Bundesliga Betting - Matchday 10 Preview
18th Oct 2007, 19:29
Though Bayern Munich are dominating this season’s Bundesliga, remaining unbeaten after nine games, it is a testament to the competitiveness of German football that newly promoted Karlsruhe are the closest challengers. This season has thrown up some real surprises, providing sharp bettors with opportunities to capitalise, especially those taking advantage of up to 60% better Bundesliga odds on offer at Pinnaclesports.com.
Bochum’s Unbeaten Home Record Under Threat from Bayern
Bochum are one of only three Bundesliga teams with an unbeaten home record, but the visit of runaway league leaders, Bayern Munich, to the rewirpower Stadion on Saturday afternoon, could change that. VFL may not lost in front of their own fans, but they’ve only taken six points from a possible 12, and conceded three against struggling Nurnberg in their most recent home fixture. This will worry coach, Marcel Koller, hosting the division’s most potent strike-force, Luca Toni and Miroslav Klose, joint top-scorers with eight goals.
The pair should be fresh as neither were required for midweek international duty, though many of Munich’s squad did represent their country, including Frank Ribery who was on target against the Faroes Islands. Bochum also have a few of their own foreign stars. Stanislav Sestak scored twice for Slovakia against San Marino, while Matias Concha helped Sweden to a 3-0 win over Liechtenstein. They will both need to be at the top of their game again on Saturday, while with a much bigger squad at his disposal, Ottmar Hitzfeld will have the luxury of shuffling his pack if necessary. PinnacleSports.com make Bayern Munich favourites 2.04 (-1 & -1.5) with Bochum 1.893 (+1 & +1.5).
Will the Bremen Goal Rush Continue?
After an indifferent start to the season, Werder Bremen have suddenly hit a rich vein of goal-scoring form. Thomas Schaaf’s side have scored 16 times in their last four games. Such is the form of creative midfielders Diego and Hugo Almeida – with eight goals between them this season - that the pair have been linked with big-money transfers. For now, though, they are focused on maintaining Werder’s excellent recent league form, hosting Hertha Berlin at the Weserstadion on Saturday.
Hertha will be looking to end a three game run without victory which has also seen them lose Brazilian defender, Lucio, with cruciate ligament damage. Having briefly topped the table in September, the poor recent run has seen Die Alte Dame (Old Lady) slip into mid-table. Coach, Lucien Favre, will be eager to stop the slide, but the omens from last season aren’t encouraging, as Berlin suffered a 7-2 aggregate loss against Werder Bremen, including a 3-1 defeat in this fixture. PinnacleSports.com price Werder Bremen favourites 1.800 (-1) with Hertha Berlin 2.150 (+1) – a market priced to only 102%.