Yes, the winter break is already over and this weekend we will see how the teams have been prepare for the second half of the season. Due to the Africa Cup some teams will be missing a number of important players. Some teams will be able to cope with this better than others. That will be interesting to watch.
But I am more curious to see how the teams from the danger zone will start the second half of the season.
Bayern Munich vs Hoffenheim will be the opening match after the BUndesliga break, yes this match will be played at Bayern Munich headquarters. I think everyone can already predict who will win this match, namely Bayern Munich. I do not guarantee a victory for Bayern Munich, but with clear opportunities Bayern Munich here is a big favorite to win the match.
Not only that, they also in my opinion will try very hard to be able to win this match, because if they lose or draw then Leverkusen will be very happy, because they have the opportunity to be able to distance themselves from the pursuit of Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich this season has a very serious competitor.
Hoffenheim this season has been quite a surprise as they have been playing better than the previous few seasons and the fact that they are still in a decent position today is proof that they are changing as it is very rare to see Hoffenheim in the top flight like this season as they are usually always in unfavorable situations and only stay in the middle of the table.
But facing Bayern this will definitely be very difficult for them.
Bayern will appear with its full strength and that is certain with the aim of continuing to stick and approach Leverkusen at the top of the standings.
I don't expect too much from Hoffenheim when competing against Bayern and will compete at the Alianz Arena because in the end it is already seen who will win but that doesn't mean it's not without a fight because I'm sure they will try as hard as possible so they don't lose too much even though only a draw is the biggest possibility that Hoffenheim gets in this match.