Bundesliga conference in the live ticker: VfB in crisis duel, Frankfurt against Bayer

Following their Champions League preliminary round win against Celtic Glasgow, RB Leipzig want to follow a home win against Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga this Saturday (18:30 / DAZN). Leipzig are unbeaten in four competitive matches, Hertha recently drawn four times in a row. For Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen (15:30) on the tenth day after the defeats in the premier class it is a question of collecting more points in the championship in a direct duel. Especially Bayer as table 15. is in dire need of success

Eintracht Frankfurt – Bayer Leverkusen (Saturday, 15:30)

Situation: Both teams are lagging behind their expectations in the league and have recently suffered a defeat in the Champions League. Above all, Bayer must be 15th in the standings. do something for the points account.

Statistics: The record speaks for Leverkusen. Werkself have won 34 of 74 Bundesliga games so far and Eintracht have won 27.

Staff: The absence of defense chief Hasebe particularly hurts Eintracht. Knauff, Pellegrini, Touré, Onguéné and Buta are also missing. Leverkusen can still count on Andrich and Frimpong, recently disqualified in the Champions League.

special: A home win for Hesse seems planned, as the hosts have always prevailed in the last nine duels. Bayer’s last away win was in November 2017.

VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach (Saturday, 15:30)

Situation: 3-0 against Leipzig, 1-5 in Bremen, 5-2 against Cologne: the Gladbachers are currently the piñata of the championship. In Wolfsburg they want to defend their place in the European Cup.

Statistics: Last season, Borussia won in Wolfsburg for the first time in 18 years.

Staff: After injuries, Wolfsburg strikers Lukas Nmecha are expected to return to the starting XI and Jonas Wind back in the squad. Kramer of Gladbach is impressed.

special: VfL coach Niko Kovac was also in talks in Gladbach ahead of the season.

VfB Stuttgart – VfL Bochum (Saturday, 15:30)

Situation: The penultimate table welcomes the bottom of the table – and this without a new manager. After the departure of Matarazzo, the VfB is still looking for a successor, the assistant manager Wimmer is responsible for the first game after the break. The Swabians are the only Bundesliga club without a win, Bochum recently surprised with a 3-0 win over Frankfurt.

Statistics: In their last 26 Bundesliga home games, Stuttgart have conceded at least one goal, a negative record. The record against Bochum can be encouraging: VfB have lost only one of their last 17 official matches against Bochum, in the 2014 DFB Cup.

Staff: The Swabians miss the battered winger Vagnoman and the disqualified Guirassy and Karazor. Bochum is the director Stöger available again after Corona’s illness.

special: Bochum have already changed their coach: Reis was due to leave in mid-September. Letsch, who hails from Esslingen near Stuttgart and once worked for the Stuttgarter Kickers, has taken his place.

Werder Bremen – FSV Mainz 05 (Saturday, 15:30)

Situation: The promoted Werder is the surprise of the season and is in the Europa League after nine games.

Statistics: 0: 5 in the crisis of December 2019 and 0: 1 shortly before relegation in 2021 – Werder recently suffered two particularly bitter home defeats against Mainz.

Staff: Defense chief Veljkovic disappeared wounded in Bremen. With the 05ers the lack of personnel in the rear is even greater after the absences of Widmer and Leitsch.

special: Mainz’s Jae-sung Lee was once the outstanding player of Holstein Kiel under the guidance of today’s Werder manager Ole Werner.