23 October 2014 13:26
Bayern Munich’s top-of-the-table clash at Borussia Monchengladbach could not come at a better time for the Bavarian giants.
The defending Bundesliga champions are four points clear at the top and can extend that gap to seven with an away win and if other results go their way.
Pep Guardiola’s men have won their last...
1 October 2014 06:09
Josef Zinnbauer’s task as new Hamburg boss does not get any easier when he takes the rock-bottom side to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
Zinnbauer – the club’s former under-23 coach – replaced Mirko Slomka in the top job at Hamburg last month.
And while Zinnbauer’s arrival coincided with a goalless...
Schalke striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar remains confident of finishing third in the Bundesliga despite his side suffering back-to-back defeats.
Huntelaar and his teammates have won just one of their past four Bundesliga matches with their disappointing run having continued on Sunday when they crashed to a 1-0 loss at home to rivals Borussia Monchengladbach.
The Bundesliga's top three will look to move further ahead of the rest of the pack this weekend, which starts with Borussia Dortmund's Friday evening game against Stuttgart.
Jurgen Klopp can celebrate signing a new contract as Dortmund coach by moving to the top of the table for at least one night with victory over Stuttgart, which is unbeaten in seven games since Thomas Schneider took charge.
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has reportedly targeted Lazio midfielder Hernanes as a possible January reinforcement.
Despite taking seven points from nine in their opening three fixtures and lifting the European Super Cup before the international break, Bayern bosses were unhappy with the 1-1 draw away to Freiburg in Week 3 as Guardiola fielded a weakened team for the encounter.
Mönchengladbach - Borussia Dortmund bounced back from their narrow semi-final defeat to Borussia Mönchengladbach to claim third place in the 2013 Telekom Cup courtesy of a 1-0 win over Hamburger SV.
The Red Shorts weren’t without their chances, but Jonas Hofmann ultimately scored the only goal of the game as BVB produced a solid performance built around a well-organised backline and free-flowing attacking movement.
Strugglers Nuremberg will fight to the very end as they aim to avoid relegation from the Bundesliga.
Nuremberg sit second from bottom in the standings after Sunday’s 4-1 drubbing at the hands of UEFA Champions League hopefuls Bayer Leverkusen.
The fight for Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski is about to heat up with Spanish outlet Marca reporting that Barcelona are ready to enter the race for the Poland international.
Lewandowski was long thought to be tied to Bayern Munich, but after the 25-year-old recently denied those rumours, some of Europe’s biggest clubs have begun to circle.
Weder Bremen Ready To Continue Winning Streak
The Bremen upset
The River Islander’s new head honcho, Robin Dutt, is still, on the verge of rebuilding the club. Suffering from a poor defence last season, clinching a victory against Braunschweig can be considered as a major improvement.
Gelsenkirchen - FC Schalke 04 have confirmed the completion of Leon Goretzka's transfer to the Royal Blues from VfL Bochum 1848.
The Germany Under-19 midfielder has put pen to paper on a five-year contract keeping him at the club until June 30, 2018 and will wear the No. 8 shirt.
Eintracht Braunschweig coach Torsten Lieberknecht vowed to keep fighting after his team claimed a crucial 3-0 derby win over Hannover on Sunday.
Despite the win, Braunschweig remain bottom of the Bundesliga with five games remaining but did move to within two points of safety as they stunned their more-fancied local rivals.
Robert Lewandowski has spoken of his desire to try his luck in the Premier League after confirming there is no agreement to sign a pre-contract for Bayern Munich.
The Poland international has emerged as one of European football's most coveted strikers and the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea have been credited with an interest.
New Bayern Munich signing Thiago Alcantara says that Pep Guardiola was a major factor in his decision to leave Barcelona to head to Germany.
The 22-year-midfielder is eager to make a big impact with the reigning European champions and believes that he will flourish under his former Barca head coach Guardiola.
