After a coruscating round of 16 in the DFB Pokal, we now have a great weekend of Bundesliga football to look forward to. Its clear where the stakes are in this round. Leaders Bayern host second place Leipzig, and third place Dortmund visit Leverkusen in fifth. What was for 20 rounds shaping to be a most unpredictable race for the tile, could see Bayern pull away at the conclusion of round 21. To reiterate a refrain of mine, the cup doesn’t matter in the bigger picture, but the way Dortmund and Leipzig got eliminated is bound to weigh on them. Messrs Nagelsmann and Favre have to pull a rabbit out of the hat to get their teams back on track this weekend. It appears too daunting a task. Time for my picks.
Round 21 Picks
Frankfurt 2 Augsburg 0
Schalke 2 Paderborn 0
Freiburg 1 Hoffenheim 3
Hertha 2 Mainz 0
Bremen 1 Union 0
Wolfsburg 1 Fortuna 1
Leverkusen 2 Dortmund 2
Gladbach 3 Cologne 2
Bayern 3 Leipzig 1
Season Score - 15/27