Saturday's Bundesliga predictions and previews including Schalke 04 vs. Bayern Munich

Today's Bundesliga predictions see Bayern Munich's clash with Schalke 04, and a contention betwixt Hoffenheim and Borussia Dortmund.

SC Paderborn vs. Freiburg (Saturday, 2.30pm)

Promoted side SC Paderborn will play their first Bundesliga home crippled of the play connected Saturday, erstwhile European hopefuls Freiburg visit the Home Deluxe Arena.

The hosts are hoping to physique connected their gully past clip out, portion Die Breisgau-Brasilianer could marque it 5 wins connected the bounce this weekend.

We say: SC Paderborn 0-3 Freiburg

Paderborn struggled to make clear-cut chances against Mainz, and were incapable to muster adjacent a azygous changeable connected people that day.

By contrast, Freiburg person been successful awesome attacking signifier truthful acold this season, truthful it would not beryllium a astonishment to spot them tally retired comfy winners connected Saturday.

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Werder Bremen vs. RB Leipzig (Saturday, 2.30pm)

RB Leipzig will look to physique connected their triumph successful the archetypal matchweek of the Bundesliga when they look hosts Werder Bremen on Saturday at Weserstadion.

Bremen are 15th with zero points pursuing their 4-1 nonaccomplishment to Freiburg connected August 30, whereas fourth-placed Leipzig travel into the clash with 3 points having beaten Borussia Monchengladbach 3-0 connected August 29.

We say: Werder Bremen 0-2 RB Leipzig

While Bremen boast the vantage of playing successful beforehand of a location crowd, Weserstadion has not been a harmless haven.

RB Leipzig person started their run successful good fashion, and with the visitors' grounds against their hosts excellent, it is hard to foretell thing different than an distant victory.

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Borussia Monchengladbach vs Elversberg (Saturday, 2.30pm)

Newly-promoted Elversberg will anticipation to triumph their 2nd crippled of the Bundesliga season erstwhile they question to face Borussia Monchengladbach at Borussia Park connected Saturday.

The 16th-placed hosts suffered a 3-0 decision to RB Leipzig on August 29, whereas Elversberg managed to bushed Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 on the aforesaid day and are sixth with 3 points.

We say: Borussia Monchengladbach 2-2 Elversberg

It would beryllium 1 of the astir awesome stories of the Bundesliga play truthful acold if Elversberg claimed different 3 points.

However, they whitethorn beryllium forced to settee for conscionable 1 considering their opponents person often performed good astatine Borussia Park, but the crippled is finely poised.

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Bayer Leverkusen vs. Union Berlin (Saturday, 2.30pm)

Bayer Leverkusen must bounce backmost from their opening nonaccomplishment of the Bundesliga campaign with a triumph connected Saturday against visitors Union Berlin at BayArena.

The hosts suffered a shock 3-2 decision to Elversberg last play and find themselves successful 12th spot with zero points, portion ninth-placed Union Berlin picked up a constituent after drawing 3-3 with Eintracht Frankfurt on August 29.

We say: Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Union Berlin

Leverkusen started successful the worst imaginable mode successful matchweek one, and they indispensable debar starting sluggishly again if they privation to registry their archetypal points of the season.

Union Berlin proved to beryllium threatening against Frankfurt, but their weaknesses connected the roadworthy whitethorn yet beryllium costly astatine BayArena.

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Hoffenheim vs. Borussia Dortmund (Saturday, 2.30pm)

Looking to enactment points connected the committee during their archetypal location crippled of the Bundesliga season, Hoffenheim will big giants Borussia Dortmund at SNP Arena connected Saturday.

Die Kraichgauer are hoping to bounce backmost from their decision past clip out, portion BVB are aiming to proceed their cleanable commencement to the campaign.

We say: Hoffenheim 1-2 Borussia Dortmund

Hoffenheim are apt to find their mode onto the scoresheet this weekend, but they could locomotion distant bare handed if they are defensively frail erstwhile again.

Dortmund volition beryllium assured of occurrence connected Saturday, though fans should expect a close-fought contention careless of the effect considering BVB's wounded list.

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Schalke 04 vs. Bayern Munich (Saturday, 5.30pm)

Hosting their first Bundesliga home crippled since 2023, Schalke 04 will invited champions Bayern Munich to Veltins-Arena connected Saturday.

Die Knappen volition beryllium keen to debar a repetition of their frustrating opening-day defeat, portion the Bavarians are looking to proceed their 100% start.

We say: Schalke 04 1-3 Bayern Munich

Schalke whitethorn person been beaten 3-0 successful their opener, but their underlying attacking numbers suggest they are susceptible of troubling Bayern successful spells.

That being said, the Bavarians should person much than capable firepower to travel retired connected apical this weekend, adjacent against a determined hostile hosting their archetypal location lucifer of the season.

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