Bundesliga Open Thread: Matchday 20

We’re about 30 minutes late on the Bundesliga Open Thread but FC Köln vs Wolfsburg is still 0-0 right now so it basically doesn’t count. According to Predicting Ball (which has been recently updated and now splits fixtures by date and shows kick-off time in your timezone), there are several pretty close games this weekend, including tonight’s game.

Perhaps the most interesting and consequential match is tomorrow’s relegation six-pointer between Augsburg and St. Pauli. Predicting Ball gives Augsburg a 44.7% probability of coming away with the win, but that feels a little generous. I think you could talk me into this being pretty close to a 50/50 game, with Augsburg having a slight edge. Exciting!

Here is the rest of this weekend’s Bundesliga schedule:

Friday:

• FC Köln vs Wolfsburg

Saturday:

• Augsburg vs St. Pauli
• Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen
• Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin
• RB Leipzig vs Mainz
• Werder Bremen vs Borussia Mönchengladbach
• Hamburger SV vs Bayern Munich

Sunday:

• VfB Stuttgart vs Freiburg
• Borussia Dortmund vs Heidenheim

The same rules apply as the BVB match threads, though I’m hoping tempers are less likely to flare in these threads. But as a reminder, here are the match thread rules:

1. Exercise common sense. We allow profanity, adult humor, and other forms of crudeness within reason, but of course there are lines. Hateful language will not be tolerated. Exceptionally violent language (especially directed at specific people) will not be tolerated. Before you type, ask yourself, “Would I have a reasonable expectation of being thrown out of a bar in an average city if I said something like this?”
2. Be respectful. There will definitely be times when everyone is upset and disagreements get heated, and that’s fine, but remember that we’re all rooting for the same team. Keep arguments based on substance and not personal insults.
3. No sharing illegal streams. NONE. Zero tolerance.
4. No spam. I have no interest in whatever crypto scheme you’re shilling. You will be banned.

Enjoy the game! Heja BVB!