Relegation-threatened Mainz 05 will be looking for their first win since early November when they host Bundesliga newcomer Heidenheim at the Mewa Arena on Saturday.
It is possible that in the round of 16 the hosts will record their second home win of 2023-24, while the away team will be hoping for their first away win since promotion.
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VfL Bochum will be looking for successive defeats on Saturday when they host Union Berlin in the Bundesliga.
Meanwhile, the visitors ended a 16-match winless run in all competitions to move out of the relegation zone at the weekend.
As such, we can imagine either group simply splitting the spoils, possibly proving to be enough to keep them out of the relegation zone depending on the effects elsewhere.
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Two Bundesliga groups looking to get back to winning tactics will meet at the WWK ARENA on Saturday afternoon when Augsburg hosts Borussia Dortmund.
Both clubs have earned a reputation as the kings of the return to the German top flight this season, with Die Fuggerstadter earning a record 12 points and dropping positions, compared to 11 points earned by BVB in the same period.
Augsburg have enjoyed playing in front of their own fans so far this season, but Dortmund have enjoyed their recent encounters with Die Fuggerstadter and in the end have enough firepower to overcome their opponents.
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Bundesliga basement club SV Darmstadt 98 will climb out of the relegation zone when they host Wolfsburg at the Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor on Saturday afternoon.
These two out-of-form teams have had the fewest problems in the last five games in the German top flight: Darmstadt have suffered only two, compared to Wolfsburg’s three.
Wolfsburg have endured a miserable run of form away from home, but their attackers should have more joy in the final third against a leaky Darmstadt backline that has conceded an average of 2.6 goals per game so far this season.
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The Bundesliga top six will be contested on Saturday afternoon at the Red Bull Arena when RB Leipzig host Hoffenheim.
The two are separated by six points in the standings after the first 14 games, with Die Roten Bullen fourth, two ahead of sixth-placed Die Kraichgauer.
Leipzig’s offensive prowess has somewhat masked the cracks in their defensive frailties in recent times, and we can believe that their front line once behind outplayed Hoffenheim in the direction of maximum points.
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