"We've known each other for a long time and he (Guardiola) is a coach who has placed great faith in me. I'm a huge fan of the way he likes football to be played.
Munich - It may only have been a pre-season mini-tournament, but FC Bayern Munich's showing at the Telekom Cup in Mönchengladbach gave the opposition an early warning, should one be needed, that resting on their laurels is the last thing the treble-holders have in mind for the campaign ahead.
20 March 2014 01:39
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp labelled his players ‘wolves’ after they fought to qualify for the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
Zenit St Petersburg defeated Dortmund 2-1 in Germany on Wednesday but the home side held on for a 5-4 aggregative triumph in the round of 16.
While Klopp was disappointed by the...
Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking said he is thinking positively, ahead of a daunting trip to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.
The north-German club have been the picture of inconsistency this league season, alternating defeats with victories in their six matches so far; most recently beating Hoffenheim 2-1 at home.
Dortmund - After winning consecutive Bundesliga titles as well as the DFB Cup, Borussia Dortmund were unceremoniously dethroned in 2012/13 by none other than FC Bayern Munich.
Rubbing salt into the wounds, the Yellow-Blacks' conquerors have even added former Dortmund hero Mario Götze to their ranks as well as ex-FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola and tiki-taka disciple Thiago Alcantara, but what does all that mean for last term's nearly-rans?
Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Bundesliga title-chasers Borussia Dortmund tried to sign Isco and Thiago Alcantara this summer.
Klopp had put the Spain pair top of his close-season wish-list but was left empty-handed when Isco joined Real Madrid from Malaga and Thiago moved to BVB's domestic rivals Bayern Munich.
Klopp revealed the Bundesliga club had made personal checks on the two targets but suggested his Westfalenstadion paymasters could not compete financially.
Hamburg will move out of the Bundesliga's relegation positions with a win against northern rivals Werder Bremen on Saturday.
A run of five straight defeats in all competitions after the German winter break came to an end last week for Hamburg, as they stunned Borussia Dortmund 3-0 in Mirko Slomka's first match as head coach.
Germany coach Joachim Loew will be without both his first-choice strikers for next month's World Cup qualifiers after Miroslav Klose joined Mario Gomez on the injury list.
Klose, 35, who earlier this month equalled Gerd Mueller's record of 68 international goals for Germany, underwent surgery on his right foot on Wednesday in Munich and is expected to be out for at least the next two weeks.
Mönchengladbach - FC Bayern Munich eased into the Telekom Cup final with a 4-0 victory over Hamburger SV at the Borussia Park on Saturday.
A first-half goal from Jerome Boateng and further strikes from Mario Mandzukic, Toni Kroos and Thomas Müller after the restart in the hour-long contest earned Pep Guardiola's side a Sunday meeting with hosts Borussia Mönchengladbach, who dispatched of Borussia Dortmund earlier in the afternoon.
Munich - The new campaign hasn't even started and already Pep Guardiola's FC Bayern Munich have the football world quaking in their boots.
While Sunday's rampant Telekom Cup victory was a far cry from the glitz and glamour of the UEFA Champions League, the manner in which Bayern eased across the finish line suggests they can expect much more of the same in 2013/14.
Jurgen Klopp will tell his Borussia Dortmund players to prepare for a "final" in the first leg of the DFB-Pokal last eight against Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday.
Injuries to key players this season have seen BVB fall 17 points behind runaway leaders and domestic rivals Bayern Munich at the top of Bundesliga.
Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc has bemoaned a lack of cutting edge in the forward third in their 2-1 loss to Napoli.
Dortmund's 2013-14 UEFA Champions League campaign started poorly on Wednesday with goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller sent off just before half-time as Gonzalo Higuain and Lorenzo Insigne scored the goals that gave Napoli victory.
Before the start of last year’s Champions League semi-finals, the entire world was licking their lips at the prospect of an El Clásico in the Champions league final.
