Five things to look for in the Bundesliga

Berlin: Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig meet in a top-of-the-table clash, unrest rattles Borussia Dortmund while the battle avoid relegation rages on. Here are five things to look for the in the Bundesliga on Saturday:

Score to settle with Bayern

Ralph Hasenhuettl says his RB Leipzig have a score to settle at home to Bayern Munich. Second-placed Leipzig were drubbed 3-0 in Munich last December and want revenge at the Red Bull Arena. Both RB and 2016/17 Bundesliga winners Bayern have qualified for next season’s Champions League, but pride is at stake

Bayern will field third-choice goalkeeper Tom Starke with Manuel Neuer (foot) and Sven Ulreich (elbow injured), while defender Javi Martinez is out with a fractured collarbone.

Friction in Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund are at Augsburg with speculation raging that head coach Thomas Tuchel may quit at the end of the season. Third-placed Dortmund must beat Augsburg in their quest for a direct Champions League place as they are two points ahead of Hoffenheim.

All eyes on Europe in Bremen

Both teams are in the running for European places when Werder Bremen host Hoffenheim. Fourth-placed Hoffenheim lag behind Dortmund in their hunt for a Champions League place. Bremen, eighth, are just a point from a Europa League spot — an amazing turn around having been one place off the relegation places in mid March.

Relegation battle rages

After narrowly avoiding the dreaded drop in 2014 and 2015, this is the third time in six years that Hamburg are battling relegation.

They are the only team in Germany’s top tier to have never been relegated from the Bundesliga.

With two games left, the relegation fight will go to the wire. Ingolstadt, who have 30 points, are 17th, an automatic relegation spot, and are four points behind Hamburg in 16th place, which carries a two-legged relegation play-off at the end of the season. And Mainz, 15th, are level on 34 points with Hamburg, but out of the relegation places on goal difference.

Darmstadt bow out

Head coach Torsten Frings is demanding bottom-side Darmstadt go out with a bang when they host sixth-placed Hertha Berlin in their last Bundesliga home match before relegation.

Last weekend’s 1-0 defeat at Bayern confirmed Darmstadt’s drop. Pal Dardai’s Berlin must beat Darmstadt to stay on course for a Europa League place, but Frings has other ideas.