Last Updated on August 3, 2022 2:25 pm by Erwin Noguera
This weekend the curtain rises in Europe with the start of the most important soccer leagues in the world, in between them, we find the Bundesliga. After the break where the players were able to rest, the teams return to the field and will now begin their journey in this new 2022-23 season.
The question for everyone is the same: will any team be able to dethrone Bayern Munich, after winning their 10th consecutive Bundesliga title? Well, we will have the answer in the course of the tournament and the main contenders will be RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund, Wolfsburg, Eintracht Frankfurt, and Bayer Leverkusen.
The Bundesliga is a competition that does not stop growing, the different German teams have restructured their squads to try to be more competitive and thus try to take the throne away from a giant like Bayern that does not take its foot off the accelerator at any time.
The 2022-23 Bundesliga season begins this Friday, August 5, with the match between Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt.
The following is a summary of the best matches of the first day of the Bundesliga.
Bundesliga Matchday 1: Bayern Munich vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
When: Friday, August 05 at 12:30 pm ET
Moneyline odds: Bayern -227 / Frankfurt +500 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +420
Where Can I Watch? Sportsnet World / ESPN + / Sky HD
The match that will kick off a new Bundesliga season could not be better than one between the current league champion and one of the best teams in the world, Bayern, and the champion of the last edition of the UEFA Europa League, Frankfurt. This great match will be played this Friday, August 5, 2022, at Deutsche Bank Park, home of Frankfurt.
Bayern Munich is facing this new season after winning its tenth consecutive league title in the previous season and winning the German Super cup after defeating RB Leipzig last weekend.
Despite the departure of one of their top players, Robert Lewandowski, who left for FC Barcelona, Bayern has not lost their high level of play and intends to start this season with all their strength.
On the other hand, we have Eintracht Frankfurt, a team that gave a pleasant and spectacular surprise last season, first of all, eliminating FC Barcelona in the quarterfinals of the Europa League, and then proclaiming themselves champions of the same.
This Eintracht team reminds us of the Borussia Dortmund of several seasons ago that gave a very good challenge to Bayern in the fight for the championship.
Bayern vs. Frankfurt Betting Pick: Bayern
Bundesliga Matchday 1: Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayer Leverkusen
When: Saturday, August 06 at 10:30 am ET
Moneyline odds: Dortmund +110 / Leverkusen +205 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +300
Where Can I Watch? Sportsnet World / ESPN + / Sky HD
Another great match that we will have on this first day of the Bundesliga will be starred by two teams that are called to be the main contenders for Bayern Munich this season. Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayer Leverkusen, which will be this Saturday, August 06, 2022, at Signal Iduna Park, home of Dortmund.
Both teams have a spectacular offensive capacity, despite the departure of Haaland and the indefinite absence of Sebastian Haller due to a malignant testicular tumor, we must observe how Dortmund behaves with these two lethal casualties.
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Dortmund did not finish their preseason very well, losing their last two games against Valencia and Villarreal. While these teams are very important in the Spanish league, Dortmund has a far superior squad to them and this may have set alarm bells ringing. The pace of play they have set up without their big name from last season is the same, so expect a lot of goals this tournament.
Dortmund comes from being second last season, finishing with a very good record of 22 wins, 3 draws, and 9 defeats, 8 points behind Bayern Munich.
On the other hand, we have Bayer Leverkusen another of the great German teams that are called to be protagonists this season. Leverkusen has a solid team in all its lines, they have several players who are being sought after by big teams in Europe, such as Moussa Diaby or Patrick Schick, so it is expected to be a good season for them.
Bayer Leverkusen was shocked after the elimination in the first round of the Pokal against Elversberg with a score of 3-4. Now, in their entire preseason, Leverkusen played 4 matches where they had 2 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss.
Dortmund vs. Leverkusen Betting Pick: Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga Matchday 1: Stuttgart vs. RB Leipzig
When: Sunday, August 07 at 07:30 am ET
Moneyline odds: Stuttgart +330 / RB Leipzig -126 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +290
Where Can I Watch? Sportsnet World / ESPN + / Sky HD
A very exciting match we will enjoy next Sunday, August 07, 2022, as Stuttgart will host RB Leipzig at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.
As we mentioned, RB Leipzig is one of the teams that we believe will be fighting at the top of the Bundesliga this season. To do so, the Red Bulls must carry over their excellent second half of the 2021-22 season, to the start of 2022-23, in which they achieved one of their best performances in recent years.
RB Leipzig must be dominant at the start of the season, avoiding at all costs what happened last season where they lost a lot of points at the start. Leipzig finished in fourth place in the standings with a record of 17 wins, 7 draws and 10 defeats, 19 points behind Bayern Munich.
On the other hand, we have Stuttgart, who must turn around their performance from last season when they were on the verge of being one of the teams relegated to the second division of German soccer. Stuttgart has a complicated task and that is to improve their defense, as they conceded 59 goals in 34 league matches.
Die Roten faces the start of the season after having played a spectacular preseason, where they achieved 4 victories against Boblingen (7-1), Zurich (3-2), Brentford (2-1), and Valencia (5-2), as well as a good victory in the first round of the DFB Pokal against Dynamo Dresden with a score of 1-0.
Stuttgart vs. RB Leipzig Betting Pick: RB Leipzig
Bundesliga Matchday 1: Wolfsburg vs. Werder Bremen
When: Saturday, August 06 at 07:30 am ET
Moneyline odds: Wolfsburg -116 / Werder Bremen +300 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +280
Where Can I Watch? Sportsnet World / ESPN + / Sky HD
Finally, the last match we will have in this summary of the first day of the Bundesliga will be between Wolfsburg and Werder Bremen, which will be played this Saturday, August 06, 2022, at the Volkswagen Arena, home of Wolfsburg.
Analyzing both teams we can come to the same conclusion, they must start with the best possible pace of play to have the necessary confidence to face a very complicated season, with many teams that have a spectacular roster of players.
Wolfsburg is one of the historic German teams that will try to become a competitive team again this season, after the failure of the previous season where they finished 12th in the standings, with a record of 12 wins, 6 draws, and 16 defeats.
Wolfsburg was closer to the relegation zone than to the international competition places.
On the other hand, Werder Bremen returns to the top division of German soccer after last season’s absence for the first time in many years. Werder Bremen had a very good season, finishing in second place in the Second Bundesliga standings to earn their place in the Bundesliga once again.
Werder Bremen had a record of 18 wins, 9 draws, and 7 defeats in their previous season and are coming off a good away win in the first round of the DFB Pokal against Energie Cottbus with a score of 2-1.
Wolfsburg vs. Werder Bremen Betting Pick: Wolfsburg
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