Tremendous Sasa to strike once more
Stuttgart v Augsburg
Saturday 19 March, 14:30
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In a season affected by harm, Stuttgart are preventing laborious to retain their Bundesliga standing. They had been with out final season’s high scorer Sasa Kalajdzic for 4 months due to a shoulder harm, and having been denied the providers of wing wizard Silas for a lot of the marketing campaign due to a knee harm, his return solely a lasted a number of video games earlier than he dislocated his shoulder and was dominated out for the remainder of the time period. It is also value remembering that livewire ahead Nicolas Gonzalez was offered to Fiorentina in the summertime.
The return of 6ft 7in Austrian Kalajdzic may simply have been within the nick of time. He scored the winner in a 3-2 comeback win in opposition to Borussia Mönchengladbach, and final weekend he grabbed a last-gasp leveller in a deserved 1-1 draw at Union Berlin. All three of his league objectives have been arrange by swashbuckling left-back Borna Sosa, and their understanding might be the important thing to Stuttgart’s survival. Final weekend’s draw took the Swabians out of the automated dropzone and moved them into the playoff spot.
Augsburg had a weekend off after their recreation with Mainz was postponed, and so they know a win on this recreation provides them respiration house within the relegation scrap. They dug out a 1-0 win at Arminia Bielefeld a fortnight in the past, however they could discover life more durable in opposition to a extra dynamic assault.
I believe Stuttgart are manner too brief for the win at evens (they’ve solely gained 5 league video games all season), however I’ll again Kalajdzic to attain at any time at 2.56/4 on the Sportsbook. Augsburg have leaked 22 objectives in 13 video games on the highway, and I believe Kalajdzic is within the sort of kind that may trigger them issues.
Fireworks in Furth
Greuther Furth v Freiburg
Saturday 19 March, 14:30
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It would not make loads of sense, however little previous Freiburg are nonetheless within the combine for Champions League qualification. A membership with a modest finances and a modest outlook secured a thrilling 3-2 win over Wolfsburg final weekend, and they’re solely out of the highest 4 by advantage of purpose distinction, with simply eight matchdays remaining.
On condition that they do not have a top-class centre-forward to hold their hat on, Freiburg’s capacity to attain objectives is spectacular. Vincenzo Grifo bagged a brace final week, together with a trademark free-kick, whereas in-demand defender Nico Schlotterbeck thrashed in a spectacular winner. Freiburg have scored a minimum of twice in six of their final ten matches, and when you take a look at their season as a complete, an Over 2.5 Targets guess has landed in 15 of their 26 video games.
Greuther Furth’s six-game unbeaten stretch at dwelling was shredded final weekend, as they had been hammered 6-1 by a rampant RB Leipzig. Targets backers have had enjoyable with the rock-bottom Clover Leaves – 19 of their 26 league matches have featured three objectives or extra.
Furth are going to be relegated, however they are going down swinging. I am unable to consider that Over 2.5 Targets is priced at 1.855/6 right here, so that is the route I am taking.
Money in with Christopher
RB Leipzig v Eintracht Frankfurt
Sunday 20 March, 14:30
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Common readers will know that I’ve been giving RB Leipzig ahead Christopher Nkunku rave evaluations for a very long time, and his first ever call-up to the senior France squad is totally deserved. Nkunku ran riot in final weekend’s 6-1 win at Greuther Furth, scoring a purpose (tipped on this column) and establishing two others. The previous PSG participant now has 15 league objectives and 9 assists this time period.
Leipzig are on the cost on a number of fronts. They’re the favourites to raise the DFB Cup, they’re into the quarter-finals of the Europa League and they’re in pole place to take fourth spot within the Bundesliga. Coach Domenico Tedesco has been a revelation, and his facet has scored 38 objectives throughout the final 13 matches in all competitions.
Opponents Eintracht Frankfurt might be drained by their Europa League efforts in opposition to Betis, so I will again Nkunku to attain right here at 2.265/4. He has discovered the online in 9 of his final 13 aggressive appearances.
