The German League MatchDay 28 begins with a cracker of a match – Dortmund vs B Munich, while relegation-threatened Bremen hosts top-three hopefuls M’gladbach. And, another top-three aspirant Leverkusen meets sixth-placed Wolfsburg. Here’s the Tuesday Football preview.
Dortmund vs B Munich
Dortmund claimed comfortable wins in their two matches after the restart. They scored six goals and didn’t concede a goal in both the matches.
Meanwhile, the German League leaders B Munich beat U Berlin 0-2 and crushed Frankfurt 5-2 in their two matches.
Previous Meeting (2019-20 German League)
09.11.2019: B Munich 4-0 Dortmund
The Key Players
Dortmund
Erling Haaland (FWD): The 19-year-old is the player to watch out for against B Munich. He has scored six goals in five matches for Dortmund at their home.
Raphael Guerreiro (MID): Guerreiro has scored 30 fantasy points from the last two matches. He scored two goals against Schalke and the opening goal against Wolfsburg on Saturday.
Thorgan Hazard (MID): Hazard has grabbed three assists and two goals in Dortmund’s last four German League matches. The 27-year-old scored against B Munich in 2017-18 season while playing for M’gladbach.
Manuel Akanji (DEF): Akanji has been rock-solid at the back in the two matches since the restart. He had a passing accuracy of 91% and 94% against Schalke and Wolfsburg respectively.
B Munich
Robert Lewandowski (FWD): Lewandowski scored twice in B Munich’s 4-0 win over Dortmund in November 2019. He found the target in both games after the restart and now has 27 goals in German League this season.
Benjamin Pavard (DEF): Pavard scored against U Berlin in the opening match after the two-month break. He grabbed an assist against Dortmund when both sides met in November 2019.
Thomas Müller (FWD): Müller registered his 17th assist of the season as he set up Bayern’s first goal in 5-2 win at the weekend. He also scored B Munich’s second goal.
Joshua Kimmich (MID): Kimmich created two good chances against Frankfurt and had a 90% passing accuracy. He scored a goal against U Berlin in MatchDay 26.
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Bremen vs M’gladbach
Bremen ended a seven-game winless run in German League with a victory over Freiburg. But they are still in the relegation zone with 21 points from 26 matches.
M’gladbach had mixed results after the restart as they beat Frankfurt away from home, but lost to Leverkusen at the weekend.
Previous Meeting (2019-20 German League)
10.11.2019: M’gladbach 3-1 Bremen
The Key Players
Bremen
Davy Klaassen (MID): The central midfielder grabbed an assist in the 1-0 win against Freiburg. He had registered a shot on target too in the same match.
Leonardo Bittencourt (MID): Bittencourt is a man on form as he scored the winner against Freiburg and assisted in the lone goal against Leverkusen in MatchDay 26.
Theodor Gebre Selassie (DEF): The right-back scored the lone consolation goal in the defeat against Leverkusen, and had a 93% passing accuracy, made two interceptions and clearances in the victory over Freiburg.
Miloš Veljković (DEF): Veljković is Bremen’s key player at the backline. He made eight clearances and won the same number of tackles in the last two matches.
M’gladbach
Marcus Thuram (FWD): Thuram has scored a goal in both matches after the restart. He has scored eight goals and made the same number of assists in the German League this season.
Ramy Bensebaini (DEF): Bensebaini produced a memorable performance – an assist and a goal – in the 3-1 win over Frankfurt on MatchDay 26. He had a decent outing against Leverkusen at the weekend.
Alassane Pléa (FWD): The French striker scored the opening goal against Frankfurt and grabbed an assist against Leverkusen in MatchDay 27.
Jonas Hofmann (MID): Hoffman, who assisted Pléa’s goal against Frankfurt, had a quiet day against Leverkusen in the weekend, but the 27-year-old could make an impact against Bremen.
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Leverkusen vs Wolfsburg
Leverkusen has climbed to fourth thanks to five wins in their last six matches. They have also scored 11 goals in their last three games.
Wolfsburg lost their first match in eight games against Dortmund at the weekend. The recent run of good results has helped them climb to sixth in the table.
Previous Meeting (2019-20 German League)
10.11.2019: Wolfsburg 0-2 Leverkusen
The Key Players
Leverkusen
Kai Havertz (MID): Havertz has scored five goals in his last three German League matches. He has scored 32 fantasy points from the last two matches.
Karim Bellarabi (FWD): While Havertz is busy scoring goals, Bellarabi has taken up the role of the provider. He has grabbed an assist in both matches and scored a goal against Bremen.
Kerem Demirbay (MID): Demirbay scored 24 fantasy points from the last two matchdays. He scored a goal and assisted another against Bremen, while he had a hand in Leverkusen’s third goal against M’gladbach.
Sven Bender (DEF): The centre-back scored his first goal of the season in Leverkusen’s 3-1 win over M’gladbach. The centre-back scored his first goal of the season in Leverkusen’s 3-1 win over M’gladbach. He has a passing accuracy of 94% – second highest in the German League this season.
Wolfsburg
Maximilian Arnold (MID): Arnold was Wolfsburg’s best player on the pitch against Dortmund. Despite the defeat, he impressed in midfield as he won three tackles and had 88% passing accuracy.
John Brooks (DEF): Brooks produced a strong performance against Dortmund. He made three interceptions, three clearances, and won two tackles.
Wout Weghorst (FWD): Weghorst had a header miss the target against Dortmund. The Wolfsburg’s top-scorer has scored four goals in Wolfsburg’s last two away matches in the German League this season.
Renato Steffen (MID): Steffen hit the woodwork against Dortmund and had a shot saved against Dortmund. He scored the opening goal in the 2-1 win over Augsburg.