We’ve been accused of being far too English-centric with our Football coverage, so we thought we’d get as far away from the English game as possible.
Please accept our all new German Bundesliga Football Weekly, proudly brought to you each week by Count Klaus von Dutchmann III.
Here’s his introduction, in case you don’t already know him….
Count Dutchmann was born in Wankendorf in 1975 to the noble house of Schauenburg. His family lineage stems from the County of Holstein-Kiel, one of the oldest in greater Germany. Being an only child to Klaus von Dutchmann II and Inga Kochstuffen he was privately educated and groomed for his title from birth. Training that was unfortunately needed earlier than anyone anticipated, when his parents were victims of the Great Engel Disaster of 1989, when residents of Wankendorf were unawares the family were playing the popular role playing game, and proceeded to sentence them to death by Scaphism without trial.
Thrust into his new role and needing to reassert his family’s honour, he poured a substantial amount of his inheritance into the local Fussball team, Holstein Kiel. The side was a powerhouse in the Northern Germany league until the Bundesliga was formed, when all of the talented players from the area were drafted into the bigger clubs. Having slipped into the 4th division, Count Dutchmann saw an opportunity to get his citizens back in favour. After restoring the stadium to its former glory, he then convinced some of the home grown talent to stay in the region, rather heading to one of the larger cities. His vision, rather, investment, paid off with Holstein Kiel winning the Regionallliga Nord in 2013.
Thegurgler.com welcomes Count Klaus von Dutchmann III as its Bundesliga correspondent.
- So we are 11 rounds in already, and there’s no real surprise when you look at the leaderboard thus far. The superteam Bayern Munich are a full game clear at the top with Wolfsburg a further game clear of Borussia Monchengladbach who are third.
- The most outstanding stat for Munich is goal difference, at 27 goals for and only 3 against. I guess the club will offer the GDP of Latvia when Neuer’s contract is up for renewal next year.
- Equally as outstanding is Hannover’s ability to be in fourth spot with a negative goal difference of 9 goals for and 11 against.
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– If I was a betting man, which I am, I would put a sneaky on Bayer Leverkusen (6) to upset Hannover at home, and leap frog them and Hoffenheim into 4th place. Who dares wins…I hope.
– My other away game pick will be Dortmund to outclass Paderborn at Benteler Arena. After beating Borussia Monchengladbach(3) last week, one feels as if Dortmund are just hitting their straps. Or the ball, in their case.
– As for Bundesliga 2, the most anticipated game will be that of Kaiserlautern(4) vs Darmstadt (3). With only the top 2 teams being automatically promoted to the Bundesliga, though we are not even half way through the season, everyone wants the peace of mind they will be entering the big time next season.
Here’s the rest of the upcoming fixtures.
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So it’s all come to this, our best selections and tips for you to turn into many dollar, pound, euro or rupee. Please accept our best bets.
Bundesliga Tips $1 pays $35.56
Bayer Leverkusen beats Hannover 96
Borussia Dortmund beats Paderborn
FSV Mainz 05 beats Freiburg
Bayern Munich (-2) beats Hoffenheim
Schalke 04 draws with VFL Wolfsburg
Bundesliga 2 $1 pays $102.60
Kaiserslautern beats Damstadt (draw/Kaiserslautern) 3
FSV Frankfurt beats Eintracht Brausnschweig 1.9
Bochum beats VfR Aalen (Bochum/Bochum) 2
FC Ingolstadt beats Nurnberg (0/0 @ HT)
So you want more? Well we shall reward your perseverance thus far and dazzle you with some more important stats that matter. Or don’t. Whatever.
ALL STATS FROM WHOSCORED.COM
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Streak,Team,Games/Points (Games)
Unbeaten,Bayern Munich,11
Wins,Wolfsburg,6
Without Win,Eintract Frankfurt,6
Loss,Eintract Frankfurt,6
Best Home Record,Bayern Munich,18pts (6)
Worst Home Record,VFB Stuttgart,4pts (5)
Best Away Record,FC Cologne,10pts (6)
Worst Away Record,Hertha Berlin,1pt (5)
Most Draws,Mainz,6 (11)
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Stat,Player,Score
Goal Scorer,Muller (Bayern Munich),6
Goal Scorer,Gotze (Bayern Munich),6
Goal Scorer,D Santo (Werder Bremen),6
Goal Scorer,Meier (Eintract Frankfurt),6
Goal Scorer,Okazaki (Mainz),6
Best Goalkeeper,Karius (Mainz),8.4
Best Defender,Gunter (Freiburg),8.8
Best Midfielder,Olkowski (FC Cologne),9.5
Best Striker,Muller (Bayern Munich),10.0
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Streak,Team,Games/Points (Games)
Unbeaten,Ingolstadt,13
Wins,Braunschweig,3
Without Win,Bochum,7
Loss,Aalen,3
Best Home Record,Darmstadt,18pts (7)
Worst Home Record,FSV Frankfurt,3pts (6)
Best Away Record,Fortuna Dusseldorf,15pts (7)
Worst Away Record,St Pauli,2pt (6)
Most Draws,Bochum,7 (13)
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Stat,Player,Score
Goal Scorer,Terodde (Bochum),9
Goal Scorer,Okotie (1860 Munich),8
Goal Scorer,Stroh-Engel (Darmstadt),8
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These stats and so many more courtesy of a much better website – www.whoscored.com
