Here are 5 things you need to look out for before placing your bets on the Bundesliga:
1. Bayern Munich are top of the league, but can still easily be caught
Few sides have dominated their domestic league in the way Bayern Munich have in recent years.
The Bavarians have won every Bundesliga title since 2012 but are currently only four points clear of Borussia Dortmund at the top of the tree.
They are still heavy favourites to make it eight championships in a row at 2/9 with William Hill but you definitely can’t count out rivals Dortmund and RB Leipzig.
As Bayern’s principal challengers in recent years, Dortmund continue to push their great rivals all the way.
They have one of the most talented squads in Europe with Jadon Sancho and Erling Haaland two of the most sought after youngsters in world football, hoping to propel Dortmund to glory.
Borussia Dortmund are @ 5/1 with Ladbrokes to turn the tables this year and lift the trophy.
New kids on the block RB Leipzig have come of age in the Bundesliga this season and they will be eager to close the gap on the ‘Big Two’.
They have never won the Bundesliga title and are 9/1 with Paddy Power to break their duck.
2. The battle for the Top 4 looks set to go down to the wire
Such is the Bundesliga’s strength within European football that the top four sides qualify for the Champions League each season.
And right now it is all to play for.
Only eight points currently separate leaders Bayern from Bayer Leverkusen in 5th, and at the same time Leipzig, Bourussia Monchengladbach and Leverkusen are only separated by three points.
Despite there only being nine games left, there are plenty of stellar fixtures in the pipeline with Leverkusen vs Monchengladbach (Gameweek 26) potentially having a big impact on the end of season standings.
In addition, Monchengladbach, Dortmund and Leipzig all face Munich between now and the end of the campaign, in what could prove to be hugely pivotal encounters.
Bundesliga Top 4 Finish Odds:
RB Leipzig @ 1/50 with Ladbrokes
Borussia Monchengladbach @ 1/2 with 888sport
Bayer Leverkusen @ 11/8 with UniBet
3. A long way down – Werder Bremen are fighting to stay in the Bundesliga
Dropping out of the top-flight can have disastrous financial consequences for teams and the battle to stay in the Bundesliga is tougher than ever.
Werder Bremen currently hold the record for the longest continued run of games in the Bundesliga – stretching back over 1,800 matches, but they are immersed in relegation danger.
Paderborn prop up the Bundesliga whilst Bremen only sit 2 points above them, and a further 4 back to Fortuna Dusseldorf who reside in 16th.
The bottom two sides at the end of the season are automatically relegated whilst the team that finishes third from bottom plays a play-off with the third placed team from Bundesliga 2.
Whilst Fortuna currently occupy the play-off place, the likes of Mainz and Augsburg will be looking over their shoulders and attempting to steer away from trouble.
Bundesliga Relegation Odds:
Paderborn @ 1/16 with William Hill
Werder Bremen @ 4/9 with bet365
Fortuna Dusseldorf @ 8/11 with Ladbrokes
Mainz @ 4/1 with 888sport
Augsburg @ 11/1 with UniBet
4. Sancho is a favourite to win Young Player of the Year
The sheer amount of emerging talent within the Bundesliga is currently unrivalled across Europe’s other major leagues.
Much of Dortmund’s well-documented success has come from nurturing young players and in Jadon Sancho, they have one of the most exciting talents in world football.
The Englishman has been integral to Dortmund’s title push this year and he is one of the hot favourites to be named Bundesliga Young Player of the Year – for the second successive year.
Bayern Munich meanwhile have seen a teen talent of their own with Canadian Alphonso Davies bursting into the scene.
Kai Havertz is the latest in a long line of home-grown midfielders to take the Bundesliga by storm and he has been at the heart of Leverkusen’s top 4 push this year.
In a league brimming with talent, the last 9 games could prove decisive in the race to be named Young Player of the Year.
Bundesliga Young Player of the Year Odds:
Jadon Sancho @ 4/9 with Coral
Alphonso Davies @ 3/1 with bet365
Kai Havertz @ 6/1 with BetVictor
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5. Werner is gunning to take Lewandowski’s Golden Boot off him
In terms of goalscoring, Robert Lewandowski’s statistics over the past few seasons have been unrivalled.
The four-time Bundesliga Golden Boot winner has scored 17 goals or more in every season he has had at the Allianz Arena and he has scored 25 goals in 23 appearances this term.
Following the departure of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from the Bundesliga in 2018, the end of any real challenge to Lewandowski’s title as Bundesliga goal king was marked.
But there is a new boy on the scene.
RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner has bagged 84 Bundesliga goals at the tender age of 24 and he is one of the hottest properties in world football.
His goals have propelled Leipzig into Bundesliga and Champions League contention and with 21 goals so far this term, he will be keen to make up his four-goal deficit in the race for his first Golden Boot, before the end of the campaign.
Bundesliga Golden Boot Odds:
Robert Lewandowski @ 1/7 with William Hill
Timo Werner @ 4/1 with bet365
