Dortmund and Bayern Munich have made perfect starts to the 2015 Bundesliga campaign. The entrenched German giants look the teams to beat this season, which is no change to the status quo for the Bavarians. Dortmund have experienced a hearty resurgence under the tutelage of Thomas Tuchel and will feel they have the quality in their ranks to challenge Munich’s stranglehold of the German championship. Elsewhere, the promoted sides have made a mockery of the gap between the leagues and look just fine with life in the top flight.
Friday 11th September
Monchengladbach 7/10 | Draw 29/10 | Hamburger 37/10

Saturday 12th September
Hertha Berlin 13/10 | Draw 24/10 | Stuttgart 2/1
The Old Lady were the first Bundesliga side to score against league leaders Dortmund this season but still succumbed 3-1. Hertha Berlin have so far failed to address their inconsistencies of last season, evident in their form line. Played three, won one, lost one, drawn one. They’re always a bit of a wild card, able to hold their own against perceivably bigger clubs yet seemingly bereft of positive momentum. This is certainly a quality lacking in the Stuttgart camp at present, as the club have conceded ten goals and lost all three of their opening fixtures. The heroics to evade relegation last season seems to have had little impact on the squad. The pair have scored in all of their opening games this season and Both Teams to Score seems a shrewd bet at 13/20.
Hannover 52/10 | Draw 36/10 | Borussia Dortmund 9/20
Hannover’s woeful beginning to the new season continued last gameweek as they lost 3-0 to Mainz away from home. Aside from a point picked up in a draw with newly promoted Darmstadt, Hannover have nothing to show from the opening exchanges. It must be said that they’ve had a difficult opening draw, but losing 3-0 to fifth-tier side Rotenburger SV in a friendly doesn’t bode well. Welcoming on-fire Dortmund to the HDI-Arena is a recipe for disaster. Dortmund’s flying start to the season continued in their 3-1 win against Hertha Berlin, if somewhat more hard fought than recent fixtures. Since Jurgen Klopp’s last match in charge - the DFB-Pokal final loss to Wolfsburg - Dortmund have won fourteen on their fifteen fixtures, including pre-season friendlies. They’ve scored plenty of goals in ruthless displays home and away and are tipped to Score in Both Halves at even money.
Bayern Munich 1/8 | Draw 72/10 | Augsburg 21/1


Bayer Leverkusen 1/4 | Draw 47/10 | Darmstadt 10/1
Leverkusen would have been disappointed that they weren’t able to give the German champions a decent run for their money last gameweek. They gave away two penalties, neither of which should have been awarded if one believes manager Roger Schmidt. He was however tactful in admitting that his side were not good enough on the day and perhaps fatigued from midweek exertions against Lazio. Darmstadt are as yet unbeaten in the top flight, compiling three successive draws. The fact that they have been able to hold the likes of Hoffenheim, Schalke and Hannover will give them confidence, but one must feel that this Leverkusen side has enough quality to get the home win against a stubborn opponent. In the quest for value I’ll be tipping a Home Clean Sheet at 7/10.
Ingolstadt 31/10 | Draw 27/10 | Wolfsburg 17/20

Eintracht Frankfurt 13/10 | Draw 5/2 | Cologne 2/1
Frankfurt picked up their first win of the season last gameweek with a 4-1 drubbing of Stuttgart on the road. Luc Castaignos scored a brace to mark his arrival in the Bundesliga and rounded out a good all-round performance from Frankfurt, who only conceded due to a poor offside call. They host a Cologne side that is as yet unbeaten and whose form will be giving real hope to supporters who were given a rough ride last term in their first season back in the top flight. Wins over Stuttgart and Hamburg came either side of a hard fought draw with Wolfsburg and they will hopeful of picking up a result here. The two sides both won their respective home fixtures against the opposition last season but what was noticeable is that more than five goals were scored in each. Over 2.5 Goals at 7/10 offers enough value for the trend.
Sunday 13th September
Hoffenheim 19/20 | Draw 11/4 | Werder Bremen 26/10
Hoffenheim wasted late chances in their matchup with Darmstadt and eventually the sides shared the spoils in a goalless draw. The stalemate gave Hoffenheim their first points of the campaign following two defeats and they’ll hope that being back at home can bring them their first win of the season. Werder Bremen picked up their first victory with a 2-1 win over hapless Gladbach. News in the Bremen camp comes in the form of Claudio Pizarro and his third stint at the club. Werder Bremen has snapped up the Peruvian on a one-year contact for free after the striker left Bayern Munich (a club he joined twice). Hoffenheim haven’t beaten Werder Bremen since 2010 and the away side is tipped on the Double Chance at 8/10.
Schalke 8/10 | Draw 27/10 | Mainz 32/10

Bundesliga Picks
Monchengladbach WIN 7/10
Hertha Berlin BTTS 13/20
Dortmund TO SCORE IN BOTH HALVES 1/1
Bayern Munich HT-FT DOUBLE 9/20
Leverkusen HOME CLEAN SHEET 7/10
Wolfsburg WIN 17/20
Eintracht Frankfurt OVER 2.5 GOALS 7/10
Werder Bremen WIN/DRAW 8/10
Mainz WIN/DRAW 19/20
Written by Rick John Henry for @Hollywoodbets. Follow them both on Twitter and Facebook now!