Bundesliga 2020/21 - [2. Spieltag] - 25-27th September, 2020

[Eco 2,121]

Friday - September 25
Hertha Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt

Saturday - September 26
Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig
Augsburg vs Dortmund
Monchengladbach vs Union Berlin
Arminia vs FC Koln
Main vs VfB Stuttgart
Schalke vs Werder

Sunday - September 27
Hoffenheim vs Bayern
SC Freiburg vs Wolfsburg

 

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9 minutes ago, Eco said:

Schalke vs Werder

Oh look, a relegation thriller on Matchday 2 already.

[Eco 2,121]

1 minute ago, nudge said:

Oh look, a relegation thriller on Matchday 2 already.

If there is a loser in that game, their morale has to be in the toilet and they then become absolute relegation favorites. 

[Eco 2,121]

This starts the rough road for Augsburg. I would absolutely love to get a point from this, but I'm hoping we don't give up a whopping 8 goals like a certain team did in week one. 

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[Dan 1,433]

How highly rated is Jonathan Tah nowadays? I get the feeling he's tailed off a bit?

[Eco 2,121]

I'm no expert, but it does appear that he has tailed off a bit from a few years ago. 

[Eco 2,121]

Week 2 starts today. 

Interesting match between Hertha and Frankfurt. One was impressive last week while another disappointed. 

[Michael 599]

3 hours ago, Eco said:

Week 2 starts today. 

Interesting match between Hertha and Frankfurt. One was impressive last week while another disappointed. 

Frankfurt did have several chances against Bielefeld which they should have put away. Frankfurt were much the better team, but ended up drawing. I think though that Hertha might have too much for Frankfurt in Berlin.

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1 minute ago, Michael said:

Frankfurt did have several chances against Bielefeld which they should have put away. Frankfurt were much the better team, but ended up drawing. I think though that Hertha might have too much for Frankfurt in Berlin.

I predict Frankfurt to get a result. I think Hertha are good, but I think they might not be as good as some believe. 

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2 minutes ago, Eco said:

I predict Frankfurt to get a result. I think Hertha are good, but I think they might not be as good as some believe. 

We made Hertha look better than they actually are. 

[Michael 599]

Just now, Eco said:

I predict Frankfurt to get a result. I think Hertha are good, but I think they might not be as good as some believe. 

I believe that Hertha's defence is the weakest part of their team, if Frankfurt can exploit that frailty in the Hertha rearguard, then they have a decent chance of getting something out of this game. With Andre Silva upfront, this is very possible. However, Hertha do impress me when they attack and I feel that Hertha might just get a narrow win over Frankfurt.

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1 minute ago, nudge said:

We made Hertha look better than they actually are. 

Kind of my thoughts. 

[Michael 599]

1 minute ago, nudge said:

We made Hertha look better than they actually are. 

You make everyone look better than they actually are. 

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1 minute ago, Michael said:

You make everyone look better than they actually are. 

Good point.

 

[Michael 599]

Hope Kostic is ok, he looks in pain after that challenge. He's such a key part of the team at Frankfurt.

[Michael 599]

That was a great move by Frankfurt, which ended up with a glancing header by Andre Silva that went narrowly over the bar. Tousart looked like he was in agony on the ground in the build up, but he seems to be ok now.

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Penalty for Frankfurt!

[Michael 599]

Frankfurt take the lead through a penalty by Andre Silva.

 

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I really like Toure today, so explosive going forward and some good passing there...

[Michael 599]

Good save by Frankfurt's Trapp from Lukebakio's close range shot there.

[Michael 599]

4 minutes ago, nudge said:

I really like Toure today, so explosive going forward and some good passing there...

Yes, he's quite underrated, but a very useful and impactful player.

[Michael 599]

Frankfurt score a 2nd goal through a typical Bas Dost powerful header.

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2-0, Bas Dost! Get in  What a header.

[Eco 2,121]

Just now, Michael said:

Frankfurt score a 2nd goal through a typical Bas Dost powerful header.

You should of had more faith in your boys! 

Not good about Kostic though, hope it's not too serious. 

[Michael 599]

2 minutes ago, Eco said:

You should of had more faith in your boys! 

Not good about Kostic though, hope it's not too serious. 

Yes, the shape of the Frankfurt team has looked very good this evening. They have looked very compact and they have battled hard and been industrious going forward. With Andre Silva and Bas Dost up front, Frankfurt are always going to be a goal-scoring threat.

Kostic has got an ice pack on his leg, hopefully his injury is not as bad as it looks.

[Eco 2,121]

Nice to see Lucas hasn't changed from his days at Lyon. 

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Just now, Eco said:

Nice to see Lucas hasn't changed from his days at Lyon. 

Expect him to get sent off today.

[Eco 2,121]

Just now, nudge said:

Expect him to get sent off today.

Yeah, he is like a step or two behind all game thus far, also he has such a unique and expert ability to slow down all attacking positions for his team. 

[Michael 599]

1 minute ago, nudge said:

Expect him to get sent off today.

Don't say that, I have him in my comunio team.