Bundesliga Matchday 13 - Lots of Surprises and Plenty of Goals

 Bundesliga Matchday 13 provided lots for the fans.  With only four matches on Saturday afternoon, due to the short notice cancellation of the Koeln/Mainz Game, no less than 20 goals have been scored.  The surprise of the day was the way Gladbach swept over Werder Bremen with 5-0 goals.  The win put the Borussia from Gladbach within two point of FC Bayern, which meets Borussia Dortmund in today's evening game.  Schalke remains in third place despite its 4-0 victory over the Club in Nuernberg.

In Friday's match Bayer Leverkusen collected an away victory at  Kaiserslautern's Fritz Walter Stadion. Freiburg edged out a draw by the skin of their teeth.  After being denied a goal in the 84th minute, when a corner was taken before the ball was released, Stefan Reisinger scored in the 5th minute of extra time.  Freiburg remains in the relegation zone as the league enters the midway point of the season.

Another remarkable surprise was Wolfsburg's win over Champions League participant Hanover 96.  Three goals separated the two in the end.

With four matches to go this could be a record scoring weekend for the Bundesliga.  There was much of anticipation for the  top rated game this week in Muenchen, were last years champions Dortmund tackled the record champion FC Bayern.  The absence of Sebastian Schweinsteiger, who broke his collar bone during Champions League competition, was noticed. After Mario Goetze scored the winning goal for Dortmund, Jupp Heincke's made some changes to increase his attacking game.   Mueller and company who put in an excellent performance for the German national side, defeating the Netherlands 30-0, were lacking the presence of a Khadeira and Oezil in this match.  Passes were much too inaccurate and many attempts at goal were wasted. Dortmund, with this win, remains competitive, with just two points behind Munich. 

Stuttgart defeated Augsburg 2-1 in the Daimler Benz Arena on Sunday.  In the final Sunday game,  Hamburg finally broke the jinx and defeated Hoffenheim 2-0 with goals by Geuerrero in the 25th and Jansen in the 65the minute.  The win moved Hamburg out of the relegation zone.
Matchday 13 Fixtures:

18.11.2011, 20.30    1. FC Kaiserslautern -Bayer Leverkusen 0:2 
19.11.2011, 15.30    Schalke 04 -1. FC Nürnberg 4-0
19.11.2011, 15.30    SC Freiburg -Hertha BSC Berlin 2-2
19.11.2011, 15.30    Bor. Mönchengladbach -Werder Bremen 5-0
19.11.2011, 15.30    1. FC Köln -FSV Mainz 05 (-:-) 
19.11.2011, 15.30    VfL Wolfsburg -Hannover 96 4-1
19.11.2011, 18.30    Bayern München -Borussia Dortmund 0-1
20.11.2011, 15.30    VfB Stuttgart -FC Augsburg 2-1
20.11.2011, 17.30    Hamburger SV -1899 Hoffenheim 2-0


Bundesliga Table  Matchday 13
                                                          GP   W   L    D   GF/A   Pts
1    Bayern München                        13    9    1    3    32:5       28
4    Borussia Dortmund                     13    8    2    3    27:9      26
2    Borussia Mönchengladbach        13    8    2    3   20:9       26
3    Schalke 04                                   13    8    1    4    28:18    25
5    Werder Bremen                           13    7    2    4    23:21    23
6    VfB Stuttgart                                13    6    3    4    20:13    21
7   Bayer Leverkusen                         13    6    3    4    17:16    21
8    Hannover 96                                 13    5    4    4    17:21    19
9    1899 Hoffenheim                          13    5    2    6   15:15    17
10    Hertha BSC Berlin                      13    4    5    4    18:19    17
11    1. FC Köln                                   12    5    1    6    20:26    16
12    VfL Wolfsburg                             13    5    1    7   19:26     16
13    1. FC Kaiserslautern                    13    3    4    6   10:17     13
14    Hamburger SV                             13    3    4    6    17:25    13
15    FSV Mainz 05                              12    3    3    6   16:23     12
16    1. FC Nürnberg                            13    3    3    7    13:24    12
17    SC Freiburg                                  13    3    2    8    18:29    11
18    FC Augsburg                                13    1    5    7    10:23      8