All eyes in Germany are now going to be trained on Erling Braut Haaland after his sensational debut hat trick against Augsburg last time out. Cologne’s defence will have a lot on their hands at Signal Iduna Park, though Markus Gisdol’s men have won four on the bounce. The big game sees Bayern hosting Schalke, with Hansi Flick and David Wagner both earning plaudits for improving their teams. Whether the Royal Blues can repeat last weekend’s heroics against Gladbach at the home of the champions is another matter altogether. League leaders Leipzig visit Eintracht Frankfurt in what looks like a tricky game. Adi Hutter and Julien Nagelsmann preach from the same gospel, but can the hosts defence really stall the firepower in the visitors side? Time to make some picks.
Round 19 Picks
Dortmund 4 Cologne 2
Freiburg 2 Paderborn 0
Union 2 Augsburg 0
Gladbach 2 Mainz 1
Wolfsburg 0 Hertha 1
Frankfurt 2 Leipzig 3
Bayern 3 Schalke 1
Bremen 2 Hoffenheim 1
Leverkusen 3 Fortuna 0