Looking for German football predictions? This page brings you our reads on German football across the Bundesliga and beyond, built from form, matchup and confirmed team news. The latest selections are in the table above.
German football is defined by its attacking, high-scoring style and its passionate supporter culture. Goals flow more freely here than in most countries, and that single feature shapes almost every read, from match results to totals.
De1
Paderborn
Wolfsburg
12/5
23/20
no
no
no
1 – 1(1 – 1)
De2
Greuther Fürth
Essen
16/5
3/1
no
no
no
De3
Schweinfurt
Erzgebirge Aue
11/4
17/20
no
no
no
De3
Verl
TSV 1860
29/10
61/20
no
no
no
De3
VfB Stuttgart II
VfL Osnabruck
29/10
4/5
no
no
no
De3
Jahn Regensburg
Energie Cottbus
16/5
1/2
no
no
no
De3
SV Wehen
Hoffenheim II
11/4
11/5
no
no
no
De3
MSV Duisburg
Viktoria Köln
33/10
6/1
no
no
no
De3
SSV Ulm
Essen
61/20
1/2
no
no
no
De3
Ingolstadt
Waldhof Mannheim
11/4
19/10
no
no
no
De3
Saarbrücken
Hansa Rostock
13/5
27/20
no
no
no
De3
Alemannia Aachen
TSV Havelse
4/1
19/4
no
no
no
DFB
Bayern Munich
Stuttgart
19/4
11/2
no
no
no
SC
Stuttgart
Bayern Munich
15/4
1/2
down
down
up
De4
Werder Bremen II
VfB Oldenburg
–
–
De4
Drochtersen/Assel
Phönix Lübeck
–
–
De4
VfB Lubeck
SC Weiche-08
–
–
De4
Hannoverscher SC
Kickers Emden
–
–
De4
SSV Jeddeloh
Schöningen
–
–
De4
Bremer SV
Hannover 96 II
–
–
De4
Todesfelde
FC St. Pauli II
–
–
De4
Eintracht Norderstedt
Atlas Delmenhorst
–
–
De4
Hamburger SV II
Eimsbütteler TV
–
–
De4
Stuttgarter Kickers
SG Sonnenhof
3/1
19/20
down
down
up
De4
Bayern Alzenau
SGV Freiberg
3/1
3/4
no
no
no
De4
TSV Steinbach
Bahlinger SC
7/2
4/1
no
no
no
De4
Mainz II
SC Freiburg II
33/10
11/5
no
no
no
De4
SV Sandhausen
FC Homburg
27/10
5/4
no
no
no
De4
TSG Balingen
Astoria Walldorf
61/20
5/4
no
no
no
De4
Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz
FSV Frankfurt
11/4
6/5
no
no
up
De4
Eintracht Trier
TSV Schott Mainz
3/1
11/4
no
no
no
De4
Kickers Offenbach
Hessen Kassel
61/20
3/2
no
no
no
De4
Bonner SC
RW Oberhausen
–
–
De4
Monchengladbach II
SV Rödinghausen
–
–
De4
Sportfreunde Lotte
Gütersloh
–
–
De4
VfL Bochum II
Borussia Dortmund II
–
–
De4
1. FC Koln II
Wiedenbrück 2000
–
–
De4
Bergisch Gladbach
SG Wattenscheid
–
–
De4
Westfalia Rhynern
Sportfreunde Siegen
–
–
De4
FC Schalke II
Paderborn 07 II
–
–
De4
VfB 03 Hilden
FC Bocholt
–
–
De4
Luckenwalde
Lokomotive Leipzig
–
–
De4
RW Erfurt
BFC Dynamo
–
–
De4
Magdeburg II
Tasmania Berlin
–
–
De4
Hertha BSC II
Chemnitzer FC
–
–
De4
BFC Preussen
RSV Eintracht
–
–
De4
Erzgebirge Aue
VSG Altglienicke
–
–
De4
Chemie Leipzig
Babelsberg
–
–
De4
Greifswalder
Hallescher FC
–
–
De4
Carl Zeiss Jena
FSV Zwickau
–
–
De4
TSV Aubstadt
Schweinfurt
–
–
De4
Schwaben Augsburg
TSV Buchbach
–
–
De4
VfB Eichstätt
Illertissen
–
–
De4
Vilzing
1. FC Nurnberg II
–
–
De4
Landsberg
Memmingen
–
–
De4
SpVgg Ansbach
Wacker Burghausen
–
–
De4
Bayern Munchen II
SC Eltersdorf
–
–
De4
SpVgg Bayreuth
FC Augsburg II
–
–
