1. Bundesliga
Big card for today, but i like it:
Schalke- Bochum: Schalke -1 @ 1.91 !! 2 units!!
It s a local derby in which Bochum did pretty well over the last few years, but Schalke will take Bochum seroius this time...They need to get back on track in Bundesliga also at home to keep the top spots in reachable distance.
The return of Kuranyi was a big boost last week on and off the field as he is bringing the winning attitude again back to the team. they responded immediately with a 3-2 away win at Hannover.
The 0-0 draw during the week at Valencia should also work as a positive factor today as they got the result that they need and actually did not waste too much energy in this midwekk game after Valencia was down to 10 men.
Bochum on the other hand got the wins lately agianst relegation that they wanted. They played a stretch against bottom teams on wich they really focused and they achieved their goals. i dont say that today s game is a let down for them as it is a derby, but definetely not "that important for them"... any way Schalke at -1 at home is a great play
Bremen- Hamburg: under 2.5,3 @ 2.0
it s the big match of the day in germany today. no 2 vs. no 3 plus north derby. Highly anticipated and everybody expects a great match..i dont (and least from scoring).
Both teams are red hot in Bundesliga, so no difference here, but Bremen is coming off another highlight the 3-2 midweek win over Real. They focused a lot on that as it was their last chance to stay in ECL.
Diego wil be back for today, but all the other players re still missing, but again i dont think this will be much of a factor.
Hamburg won 3-0 on Thursday vs. Rennes, but they could really safe some energy in this match..the focus in Hamburg is much longer on this match than for Bremen.
What brings me to the under is the fact, that Hamburg is especially in away games a very discziplined an defensive minded team..as shown in away games like München or Schalke they are really able to shut down powerful offenses.
Bremens success in Bundesliga is usually that they simply can overpower the teams and score a lot of goals out of tons of chance...they will not get so mayn today. this is historically a tight match. the last 3 games at Bremen have ended 0-2,1-1,1-1.
i expect both teams happy with a draw and a 1-1 could be very likely again.
i also have a leaning on Hamburg at +0.25 but like the under much more.