Bundesliga return: Fixtures, kick-off times, how to watch, latest betting odds, tips and preview for German league's matches on June 5-7, 2020

Sunday, June 7

Werder Bremen v Wolfsburg

• Kick-off: 1230 BST
• TV: Live on BT Sport
• Odds: Home - 23/10 | Draw - 12/5 | Away - 11/10

Werder Bremen

• Form: DLWDWL
• League position: 17th
• Manager: Florian Kohfeldt
• Key players: Milot Rashica, Max Eggestein
• Familiar names: Claudio Pizarro (ex-Chelsea), Nuri Sahin (ex-Liverpool), Davy Klaassen (ex-Everton)
• Team news: To appear here

Wolfsburg

• Form: DDWLWL
• League position: 6th
• Manager: Oliver Glasner
• Key players: Wout Weghorst, Jerome Roussillon
• Team news: To appear here

Our prediction: Werder Bremen 1-2 Wolfsburg (Sky Bet odds: 8/1)

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• Wolfsburg have scored 78 goals in 45 Bundesliga matches against Werder Bremen – they've not netted more against any other club. Wolfsburg’s 36 away goals in this fixture are also a club best against a single side.
• Werder Bremen have failed to score in nine of their last 16 Bundesliga games. In this timeframe, they have only netted more than once in a game on just one occasion (2-2 vs. Hertha on MD25).
• Wolfsburg have won four of their last five Bundesliga away games (D1), scoring an average of three goals per game in those matches.
• Wolfsburg have scored at least twice in their last five Bundesliga away games. Should they also manage this in Bremen this weekend, it would be a new BL record for the Wolves.
• Wolfsburg have scored a league-high 10 headed goals in the Rückrunde this Bundesliga season. Five of those headers have been scored since the restart.
• Wolfsburg’s Maximilian Arnold has had a hand in four goals in his last two Bundesliga games (1 goal, 3 assists). His 12 goal involvements this season (4 goals, 8 assists) are a personal best in a BL season.

Union Berlin v Schalke

• Kick-off: 1430 BST
• TV: Live on BT Sport
• Odds: Home - 7/5 | Draw - 9/4 | Away - 19/10

Union

• Form: DLLLDL
• League position: 14th
• Manager: Urs Fischer
• Key players: Sebastian Andersson
• Team news: To appear here

Schalke

• Form: LDLLLL
• League position: 10th
• Manager: David Wagner
• Key players: Ozan Kabak, Amin Harat
• Familiar names: David Wagner (ex-Huddersfield boss), Rabbi Matondo (Wales, ex-Man City), Jonjoe Kenny (on loan from Everton), Matija Nastasic (ex-Man City), Benjamin Stambouli (ex-Tottenham)
• Team news: To appear here

Our prediction: Union Berlin 2-0 Schalke (Sky Bet odds: 10/1)

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• Sunday’s match between Union and Schalke will see the two worst sides since the Bundesliga restart face off against each other. Union have taken just one point from their four games, while Schalke have picked up none.
• Union Berlin have conceded a league-high 28 goals in the Bundesliga Rückrunde – four more goals than they let in across the whole of the first half of the season (24).
• Union Berlin’s Sebastian Andersson has already matched his tally of 12 goals from last season in Bundesliga 2. He has scored seven headers in the Bundesliga this season – a league high tally.
• All of Union Berlin’s last five Bundesliga goals have come from a set-piece (four of which were headers).
• Schalke are without a win in 11 Bundesliga matches (D4, L7). Another winless game would see them equal their worst ever run in the competition from 1993 (12 matches).
• Schalke’s Weston McKennie is banned after picking up his fifth yellow card of the Bundesliga season against Werder. The American is Schalke’s top goalscorer in 2020 with two goals.

Augsburg v FC Koln

• Kick-off: 1700 BST
• TV: Live on BT Sport
• Odds: Home - 13/8 | Draw - 5/2 | Away - 6/4

Augsburg

• Form: LLLWDL
• League position: 13th
• Manager: Heiko Herrlich
• Key players: Ruben Vargas, Philipp Max
• Familiar names: Stephan Lichtsteiner (ex-Arsenal), Reece Oxford (ex-West Ham)
• Team news: To appear here

Koln

• Form: WLDDLL
• League position: 12th
• Manager: Markus Gisdol
• Key players: John Cordoba, Sebastiaan Bornauw
• Familiar names: Toni Leistner (on loan from QPR), Anthony Modeste (ex-Blackburn)
• Team news: To appear here