De4
Unterhaching
Greuther Furth II
–
–
De4
Würzburger Kickers
Lokomotive Leipzig
9/4
9/4
no
no
no
De5
TSG Neustrelitz
Berlin AK 07
–
–
De5
Union Klosterfelde
Dynamo Schwerin
–
–
De5
Croatia Berlin
TuS Makkabi Berlin
–
–
De5
Eintracht Mahlsdorf
Tasmania Berlin
–
–
De5
SV Lichtenberg
Tennis Borussia Berlin
–
–
De5
Optik Rathenow
Anker Wismar
–
–
De5
Siedenbollentin
Sparta Lichtenberg
–
–
De5
Hansa Rostock II
Viktoria Berlin
–
–
De5
FC Grimma
Einheit Rudolstadt
–
–
De5
Heiligenstadt
Einheit Wernigerode
–
–
De5
Germania Halberstadt
VfL Halle
–
–
De5
1. FC Lok Stendal
Krieschow
–
–
De5
Empor Glauchau
Union Sandersdorf
–
–
De5
Bischofswerdaer FV 08
VFC Plauen
–
–
De5
VfB Auerbach
Budissa Bautzen
–
–
De5
RSV Eintracht
SC Freital
–
–
De5
Union Neumünster
VfR Neumünster
–
–
De5
TSB Flensburg
Oldenburger SV
–
–
De5
Eckernforder SV
Lubeck II
–
–
De5
Rotenhof
Hohenwestedt
–
–
De5
Kaltenkirchener TS
Kilia Kiel
–
–
De5
SV Eichede
Holstein Kiel II
–
–
De5
Heider SV
Rapid Lübeck
–
–
De5
Phönix Lübeck II
Nordmark Satrup
–
–
De5
HT 16
USC Paloma
–
–
De5
TuS Dassendorf
ETSV Hamburg
–
–
De5
Teutonia Hamburg
Concordia Hamburg
–
–
De5
Victoria Hamburg
Eintracht Norderstedt II
–
–
De5
Süderelbe
Altona 93
–
–
De5
HEBC
Niendorfer TSV
–
–
De5
TSV Sasel
Buchholz
–
–
De5
Pinneberg
TuRa Harksheide
–
–
De5
Vorwarts-Wacker 04
Tesla Hamburg
–
–
De5
BTS Neustadt
Sebaldsbruck
–
–
De5
Aumund-Vegesack
Brinkumer SV
–
–
De5
Geestemünde
Union Bremen
–
–
De5
FC Oberneuland
Werder Bremen III
–
–
De5
Leher Turnerschaft
Woltmershausen
–
–
De5
Hemelingen
Vatan Sport
–
–
De5
Eiche Horn
Habenhauser FV
–
–
De5
OSC Bremerhaven
Blumenthaler SV
–
–
De5
Lüneburger SK
Heeslinger SC
53/20
23/20
no
no
no
De5
Wetschen
SV Wilhelmshaven
17/5
1/2
no
no
no
De5
BSV Rehden
VfV 06 Hildesheim
14/5
11/10
no
no
no
De5
Holthausen-Biene
Bersenbrück
–
–
De5
BSV Rehden
Wolfenbüttel
–
–
De5
VfV 06 Hildesheim
Lüneburger SK
–
–
De5
E. Braunschweig II
USI Lupo-Martini
–
–
De5
Heeslinger SC
Spelle-Venhaus
–
–
De5
SV Wilhelmshaven
Atlas Delmenhorst
–
–
De5
Germania Egestorf
Verden 04
–
–
De5
Meppen II
Wetschen
–
–
De5
Gievenbeck
Arminia Bielefeld II
–
–
De5
Türkspor Dortmund
Westfalia Rhynern
–
–
De5
Rot Weiss Ahlen
Eintracht Rheine
53/20
7/5
no
no
no
De5
SG Wattenscheid
SV Lippstadt
–
–
De5
Vreden
Erkenschwick
13/5
17/10
no
no
no
De5
Ennepetal
ASC Dortmund
–
–
De5
Finnentrop / Bamenohl
Schermbeck
–
–
De5
Rot-Weiß Hadamar
KSV Baunatal
–
–
De5
Marburg
Bayern Alzenau
–
–
De5
FC Giessen
Hessen Kassel II
–
–
De5
Fernwald
E. Stadtallendorf
–
–
De5
Hummetroth
Türk Gücü Friedberg
–
–
De5
CSC 03 Kassel
Darmstadt 98 II
–
–
De5
1960 Hanau
Hunfelder SV
–
–
De5
Eddersheim
TuBa Pohlheim
–
–
De5
Rot-Weiß Walldorf
SV Unter-Flockenbach
–
–
De5
Cosmos Koblenz
Mechtersheim
–
–
De5
TuS RW Koblenz
Wormatia Worms
–
–
De5
FK Pirmasens
Hertha Wiesbach
–
–
De5
Elversberg II
TuS Koblenz
–
–
De5
Auersmacher
Gau-Odernheim
–
–
De5
Karbach
Eisbachtal
–
–
De5
FV Engers 07
Diefflen
–
–
De5
