As things stand, Bayern Munich are enjoying a significant seven point lead over the chasing pack. RB Leipzig are desperate to stay in the title race for as long as possible, but die Roten are old hands at conquering the Bundesliga. Their challengers, on the other hand, were only founded in 2009. Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund will hope to consolidate their grip on third place, which guarantees automatic Champions League football, whilst Werder Bremen aim to take advantage of Bayer Leverkusen's bad form to further pull away from the relegation candidates.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of the next batch of fixtures, which starts on Friday, March 10th with Bayer Leverkusen taking on Werder Bremen.
Facts and Stats ahead of Bundesliga Matchday 24
Here are five things you may or may not know ahead of the upcoming round of fixtures starting Friday:
Bundesliga Matchday 24 - U.S. viewing schedule
Below is the full U.S. schedule for round 24 of Bundesliga action starting Friday:
Mar. 10: Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen on Fox Sports GO, Fox Sports 2 USA, Fox Soccer 2GO USA, FOX Deportes at 11:30 AM PST/2:30 PM EST
Mar. 11: Bayern München vs Eintracht Frankfurt on GOLTV USA, Fox Soccer 2GO USA, Fox Sports GO, Fox Sports 1 USA, GolTV Espanol at 6:30 AM PST/9:30 AM EST
Mar. 11: Darmstadt 98 vs Mainz 05 on Fox Soccer 2GO USA at 6:30 AM PST/9:30 AM EST
Mar. 11: Freiburg vs Hoffenheim on Fox Soccer 2GO USA at 6:30 AM PST/9:30 AM EST
Mar. 11: Hertha BSC vs Borussia Dortmund on Fox Soccer 2GO USA, Fox Sports GO, Fox Sports 2 USA, FOX Deportes at 6:30 AM PST/9:30 AM EST
Mar. 11: RB Leipzig vs Wolfsburg on Fox Soccer 2GO USA, Fox Soccer Plus at 6:30 AM PST/9:30 AM EST
Mar. 11: Ingolstadt vs Köln on Fox Soccer 2GO USA, Fox Soccer Plus at 9:30 AM PST/12:30 PM EST
Mar. 12: Schalke 04 vs Augsburg on GOLTV USA, Fox Soccer 2GO USA, Fox Sports 2 USA, Fox Sports GO, GolTV Espanol at 7:30 AM PST/10:30 AM EST
Mar. 12: Hamburger SV vs Borussia M'gladbach on Fox Soccer 2GO USA, Fox Sports 2 USA, Fox Sports GO, FOX Deportes at 9:30 AM PST/12:30 PM EST
*For more information, please navigate to each match's specific page
Bundesliga - Matchday 24 overview
Bayern Munich will come into their game against Eintracht Frankfurt fresh off thrashing Arsenal in the Champions League. By the time the dust settled, die Roten had blitzed them en route to picking up a 5-1 win on the night and 10-2 on aggregate. Now having sealed their spot in the quarter-finals, Carlo Ancelotti's side turn their attention back to domestic affairs. They've won their past two games and will be aiming to potentially extend their lead to ten points as they welcome an opponent who have lost their past four games.
Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund also booked their ticket to the quarter-finals by earning a resounding 4-0 win over Benfica. Die Schwarzgelben had lost the first leg, but their superiority over their Portuguese opponents came through as Benfica were no match for Thomas Tuchel's side. Pierre Emerick Aubameyang added yet another hat-trick to his goal haul for Dortmund, and the Gabonese star currently sits two goals ahead of the rest of the pack in the race for the Torjägerkanone.
RB Leipzig have fallen well behind die Roten, and die Bullen will be desperate to try to close that gap as they face Wolfsburg. However, they have been punching well above their weight in their debut Bundesliga campaign, and there are questions as to if they have already run out of steam. And Bayer Leverkusen, who face a tough test against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, kick-start matchday 24 with a home tie against Werder Bremen.
Bundesliga - Matchday 24 standings
Here's how things stand so far after 23 rounds in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga season. How will it look after matchday 24 concludes?
| Pos. | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 29 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 19 | +55 | 79 | WWWWW | |
| 2 | Bayern München | 29 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 82 | 36 | +46 | 63 | WLLWW | |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 29 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 63 | WWDWW | |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 56 | WWDWW | |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 56 | WLWWW | |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 29 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 42 | LDDLW | |
| 7 | Augsburg | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 39 | WLDWW | |
| 8 | Freiburg | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 52 | -11 | 39 | WLWLW | |
| 9 | Hoffenheim | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 36 | LWLLL | |
| 10 | Heidenheim | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 50 | -8 | 34 | DWDDL | |
| 11 | Borussia M'gladbach | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 31 | LWLDD | |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 31 | LDLLL | |
| 13 | Union Berlin | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 45 | -20 | 29 | LLDWL | |
| 14 | Wolfsburg | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 50 | -16 | 28 | LLWLL | |
| 15 | Bochum | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 59 | -25 | 27 | DLDLL | |
| 16 | Mainz 05 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 47 | -17 | 26 | WWDWL | |
| 17 | Köln | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 51 | -28 | 22 | LWDLD | |
| 18 | Darmstadt 98 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 72 | -44 | 14 | LLDLL |
