Friday, August 27, 2010

28.-29. 08. 2010. Germany - Bundesliga preview

Kaiserslautern v Bayern

  • Bayern München remain undefeated in their last 14 Bundesliga matches against Kaiserslautern (10 wins, four draws) - FCK haven't beaten Bayern in 17 competitive games.
  • FCK have only lost two of their 17 home games in 2. Bundesliga (10 wins, five draws).
  • FCK haven't lost their first home game of the season in any of their last five campaigns (four wins, one draw).
  • Munich have only lost one of their last 13 away games (seven wins, five draws) and haven't been defeated in their last four away matches (two wins, two draws).
  • Bayern have won all of their three competitive matches this season and have only conceded one goal (8-1 goals).
  • FCB have only kept one clean sheet in their last 11 league matches (7-0 v. Hannover).


St. Pauli v Hoffenheim

  • The last time that Pauli won two consecutive Bundesliga matches was more than 14 years ago, in April 1996 (v. Leverkusen and Frankfurt).
  • FC St. Pauli haven't drawn any of their last 13 games - more than any other Bundesliga team.
  • Hoffenheim are undefeated in five Bundesliga matches (two wins, two draws) - only Bayern (seven matches) and Mainz (six) are on longer streaks.
  • Hoffenheim haven't kept a clean sheet in eight league matches; only Frankfurt are on a longer streak.
  • Pauli last four Bundesliga home games ended in one draw and three defeats.
  • Hoffenheim have scored 12 goals in their last four Bundesliga outings.

Schalke v Hannover
  • Schalke haven't dropped any of the past seven BL home matches against the 96ers (2 draws).
  • Hannover's latest victory at Schalke goes back more than seven years - in the 2002/03 season they pulled out a 2-0 win.
  • Hannover have won three BL matches in a row. They had last accomplished this feat between match day seven and nine 2007/08.
  • Schalke have dropped two of their last three BL home matches (1 win).
  • Away from home, however, the 96ers have won just one of the past five BL matches (1 draw).
  • Hannover haven't played to a draw in six BL fixtures - only St. Pauli have gone longer without splitting the points.


Nürnberg v Freiburg
  • Nürnberg have won only three of their last 12 home matches (four draws, five losses).
  • While Nürnberg have won all of their eight meetings with Freiburg in League 2, they have managed only three wins against them in the Bundesliga (two draws, five losses).
  • Freiburg's first ever win in Nürnberg on the last matchday of the 1998/99 season meant Nürnberg were relegated while Freiburg saved themselves from the drop.
  • Freiburg have lost only two of their last nine league matches, winning four (three draws).
  • Freiburg's last away win came nine months ago in last season's matchup of the two teams in Nürnberg (1-0).


Wolfsburg v Mainz

  • Wolfsburg have won three of their last four meetings with Mainz (one loss).
  • Last season defending champions Wolfsburg won just seven of their 17 home matches, losing eight (two draws).
  • On the last matchday of the 1996/97 League 2 season, Wolfsburg beat Mainz 5-4 at home, securing their first ever promotion to the Bundesliga and denying Mainz their promotion.
  • Mainz are unbeaten in their last six league matches (three wins, three draws).
  • Last season Mainz won just three of their 17 away matches (five draws, nine losses).




Bremen v Köln

  • Bremen have lost only one of their last 13 meetings with Köln, winning nine (three draws).
  • Bremen are unbeaten in their last eight home matches, winning five (three draws).
  • Köln haven't won a point in Bremen since September 2001 (four losses) and have lost seven of their last eight matches there.
  • Köln have won none of their last four league matches, losing three of those - including one in Bremen on matchday 32 of last season.
  • Last season Köln gained more points away (23) than at home (15).

Frankfurt v Hamburg

  • Frankfurt have won just one of their last seven meetings at home with Hamburg (three draws and three losses).
  • Frankfurt have won none of their last six matches, losing four (two draws).
  • Frankfurt kept only five clean sheets last season - fewer than any other team.
  • Hamburg have lost only one of their last 14 meetings with Frankfurt, winning eight (five draws).
  • Hamburg have won just one of their last six away matches, losing four (one draw).


Stuttgart v Dortmund

  • Stuttgart have won only one of their last five opening home games in a season (three defeats, one draw) - last season they beat Freiburg 4-2.
  • This will be the sixth time that the two clubs meet on a Sunday. Dortmund taken just one point from the previous five - a 0-0 draw in 2005/06.
  • Only Bremen are currently unbeaten at home for longer (eight games) than Stuttgart (five).
  • Stuttgart have lost just one of their nine home games under Christian Gross (seven wins) - 1-3 to Hamburg.
  • VfB have never lost their opening two games. No team has ever won the title after losing the first two games.
  • BVB have won just one of their last four away games (two defeats, one draw) - 3-2 in Nürnberg.

Leverkusen v Mönchengladbach
  • Borussia have failed to win any of their last 10 away games (3 draws, 7 defeats).
  • Borussia haven't won any of the last 26 games against Bayer since March 1994 (12 draws, 14 defeats).
  • Bayer have picked up two draws and one win from the past three home matches.
  • Borussia are winless in five BL matches - only Frankfurt's latest victory dates back longer (6 games).
  • Leverkusen are undefeated in four matches and have hit the mark at least once in each of the last seven games.
  • Gladbach haven't recorded a clean sheet in any of their last five games.