Ahrweiler BC
TSV Schott Mainz
–
–
De5
Gonsenheim
Rot-Weiss Wittlich
–
–
De5
Kornburg
Ammerthal
–
–
De5
SpVgg Weiden
Cham
–
–
De5
DJK Gebenbach
Ingolstadt II
–
–
De5
FSV Stadeln
Neudrossenfeld
–
–
De5
Neumarkt Germany
TSV Großbardorf
–
–
De5
Bayern Hof
DJK Bamberg
–
–
De5
Jahn Regensburg II
Nördlingen
–
–
De5
Fortuna Regensburg
1. FC Eintracht Bamberg
–
–
De5
Hankofen-Hailing
FC Ismaning
–
–
De5
Landshut
Erlbach
–
–
De5
SV Heimstetten
Schwaig
–
–
De5
1880 Wasserburg
Gundelfingen
–
–
De5
Deisenhofen
Kirchanschöring
–
–
De5
Pfaffenhofen
Rosenheim
–
–
De5
Geretsried
FC Pipinsried
–
–
De5
Schalding-Heining
Kottern
–
–
De5
Schwabmünchen
TSV 1860 II
–
–
De5
Hollenbach
1. CfR Pforzheim
–
–
De5
VfR Aalen
Backnang
–
–
De5
Göppinger SV
Denzlingen
–
–
De5
Karlsruher SC II
Türkspor Neckarsulm
–
–
De5
VfR Mannheim
Oberachern
–
–
De5
Singen
Villingen
–
–
De5
TSV Essingen
Reutlingen
–
–
De5
Bissingen
FC Nöttingen
–
–
De5
Normannia Schw.Gmünd
FV Ravensburg
–
–
De5
Bergisch Gladbach
SpVg. Porz
23/4
10/1
no
no
no
De5
Sportfreunde Duren
FC Wegberg-Beeck
26/5
1/5
no
no
no
De5
SSV Merten
Siegburger SV
–
–
De5
Düren Merzenich
Fortuna Köln II
13/4
8/5
no
no
no
De5
FC Hennef 05
Bornheim
17/5
1/1
no
no
no
De5
Frechen
Teutonia Weiden
27/5
171/20
no
no
no
De5
VfL Vichttal
TuS BW Konigsdorf
–
–
De5
Pesch
Eintracht Hohkeppel
–
–
De5
Biemenhorst
SV Sonsbeck
–
–
De5
Schwarz-Weiß Essen
Meerbusch
17/5
31/20
no
no
no
De5
Uerdingen
Viktoria Jüchen-Garz.
7/2
21/10
no
no
no
De5
Monheim
Germania Ratingen
19/4
3/10
no
no
no
De5
Union Frintrop
Blau-Weiß Dingden
17/5
7/5
no
no
no
De5
VfB Homberg
Kleve
–
–
De5
Teutonia St. Tonis
VfB 03 Hilden
71/20
7/10
no
no
no
De5
Holzheimer SG
Schonnebeck
–
–
De5
Büderich
SF Baumberg
3/1
3/2
no
no
no
De6
Hoffenheim U19
Koln U19
29/10
7/4
no
no
no
De6
Wolfsburg U19
Stuttgart U19
7/2
9/2
no
no
no
DeW
Carl Zeiss Jena W
Köln W
9/2
1/4
no
no
no
DeW
Wolfsburg W
Nürnberg W
17/2
14/1
no
no
no
DeW
Bayer Leverkusen W
Werder Bremen W
27/10
7/2
no
down
up
DeW
Hoffenheim W
RB Leipzig W
16/5
9/2
no
no
no
DeW
SGS Essen W
Freiburg W
9/4
21/20
up
up
down
DeW
Eintracht Frankfurt W
Union Berlin W
4/1
6/1
down
no
up
DeW
Hamburger SV W
Bayern Munich W
9/1
1/10
no
no
no
DeW
SGS Essen W
Eintracht Frankfurt II W
–
–
DeW
Andernach W
Meppen W
–
–
DeW
Köln II W
SC Sand W
–
–
DeW
Hoffenheim II W
Viktoria Berlin W
–
–
DeW
Borussia M’gladbach W
Carl Zeiss Jena W
–
–
DeW
Ingolstadt W
Turbine Potsdam W
–
–
DeW
Bochum W
Hertha BSC W
–
–
DeW
Wolfsburg W
Bayern Munich W
61/20
2/5
no
no
no
De5
Schwabmünchen
Geretsried
–
–
De5
Frammersbach
FSV Stadeln
–
–
De5
DJK Gebenbach
Unterhaching II
–
–
De5
FK Pirmasens
VfR Mannheim
–
–
German Football Predictions and Tips
German football is fast, attacking and superbly organised, with a supporter culture that is the envy of the game. From the Bundesliga down through the lower tiers and the DFB-Pokal, the German game is built on open, high-tempo football and remarkable stadium atmospheres.
