Who plays against whom and when?
Which game should you definitely not miss?
Dortmund against Freiburg. Statistically, this is a clear thing. There’s nothing to be gained for Freiburg in Dortmund, but nothing to gain. A small selection of the last results: 3:0, 5:1, 5:1, 4:0, 5:0, 5:1. Freiburg’s last victory in Dortmund was 23 years ago. In the current home table, BVB is the leader (and therefore fifteen places better than in the away table). Thanks to the “South”, the twelfth man.
But Nuri Şahin’s Dortmund is shaky, and this season they have conceded 18 goals in ten games again. There have been similar periods of weakness at BVB over the past few years. Most of the time he could rely on achieving the minimum goal in the end: qualifying for the Champions League. But now he has stronger competition from Leverkusen, Stuttgart and Frankfurt. And who knows, too Freiburg Dortmund has to leave behind first, SC is currently one point and two places ahead.
Which game can you safely miss?
Hoffenheim against Leipzig. The TSG went shopping in Austria. There were some personnel vacancies, so Dietmar Hopp’s traditional club has Sturm’s entire sporting management staff Graz bought up. The coach is Christian Ilzer, the sports director is Andreas Schicker. Uwe Hölzl, the assistant coach, was also in the shopping cart. Bundesliga fans can look forward to vivid locker room speeches. Hölzl likes animal comparisons, his favorite is the honey badger. He is smart and aggressive at the same time, and he also shows his teeth. With this mix, Graz became Austrian champions in the summer and replaced RB Salzburg after ten years. The five-member Ösi-Connection recently visited Dortmund. With Graz, in the Champions League. Those days are over now.
Who is in the spotlight?
Oliver Ruhnert. The chief scout is essential to the fairytale rise of Union Berlin involved. He discovered inconspicuous players in lower leagues, like a football ragamuffin, and a Swiss named Urs Fischer as a coach. At some point, Union played at the Bernabéu, and after a weak season, the Iron Men are back quite high in the table. Ruhnert is politically active, specifically on the left. And when there is a need, he helps out as a linesman in the district league in his hometown of Westphalia. You can only wish for a sports official like that. However, he is leaving at the turn of the year. This was originally supposed to happen in the summer, but the traffic light shutdown accelerated its end in Köpenick. Because Ruhnert wants to be elected to the Bundestag.
So far, many have wished him wholeheartedly for his professional success, including those from the other camp. Ruhnert is now running for the Sahra Wagenknecht alliance, the Iron People of Politics.