder Bremen last season and have won their last two home games against them.
- Bremen have won 57% of their away games against Mainz – Their highest against any other Bundesliga side (Same as Freiburg).
- Werder Bremen have failed to win in their last nine consecutive games (L4, D5).
My prediction: 1-2
RB Leipzig Vs FC Koln (Saturday 19th December/3:30 PM CET)
Most popular prediction: 3-0
H2H: KOE 2-4 RBL | RBL 4-1 KOE | RBL 1-2 KOE | KOE 1-2 RBL
Home team last 3: TSG 0-1 RBL | RBL 2-0 SVW | FCB 3-3 RBL
Away team last 3: KOE 0-4 B04 | M05 0-1 KOE | KOE 2-2 WOB
RB Leipzig form guide: W-W-D-W-D (3rd)
FC Koln form guide: L-W-D-W-L (15th)
Insights:
- Koln have won just one of their six Bundesliga games against Leipzig (D1, L4). Both teams have scored in those six games.
- Leipzig head coach Julian Nagelsmann have never lost to Koln in the Bundesliga. He has played five games against them with Hoffenheim and two with Leipzig.
- RB Leipzig have conceded the least goals so far this season with 9 goals.
- Koln haven’t conceded more than one goal away this season. They have played away against Arminia, Stuttgart, Bremen, Dortmund and Mainz.
My prediction: 2-1
Augsburg Vs Eintracht Frankfurt (Saturday 19th December/3:30 PM CET)
Most popular prediction: 1-2
H2H: SGE 5-0 FCA | FCA 2-1 SGE | SGE 1-3 FCA | FCA 1-3 SGE
Home team last 3: DSC 0-1 FCA | FCA 2-2 S04 | TSG 3-1 FCA
Away team last 3: SGE 3-3 BMG | WOB 2-1 SGE | SGE 1-1 BVB
Augsburg form guide: W-D-L-D-D (9th)
Eintracht Frankfurt form guide: D-L-D-D-D (10th)
Insights:
- Augsburg only have a lower loss percentage against Koln (8%) than Frankfurt (25%).
- Frankfurt have only won one of their eight Bundesliga away games against Augsburg (D3, L4): 3-1 in November 2018.
- Eintracht Frankfurt are on a nine-game winless streak (D7, L2).
My prediction: 1-2
Bayer Leverkusen Vs Bayern Munich (Saturday 19th December/6:30 PM CET)
Most popular prediction: 1-2
H2H: B04 2-4 FCB | FCB 1-2 B04 | B04 3-1 FCB | FCB 3-1 B04
Home team last 3: KOE 0-4 B04 | B04 4-1 TSG | S04 0-3 B04
Away team last 3: FCB 2-1 WOB | FCU 1-1 FCB | FCB 3-3 RBL
Bayer Leverkusen form guide: W-W-W-D-W (1st)
Bayern Munich form guide: W-D-D-W-D (2nd)
Insights:
- Leverkusen have lost just three of their last 11 Bundesliga home games against Bayern Munich.
- Bayer Leverkusen are top of the table ahead of playing against second-placed Bayern Munich. Since Bayern lost 3-0 to Dortmund, the team at the top of the table have never lost to the team on second (W4, D3).
- Leverkusen is the only unbeaten team left in the Bundesliga (W8, D4).
My prediction: 2-2
SC Freiburg Vs Hertha BSC (Sunday 20th December/3:30 PM CET)
Most popular prediction: 1-1
H2H: SCF 2-1 BSC | BSC 1-0 SCF | SCF 2-1 BSC | BSC 1-1 SCF
Home team last 3: S04 0-2 SCF | SCF 2-0 DSC | SCF 2-2 BMG
Away team last 3: BSC 0-0 M05 | BMG 1-1 BSC | BSC 3-1 FCU
SC Freiburg form guide: W-W-D-D-L (11th)
Hertha BSC form guide: D-D-W-D-L (12th)
Insights:
- Freiburg have only lost two of their last 14 Bundesliga games against Hertha (W5, D7, L2).
- SC Freiburg are unbeaten in their last seven Bundesliga home games against Hertha (W3, D4).
My prediction: 1-2
Wolfsburg Vs VfB Stuttgart (Sunday 20th December/6:00 PM CET)
Most popular prediction: 2-1
H2H: VFB 3-0 WOB | WOB 2-0 VFB | WOB 1-1 VFB | VFB 1-0 WOB
Home team last 3: FCB 2-1 WOB | WOB 2-1 SGE | KOE 2-2 WOB
Away team last 3: VFB 2-2 FCU | BVB 1-5 VFB | SVW 1-2 VFB
Wolfsburg form guide: L-W-D-W-W (5th)
VfB Stuttgart form guide: D-W-W-L-D (7th)
Insights:
- Wolfsburg’s last home loss against Stuttgart was almost 13 years ago – Stuttgart won 1-0 in the DFB-Pokal semi-final back in April 2007.
- Stuttgart only have a worse away loss percentage against Bayern Munich (69%) than Wolfsburg (62%).
- Wolfsburg are unbeaten in their last 12 Bundesliga home games against Stuttgart (W10, D2).
My prediction: 2-1
Joker
It is a bit difficult to get the joker right in Bundesliga predictor this week as the Bayern and Dortmund games could go either way so RB Leipzig 2-1 Koln is my pick for the week. Another honourable mention will be Borussia 3-1 Hoffenheim.
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