Bayern Munich have closed out the online Bundesliga title for 2008, and Werder Bremen and Schalke will join them in next season's Champions League. However, the story at the bottom of the Bundesliga table is far from clear.
With two games remaining, the specter of relegation still hangs over five teams. Get up to 60% better Bundesliga betting odds at for the remaining key fixtures.
Champions Could Send Duisburg Down
MSV Duisburg's stay in the Bundesliga looks like being short, and far from sweet. Promoted as the third placed team in last season's Bundesliga 2, the Zebras are three points from safety and face a home game against the Champions on Saturday.
Duisburg must aim to win their two remaining fixtures and home, and hope that those above them slip up, but Munich are unlikely to do them any favors. Despite having already clinched the Bundesliga crown, the Bavarians pile the pressure on another relegation threatened side, beating Arminia Bielefeld 2-0 in midweek.
Some of the wind may have been taken out of Bayern Munich's sails after their heavy semi-final defeat in the UEFA Cup, but plenty of reasons remain to maintain standards.
For coach, Ottmar Hitzfeld, and goalkeeper, Oliver Kahn, this will be their penultimate game with the club, while the remainder of the squad will be aware of the watchful eye of incoming manager, Jurgen Klinsmann. Duisburg lost a crucial relegation six-pointer last weekend away to Nurnberg, but in their last home game produced a 3-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen, which gives them hope here.
price Bayern Munich favorites pk & -0.5 -136* (bet $136 to win $100) with MSV Duisburg pk & +0.5 +126* (bet $100 to win $126) - a market priced to less than 102%.
Three Points or Bust for Hansa Rostock
Hansa Rostock currently prop up the Bundesliga table with two games remaining. With five points between the East Germans and safety, they simply must win their remaining games or return to the second tier of the German Bundesliga, after just one season in the top flight.
The problem for Rostock is that they host Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday at the DKB Arena who are chasing a UEFA Cup spot. Despite this motivation Leverkusen have ended the season badly, winning just one of their last eight Bundesliga fixtures, including against other relegation threatened sides.
The Factory Squad's dip in form seemed to coincide with their elimination from the UEFA Cup, but coach, Michael Skibbe, needs to galvanise his side to produce the necessary results in their remaining games. Leverkusen have a healthy goal difference, in comparison to those sides around them, so their fate is in their hands.
They must however, complete their season without captain, Bernd Schneider, and Tunisian international forward, Karim Haggui. price Bayer Leverkusen favorites -0.5 -107* (bet $107 to win $100) with Hansa Rostock +0.5 -101* (bet $101 to win $100).
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