First match of the BundesLiga matchday 30 sees fourth place Borussia Monchengladbach travel to Freiburg on Friday night and the match was settled by the instant impact of substitute Nils Peterson.
The 31year old Midfielder replaced Rolland Sallai seconds before steering Vincenzo Grifo’s free-kick into the back of the net with his head.
The result now give Leverkusen, who hosts league leaders Bayern Munich in one of the early kick offs on Saturday the opportunity to go second with a win or go above Gladbach with a draw as the race for champions league place next season intensify.
11th place Frankfurt host Mainz who are without a win since the restart, occupying the 15th position and stand the risk of dropping into the relegation places if they don’t get a result and Dusseldorf beat 7th place Hoffenheim the same time today.
The good news for Mainz is that they haven’t lost in their last three matches against Frankfurt (W2 D1), however, Frankfurt have overcame their weak start to the restart, winning their last two matches.
With a win against rock bottom Paderborn, a team they have not lost to in their last 11 meetings, Leipzig will go second, one point ahead of Dortmund before BVB battle in form Hertha Berlin in the last fixture on Saturday.
Hertha Berlin have been one of the best performers since the league restart, winning three of their four matches and only drawing away at Leipzig. Dortmund however, will take courage from their own form which sees them only lost to Bayern and their unbeaten run in their last five meetings with Hertha.
Wolfsburg travel to the Wohninvest-Weser-Stadion on Sunday to battle Werder Bremen, who are looking for a win to move further to safety before Union Berlin host fellow strugglers, Schalke.
Both side are without a win since the restart with Schalke losing all their games while Union Berlin’s best result was a one all home draw against Mainz.
Augsburg host Koln at the WWK Arena in the last match of the game-week. Both side occupied the 13th and 12th positions respectively on the log and a lose for Koln might see them still retain their position as they have a better goal advantage than their opposition.
