🔮 Champions, relegated sides & more: our Bundesliga prediction | OneFootball

The new Bundesliga season is just around the corner, and OneFootball’s German content team, along with some international colleagues, are giving their predictions. Will Bayern be champions again? And which coach will be the first to go? These are our takes.

Who will be champions?

Moritz Oppermann: Bayern Munich.

Selina Eckstein: Like Paderborn’s coach, I’d love to have the belief that another team will do it, but in the end it’ll be Bayern again.

Lennard Bacher: Borussia Dortmund, so not everyone picks Bayern.

Matti Peters: Bayern. It’ll already be done and dusted by the start of April.

Alex Mott: Without wanting to sound boring: it has to be Bayern Munich. They were by far the best team last season and have strengthened even more over the summer.

Alejandro Diago: Bayern Munich, of course. Right now there is no team capable of challenging Bavaria’s dominance in the Bundesliga. And I fear that will remain the case for the next few years.

Jule Stolpe: I’m also going with Borussia Dortmund, because I think Kehl really cooked this summer - so if Kovac knows what to do with the new players and the development is right, I’m predicting an exciting title race in which Bayern eventually lose their nerve and BVB get the happy ending this time.

Who will be the Bundesliga breakout star?

Moritz Oppermann: Francis Onyeka.

Selina Eckstein: Dzenan Pejcinovic, whose performances will also catch Jürgen Klopp’s attention.

Lennard Bacher: Joane Gadou from BVB. I’ve got a feeling he’ll become hugely important this season already.

Matti Peters: Justin Lerma, the Ecuadorian whirlwind is exactly the kind of joker BVB need in transition play with his explosive acceleration and dribbling.

Alex Mott: Konstantinos Karetsas. The 18-year-old already seems on the verge of a breakthrough.

Alejandro Diago: I want to put my faith in Borussia Dortmund’s Greek duo (Konstantinos Karetsas and Giannis Konstantelias). That said, faith and Niko Kovac don’t really go particularly well together. We’ll see...

Jule Stolpe: I’m going with Karetsas here too.

The only way Harry Kane won’t be the Bundesliga top scorer is…

Moritz Oppermann: ...if Edin Dzeko plays like he’s 28 again.

Selina Eckstein: ...if Tottenham somehow pull an absolute fantasy billion out of the hat before Deadline Day and lure him back to England.

Lennard Bacher: ...if Kane drops even deeper in the build-up and everyone else scores the goals.

Matti Peters: ...if his name becomes a bad omen and he ends up hobbling around. The competition from Guirassy, Füllkrug and co. just can’t match the Hurricane.

Alex Mott: ...if he gets injured. But if that doesn’t happen, I think Kane will break Lewandowski’s single-season scoring record.

Alejandro Diago: ...if Pejinovic has a really good season in Stuttgart. But that’s wishful thinking.

Jule Stolpe: ...if Bayern have one of their rare off spells or he gets injured & Undav is really in the mood for scoring again this season too.

Who will be relegated?

Moritz Oppermann: Paderborn and Elversberg, Union will finish 16th.

Selina Eckstein: Unfortunately, I see it similarly to the others. Paderborn and Elversberg will have to go straight back down to Bundesliga 2. HSV will have to go through the relegation play-off.

Lennard Bacher: Paderborn are definitely going down, and after a tough season Union won’t make it either. Schalke will finish 16th.

Matti Peters: Elversberg and Paderborn. Unfortunately, the magic of promotion fades away by the first grim November weather at the latest.

Alex Mott: Elversberg and Paderborn. Even now, the two promoted sides look not quite up to Bundesliga level, and I expect them to struggle in the coming season.

Alejandro Diago: I expect Paderborn and Elversberg to return to Bundesliga 2. And I think 1. FC Köln will have to go into the relegation play-off.

Jule Stolpe: Paderborn will probably go straight back down, but based on pre-season & transfers I’m also worried about Werder. So I could see SVW ending up in a battle with Union Berlin for the relegation play-off spot.

Which coach will be the first to go?

Moritz Oppermann: Daniel Thioune.

Selina Eckstein: If the start (against Leipzig, Elversberg, Mainz and Köln) goes badly, things could get tight very quickly for Eugen Polanski.

Lennard Bacher: René Wagner, I’m afraid. After that, though, FC’s season will be reasonably solid.

Matti Peters: The one whose sporting director is still publicly giving him their “fullest confidence” on Sunday evening TV.

Alex Mott: Carles Martínez at Bayer Leverkusen. Since Xabi Alonso left, the Werkself have been quite chaotic, and because there’s so little room for error, I expect him to struggle.

Alejandro Diago: Didn’t I already mention his name above? We all know this isn’t going to end well for Niko Kovac at Dortmund. I’ve got the same feeling as last year (or even worse).

Jule Stolpe: Thioune or Polanski.

Which teams will finish in the Champions League spots?

Moritz Oppermann: Bayern, Dortmund, Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen.

Selina Eckstein: Bayern, Dortmund, Stuttgart and Leipzig.

Lennard Bacher: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, VfB Stuttgart and TSG Hoffenheim.

Matti Peters: Bayern, Dortmund, Stuttgart and Leverkusen. There won’t be any real surprises at the top this time either.

Alex Mott: Bayern, Dortmund, Leipzig and VfB Stuttgart.

Alejandro Diago: Bayern, Stuttgart, Leverkusen and Dortmund. Frankfurt would have a chance if Germany gets the additional spot.

Jule Stolpe: Dortmund, Bayern, Leverkusen and Leipzig.

What is your personal hot take for the season?

Moritz Oppermann: Clearly, Schalke 04 will qualify for Europe.

Selina Eckstein: Mainz 05 will light up the league with Becker, Tietz and Amiri and qualify for the Europa League.

Lennard Bacher: By the end of the season, both Karetsas and Konstantelias will have more goal contributions than Guirassy.

Alex Mott: I think the title race will be much closer than anyone expects, because Bayern Munich are putting everything into the Champions League this season. It could turn into a three-way battle right up to the final matchday.

Alejandro Diago: My bold prediction for this season is that Schalke 04 will cause a lot more problems for many of the Bundesliga’s top teams. They’ll also win one of the derbies against Dortmund.

Jule Stolpe: In the end, S04 will stay up comfortably & Hütter’s return to SGE will prove to be a perfect match despite the squad shortcomings.

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