Fast forward a few days and that dream was shattered, as Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, thoroughly outclassed both of the Spanish top two, with Bayern winning the whole thing by defeating Dortmund in the final, a month later.
Zell am See/Kaprun - Cast an eye over the picturesque Salzburger Land and tucked away in the grounds of Hotel TauernSpa you'll find Bayer 04 Leverkusen hard at work in preparation for the new campaign.
"We've already had one or two hard workouts. I’m sure we'll do well here in preparing for the new season," said midfielder Lars Bender on Monday.
Bayer Leverkusen coach Sami Hyypia is keen to see how his team cope with their first rough patch of the season.
Defeat to Braunschweig in the Bundesliga last weekend was followed by a Champions League draw against Shakhtar Donetsk in midweek, leaving Leverkusen with work to do both at home and abroad.
Best Soccer Bets
Full-time Results
Of all the systems you can actually bet on a soccer match this really is the simplest ; simply prognosticate whether the match will end in a home win , an away win or maybe a draw and place your money down accordingly . In case your prediction is correct , you win at the odds the bookmaker has quoted . As long as the final result is different from your own prediction , you lose .
Correct Score
Yet another relatively simple type of bet , with this one you need to simply predict the score at the end of normal time period ( not after extra time , or penalties , or over two legs ) . Remember that possible scores are generally quoted as home team first , away team second , so make double-sure you get all of them the proper way down before you decide to place any money down .
While Correct Score is an easy bet to make , given there are lots of probable outcomes of a single game , the odds of guessing accurately are likely to be quite minimal , turning this type of bet quite unpopular with serious tipsters .
Accumulators
Accumulators give you the option to bet on the results of several matches at once . The more sports event you bet on , the better your odds become . Then again , these are way more risky than single Correct Score bets considering that every bet in your Accumulator will have to come good , otherwise you lose . Double and treble accumulators are among the most recommended , though bookmakers will be happy for you to bet on as many events as you desire .
Halftime/Fulltime
A twist on Correct Score , Halftime/Fulltime ( or simply HT/FT as you may find it marketed as ) permits you to prognosticate what the score of a sports event will be first after 45 minutes and then after 90 . With this particular kind of bet , you surely will be given 9 alternatives , representing the 9 different available results . For example , you can actually back a team to be level at half time and win over 90 mins or even to be ahead at the half time and end up as losers .
First Goal Scorer
Remember , this is as simple as it sounds like . Straightforwardly forecast who will score the first goal in a game and back this player . As compared to other , more risky bets , this is usually a pretty risk-free choice , especially when you have a good knowledge of form going into a match . But bear in mind , bookmakers sometimes change their rules , so while some may count an own goal as the first one of the match , others might overlook these and only count 'normal' goals . Furthermore , while some bookies will give you your money back if the player you back is not on the soccer field at the time of the first goal , some will not .
First Goal Scorer may very well be combined with Correct Score or Full-time Result , with these combinations providing much better odds .
First Corner
This particular bet will let you prognosticate when the first corner of a soccer game will be , wither to the exact minute or within a specified period ( for instance , between 10 and 15 minutes ) . The odds available for this type of bet usually are quite eye-catching , despite the fact that it's difficult – or even impossible – to prognosticate this accurately , making First Corner more a fun flutter rather than a serious bet .
Number of Corners
As well as being able to predict when the first corner of a game will be , you may also be able to bet on how many corners there will be in one soccer match . Remember , you can get longer odds for betting on an exact number , but you will be able to spread your bets , for instance by placing money on there being between 5 and 10 corners in the standard 90 mins .
In Play Markets
A quite new and very popular phenomenon , In Play Markets permit you to place bets as matches progress , with odds constantly shifting . As an example , when a team goes behind early on , you may bet on them coming from behind to win , and even back a certain player to get the next goal . Some on-line bookmakers supply live streaming of sports events , providing punters the possiblity to place bets as the action unfolds , and , as long as you have funds in your account , you are free to change your mind as frequently as you desire .
