Saturday's Bundesliga predictions and previews including Mainz 05 vs. Bayern Munich, FC Koln vs. Bayer Leverkusen

Saturday's Bundesliga games volition person a important interaction connected the contention for Champions League football.

Bayer Leverkusen indispensable bushed FC Koln astatine 2:30pm if they are to marque a precocious complaint for apical four, portion Hoffenheim indispensable get the amended of Hamburger SV astatine 5:30pm successful bid to support up the pace.

The different 4 games volition instrumentality spot astatine 2:30pm, with Mainz 05 hoping to get the amended of Bundesliga winners Bayern Munich.

At the different extremity of the table, Heidenheim's clash with St Pauli, and Wolfsburg's location lucifer against Borussia Monchengladbach, volition some beryllium important successful the contention for survival.

Augsburg volition besides big Eintracht Frankfurt, who volition anticipation to extremity the last fewer weeks of a disappointing play connected a high.

Here, Sports Mole provides predictions and previews for each of Saturday's Bundesliga fixtures.

Mainz 05 vs. Bayern Munich (Saturday, 2:30pm)

Bayern Munich's rubric celebrations proceed connected Saturday, erstwhile they question to Mewa Arena to face Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga.

The Bavarians' 4-2 triumph against Stuttgart on April 19 accrued their points tally to an unassailable 79, whereas this weekend's opponents Mainz are successful 10th spot with 34 points aft 30 matchweeks.

We say: Mainz 05 1-3 Bayern Munich

Even if Bayern were to marque respective changes to their starting XI, they person immense prime passim their squad.

Mainz mightiness beryllium capable to find their mode onto the scoresheet fixed the visitors person not been flawless astatine the back, but the Bavarians should inactive comfortably win.

> Click present to work our afloat preview for Mainz 05 vs. Bayern Munich, including squad quality and imaginable lineups

FC Koln vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Saturday, 2:30pm)

Bayer Leverkusen cannot spend to driblet points against hosts FC Koln on Saturday at RheinEnergieSTADION if they privation to decorativeness successful the Bundesliga's apical four.

Sixth-placed Leverkusen's tally of 52 points means they way fourth-placed Stuttgart by 4 points with lone 12 to play for, whereas the Billy Goats are 12th with 31 points having drawn 1-1 with St Pauli connected April 17.

We say: FC Koln 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen

Koln's grounds astatine location whitethorn not beryllium perfect, but they person proven to beryllium hard opponents for astir each squad they person hosted.

Bayer Leverkusen person not often been beaten successful caller months, but they person often been held to draws, and they whitethorn beryllium forced to settee for a constituent erstwhile again.

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Augsburg vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (Saturday, 2:30pm)

The conflict for European places continues this Saturday day as Augsburg welcome Eintracht Frankfurt to the WWK Arena for a tasty Bundesliga encounter.

Die Fuggerstadter gave their continental ambitions a large boost past weekend, portion Die Adler are hopeless to find immoderate consistency, having failed to triumph back-to-back games since November.

We say: Augsburg 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt

What a pugnacious crippled to call! Augsburg returned to winning ways past weekend, but they needed a last-gasp extremity to get the occupation done.

Eintracht Frankfurt, connected the different hand, person been similar a Kinder Surprise successful caller months, turning up 1 week but not the next. With each that successful mind, we are sticking with the 1-1 draw.

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Wolfsburg vs. Borussia Monchengladbach (Saturday, 2:30pm)

Volkswagen Arena volition beryllium the backdrop for a important clash successful the Bundesliga's relegation conflict connected Saturday, when Wolfsburg host Borussia Monchengladbach.

Die Wolfe volition beryllium looking to physique connected their uncommon triumph past clip out, portion Die Fohlen volition beryllium eyeing an extremity to their four-game winless run.

We say: Wolfsburg 1-1 Borussia Monchengladbach

Wolfsburg were fortunate to flight with each 3 points against Union past clip out, though they could beryllium buoyed by the result, and extremity their shocking losing streak astatine Volkswagen Arena this weekend.

Gladbach person been resilient, but their inability to get wins implicit the enactment could spot the unit ramp up connected Saturday.

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Heidenheim vs. St Pauli (Saturday, 2:30pm)

Bottom-of-the-table Heidenheim will welcome Bundesliga relegation rivals St Pauli to Voith-Arena connected Saturday, knowing that decision volition corroborate demotion to the 2nd tier.

FCH volition beryllium hopeless to bounce backmost from decision past clip out, portion Kiezkicker volition beryllium hoping for their archetypal triumph successful 7 games.

We say: Heidenheim 2-1 St Pauli

Heidenheim volition beryllium hopeless to debar the driblet this weekend, truthful expect to spot a spirited show from the bottommost nine careless of the result.

St Pauli would mostly beryllium the favourites fixed their league position, but having failed to triumph adjacent erstwhile since February, they could beryllium caught retired connected Saturday.

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Hamburger SV vs. Hoffenheim (Saturday, 5:30pm)

Saturday nighttime amusement successful the Bundesliga comes from the Volksparkstadion as Hamburger SV welcome Hoffenheim for a clash with immense implications astatine some ends of the table.

Die Rothosen person erstwhile again entered the relegation conversation following a mediocre tally of form, portion Die Kraichgauer are inactive pushing for Champions League qualification.

We say: Hamburger SV 1-3 Hoffenheim

Looking astatine caller results and the fig of reddish cards, it appears that Hamburg are imploding arsenic we caput into the last agelong of the season.

Hoffenheim are going successful the other direction, and we are backing them to instrumentality a immense measurement towards their Champions League dream. 

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