Schalke v Eintracht
Leverkusen v Nurnberg
Bochum v Wolfsburg
Mainz v Hoffenheim
Hannover v Freiburg
Bayern v Cologne
Monchengladbach v Dortmund
Stuttgart v Bremen
Hertha v Hamburg
It's tough to pick a game of the week here, but there are two complete and utter mismatches of the week. Cologne going to Munich to take on Bayern will not be pretty for Billy Goats fans, although the infighting has begun among Louis van Gaal's troops. Mario Gomez is unhappy about not getting a game in the first team and Luca Toni has said he won't play in the reserves for much longer despite being on the outer. They should still batter a poor Cologne side. The other one sees the top club go to the bottom club. Hertha, unsurprisingly, dispensed of the services of Lucien Favre on Monday following their sixth straight defeat. There's no new man in charge as yet, though Lothar Matthaus has emerged as an early favourite. It's a caretaker instead, Karsten Heine, who prepares the team for Hamburg's visit. Good luck. He'll need it.
Stuttgart were poor in Europe in midweek, drawing with Unirea in Romania. They face Bremen who were impressive in the Europa League against Athletic but remain inconsistent. Wolfsburg were very good in defeat against Manchester United and face a leisurely trip to Bochum. Schalke are still up there, defying if not the critics then certainly the accountants, and face Eintracht at the VeltinsArena in a game they ought to be winning. Schalke's big rivals Dortmund are in the Borussia derby as they go to face Gladbach this week. Leverkusen should maintain their lofty position as they are at home to Nurnberg.
A sleeper for game of the week sees Hoffenheim travel to Mainz. The Villagers are going goal crazy all of a sudden and have leapt up the league while Mainz are hanging on in there after a run of impressive results. Hannover against Freiburg also promises goals with the latter in decent form and Hannover always capable.
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