Bundesliga: The descent candidates in the VFL

Borussia Mönchengladbach (11th place 11, 33 points)

Actually, the foals should not appear in this category with their squad. Despite the most recent uptrend, there is still a significant increase in increased rise in terms of collective defenders, passport security and playing strength. In addition, the running and sprint values are further expandable. Most recently, however, the team beamed out the necessary "we feel" for the relegation battle - and through the comebacks of Lars Stindl and Jonas Hofmann, the quality in the already in good form offensive offensive will soon get bigger.

• Borussia Mönchengladbach (11th place 11, 33 points)
• VFL Bochum (12th place, 32 points)
• VfL Wolfsburg (13th place 13, 31 points)
• VFB Stuttgart (14th place, 26 points)
• FC Augsburg (15th place 15, 26 points)
• Hertha BSC (16, 26 points)
• Arminia Bielefeld (17th place, 25 points)

Forecast: If the team does not expire into a Schlendrian mode, Gladbach will remain sparing a long shaking. The burglary at the end of the first round must be warning enough.

VFL Bochum (12th place, 32 points)

Since the beginning of November, the VfL Bochum was no longer worse than as a place 13. The newcomer seemed to arrive in the secured midfield - but now there are doubts. The cup thrust scandal has shaken the club last, contributing numerous Corona cases to work by coach Thomas rice. But there are also good news from the staff at the Castroper Straße: Torjäger Simon Zoller could soon return to his cruciate ligament and become an important building block with his experience.

Forecast: The VFL is athletic enough to escape the descent log. The league is only at risk when the Bochumers show nerve weakness due to growing pressure.

VfL Wolfsburg (13th place 13, 31 points)

Is the wolves in the relegation battle the air? The team obviously has a fitness problem, is not trained. A weakness that has its origins in the summer preparation and last serious towards days - especially since personnel problems occur. At the direct duel with Augsburg, coach Florian Kohfeldt is now missing because of a corona infection. But at least one development can be seen under the coach, and the returnee Schlager and Nmecha as well as winter revival Kruse significantly increase the quality.

Forecast: The games against the direct competitors Augsburg and Bielefeld are trend-setting. If the VFL can pass the expected intensity, the early salvation succeeds. If not, the big shaking goes in Wolfsburg.

VFB Stuttgart (14th place, 26 points)

If the Swabian patient would currently visit a doctor, then the diagnosis would probably be: chronic moody. As collective, the team seems to be forgotten their class and plans, individual opportunities and defensive goals will be made individually. On the other hand, the VfB last delivered inspiring catching hatches. Between good and evil are sometimes only minutes. In a game with Stuttgart participation, nothing is impossible - except for a sovereign power over 90 minutes.

Forecast: If the VfB manages to break his moodiness halfway, at least 16 should be created.

FC Augsburg (15th place 15, 26 points)

Did the Nimbus of Incorability? In the eleventh Bundesliga year in a row, the supposed Augsburg Football Act could actually be tilted. The playing style of the FCA is too passive and only intended for safety, the offensive play of ideas and discouragement. Courage makes the rest program with the catch-up against Mainz and a total of five home games in the remaining eight lots. In addition, the team is more stable since coach Markus Weinzierl has switched to a five-party chain.

Forecast: The team brings the quality and experience to insist in the season finale. But the point cut of only one counter per game is hardly enough. Without an increase, the relegation - or worse threatens.

Hertha BSC (16, 26 points)

Large construction sites are not new in Berlin. Such a felix magath also has taken over as head coach by Hertha BSC: a irrelevant defensive, too little resistance to setbacks, a stunted offensive game - and a team that was rather adjoining and completely unsettled. Although Magath was not in the stadium in the first game because of a Corona infection, the team against Hoffenheim showed much of what Hertha was most recently started and urgently needed for the league. Does Magath Hertha now get stable in the long run?

Forecast: The bad goal ratio is a malus. Hertha remains in place 16 and creates the league in the relegation.

Arminia Bielefeld (17th place, 25 points)

The up and down already belongs to the DNA of the association, an eighth Bundesliga descent is reflected accordingly. Compared to the competition this could be to advantage: Bielefeld has nothing to lose anything, only to win.

Nevertheless, decay phenomena threaten. Important players such as Fabian Klos and Patrick Wimmer will leave the club, a whole series of other actors has a run-out contract and could be more concerned with their own future. The success is only possible if the team goes to the absolute limit. Forecast: A residual program like a play-off mode - with K.-O. danger: probably only with three points against Stuttgart the opportunities could be respected, maybe even forces will be awakened again. But even a victory would have to follow a continuity that the team had to miss too often. Arminia is and remains hot candidate on a direct relegation place.