Bundesliga weekend predictions, odds & best tips: Dortmund clash could be a thriller

Champions Bayern Munich continue to dominate the Bundesliga, holding an eight-point lead with a third of the season in the books, and Stuttgart are the latest team tasked with stopping them on Saturday.

The Bavarians' closest pursuers, RB Leipzig, have won six straight home matches and will bid to remain in touch when they visit Frankfurt on Saturday evening, while the pick of Sunday's action comes from Signal Iduna Park, where Borussia Dortmund host Hoffenheim.

Bundesliga predictions & tips for this weekend’s matches

Mainz vs Borussia Monchengladbach

Kick-off: 7.30pm Friday

Monchengladbach are in form and should be backed to win away. They have won three of their last four Bundesliga matches, including their last two on the road, while Mainz have won only one of their last ten in the league. The hosts are having a nightmare season and are bottom of the Bundesliga.

Prediction: Borussia Monchengladbach

Heidenheim vs Freiburg

Kick-off: 2.30pm Saturday

Heidenheim are third from bottom in the Bundesliga and, having won only one of their opening six home games, more misery could follow at the hands of Freiburg. The visitors have lost only two of their last nine away games and those defeats were at Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen.

Prediction: Freiburg

Cologne vs St Pauli

Kick-off: 2.30pm Saturday

Cologne made a bright start to their Bundesliga return but their form has since fizzled out, with a rough spell for the Billy Goats yielding just one win in six league games. However, St Pauli are on a nine-match losing streak in the Bundesliga and Cologne can return to winning ways.

Prediction: Cologne

Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen

Kick-off: 2.30pm Saturday

Bayer Leverkusen's only defeats under Kasper Hjulmand have come against Bayern Munich, PSG and Dortmund and their excellent form should continue at Augsburg. Leverkusen can make it six wins in seven for themselves and six losses in seven for their hosts.

Prediction: Bayer Leverkusen

Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich

Kick-off: 2.30pm Saturday

Bayern's 3-2 win at Union Berlin in the German Cup on Wednesday was their fifth straight away game with goals at both ends and the high-scoring trend can continue at Stuttgart. The hosts have won their last eight matches at the MHP Arena and will be a tough nut to crack.

Prediction: Both teams to score

Wolfsburg vs Union Berlin

Kick-off: 2.30pm Saturday

Wolfsburg remain winless after six home Bundesliga games, having suffered four defeats, and they look difficult to trust against Union Berlin. The visitors have won on away trips to Eintracht Frankfurt and St Pauli this season and could strike a telling blow at the Volkswagen Arena.

Prediction: Union Berlin

RB Leipzig vs Eintracht Frankfurt

Kick-off: 5.30pm Saturday

Although they are eight points off the summit, Leipzig are Bayern Munich's closest challengers in the Bundesliga and they can show their quality against Frankfurt, who will be without star striker Jonathan Burkardt. Leipzig have won six straight home games and should make it 11 victories in 14.

Prediction: RB Leipzig

Hamburg vs Werder Bremen

Kick-off: 2.30pm Sunday

Hamburg have taken ten points from their last five home Bundesliga games and they can make the most of their familiar surroundings against Werder Bremen. The visitors are winless in four on the road and this looks like another tricky trip for them.

Prediction: Hamburg

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim

Kick-off: 4.30pm Sunday

Borussia Dortmund have recorded seven victories in 12 Bundesliga games this season, suffering only one defeat, and should prove too strong for Hoffenheim at Signal Iduna Park. That said, the visitors are on a good run of form themselves and they have scored in all eight away games this season.

Prediction: Borussia Dortmund to win & both teams to score

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