Bundesliga week 25

Friday:
Monchengladbach 0-1 Bochum
Saturday:
Leverkusen v Eintracht
Bayern v Karlsruhe
Stuttgart v Hertha
Arminia v Wolfsburg
Dortmund v Bremen
Energie v Cologne
Hoffenheim v Hannover
Sunday:
Schalke v Hamburg

Gladbach's revival came to a stunning halt on Friday night in a bottom-of-the-table clash with Bochum. A glorious strike from Dennis Grote won it for Bochum who pull themselves out of the relegation zone. Karlsruhe are well and truly in it and look all but down. The last thing they need is a trip to Munich to face goal-happy Bayern. Even Martin Demichelis, even him, has been among the goals lately. That's how gung ho they've been. Energie welcome Cologne in an intriguing clash with Cologne needing points to confirm safety while Energie flit between half decent and pisspoor. Arminia face red hot Wolfsburg which won't help them escape danger, especially with Grafite and Edin Dzeko firing the goals in from all angles. Hannover aren't safe either and they go to Hoffenheim who need wins to resurrect their faltering championship campaign.

Hertha continue to lead the way and they take on Stuttgart in what is game of the week. Markus Babbel lost his first game in charge of Stuttgart last week while Hertha continue to grind out the wins. Goals are likely here, much as they are in Gelsenkirchen in the Sunday game between Schalke and Hamburg. Martin Jol's side won a sensational UEFA Cup tie with Galatasaray on Thursday night while Schalke are beginning to find some rhythm. Dortmund and Werder Bremen face off in a mid-table clash between two underachieving sides and Leverkusen can get their campaign back in track against the frankly rotten Eintracht.