Our prediction: Augsburg 1-1 FC Koln (Sky Bet odds: 11/2)

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• Augsburg are unbeaten in their last 10 Bundesliga games against Köln (W5, D5), conceding just five goals in that run. FCA have never enjoyed a 10-match unbeaten streak against any other side in their Bundesliga history. They average more points per game (1.8) against Köln than vs. any other current Bundesliga team.
• FC Augsburg have failed to score in back-to-back Bundesliga games for the first time since March/April 2019 – three consecutive top-flight matches without a goal would equal their worst run in the competition (last in March/April 2015).
• FC Köln have failed to win five consecutive Bundesliga matches under Markus Gisdol for the first time (D2, L3) – all of these games took place behind closed doors. They had won eight of their 10 BL games prior to this.
• Köln have scored in each of their last 15 Bundesliga games – the longest ongoing run of any BL side. The Billy Goats last enjoyed a longer scoring streak in the BL between November 1986 and August 1987 (22 matches in a row).
• Köln’s Jhon Cordoba has had a hand in a goal in each of his last three Bundesliga matches, which has equalled his personal best run. He last managed this in September 2016 for Mainz.

Friday, June 5

Freiburg v Borussia Monchengladbach

• Kick-off: 1930 BST
• TV: Live on BT Sport
• Odds: Home - 3/1 | Draw - 14/5 | Away - 4/5

Freiburg

• Form: LWDLDL
• League position: 8th
• Manager: Christian Streich
• Key players: Luca Waldschmidt, Robin Koch
• Team news: To appear here

Gladbach

• Form: LWWLDW
• League position: 4th
• Manager: Marco Rose
• Key players: Denis Zakara, Alassane Plea, Marcus Thuram
• Team news: To appear here

Our prediction: Freiburg 0-2 Borussia Monchengladbach (Sky Bet odds: 9/1)

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• Freiburg are on an 11-game unbeaten run at home against Gladbach in the Bundesliga (a club record in the top-flight), having won eight of those matches. 11 of SCF’s 12 BL wins over the Foals have come in Freiburg – more home victories than they have versus any other side.
• Freiburg are yet to win since the Bundesliga restart, with just two points to their name from four games. Only Schalke (0) and Union Berlin (1) have taken fewer points in this timeframe.
• Freiburg have failed to score in back-to-back Bundesliga home games for the first time since August/September 2017 (also 2 matches). They last endured a longer barren run at the Schwarzwald-Stadion in 2009/10 (6 consecutive fixtures).
• 56 points from 29 Bundesliga matches represents Mönchengladbach’s best return at this stage in the BL for 36 years. They last had more points in 1983/84 (57).
• Borussia Mönchengladbach are on a five-game unbeaten run away from home in the Bundesliga (W3, D2) – they last managed a run of this kind at the end of 2014/15 (7 matches).

Saturday, June 6

Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich

• Kick-off: 1430 BST
• TV: Live on BT Sport
• Odds: Home - 9/2 | Draw - 19/5 | Away - 4/9

Bayer Leverkusen

• Form: DWWWLW
• League position: 5th
• Manager: Peter Bosz
• Key players: Kai Havertz, Leon Bailey, Kevin Volland, Mousa Diaby
• Team news: To appear here

Bayern

• Form: WWWWWW
• League position: 1st
• Manager: Lucien Favre
• Key players: Erling Braut Haaland, Marco Reus, Julian Brandt
• Familiar names: Jadon Sancho (England/ex-Man City), Emre Can (ex-Liverpool)
• Team news: To appear here

Our prediction: Bayer Leverkusen 1-3 Bayern Munich (Sky Bet odds: 10/1)

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• Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won each of their last two Bundesliga games against FC Bayern (3-1 H in February 2019 and 2-1 A in November 2019) – they have never managed three consecutive victories over FCB.
• 13 of Kai Havertz’s 16 direct goal involvements for Bayer 04 Leverkusen this Bundesliga season have come in 2020. He became the youngest player ever to score 35 Bundesliga goals last time out in Freiburg (20Y, 11M, 18D).
• Hansi Flick is the first Bayern coach to win 22 of his first 25 competitive games in charge since FCB were promoted to the Bundesliga in 1965. He broke Pep Guardiola’s record of 21 victories in his first 25 matches.
• Bayern are the first team ever to score 86 goals across the first 29 matchdays of a Bundesliga season – they previously held the record with 84 goals in 1973/94.
• Bayern’s Thomas Müller is the first player to assist 18 goals after the first 29 Bundesliga matches since detailed data collection began in 2004/05. He has had a hand in 25 goals this term – a joint personal best (same as 2015/16).
• Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski has only scored three goals in his 16 Bundesliga matches against Leverkusen – as few as he has managed against any side he has faced at least 10 times.

