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Düsseldorf (AP) - There will be no game on Friday evening on the 27th matchday of the Bundesliga.
To this end, seven encounters will be held on Saturday.
All games at a glance:
Borussia Dortmund - Eintracht Frankfurt (Saturday, 3.30 p.m.)
SITUATION: Eintracht is in fourth place, which would qualify for the Champions League at the end of the season.
BVB is fifth, but cannot overtake in a direct duel if they are four points behind.
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STATISTICS: BVB won nine home games in a row against Eintracht and only scored less than three goals once.
STAFF: Reus, Guerreiro and maybe Morey are returning at BVB.
Sancho and Moukoko are missing.
Frankfurt has to do without the blocked Hasebe and probably also Hinteregger.
SPECIAL: The 47 points after 26 match days are the best result in the history of the Frankfurt Bundesliga.
The point record since the introduction of the three-point rule is already within reach.
He stands at 54 from the 2018/19 season.
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FC Augsburg - 1899 Hoffenheim (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.)
SITUATION: Hoffenheim lost half of their last eight league games.
Opponents Augsburg even suffered five defeats during this period.
Both teams are not sure that they will stay in the class yet.
STATISTICS: Augsburg won only one of the last eleven league duels against Hoffenheim, there were two draws and eight defeats.
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STAFF: Hoffenheim's striker Kramaric is struck again.
At the FCA, Finnbogason and Moravek gave their comebacks in a test match.
SPECIAL: Strobl from Augsburg played 86 Bundesliga games for Hoffenheim and also scored his only Bundesliga goal for TSG.
In August 2013 he scored against Freiburg.
Bayer Leverkusen - FC Schalke 04 (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.)
SITUATION: Leverkusen has slipped to sixth place and is under pressure in the fight for Europe at the debut of Bosz's successor Wolf.
As the last, Schalke 13 points behind in 16th place has only theoretical chances of staying up.
STATISTICS: Bayer won the home game last year 2-1, before that Schalke went undefeated four times in Leverkusen.
STAFF: Bayer are still missing six long-term injuries.
But there is hope for a comeback for goalkeeper Hradecky and Sven Bender.
At Schalke, Huntelaar could play from the start for the first time this season.
SPECIAL: Grammozis is threatened with a negative record in the fourth game as Schalke coach.
If his team remained without a goal, he would be the first coach in Bundesliga history who was not allowed to celebrate a goal in the first four games with his team.
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VfL Wolfsburg - 1. FC Köln (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.)
SITUATION: There is a lot at stake for both of them.
Wolfsburg wants to take the next step towards the Champions League, Cologne want to get away from relegation place in the relegation battle.
STAFF: The long injured Andersson, Kainz and Bornauw hope to return to the squad at FC.
STATISTICS: The Cologne team last won in January 2010 in Wolfsburg.
SPECIAL: It's a day of reunion.
Cologne's loaner Rexhbecaj is the son of the Wolfsburg groundsman.
VfL professional Gerhardt grew up at FC.
FSV Mainz 05 - Arminia Bielefeld (Saturday, 3.30 p.m.)
SITUATION: The Mainz team recently fought successfully to stay in the class and are in non-relegation position 15 - with two points ahead of the table-17.
from Bielefeld.
STATISTICS: The Arminia is a feared opponent of the Rheinhessen.
They were only able to win one of seven games (three draws / three defeats) against the Bielefeld team.
Before the international break, the Mainz team won twice in a row for the first time this season.
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STAFF: Mainz has no staff concerns.
It is unclear which striker will join the starting line-up.
Glatzel, Szalai or Burkhardt.
The guests have to do without the blocked beeper.
SPECIAL: Bielefeld's new coach Kramer, who has been on the Alm since the beginning of March, was head of the RB Salzburg youth training center in 2019.
He signed 05 coach Svensson for his previous club FC Liefering.
RB Leipzig - FC Bayern Munich (Saturday, 6.30 p.m.)
SITUATION: League leaders FC Bayern are four points ahead of rival RB Leipzig.
The Saxons need a win to keep their small chance for the title.
Then the question arises: How will the record champions cope with the failure of world footballer Lewandowski?
STATISTICS: In the first leg at 3: 3 in Munich, the people of Leipzig were at eye level.
RB won only once in eleven duels: On March 18, 2018 it was 2-1 at home.
In addition to five draws, there are five RB defeats.
STAFF: Kampl at RB as well as Davies and Boateng are blocked.
Angeliño (muscle injury) is still out.
There are question marks behind the RB defenders Upamecano (torn muscle) and Halstenberg (quarantine) and Süle (strain) in Bavaria.
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SPECIAL: For Kimmich there is a reunion with his ex-club.
The question with the Leipzigers is whether coach Nagelsmann brings the last injured defensive chief Upamecano against his future employer.
Borussia Mönchengladbach - SC Freiburg (Saturday, 8.30 p.m.)
SITUATION: After the end of the negative series of seven competitive defeats, the Gladbachers can overtake a direct competitor for the international starting positions with another victory.
STATISTICS: The last Freiburg victory in Mönchengladbach was almost exactly 26 years ago.
After that, Borussia remained undefeated in 16 home games against the Breisgauer.
STAFF: Gladbach has to do without the suspended Bensebaini (5th yellow card) and Hofmann (positive Corona test).
SPECIAL: Freiburg's Höfler is the first player who has to serve a yellow card suspension (10th yellow card) for the second time this season.
VfB Stuttgart - Werder Bremen (Sunday, 3:30 p.m.)
SITUATION: After five games without a defeat, VfB lost 4-0 at Bayern.
Nevertheless, he is still within striking distance of the European Cup places.
After two defeats in a row, Werder want to prevent the lead on the relegation zone from further melting.
STATISTICS: Stuttgart won three of the last four Bundesliga games against Bremen.
However, Werder did not score as many goals against any other Bundesliga team as against VfB (179).
STAFF: In addition to wamangituka (cruciate ligament tear), the Swabians also have to do without Gonzalez (torn muscle fiber) and improvise on the offensive.
At Werder, the use of defender Veljkovic is questionable.
SPECIAL: Stuttgart striker Kalajdzic is in top form.
The Austrian has always scored in the past four home games.
The last time VfB had a longer series was Ibisevic, who met in five consecutive games in their own stadium in 2012.
1. FC Union Berlin - Hertha BSC (Sunday, 6 p.m.)
SITUATION: Host Union is where Hertha would like to be.
The iron can hope for a place in the European Cup and have already exceeded their previous goals.
Hertha is fighting against relegation with only one point ahead of the relegation rank.
STATISTICS: Union Berlin has been unbeaten for twelve home games.
But the Köpenicker lost the first leg in the Olympic Stadium 1: 3.
The three previous Bundesliga derbies each ended with home wins.
STAFF: Union star Kruse injured himself in the first leg and was out for a long time.
After a visit to the dentist on Tuesday, it is ready for use.
At Hertha, Khedira returns to the bank.
Captain Boyata recently made his comeback with Belgium's national team after a long injury break.
SPECIAL: It's about three points, but it's mainly about the Berlin city championship.
There are and will remain clubs of opposites: Here the former Köpenick workers' club, which enjoys cult status in Berlin, there Hertha from the west of the city, which has long been lagging behind in terms of demands and acceptance.
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