Bayern Munich have established something just short of a monopoly in the Bundesliga as they have won the last five league titles and no one has really come close to toppling that trend, and in fact, the smallest points difference between first and second at the end of the season was 10 points, which is […]
Author : Sam Hammonds
Bundesliga Season Preview: 2017-2018
It’s almost time for the new season of the Bundesliga. What has felt like a lifetime is now only 3 weeks away. Although I believe that this season will be another same old season in Germany and will be dominated by Carlo Ancelotti’s Bayern Munich, although there are a few dark horses that could change […]
German Football Culture v English Culture
The game is completely the same but the culture that surrounds the game in two nations couldn’t be any different. The first thing that will strike you with German football is that the home end is obviously full of home fans, the away end is full of Away fans but in between this, fans of […]
The Rumour Mill: Bundesliga Edition
Jerome Boateng to Manchester City Jerome Boateng has been linked with a transfer to Pep Guardiola’s side Manchester City, the manager who really helped him to establish himself on the world stage during his time at Bayern Munich overcoming his injury problems that had left his career stalled prior to his move to the Bavarian […]
Should The Promotion Format Change In The Bundesliga?
Since Wolfsburg managed to coast to victory against Eintracht Braunschweig in May. The playoff format has received a lot of scrutiny as it favours the higher division side and serves as a huge second chance for the top division side to save their season in a matter of two legs as we have seen with […]
3 Bundesliga Players To Impress Next Season
After the current season has come to a close it’s now time to look at who impress in the next season of the Bundesliga with these impressive picks! Guido Burgstaller – Since making his transfer from Nuremberg in January, Burgstaller had made a pretty impressive impact scoring 9 goals in 17 games and helped Schalke […]
Bundesliga Transfer Round Up: May – The Early Birds Catch The Worms
Vincenzo Grifo to Borussia Mönchengladbach At a very shrewd price of just €6.5 million, this is a brilliant bit of business from Mönchengladbach. Vincenzo Grifo was one of, if not the best players for Freiburg last year, contributing 6 goals and 8 assists in a campaign that saw them finish in 7th place and in […]
Bundesliga Preview: Bayern looking to finish strong while relegation looms for Hamburg
Eintracht Frankfurt v RB Leipzig Both sides are now left with nothing play for as we head into the last matchday of the season. Frankfurt have well and truly bottled it in the second half of the season and I think the fans will be disappointed not to have given the teams around them more […]
Bundesliga Preview: Nail biting relegation fight in Bundesliga final matchday
It’s the penultimate round of fixtures with drama occurring all over the Bundesliga table, and it looks like it will go right down to the wire… Every fixture this weekend will take place at 2:30 pm UK time on Saturday with no Friday or Sunday games. Augsburg v Borussia Dortmund Augsburg come into this game […]
Bundesliga Matchday 32 Preview: Several teams fighting for their lives at the bottom
FC Köln v Werder Bremen Köln’s defenders will be very happy with themselves as they returned to training this week after a clean sheet against Borussia Dortmund, which meant they have failed to score for the first time since October! Their attackers failed to make the most of some good chances against Dortmund and the […]
Bundesliga Preview: Bayern within touching distance of another title
Bayer Leverkusen v Schalke 04 Tayfun Korkut will have wished for a better start to his life as Leverkusen boss after only winning 1 in 7 league games since he took charge following Roger Schmidt’s dismissal from the club. Javier Hernandez has failed to find the goal scoring form that took him and Leverkusen to […]
Bundesliga Matchday 30 Preview: Bayern hoping to bounce back from Champions League exit
It’s crunch time in the Bundesliga and every single point is crucial for all involved, and it’s time for another Matchday to unfold! Köln v Hoffenheim Two high flying teams that have hugely overachieved this season with both of sitting pretty in the top six. Both sides will look back on this season as a […]
Bundesliga Preview Matchday 29
Augsburg v Köln A defeat against Hertha Berlin in their last game means the pressure has been piled on to Augsburg in their next home game. Ingolstadt came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Darmstadt, which meant that Ingolstadt move to just 1 point off the relegation play-off place which Augsburg currently occupy. […]
Der Klassiker the main event in upcoming German football: Bundesliga Matchday 28 Preview
As we enter the business end of the season, it’s time for another electric round of fixtures including the huge Der Klassiker, Rheinderby and relegation face-offs! Eintracht Frankfurt v Werder Bremen Two sides at complete opposite ends of the spectrum at the moment. Frankfurt are currently on their worst run so far this season by […]
Bundesliga is BACK and here is the Matchday 26 Preview
After yet another dithering international break which, let’s be honest, no one really cares about when Germany come up against the likes of Azerbaijan. It’s time to get back to business and back to the games that really matter in this week’s Bundesliga matchday! Hertha Berlin v Hoffenheim Hertha Berlin went into the international break […]
Germany likely to move one step closer to qualification against Azerbaijan
Sunday night sees the final games being played of the international break and with that comes Germany’s away tie in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan really are minnows of European football having never qualified for a major tournament in their history of European football. Having no extraordinary players will not help carry them to this feat in the […]
Bundesliga Matchday 25 Preview
After yet another explosive week in the Bundesliga the time has come again for another round of fixtures in the Bundesliga! So here is this week’s preview of fixtures. Borussia Dortmund v FC Ingolstadt Two sides that have both failed to live up to the heights of last season, Dortmund’s away performances have kept letting […]