Topic: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread - page 291. (Read 635325 times)

It has been a perfect year for Dortmund in the UCL. I guess no one imagined they would come this far, but they made it to the UCL final and did the right thing in not risking their most important players. Dortmund may have lost to Mainz, but if they win the UCL, this defeat will not matter.

Dortmund success in advancing to the final round of the Champions League provides an advantage for Mainz, the Dortmund coach must adopt a rotation policy to protect his main players from the risk of injury. Dortmund not playing at full strength meant that Mainz could beat them easily, even though so far the H2H of both teams has always been dominated by Dortmund. An additional three points are very valuable for Mainz who are trying to survive in the Bundesliga, they only need one more point to avoid relegation. Dortmund will try to focus on the UCL because the opponents they face are tough teams, preparations need to be made so they can provide the best service in this important match.

Mainz managed to defeat Dortmund, who took the field with a squad consisting mostly of substitute players. They managed to earn the 3 points with a decisive 3-0 victory. With this win, Mainz managed to move away from the relegation zone. Dortmund, on the other hand, is completely focused on the UCL final.

This defeat is not too surprising because there is no longer a target that Dortmund needs to pursue in the Bundesliga after being confirmed as having secured a Champions League ticket next season. This match is just a formality for Dortmund, whatever happens they have to play the league match until the end of the season. Edin Terzic rotated several positions to give playing minutes to players who had been sitting on the bench. This decision was taken to prevent the risk of player fatigue or injury because they still have one more important game left. Players' fitness needs to be maintained in preparation for facing Real Madrid in the Champions League final. The victory that Mainz just got from Dortmund means they managed to keep their distance from the relegation zone, Mainz have collected 32 points from 33 matches, two points ahead of the relegation zone.

Bundesliga games are coming to an end soon and from what I saw Borussia Dortmund already secured a place for UEFA Champions League which explains partially why they didn't took today's game against Mainz seriously. At the opposite, I find Mainz pushing to stay out of the Champions League

I also don't believe that Dortmund was defeated by Mainz. It shouldn't be a tough match for them, Dortmund is one of the biggest team in Bundesliga and they have much better players. Meanwhile Mainz is a weak team that is almost in relegation zone. It is surprising to see Dortmund got a defeat after they qualified to the final UCL. Everyone must assume Dortmund to win with big scores, sadly Dortmund got a defeat with big scores.

I assume Mainz is trying all out to get full points against Dortmund to stay away from the relegation zone. If they fail to get full points, Mainz will be relegated to the lower level of football competition in German for the next season. Another reason, Mainz played with their best lineup, meanwhile Dortmund seems playing with their second lineup. Many key players are in the bench, it makes Dortmund couldn't play with their best performance. I think it is because Dortmund never expect much on the match because they are safe to finish in UCL zone.





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Unexpecting result from Dortmund. I don't know how this happened to this team but we can't forget that Dortmund is a team they are going to play against Real Madrid in the Champions League and this match is gonna be definitely much harder than the game they had against Mainz.
Dortmund losing this match was the last thing I could even predict to see. However, we can't forget that Dortmund used mostly the younger and inexperienced players in this match to save some potential.

But was it that much of a surprise when you give it a second thought? Terzic kept some of his best players on the bench and none of the other players would risk an injury, while Mainz played one of the most important games this season. That doesn't mean when a season is literally over that top teams should start losing or play subpar, but it is quite understandable when you look at the specific situations both teams are in.

The three quick goals pulled the plug pretty quickly though. There was no coming back for Dortmund and Mainz knew that if they concentrate on their defense, they got the 3 points they need. This game was worth a bet in my eyes, but I didn't place one.

I confess that I am very surprised by Mainz's victory, they managed to score 3 goals, it seemed like Dortmund because they know that Mainz is in a poor position in the table and as Dortmund no longer have a chance of winning the Bundesliga but they have already secured a place for European Champions League and are in the final of the European Champions League, so they preferred not to try too hard in this game and with that they allowed Mainz to win the game and with this victory Mainz has a chance of getting out of the relegation zone since who manage to win in the next game, which will be the last game of the Bundesliga



Mainz's next opponent will be Wolfsburg, who have won in the last 3 games and are in a position that guarantees them to be in the Bundesliga next season, which is why I don't see many reasons for Wolfsburg to make an effort in the game against Mainz. Will Mainz be lucky to win in the next game and not be relegated?

Stuttgart is really having an impressive campaign this season by finishing top three in the standings. Their improvement is massive remembering last season they were fighting in relegation zone. They have guaranteed them a ticket in the Champions League competition. They are not a mediocre team in Bundesliga history, but they have inconsistencies in maintaining their performances in season after season. Before the dominance of Bayern, they have won Bundesliga title, but then they have often been finishing the league as a midtable team.

They need to stop selling their best players if they want to stay competing at the highest level of football. Playing in Champions League next season will require them to keep their important players and sign some good players to strengthen their squad depth, if they don't want their form falling off again. It's a chance for them to stay being a powerhouse in Bundesliga by competing the title every season.   

Stuttgart has been impressive in the Bundesliga this season, and I am not surprised to see that they have overtaken Bayern Munich for the second place in the Bundesliga table, even though Bayern Munich has a match to play. Stuttgart also deserves to be discussed because their performance in the Bundesliga this season has been amazing, and they deserve the position they are in the Bundesliga table. With the goals Guirassy has scored this season, it is easy for him to get another contract from a big club, and his release clause is small too. Guirassy would possibly sign for a club that has qualified for the UEFA Champions League because Stuttgart will be playing in next season's UEFA Champions League competition.

