Matchday 6 might not have been anything special but this week offers some great action as we look forward to the two best teams this season in Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund going up against each other in the Der Klassiker. These are our Bundesliga Predictor Picks for the week:
Werder Bremen Vs 1. FC Köln (Friday 6th November/7:30 PM GMT)
Most popular prediction: 2-1
H2H: SVW 6-1 KOE | KOE 1-0 SVW | SVW 3-1 KOE
Home team last 3: SGE 1-1 SVW | SVW 1-1 TSG | SCF 1-1 SVW
Away team last 3: KOE 1-2 FCB | VFB 1-1 KOE | KOE 1-1 SGE
Bremen form guide: D-D-D-W-W
Koln form guide: L-D-D-L-L
Insights:
- Bremen have won two of their last three games against Koln, losing the other.
- At home, Bremen have only lost one of their last 15 matches against Koln (W11, D3).
FC Augsburg Vs Hertha BSC (Saturday 7th November/2:30 PM GMT)
Most popular prediction: 2-1
H2H: BSC 2-0 FCA | FCA 4-0 BSC | FCA 3-4 BSC
Home team last 3: FCA 3-1 M05 | B04 3-1 FCA | FCA 0-2 RBL
Away team last 3: BSC 1-1 WOB | RBL 2-1 BSC | BSC 0-2 VFB
FC Augsburg form guide: W-L-L-D-W
Hertha form guide: D-L-L-L-L
Insights:
- Augsburg have only won one of their last 16 Bundesliga games against Hertha (D5, L5).
- The 3-1 win against Mainz ended Augsburg’s three-game winless streak.
My prediction: 2-1
RB Leipzig Vs SC Freiburg (Saturday 7th November/2:30 PM GMT)
Most popular prediction: 3-1
H2H: RBL 1-1 SCF | SCF 2-1 RBL | RBL 2-1 SCF
Home team last 3: BMG 1-0 RBL | RBL 2-1 BSC | FCA 0-2 RBL
Away team last 3: SCF 2-4 B04 | FCU 1-1 SCF | SCF 1-1 SVW
RB Leipzig form guide: L-W-W-W-D
SC Freiburg form guide: L-D-D-L-D
Insights:
- Leipzig have only won once in their last five meetings against Freiburg: 2-1 in April 2019 (D1, L3).
- RB Leipzig are still unbeaten at home against Freiburg in all competitions (W3, D2).
My prediction: 3-1
VfB Stuttgart Vs Eintracht Frankfurt (Saturday 7th November/2:30 PM GMT)
Most popular prediction: 1-2
H2H: SGE 3-0 VFB | VFB 0-3 SGE | VFB 1-0 SGE
Home team last 3: S04 1-1 VFB | VFB 1-1 KOE | BSC 0-2 VFB
Away team last 3: SGE 1-1 SVW | FCB 5-0 SGE | KOE 1-1 SGE
VfB Stuttgart form guide: D-D-W-D-W
Eintracht Frankfurt form guide: D-L-D-W-W
Insights:
- Stuttgart haven’t beaten a side in the Bundesliga more often than Frankfurt (42 wins, same as against Schalke). They have also scored more goals against Frankfurt than against any other team (173).
- Frankfurt have only won one of their last six Bundesliga games against newly-promoted sides (D2, L3).
My prediction: 1-2
FC Union Berlin Vs Arminia Bielefeld (Saturday 7th November/2:30 PM GMT)
Most popular prediction: 2-1
H2H: These teams have never played each other in the Bundesliga. The last four games between them have all ended 1-1 in Bundesliga 2.
Home team last 3: TSG 1-3 FCU | FCU 1-1 SCF | S04 1-1 FCU
Away team last 3: DSC 0-2 BVB | WOB 2-1 DSC | DSC 1-4 FCB
FC Union Berlin form guide: W-D-D-W-D
Arminia Bielefeld form guide: L-L-L-L-W
Insights:
- Union and Arminia Bielefeld have both scored in all of their 18 competitive meetings against each other.
- Looking at recent history, Union Berlin have only lost one of their last 14 games against Bielefeld (W4, D9). They have also never lost a home game against the same team (W5, D4).
My prediction: 1-1
Mainz 05 Vs Schalke 04 (Saturday 7th November/2:30 PM GMT)
Most popular prediction: 1-1
H2H: M05 0-0 S04 | S04 2-1 M05 | M05 3-0 S04
Home team last 3: FCA 3-1 M05 | M05 2-3 BMG | M05 0-1 B04
Away team last 3: S04 1-1 VFB | BVB 3-0 S04 | S04 1-1 FCU
Mainz form guide: L-L-L-L-L
Schalke form guide: D-L-D-L-L
Insights:
- Schalke have won six of their last eight Bundesliga games against Mainz (D1, L1) and kept a clean sheet in six of eight games too.
- 61% – It is the highest win percentage for Schalke against any other BL side.
- 0.8 – Schalke only concedes an average of 0.8 goals against Mainz. Their best defensive record against any other side.
My prediction: 1-2
Borussia Dortmund Vs FC Bayern (Saturday 7th November/5:30 PM GMT)
Most popular prediction: 1-2
H2H: BVB 0-1 FCB | FCB 4-0 BVB | FCB 5-0 BVB
Home team last 3: DSC 0-2 BVB | BVB 3-0 S04 | TSG 0-1 BVB
Away team last 3: KOE 1-2 FCB | FCB 5-0 SGE | DSC 1-4 FCB
Borussia Dortmund form guide: W-W-W-W-L
Bayern Munich form guide: W-W-W-W-L
Insights:
- Bayern have won all three competitive games against Dortmund under Hansi Flick.
- Dortmund have conceded the least goals this season with 2 goals. Including clean sheets in each of their last four games.
My prediction: 1-3
Wolfsburg Vs Hoffenheim (Sunday 8th November/2:30 PM GMT)
Most popular prediction: 2-1
H2H: TSG 2-3 WOB | WOB 1-1 TSG | TSG 1-4 WOB
Home team last 3: BSC 1-1 WOB | WOB 2-1 DSC | BMG 1-1 WOB
Away team last 3: TSG 1-3 FCU | SVW 1-1 TSG | TSG 0-1 BVB
Wolfsburg form guide: D-W-D-D-D
Hoffenheim form guide: L-D-L-L-W
Insights:
- Wolfsburg have only lost one of their last eight games against Hoffenheim (W3, D4).
My prediction: 1-0
Bayer Leverkusen Vs Borussia Mönchengladbach (Sunday 8th November/5:00 PM GMT)
Most popular prediction: 2-1
H2H: BMG 1-3 B04 | B04 1-2 BMG | B04 0-1 BMG
Home team last 3: SCF 2-4 B04 | B04 3-1 FCA | M05 0-1 B04
Away team last 3: BMG 1-0 RBL | M05 2-3 BMG | BMG 1-1 WOB
Leverkusen form guide: W-W-W-D-D
Borussia form guide: W-W-D-W-D
Insights:
- The away team have won in each four of the last four meetings against these sides.
- Leverkusen is one of the only remaining unbeaten teams along with Wolfsburg.
My prediction: 1-1
Joker
This is another difficult week to select a joker so it might be best to use it on the team expected to win. So my choice will be RB Leipzig 3-1 SC Freiburg. Another honourable shoutout would be Union Berlin 1-1 Arminia Bielefeld.
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