Schalke 04 are 6th in the Bundesliga with 45 points. Overall Schalke 04 have 12 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses. On the other hand Paderborn are in 17th position with 31 points

Bayer Leverkusen will host Hoffenheim for Bundesliga match at BayArena. The match will be officiated by R. Hartmann.

Stuttgart are undefeated in their last 5 home matches in Bundesliga.

Werder Bremen will host Borussia M'gladbach for Bundesliga match at Weserstadion. The match will be officiated by C. Dingert.

Hamburger SV will host Freiburg for Bundesliga match at Imtech Arena. The match will be officiated by K. Kircher.

​Both Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund are in the relegation zone, but these two teams deserve, without doubt, to be much, much higher on the Bundesliga table.

​Japanese striker Shinji Okazaki has been the key player of Mainz 05 this season. However, he doesn’t seem capable of helping his side getting a good result against Bayern Munich on Friday.

​Borussia are just 2 spots above the bottom and Wolfsburg are on the 2nd spot on the Bundesliga table. It’s surprising that it’s not all the way around.

​Both HSV and Stuttgart have been terrible this season, but both of them are very good teams. These clubs want to get away from the bottom, which is why this game means a lot to them.

​There aren’t many clubs in the world capable of beating Bayern Munich. Their next Bundesliga opponent, Freiburg, certainly isn't one of those.