Fussball Frolics – Gurgler’s Bundesliga Weekly

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The Bundesliga had a weekend off for teams to play in the Champions League with mixed results all round.  Although Borussia Dortmund secured a scrappy win in Rd 14 against Hoffenheim, they could only manage a draw against Anderlecht in their pool match on the weekend.  Why is this significant?  With Dortmund sitting on the wrong end of the Table, they needed to boost the morale of the black and gold faithful.  They did this by pouring beers at the Christmas party!

Getting the fans drunk may work for a few rounds, lets hope the Christmas cheer continues against 15^th place Ho Ho Hertha Berlin
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The game of the week though is Bayer 04 Leverkusen versus Borussia Monchengladbach.  They are equal 4^th with Leverkusen ahead on goal difference.  My tip is Leverkusen with the home advantage. Also the Hoffenheim/Eintracht Frankfurt game should be a christmas cracker.  Certainly a Kenny Calendar special, with the nose broken in 3 places.  I’m steering clear of it in my multi.  I hear the edelweiss asking, ‘what about 1^st vs 3^rd’?? Well Bayern Munchen are playing out of their skins in both the league and champions league. Augsburg seem to be running on borrowed time to be in 3^rd.  I have the HP sauce ready to eat these words if the improbable happens.  The rest of the games arent worth my royal time reporting on.

As for Bundesliga 2, they don’t have to worry about the Champions League so it has been business as usual.  Ingoldstadt and Kaiserslautern are firming up their automatic promotion chances, but they are playing each other this weekend in a 1^st vs 2^nd battle for the ages.  Not since the germanic tribes took on caesar has the Audi Sportpark seen a bigger contest.  If Ingolstadt win, they will just extend their lead at the top, but with Karlsruher SC (3^rd) like to be defeat TSV 1860 Munich (16), the german red devils will lose their second spot.  So you could say that one game will determine the whole season.  Or not

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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

$1 pays $45.79

Hoffenheim draw against Eintracht Frankfurt

Hamburg defeat Freiburg

Hannover 96 defeat Werder Bremen

Shalke 04 defeat FC Koln

Bundesliga 2

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FC Heidenheim defeats Erzgebirge Aue

Eintracht Braunshweig draws FC Union Berlin

Karlsruher defeats 1860 Munchen

Kaiserlautern defeats FC Ingolstadt

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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Result,Team,Games

Unbeaten,Bayern Munich,14

Wins,Bayern Munich,5

Without Win,Mainz,6

Loss,Hannover/Cologne,3

Most Draws,Mainz,7 (14)

Best Home Record,Bayern Munich,24pts (8)

Worst Home Record,Stuttgart,4pts (7)

Best Away Record,Bayern Munich,12pts (6)

Worst Away Record,Hamburg/Dortmund/H Berlin,4pts (7)

Most Goals Scored last 6,Wolfsburg,15

Least Goals Scored last 6,Dortmund/Mainz,5

Most Goals Conceded Last 6,Stuttgart,16

Least Goals Conceded Last 6,Bayern Munich,1

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Result,Team,Games

Unbeaten,Kaiserslautern,14

Wins,Ingolstadt/K’lautern/Un Berlin/Aalen,2

Without Win,St Pauli,7

Loss,Erzgebirge Aue,4

Most Draws,Darmstadt/Bochum,8 (16)

Best Home Record,Kaiserslautern,21pts (9)

Worst Home Record,FSV Frankfurt,3pts (7)

Best Away Record,Fortuna Dusseldorf/Ingolstadt,15pts (8)

Worst Away Record,Erzgebirge Aue,3pts (9)

Most Goals Scored last 6,Braunschweig/Karlsruhe/FSV F’furt/Un Berlin,10

Least Goals Scored last 6,Erzgebirge Aue,4

Most Goals Conceded Last 6,St Pauli,19

Least Goals Conceded Last 6,Karlsruhe/Darmstadt,1

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These stats and so many more courtesy of a much better website – www.whoscored.com