Fortuna Dusseldorf v Hoffenheim

• Kick-off: 1430 BST
• TV: Live on BT Sport
• Odds: Home - 7/4 | Draw - 5/2 | Away - 7/5

Fortuna Dusseldorf

• Form: DDDDWL
• League position: 16th
• Manager: Uwe Rösler
• Key players: Dawid Kownacki, Kaan Ayhan
• Familiar names: Uwe Rosler (ex-Man City and Southampton striker, Brentford, Wigan and Leeds boss), Mathias 'Zanka' Jorgensen (ex-Huddersfield), Markus Suttner (ex-Brighton), Zack Steffen (on loan from Man City)
• Team news: To appear here

Hoffenheim

• Form: LDLDWW
• League position: 7th
• Manager: Alfred Schreuder
• Key players: Andrej Kramaric
• Familiar names: Havard Nordtveit (ex-Arsenal, West Ham and Fulham)
• Team news: To appear here

Our prediction: Dusseldorf 0-2 Hoffenheim (Sky Bet odds: 12/1)

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• Hoffenheim have scored in all five Bundesliga matches against Düsseldorf, although they have only managed more than one goal once: in a 3-0 home win in April 2013. TSG are yet to win away at Fortuna (D1, L1).
• After six unbeaten Bundesliga games in a row (W2, D4), Fortuna Düsseldorf suffered their heaviest defeat in 2020 last time out away to FC Bayern (5-0).
• Hoffenheim’s 1-0 win in Mainz was their second consecutive Bundesliga win after they had previously gone seven matches without a victory (D3, L4).
• After conceding at least once in each of their previous nine Bundesliga matches, Hoffenheim finally registered a clean sheet in Mainz – their first since a 3-0 win at Werder on matchday 19.
• Hoffenheim have conceded just four goals in their last seven Bundesliga away matches – only Bayern have let in fewer (3). TSG, however, have only scored once in their last four games on the road, winning only one of those fixtures (D3).
• Ihlas Bebou, who came off the bench early in the game at Mainz, scored the 10th goal by a Hoffenheim substitute this Bundesliga season. TSG have only had more goals from off the bench twice before (11 goals, most recently in 2018/19).

Eintracht Frankfurt v Mainz

• Kick-off: 1430 BST
• TV: Live on BT Sport
• Odds: Home - 10/11 | Draw - 11/4 | Away - 13/5

Eintracht Frankfurt

• Form: LLDWW
• League position: 11th
• Manager: Adi Hütter
• Key players: Filip Kostic, Andre Silva, Evan N'Dicka
• Familiar names: Gelson Fernandes (ex-Man City), Jonathan de Guzman (ex-Swansea), Erik Durm (ex-Huddersfield)
• Team news: To appear here

Mainz

• Form: WDDLDL
• League position: 15th
• Manager: Achim Beierlorzer
• Key players: Jean-Philippe Mateta, Moussa Niakhate, Robin Quaison
• Familiar names: Ji Dong-won (ex-Sunderland), Jeffrey Bruma (ex-Chelsea), Taiwo Awoniyi (on loan from Liverpool), Edimilson Fernandes (ex-West Ham)
• Team news: To appear here

Our prediction: Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 Mainz (Sky Bet odds: 8/1)

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• All six of Frankfurt’s Bundesliga wins against Mainz have come at home. They’ve won five of their last seven competitive home games against Mainz (D1, L1).
• Frankfurt have won each of their last two Bundesliga games (2-1 in Wolfsburg, 3-0 in Bremen), after having taken just one point from their previous six matches. The Eagles have yet to win three BL games on the bounce this season.
• Frankfurt’s Andre Silva has scored in four of five Bundesliga games since the restart and has netted in each of the last three matches. He is Frankfurt’s joint-top BL goalscorer this season (8 goals, same as Martin Hinteregger).
• Frankfurt’s Stefan Ilsanker scored just 17 seconds after being subbed on against Bremen last time out – a new Bundesliga record since detailed data collection began in 2004/05. He would go on to score his first-ever brace as a professional.
• After a 1-0 defeat to Hoffenheim last time out, Mainz are without a win in their last five Bundesliga games (D3, L2) - their longest winless run under Achim Beierlorzer. Their last victory was a 2-0 triumph against Paderborn in February.
• With 28 points from 29 games, Mainz are in the midst of their second-worst Bundesliga season in club history. They’ve only previously been worse off at this stage in 2017/18 (27 points).
• Mainz have conceded 62 goals this Bundesliga season (same as Bremen), and have the worst defensive record in the league. The Zerofivers had previously never shipped more than 57 goals across an entire BL season (in 2006/07 and 2018/19).