The results from this game tonight happens to be one of my biggest shock in the bundesliga this evening, I actually didn't put much of my mind to expecting much feom this game because I considered the fact that Dortmund is actually preparing to participate in the champions league so they will have a. Wey tight and busy schedule so I wasn't expecting them to give their best in this game but what I wasn't expecting more was this kind of losses.

Dortmund might have not been in their best form this season but I know for sure they have not been that worse either and they will not be giving the chances to Mainz to just win them with such a good and broad margin which could actually mean them not been able to get a come back almost immediately, obviously Mainz left no stone unturned in this game, it felt like this was all they needed to exit relegation and they did played it as such and now they are a bit away from relegation but they still have other serious games to play to get them staying even more safer away from been relegated.

But then the losses didn't have much effect on Dortmund in their domestic league (bundesliga) so I think they wouldn't be seeing much challenge off it so they are definitely going to be able to maintain their position on the table a d get to qualify for another champions league even if they eventually get to loose this one so for them it wasn't a big deal but the goal difference was much especially as they couldn't get a goal I'm response.

Alonso has very much been impressive in his performances for Leverkusen. He's been watched and observed and in all his games, he's proven to present an outstanding and formidable team. He's just new in the business but yet still has set up a formidable team. I really won't be surprised if he's beckoned up on by bigger clubs to show his abilities.

 Although being considered as a replacement to the Bayern Munich squad and him declaring his unreadiness to leave Leverkusen, Munich were left with no option than to quest for Ragnick. Well I'll say maybe he's going to be different from Tuchel but it's really hard to tell where the fault of Munich team came from. We only have to put our courage on Ragnick to make a difference.
 
Another option is Flick based on records that he's been seen to be the most appropriate. So maybe Ragnick or him would work but which ever way the German side needs to be out of whatsoever mess they're in soon or else it'll cost them so dearly and they really wouldn't want to be in that situation.

Bayern were too comfortable and always assumed that they would continue to win after the last decade of staying at the top so they relaxed their vigilance a little in the Bundesliga and tried to focus on the Champions League at the beginning of the season but in the end this was a mistake and Tuchel realized it too late so he could not do anything and instead brought Bayern at this time to be willing to get nothing.
No one expected Leverkusen to be superior but in the end this can be a good lesson where sometimes even though expectations are great, in the end unexpected things where other clubs start to bite in every season always exist. Last season they almost failed to win after Dortmund played well although in the end there was a situation where the final match made Dortmund lose their dreams and this season Bayern who had to be willing to cry because Xabi came with not too favored but was able to get very good results.

I also didn't think that Dortmund could lose by that many scores without a single goal in return against Mainz, whose position was almost relegated. However, winning 3-0 at home has become a salvation for Mainz now because Mainz can still be superior to Union Berlin who were unable to win at home to Koln today. I think the defeat experienced by Dortmund today is because Dortmund is looking after their core players to be able to play more fit in the Champions League final because the defeat experienced by Dortmund today still puts itself in the Champions League zone for next season.

However, this is not unusual because their readiness seems to be lacking after playing with superiority in the Champions League although it is not an excuse for a big club.

They lost very badly in this match and indeed this was never expected before although until now it seems that luck with the new Champions League format they don't need to worry about winning or losing because clubs in the Bundesliga have the advantage of 5 clubs in the Champions League next season because if not then indeed Dortmund's chance to be in the Champions League is almost certainly over and only have to win if they want to get that ticket.
In addition, when looking at their performance in the last few matches actually somehow I was not surprised at all to see them lose.

Just.......
Dortmund Lost To Mainz
Mainz 3 - 0 Dortmund

Actually, it doesn't matter if they lose, but at least don't lose to a club that is in an area threatened with relegation.
Or, at least if they lose, the difference is only 1 goal, this is 3 goals. 3 goals is not a small amount. Huhhh, that's truly annoying and embarrassing...

even though previously we were really amazed by Dortmund's performance to be able to enter the UCL final round. but in the Bundesliga, really, when they really don't have the right intention to compete, well, it's at least this bad. Even though they have the chance, is it that difficult to score a goal, and is it easier to go to PSG? I don't know, maybe they are just tired and don't want to worry about their performance and position in the Bundesliga anymore.

Just four more games and they are going to have a chance to finish with not only a treble but also the first ever season (that I can think of) that was unbeaten in every competition.

Never seen a team that did not lose in three competitions for a whole season, maybe it has happened before, I know it did happen in the league level before but I can't remember in all three competitions before, that seems like an unlikely thing. They are at 49 unbeaten games so far and that would make it 53 games a season and that would be insane. They had like 13 or 14 games where they found the goal they needed after the 90th minute as well, this team attacks like no other and the amount of press that they do is insane, they are very good at that.

Honestly, Stuttgart have done it more than a lot of people expected. As the season begins, even with their great performances, I was not expecting them to end up in the top four and be able to qualify for the Champions League. My thought was that at the end of the season, their performance would decline, but I seriously deny it. I am so happy for them to secure a position in the next-season champions league. In this season, there has been a big change in Bundesliga competition; unexpected teams like Leverkusen won the Bundesliga trophy and Stuttgart secured a place in the Champions League. I wish changes would always continue because they make competition more interesting. 

Can't say you're off base - Dortmund getting smacked 0-3 by Mainz is definitely surprising.  Gotta smart a little, particularly with their success lately in Champions League.  Meanwhile, Mainz is scraping to stay up, stuck down in the relegation muck.  Every point matters when you're fighting the drop and they straight up came to play and

Interesting thought on potentially 6 German teams making the Champions League next season if the cards fall right.  Dortmund limps to 5th, coefficients check out right, might be an all-time year for the Bundesliga on Europes biggest stage.