Bundesliga preview: Bayern face Leverkusen test as Dortmund host resurgent Hertha Berlin

Borussia Dortmund v Hertha Berlin (Saturday, 17:30)

While Borussia Dortmund’s title hopes may have faded after their 1-0 defeat to Bayern, they were able to bounce back last weekend, thrashing bottom side Paderborn 6-1 away from home.

But Hertha Berlin are a different proposition, with an unbeaten record since the restart, recording three wins to nil and drawing 2-2 against third-placed Red Bull Leipzig.

Dortmund are 4/11 to win, with the draw at 4/1, while Hertha Berlin can be backed at 13/2.

Hertha remain an outside shot at Europa League qualification in 9th, just four points behind 6th-placed Wolfsburg. When the teams last met in November, Dortmund ran out 2-1 winners, despite playing half the match with 10 men, after Mats Hummel’s 45th-minute dismissal.

Jadon Sancho took the plaudits last time out, scoring a second-half hat-trick – he’s 4/5 to score anytime, or 7/2 to score two or more goals. Hertha dangerman Krzysztof Piatek has found the net in his last two outings, and can be backed at 17/2 to score first, or 5/2 anytime.

Werder Bremen v Wolfsburg (Sunday, 12:30)

The oft-reported stat on Werder Bremen is that they’re the longest standing team in the Bundesliga, with 39 consecutive seasons in the top-flight. That record is in real danger.

Until last week, their results since the league’s return sat at one loss, one draw and two wins. But they collapsed on Wednesday evening, when Eintracht Frankfurt put three second-half goals past them with no reply. They’re still just two points from safety, but time is running out for Die Werderaner and sixth-placed Wolfsburg won’t be looking to do them any favours.

Wolfsburg’s own form has been patchy, with two wins and two losses in their last four. And just like their opponents, they lost to Eintracht Frankfurt last time out.

When the two sides last met in January, Werder recorded a 3-2 victory at Wolfsburg’s Volkswagen Arena, a repeat performance would be just what the doctor ordered as far as their survival hopes are concerned.

Werder Bremen are 27/10 to win the tie, with the draw at 5/2 and Wolfsburg Evens to win.

In their last meeting, Bremen’s Milor Rashica scored a match-winning brace and he can be backed at 7/1 to open the scoring, or 13/5 to score anytime. Wolfsburg top-scorer Wout Weghorst is 10/3 to open the scoring, with a goal anytime at 13/10.

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All odds and markets correct as of date of publication.