RB Leipzig v Paderborn

• Kick-off: 1430 BST
• TV: Live on BT Sport
• Odds: Home - 1/7 | Draw - 7/1 | Away - 14/1

Leipzig

• Form: DDDWDW
• League position: 3rd
• Manager: Julian Nagelsmann
• Key players: Timo Werner, Dayot Upamecano, Marcel Subitzer
• Familiar names: Ademola Lookman (ex-Everton), Ethan Ampadu (Wales/on loan from Chelsea), Angelino (on loan from Man City), Peter Gulacsi (ex-Liverpool)
• Team news: To appear here

Paderborn

• Form: LLDDDL
• League position: 18th
• Manager: Steffen Baumgart
• Key players: Sebastian Vasiliadis
• Familiar names: Dennis Srbeny (ex-Norwich), Abdelhamid Sabiri (ex-Huddersfield)
• Team news: To appear here

Our prediction: RB Leipzig 3-0 Paderborn (Sky Bet odds: 7/1)

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• SC Paderborn have lost each of their first four competitive matches against RB Leipzig – they have only suffered a similarly long losing streak against Bayern in professional football (first 6 matches).
• RB Leipzig are currently on a 10-game unbeaten run in the Bundesliga (W4, D6), having only lost one of their last 20 league matches: 2-0 in Frankfurt at the end of January.
• RB Leipzig have taken a league-high 19 points from losing positions in the Bundesliga this term. The last team to have picked up as many points after 29 games was Eintracht Frankfurt in 2009/10 (20).
• Leipzig’s Timo Werner is the first German player since Stefan Kießling in 2012/13 to score 25 goals in a single Bundesliga campaign – Kießling’s total for Leverkusen came across an entire season.
• Paderborn are without a win in 10 Bundesliga games (D4, L6), which has equalled their negative club record from their debut top-flight season in 2014/15.
• Paderborn‘s Klaus Gjasula is available for selection after his third yellow card suspension of the Bundesliga season (15 yellows). He could now equal Tomasz Hajto’s record of 16 bookings in one season from 1998/99.

Borussia Dortmund v Hertha Berlin

• Kick-off: 1730 BST
• TV: Live on BT Sport
• Odds: Home - 4/11 | Draw - 4/1 | Away - 6/1

Dortmund

• Form: WWWWLW
• League position: 2nd
• Manager: Lucien Favre
• Key players: Erling Braut Haaland, Marco Reus, Julian Brandt
• Familiar names: Jadon Sancho (England/ex-Man City), Emre Can (ex-Liverpool)
• Team news: To appear here

Hertha Berlin

• Form: DDWWDW
• League position: 9th
• Manager: Bruno Labbadia
• Key players: Krzysztof Piatek
• Familiar names: Salomon Kalou (ex-Chelsea), Dedryck Boyata (ex-Man City and Celtic), Marko Grujic (on loan from Liverpool)
• Team news: To appear here

Our prediction: Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Hertha Berlin (Sky Bet odds: 20/1)

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• Dortmund have scored in each of their last 28 Bundesliga home games against Hertha (58 goals in total), losing none of the last five (W3, D2) – their last home defeat to Hertha came in December 2013 (2-1).
• Dortmund have won seven of their last eight Bundesliga matches (lost 1-0 vs. Bayern on MD28). They are enjoying their second-best Rückrunde in their BL history, with 30 points from 12 games (32 points in 2011/12).
• Borussia Dortmund have scored 80 goals after 29 Bundesliga matchdays for the first time ever – their record tally across an entire season is 82 goals (2015/16 under Thomas Tuchel).
• Hertha have taken 10 of a possible 12 points in their four Bundesliga games under Bruno Labbadia, at an aggregate scoreline of 11-2 (also three clean sheets). They are in the top half of the table for the first time since the end of matchday one.
• Hertha are unbeaten in six Bundesliga games for the first time since the turn of the year in 2015/16 (W3, D3), and have scored 16 goals in this run – one more than in their previous 16 BL clashes combined (15).
• Hertha’s Vladimir Darida ran 14.3km in their 2-0 home win against Augsburg on matchday 29 – a new Bundesliga record since detailed data collection began in 2013/14.

Odds correct as of 1030 BST on 04/06/20

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