There are 6 games in the Bundesliga this afternoon and I've picked out three of them for a closer inspection with goals, as ever, the theme of today's selections. Wolfsburg welcome Leverkusen in a fixture that almost always produces goals while Hoffenheim are always good for BTTS and that has every chance when they visit Koln and I'm also taking an interest in Hertha's home fixture with a revitalised Moenchengladbach who have won 5 in a row in the league. Here are my "Key Facts" for the best of the Bundesliga action. Bundesliga
14:30 FC Cologne vs Hoffenheim - Prediction - 2.1 - Suggested Bets - BTTS @8/13 Key Facts * Koln have seen BTTS in 9 of their last 12 home Bundesliga fixtures including 3 out of 5 this season * Koln have kept only 2 clean sheets in their last 12 home Bundesliga fixtures * Koln suffered their first home defeat in 15 league fixtures in their last outing against Hannover * That 1.0 reverse to Hannover was the first time they had failed to score in 12 home Bundesliga fixtures * Koln have failed to score in their last 3 fixtures in all competitions * It's all change at Hoffenheim with Huub Stevens taking control until the end of the season with 28 year old Julian Nagelsmann set to take charge next summer to become the Bundesliga's youngest ever manager. * That depends of course on Hoffenheim surviving and Hoffenheim have won only 3 of their last 19 Bundesliga fixtures with just 6 points to their name this season * Hoffenheim have seen BTTS in 9 of their last 11 Bundesliga fixtures including 6 of their last 7 * Hoffenheim have seen BTTS in 7 of their last 9 away Bundesliga fixtures * Hoffenheim have won only 2 of their last 14 away Bundesliga fixtures * Hoffenheim have just 1 clean sheet in their last 18 Bundesliga fixtures (at Darmstadt) * Hofffenheim have conceded 3 goals or more in 7 of their last 14 away Bundesliga fixtures * Hoffenheim have conceded at least 2 goals in 9 of their last 14 on the road including 5 of their last 7 * 6 of the last 7 meetings between these two sides have seen BTTS * Last season's two meetings between these two sides produced 12 goals with Koln winning 3.2 at home and 4.3 in Hoffenheim Final Verdict - BTTS looking good here ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 14:30 Hertha Berlin vs Borussia M.Gladbach - Predicion -1.2 - Suggested Bets - BTTS @4/6 Key Facts * Hertha have won their last 3 home Bundesliga fixtures while they have lost only 1 of their last 10 Bundesliga fixtures in Berlin and only 1 of their 5 most recent league fixtures * Indeed Hertha have surprised many by collecting 17 fixtures from 10 fixtures and they sit 4th in the table, 2 points ahead of Moenchegladbach * Hetha scored 7 goals in those wins over Stuttgart, Koln and Hamburg, conceding only once * Hertha are not especially prominent in the BTTS market with 3 of their last 6 at home seeing BTTS * Hertha have scored in 8 of their last 10 home fixtures * Both of last season's meetings between these two sides saw BTTS with Moenchengladbach winning the corresponding fixture 2.1 in Berlin * Moenchengladbach have now won 5 in a row in the Bundesliga having lost their first 5! * The change in fortune corresponded with the change in manager with interim boss Andre Schubert who has guided his side to 5 successive league wins * Moenchengladbach have scored 17 goals in those 5 wins with 4 seeing BTTS * 2 of those 5 wins came on the road with Moenchengladbach beating Stuttgart 3.1 and Frankfurt 5.1 in their most recent away fixture * Moenchengladbach have lost only 1 in 9 and are unbeaten in their last 4 away games in all comps, earning a fine draw at Juventus and a cup win at Schalke Final Verdict - BTTS better than the WDW market here Two teams in good form and I think BTTS @4/6 is the best bet here considering the strong home form of Hertha and the impressive revival of Moenchengladbach who have really turned it around following a terrible start to the season that saw them lose 6 in a row. As I mentioned, Hertha are strong at home and this should be an even contest although I do fancy the visitors to just edge it but I'm sticking with BTTS only here in what should be a decent match. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 17:30 Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen- Prediction - Suggested Bets - BTTS @4/7. BTTS and over 2.5 goals @21/20 Over 3.5 goals @13/8 Key Facts * Wolfsburg have won 17 of their last 21 home league fixtures. They are unbeaten in 27 home league fixtures going back 18 months. * Wolfsburg have scored 2 or more in 21 of their last 25 home Bundeliga fixtures including 12 of their last 14 * Wolfsburg have won by more than 1 goal in 8 of their last 10 victories in the Bundesliga * Wolfsburg have scored in each of their last 35 home Bundesliga fixtures since October 2013 * Wolfsburg have seen BTTS in 11 of their last 15 home league fixtures * Wolfsburg are up to 4th in the Bundesliga having won their last 2 league fixtures * 11 of Wolfsburg's last 14 home Bundesliga fixtures have gone over 2.5 goals * Leverkusen have NOT seen BTTS in any of their last 5 away league fixtures * Leverkusen have failed to score in 3 of their last 5 away Bundesliga fixtures (at Bayern, Dortmund and Hamburg) * However Leverkusen have scored 14 goals in their 3 most recent fixtures (4 against Roma, 4 against Stuttgart and 6 @Pilzen) having scored only 2 in their previous 3 * Leverkusen have only lost 1 of their last 8 fixtures in all competitions (2.1 at Barcelona) and are unbeaten in their last 5 * 13 of the last 14 meetings between these two sides have seen BTTS including each of the last 9! * 13 of those 14 fixtures also went over 2.5 goals * The last 4 contests between these two sides have produced a remarkable 22 goals! * Wolfsburg won last season's corresponding fixture 4.1 while also winning a thrilling contest in the reverse fixture in Leverkusen 5.4 * Each of the last 10 meetings between these two sides in Wolfsburg have seen BTTS and over 2.5 goals Final Verdict - Goals surely on the cards here While Leverkusen's recent league record doesn't suggest BTTS is so likely here but it means little in this context with these two sides history against each other. Leverkusen have really got their shooting boots on in the last 2 weeks and I cannot pick a winnerbut goals are surely likely considering the recent form of both sides and the goals history which has seen 22 goals in their last 4 contests and 59 from just 16 fixtures going back 6 years while 13 out of the last 14 have seen BTTS. That's a pretty convincing 93% seeing BTTS. The hosts have a super home record in the league, unbeaten in 18 months and I don't expect an away win but I do expect BTTS @4/7 and over 2.5 goals as well so I'll be on the combo at just over evens, 21/20. Bundesliga Suggested Bets Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen- BTTS @4/7. Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen - BTTS and over 2.5 goals @21/20 Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen - Over 3.5 match goals @13/8 Hertha Berlin vs Borussia M.Gladbach - BTTS @4/6 FC Cologne vs Hoffenheim - BTTS @8/13 Comments are closed.
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