What I see in the Bundeliga in the ending of the first half of the season is what we are used to see every season in Germany.
Bayern is running away with her 41 points with 13 wins.
We found in the second place Shalke with 30 points.
But we can find 4 teams with 28 points, Borussia Dortmund, Leipzig, Leverkuzen,  Monchengladbach.
So we can conclude that 2018 will be on fire for the second place.