WagerTalk German Bundesliga Power Rankings Week 29

German Bundesliga Power Rankings Top 5

As we head towards the home stretch of the German Bundesliga regular season, WagerTalk German Bundesliga handicapper Kevin Dolan presents his German Bundesliga Power Rankings for Week 29 of action. Which teams are slotted at the top and which are headed towards relegation? Read his power rankings now!

1. Bayern Munich

League Position – 1st, L/5 Form – Joint 2nd [2.00 PPG], L/5 xPTS – 2nd [9.66 xPTS], Last Week’s Rank – [N/A]

With a huge Champions League clash on deck against Manchester City on Wednesday, it’s understandable Bayern may have been distracted against Hoffenheim last weekend. Bayern were good value for the win in that game as well, putting up 1.89 xG compared with Hoffenheim’s 0.27 xG.

2. Bayer Leverkusen

L/5 Form – 1st [2.40 PPG], L/5 xPTS – 5th [8.60 xPTS], L/5 Strength of Schedule – Avg. Opponent Position [11.0], Last Week’s Rank – [N/A]

There hasn’t been a hotter team in the Bundesliga over the last few weeks than Bayer Leverkusen, with Die Werkself winning five of their last six games overall, including an impressive 2-1 home win over league leaders Bayern Munich, along with ranking 1st in both form and expected data across their last five games as well.

3. Borussia Dortmund

League Position – 2nd, L/5 Form – Joint 5th [1.60 PPG], L/5 xPTS – 6th [8.26 xPTS], Last Week’s Rank – [N/A]

We dropped Borussia Dortmund down a notch this week as they’ve been struggling in the league across recent games, drawing against two relegation teams in Schalke and Stuttgart.

That’s a shame for the Der BVB faithful as with any type of consistency they have the ability to leapfrog Bayern’s position at the top of the table given all their issues this season.

4. RB Leipzig

League Position – 4th, L/5 Form – 4th [1.80 PPG], L/5 xPTS – 5th [8.39 xPTS], Last Week’s Rank – [N/A]

Certainly not in the same form they were in earlier in the season, RB Leipzig largely make this list because every other team around them is struggling also, such as Union Berlin and Freiburg.

Recent close back-to-back victories against Hertha Berlin and Augsburg respectively haven’t done much to restore confidence either, and it’ll be interesting to see whether or not RB Leipzig can maintain their top four position down the stretch.

5. Hoffenheim

League Position – 13th, L/5 Form – Tied 2nd [2.00 PPG], L/5 xPTS – 3rd [9.65 xPTS], Last Week’s Rank – [N/A]

Putting a 13th placed side in your top five power ranked teams of the week isn’t usually the done thing but there’s no denying Hoffenheim’s recent run of form, breaking away from the relegation group with three straight wins before coming away with a point in Munich on the weekend also.

German Bundesliga Power Rankings Bottom 5

14. FC Koln

League Position – 11th, L/5 Form – Tied 12th [1.00 PPG], L/5 xPTS – 13th [6.24 xPTS], Last Week’s Rank – [N/A]

FC Koln have been the 4th worst performing team in the Bundesliga since February 1st, amassing just two total wins along with the generating the fewest number of goals scored also at just 8.

A recent 3-1 road win against 14th placed Augsburg has somewhat stemmed the tide for Koln, but they’ve nonetheless looked far from impressive for months now.

15. Schalke 04

League Position – 17th, L/5 Form – Tied 12th [1.00 PPG], L/5 xPTS – 10th [6.74 xPTS], Last Week’s Rank – [N/A]

Schalke secured a huge three points last Friday against Hertha Berlin to finally drag themselves off the foot of the table, a result which when combined with their recent 2-2 draw against Borussia Dortmund, will no doubt give them a ton of confidence moving forward across their remaining games.

16. Augsburg

League Position – 14th, L/5 Form – Tied 16th [0.40 PPG], L/5 xPTS – 17th [3.44 xPTS], Last Week’s Rank – [N/A]

No team has been in worse recent form than Augsburg who find themselves on a current five game winless run with no clean sheets banked across those games either. However, with a run that includes Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig, that’s somewhat understandable.

17. Werder Bremen

League Position – 12th, L/5 Form – Tied 16th [0.40 PPG], L/5 xPTS – 15th [5.45 xPTS], Last Week’s Rank – [N/A]

Werder Bremen are currently on a six game winless run, including three straight defeats at at home in the Weserstadion also.

A huge turnaround is needed by Ole Werner’s men if they’re going to avoid getting dragged into the relegation battle taking place immediately below them.

18. Hertha Berlin

League Position – 18th, L/5 Form – Tied 16th [0.40 PPG], L/5 xPTS – 14th [5.67 xPTS], Last Week’s Rank – [N/A]

While their recent data actually hasn’t been all that bad, Hertha Berlin nonetheless came up short yet again on Friday night in a must win game against fellow relegation strugglers Schalke.

That loss marked Hertha Berlin’s sixth straight game without a win as they desperately try and get themselves off the foot of the table over the remaining weeks.