Exciting relegation battles seem to be the norm across Europe’s big leagues this season. Whilst the Premier League’s nine-team scrap steals a lot of the spotlight, the battle at the bottom of the Bundesliga is not much less tense. The 28th round of fixtures kicked off with a huge six-pointer between the bottom two, with […]

Two misfiring sides made for an intriguing Friday night fixture in the Bundesliga, as Borussia Mönchengladbach hosted Hertha Berlin. Both clubs appointed new head coaches in the summer, and with this being their fourth competitive fixture in charge, we began to see some patterns developing. Tactical analysis and match report by Neel Shelat. Borussia Mönchengladbach […]

A match made up of small battles up, down and across the pitch, Mainz’s diamond formation was the catalyst for an interesting affair, albeit one that failed to create much excitement in attack. At least not until the very end. Tactical analysis and match report by Peter M.  Schalke appear to have found their feet […]