Change was within the air in Germany in 2023/24 with Bayer Leverkusen assembling a season which can go down in historical past – going unbeaten to finish the league and cup double and solely lacking out on an invincible season by defeat to Atalanta within the Europa League Last in Dublin.
Harry Kane’s debut season at Bayern Munich noticed a number of targets, however no trophies and a third-placed end, whereas Dortmund’s dream run to the Champions League Last noticed them effectively off the tempo within the Bundesliga.
There are new faces at a few of Germany’s largest golf equipment, each on and off the pitch, whereas cult membership St Pauli are again within the top-flight as Hamburg’s premier facet and are joined by Holstein Kiel after 60 years within the wilderness.
However who’s going to win the league in 2024/25, who will safe these 5 Champions League spots and who will likely be dropping right down to Bundesliga 2? Let’s have a look, lets?
All odds are from Bet365 and have been appropriate on the time of writing on Tuesday, August 13.
Bundesliga Winner
Bayern Munich – 1/2
Vincent Kompany has changed Thomas Tuchel on the helm and it will likely be the primary season Munich go right into a season not being the defending champions since 2012.
Not solely did they lose their crown to Bayer Leverkusen final season however they really slipped to 3rd behind Stuttgart within the ultimate reckoning, shedding an unbelievable eight of their 34 video games to complete 18 factors adrift.
Regardless of all that, they’re nonetheless agency favourites and Kompany has raided the Premier League for Joao Palinha and Michael Olise from Fulham and Crystal Palace respectively and will likely be below rapid strain to safe Bundesliga title quantity 34.
Again to scoring targets! 𝐇𝐊𝟗 is again🫡#FCBayern #MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/y3jQHNjqIm
— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) August 13, 2024
Bayer Leverkusen – 5/2
Xabi Alonso’s males created historical past final season with an unbeaten season to land their first ever league title. Neverkusen, no extra.
The 42-year-old was the most popular property on the managerial market this summer season – not that he spent lengthy there. The Spaniard turned down the advances of Bayern and Liverpool to stay in cost for a second full season, however regardless of preserving the nucleus of the squad collectively, can he presumably comply with the success of final time period? This seems to be first rate worth when you suppose they’ll.
Borussia Dortmund – 10/1
Dortmund might need made the Champions League Last at Wembley in June, however domestically they have been miles off it, ending fifth a whopping 27 factors behind Leverkusen.
Edin Terzic has been changed by Nuri Sahin and although Dortmund start life after Mats Hummels and Marco Reus, they’ve picked up Stuttgart’s Serhou Guirassy, whose 28 targets have been second solely to Harry Kane’s 36, as they search to make it a three-horse race.
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Champions League qualification
Bayern Munich – 1/80
Bayern have made the Group stage of the Champions League yearly since 2008 – it’s unthinkable that they received’t be there once more subsequent season. You received’t get wealthy, thoughts…
Only a glad man at work. 😍 pic.twitter.com/fE0TahS1oL
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) August 13, 2024
Bayer Leverkusen – 1/6
Leverkusen will likely be embarking on their tenth Champions League marketing campaign since they misplaced the 2002 ultimate in opposition to Actual Madrid. They haven’t made a quarter-final since, however don’t anticipate their deal with Europe to stop them getting again there in 12 months time.
Borussia Dortmund – 4/9
This will likely be Dortmund’s ninth consecutive Champions League marketing campaign and thirteenth out of 14 seasons. They secured it regardless of ending fifth as their run to the Last helped guarantee Germany’s co-efficient was excessive sufficient to safe an additional spot. They possible received’t want that cushion subsequent time period although.
RB Leipzig – 4/7
Leipzig will likely be within the Champions League for the sixth straight season this time period, and have solely failed to succeed in the knockout phases as soon as. Though Marco Rose’s facet had a below-par home marketing campaign which noticed them win solely 19 video games, they’ll be robust to maintain out.
Man with the plan 🇹🇷 pic.twitter.com/szsxWGp6bi
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) August 2, 2024
Relegation
Holstein Kiel – 11/10
Newly-promoted as runners-up to St Pauli in Bundesliga 2 – that is the primary top-flight marketing campaign in 60 years. They’ll be hoping it’s not their final, however they’re favourites to go straight again down.
St Pauli – 13/8
One other facet again within the top-flight after a prolonged absence – on this case 13 years. They are going to after all be with out Fabian Hurzeler who left to take over at Brighton this summer season, however former Genoa boss Alexander Blessin will search to proceed their upward trajectory.
Heidenheim – 9/4
The newly promoted facet misplaced solely 12 matches final time period of their maiden season within the high tier and Frank Schmidt even managed to sneak them into Europe on objective distinction on the ultimate day of the season to finish a fairytale marketing campaign. Will the Europa Convention League show a distraction and can second season syndrome strike?
Bochum – 5/2
Vfl completed third backside on objective distinction final season, primarily as a consequence of their incapability to show attracts into wins. They scored a lot however had the second worse defence within the division. They managed to outlive after overturning a 3-0 deficit in opposition to Fortuna Dusseldorf within the relegation/promotion play-off earlier than prevailing on penalties.
Let’s get it began!#fcsp pic.twitter.com/I7ypEcQX6t
— FC St. Pauli (@fcstpauli) July 15, 2024
