Bayern for the title? Hummels best player? Goal.com experts predict 2012-13 Bundesliga season

Aug 17, 2012 1:00:00 PM

Do you agree with our panel of pundits?

The long wait is almost over, and after last weekend's DFL-Supercup teaser, domestic German football gets back into full swing with the DFB-Pokal first round. It promises to be a thrilling season with several key issues to be decided.

Can Bayern end their trophy drought? Can Dortmund win a third successive Bundesliga? Can Schalke gatecrash the traditional top two and seal their first national title for over five decades? Will last season's surprise package, Borussia Monchengladbach, retain their place in the top four?

Nobody loves a prediction more than Goal.com, and with the new season just around the corner, we have polled our writers on who they think will be taking all the big prizes next year.

We asked them to name their predictions for the following:

1. The top six at the end of the 2012-13 Bundesliga season

2. The three teams that will be relegated at the end of the season

3. DFB-Pokal winners

4. Player of the Year

5. Young Player of the Year (Under-21)

6. Top scorer

7. Coach of the season

8. Best signing of the season

9. Worst signing of the season

THE PREDICTIONS

	Falko Bloding Goal.com Germany Dep. Ed. Top Six 1. Bayern Munich 2. Borussia Dortmund 3. Schalke 4. Werder Bremen 5. Borussia Monchengladbach 6. Wolfsburg Relegation 16. Fortuna Dusseldorf 17. Eintracht Frankfurt 18. Augsburg DFB-Pokal winner Schalke Player of the Year Marco Reus Young Player of the Year Xherdan Shaqiri Top Scorer Nils Petersen Coach of the season Christian Streich Best signing Eljero Elia Worst signing Milan Badelj	John C. Brandi German Football Expert Top Six 1. Bayern Munich 2. Borussia Dortmund 3. Schalke 4. Borussia Monchengladbach 5. Werder Bremen 6. Bayer Leverkusen Relegation 16. Hamburg 17. Fortuna Dusseldorf 18. Augsburg DFB-Pokal winner Borussia Monchengladbach Player of the Year Franck Ribery Young Player of the Year Xherdan Shaqiri Top Scorer Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Coach of the season Lucien Favre Best signing Eljero Elia Worst signing Paul Scharner
Daniel Buse German Football Expert Top Six 1. Bayern 2. Dortmund 3. Schalke 4. Werder Bremen 5. Bayer Leverkusen 6. Wolfsburg Relegation 16. Frankfurt 17. Augsburg 18. Greuther Furth DFB-Pokal winner Dortmund Player of the Year Mats Hummels Young Player of the Year Patrick Herrmann Top Scorer Robert Lewandowski Coach of the season Christian Streich Best signing Ivica Olic Worst signing Artjoms Rudvens	Chris Ehrhardt German Football Expert Top Six 1. Bayern Munich 2. Borussia Dortmund 3. Schalke 4. Borussia Monchengladbach 5. Werder Bremen 6. Bayer Leverkusen Relegation 16. Eintracht Frankfurt 17. Greuther Furth 18. Augsburg DFB-Pokal winner Bayern Munich Player of the Year Franck Ribery Young Player of the Year Xherdan Shaqiri Top Scorer Mario Gomez Coach of the season Lucien Favre Best signing Theodor Gebre Selassie Worst signing Aristide Bance	Enis Koylu German Football Expert Top Four 1. Bayern Munich 2. Borussia Dortmund 3. Schalke 4. Borussia Monchengladbach 5. Werder Bremen 6. Bayer Leverkusen Relegation 16. Augsburg 17. Fortuna Dusseldorf 18. Eintracht Frankfurt DFB-Pokal winner Schalke Player of the Year Marco Reus Young Player of the Year Julian Draxler Golden Boot Mario Gomez Coach of the season Jupp Heynckes Best signing Luuk de Jong Worst Signing Tim Hoogland
Claas Philipp Hannover Correspondent Top Six 1. Borussia Dortmund 2. Bayern Munich 3. Schalke 4. Bayer Leverkusen 5. Hannover 6. Werder Bremen Relegation 16. Fortuna Dusseldorf 17. Augsburg 18. Greuther Furth DFB-Pokal winner Werder Bremen Player of the Year Mario Gotze Young Player of the Year David Alaba Top Scorer Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Coach of the season Jurgen Klopp Signing of the season Marco Reus Worst signing Claudio Pizarro	Michael Scharsig German FootballExpert Top Four 1. Bayern Munich 2. Borussia Dortmund 3. Bayer Leverkusen 4. Wolfsburg 5. Schalke 6. Stuttgart Relegation 16. Fortuna Dusseldorf 17. Eintracht Frankfurt 18. Greuther Furth DFB-Pokal winner Borussia Dortmund Player of the Year Xherdan Shaqiri Young Player of the Year Mario Gotze Top scorer Mario Gomez Coach of the season Jurgen Klopp Signing of the season Xherdan Shaqiri Worst signing Chinedu Obasi	Keeghann Sinanan German Football Expert Top Four 1. Borussia Dortmund 2. Bayern Munich 3. Borussia Monchengladbach 4. Schalke 5. Wolfsburg 6. Stuttgart Relegation 16. Eintracht Frankfurt 17. Freiburg 18. Fortuna Dusseldorf DFB-Pokal winner Bayern Munich Player of the Year Marco Reus Young Player of the Year David Alaba Top Scorer Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Coach of the season Lucien Favre Signing of the season Marco Reus Worst Signing Eljero Elia

IN NUMBERS

6 members of the team also feel that Bayern Munich will win the Bundesliga for the first time since 2009-10

However, only 1 writer is backing Jupp Heynckes to bag the coach of the year award, with 4 members tipping Lucien Favre to be saluted.

1 of our panel believes that Borussia Monchengladbach's progress will be rewarded with a DFB-Pokal win in May.

6 writers believe Augsburg are destined for a bottom-three finish, despite surviving in their first season in the top flight.

3 experts believe that Klaas-Jan Huntelaar will retain his status as the league's top marksman ahead of Mario Gomez, who is also being tipped by 3.

6 writers think Werder Bremen will force their way back into the top six, but just 2 think they will regain their Champions League status.

Just 1 person is backing Freiburg to be relegated, with 2 predicting that Chrstian Streich will be named the best trainer in the division.

HAVE YOUR SAY

Let us know which writer you think is on the money - and who will be left red-faced next May.
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