Bundesliga Match Day 31: Everything You Need to Know – Match Previews, Stats and Results of Bayer Leverkusen vs. 1. FC Cologne, FSV Mainz 05 vs. FC Schalke 04, Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. VfL Bochum, FC Augsburg vs. 1. FC Union Berlin, Hertha BSC vs. VfB Stuttgart, SC Freiburg vs. RB Leipzig, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. Eintracht Frankfurt, Werder Bremen vs. Bayern Munich, and Borussia Dortmund vs. VfL Wolfsburg

Here you can find out everything you need to know about the 31st match day of the Bundesliga at a glance: who is playing who and when? What is the (personnel) Lage, what do the statistics say? After the final whistle there are also reports on all games.

Ironically, in the derby against arch-rivals 1. FC Köln, Bayer Leverkusen suffered their first defeat since February 19. Davie Selke scores two goals for the Domstadt team, Amine Adli scores for the Werkself.

Schalke 04 put up a big fight in Mainz and rewarded themselves late with three points. This increases the pressure on the competition in the fight to remain in the class.

Situation: Bochum, third from last, is fighting against the threat of relegation and needs every point. Borussia ranks in no man’s land in the table.

Statistics: Mönchengladbach recently struggled at home against Bochum. In the last eight games they only managed one win – on the 10th matchday of the previous season.

Staff: The hosts will have to do without the red-suspended Itakura and the injured Thuram. Bochum starts with the best cast.

special: The Gladbacher won only one of the last nine Bundesliga games. Above all, the lull in the storm gives food for thought. After all, only six goals were scored in this period – all other teams scored more.

Situation: FC Augsburg, without a win in seven games, needs every point in the relegation battle. Third in the table Union Berlin is fighting for the first qualification for the Champions League.

Statistics: The Berliners have not yet lost a game of the season after taking the lead (16 wins, 4 draws). FCA, on the other hand, lost a lead nine times (4 draws, 5 defeats).

Personal: Goalkeeper Gikiewicz and striker Berisha are still missing at FCA. Union defender Diogo Leite is suspended (5th yellow card).

special: Union professional Rani Khedira could play his 200th Bundesliga game at his former place of work. He made 119 appearances in the top division in an FCA jersey.

Situation: Hertha has to win, otherwise relegation could be fixed as early as next week. Stuttgart also needs every point to stay in the class.

Statistics: Hertha coach Dardai calls for four wins from the last four games. In the whole season, the Berliners have only won five times and never twice in a row. Under coach Hoeneß, VfB only suffered one defeat in six compulsory games.

Personal: Berlin’s coach Dardai has practically no failures. The participation of storm hope Ngankam is still questionable. Injured defender Mavropanos and suspended midfielder Karazor are missing for Stuttgart.

special: When his father Dieter was Hertha manager, VfB coach Hoeneß played in youth teams in Berlin. The 40-year-old Hoeneß said he would like a Stuttgart victory on Saturday and Hertha to remain in the league.

Situation: Important points are at stake for both teams in the race for Champions League qualification. For Freiburg, who have two points more than Leipzig, it would be the first entry into the European premier class.

Statistics: For RB it is the seventh Bundesliga game in Breisgau. The Saxons won only twice and lost three times. Only at FC Bayern and Borussia Dortmund did they suffer as many away defeats. Freiburg won only once this season against a team from the top five in the table.

Personal: Doan (knee problems) may be out for Freiburg. At RB, the use of Kampl (muscle problems) is questionable.

special: SC and RB only faced each other in the semi-finals of the DFB Cup on Tuesday. Defending champion Leipzig literally rolled over Freiburg in the first half and won 5-1 in the end. The people of Baden should therefore be looking for compensation.

Situation: The Kraichgauers are fighting against relegation and are only one point away from relegation place 16. The Frankfurters have been boosted by reaching the DFB Cup final. But they want to score points in the league and still get a place in the European Cup.

Statistics: Hoffenheim only scored ten points in 13 games in the second half of the season and lost the last two games. Frankfurt has been without a win for nine games.

Personal: Defense chief Vogt and Kaderabek (31) threaten the premature end of the season for the hosts. Akpoguma (banned) and the ailing Kabak are also missing. Frankfurt has to do without Tuta, for whom Touré is in the starting XI. Captain Rode is open because of muscular problems.

special: Kramaric is facing his 250th competitive game for TSG. This would mean that the Croatian would overtake Hoffenheim and Salihovic as the only international record professional.

Werder Bremen – Bayern Munich (Saturday, 6.30 p.m.)

Situation: Serial champions FC Bayern have the title defense in their own hands again and want to present themselves in the championship race with pursuers Dortmund.

Statistics: Bayern have won their last 12 away games and 21 of their last 22 league games against Werder.

Personal: Scorer Füllkrug is out again at Werder. Bayern are missing seven World Cup players: Neuer, Goretzka, Upamecano, Davies, Hernandez, Choupo-Moting and Stanisic.

special: Werder last won a home game against Bayern in 2006. The former player Clemens Fritz is now professional football manager.

Situation: BVB is under pressure in the title fight and can no longer afford to lose any more points in the long-distance title duel with FC Bayern, which is one point better. The seventh from Wolfsburg is fighting for a place in the European Cup.

Statistics: Wolfsburg have not won in the past nine guest appearances at BVB. Dortmund is the Bundesliga team with the strongest performance at home so far this season and has won the last nine games at Signal Iduna Park.

Personal: BVB must continue to do without national defender Schlotterbeck. The guests are missing Lacroix and Otavio. Dutchman van de Ven returns after yellow card suspension.

special: Both teams lack goalscorers. For the guests, no player scored more than Gerhardt and Jonas Wind, each with six goals. The best BVB shooter is Brand (8). Striking: So far, no team has ever won the championship where no player has scored more than ten goals.