This page reads German football beyond the top flight alone, so a second-tier promotion push or a cup upset can feature alongside a marquee Bundesliga fixture. The attacking character runs through the divisions, which keeps goals central to reading the German game.
We stay selective across German football, focusing on the fixtures where form and matchup point clearly one way and leaving the genuine toss-ups alone. A short, well-reasoned list is always worth more than a full card of guesses.
The current predictions are in the table above and update as team news lands. The sections below explain the German football scene and how to read it.
The German Football Scene
German football is structured around the Bundesliga, with the second division and the third tier below it, all linked by promotion and relegation. The lower tiers are well supported and competitive, and the German game runs deep with historic clubs across every level.
The DFB-Pokal, the German cup, adds knockout drama to the calendar, with lower-league sides regularly hosting and occasionally upsetting the giants in front of packed, hostile crowds. It is a genuine route to silverware and European qualification, and it produces some of the season’s most memorable upsets.
German football culture is built around its supporters. The 50+1 ownership rule keeps clubs majority-controlled by their members, standing terraces remain a feature, and attendances are among the highest in world football. That fan-first identity shapes the atmosphere and the character of the German game.
The football itself is attacking and quick. German sides press aggressively, transition fast and commit players forward, producing the open, high-scoring games that define the country’s football at every level.
German Football Scoring and Match Trends
German football is among the highest-scoring in the world, a direct product of its attacking philosophy. High totals and both teams scoring are frequent, especially in the top flight, which keeps the over-goals angle central to reading the German game.
Leads are rarely safe given how openly sides play. Trailing teams often get back into games, comebacks are common, and the relentless tempo means results can swing late, so writing off a side too early is a mistake in German football.
Home advantage is real, amplified by the huge, atmospheric crowds, but the attacking culture means away sides still come to play rather than shut up shop. Venue matters less as a defensive shield here than in more cautious countries.
The gap between the strongest clubs and the rest can be pronounced, particularly in the top flight, which produces some one-sided, high-scoring fixtures alongside the more competitive games lower down.
How to Read a German Fixture
Lead with the expectation of goals. In a footballing culture this attacking, the default should tilt towards open, high-scoring games, and it is the tight, low-scoring fixture that is the exception worth identifying. That mindset fits the German game.
Weigh the strength of the supporter-driven home atmospheres, but do not over-rely on them, since away sides in Germany are happy to attack. Combine venue with form and matchup rather than treating home advantage as decisive.
Account for rotation around European and cup football, especially for the bigger clubs. A heavily changed side can be more open or more conservative, and the confirmed team news is the key to reading it.
Confirm the line-ups before committing. In attacking sides, the presence of a key forward can be the difference between a routine win and a shootout, making team news a valuable final check.
German Football Predictions FAQ
Does this cover more than the Bundesliga?
Yes. This page reads German football across the Bundesliga, the lower divisions and the DFB-Pokal, so promotion battles and cup upsets can feature alongside top-flight fixtures.
Why is German football so high-scoring?
German sides press aggressively and attack in numbers, producing open, transition-heavy games. The top flight is consistently among the highest-scoring in the world.
What is the 50+1 rule?
It is the ownership rule that keeps German clubs majority-controlled by their members rather than outside investors. It is central to the country’s fan-first football culture and its famous atmospheres.
Conclusion
German football rewards readers who expect goals. Its attacking style, high-scoring games and passionate supporter culture set it apart, and that character should tilt every read towards open, entertaining football.
Lead with goals, respect the home atmospheres without over-relying on them, weigh rotation, and confirm team news before committing. That approach turns the selections above into a genuine edge across the German game.
For the top flight in detail, see our Bundesliga predictions, and check the full day on the today page.