It is not uncommon for injury luck or injury bad luck to decide whether a club is successful or not. If you look at the Bundesliga injury table, it becomes clear that some surprise teams also had a noticeably fewer absences.
The strong first half of the Iron season is no coincidence. In fact, Union Berlin was also very lucky with injuries. The squad players of the Berliners were only absent for 9.10 days, which means that with a 30-man squad, the team has a total of 273 lost days. Union's lead over the "next best" team is also gigantic. You have to praise the training planning, the medical department and the professionalism of the players. In Berlin, at least, nobody would think of going skiing.
Despite the constant strain that Eintracht Frankfurt has had to deal with for quite a while now, the club got through the first half of the season well. 16.38 lost days are almost twice as many as at Union, but still the second fewest in the league ranking. The Hessians almost always had the full band at their disposal. Even vulnerable players like Rode were physically stable.
SC Freiburg is currently second in the table and Bayern Munich's first pursuer. This is partly due to the fact that players and especially important players are very rarely absent. Only youngster Kevin Schade had greater trouble at the beginning of the season. Otherwise, you can also compliment the Freiburg medical department. Of course, coach Christian Streich always knows what he has to do and what not to do.
At least this season, VfB cannot tell from the injury report that they are right in the middle of a relegation battle. After the pre-season, which went like a plague, the Swabians were physically quite stable. With Silas Mvumpa, a previously long-term injured man has finally returned and can get involved regularly again. Actually, everything would have been done for a better second half of the season.
Mainz 05 also struggled with relatively few injuries. One or the other failure hit the FSV a little harder. Jonathan Burkardt had some problems at the beginning of the season. In addition, the new central defender, Maxim Leitsch, was injured after seven matchdays and has been out since then.
On the whole, the wolves got through the season properly. However, the situation was not quite so simple on the offensive. Lukas Nmecha always had his difficulties and Patrick Wimmer also had it several times. Danish striker Jonas Wind hasn't played that often either due to injury.
TSG had to do without Bebou for the entire first series, which was bearable due to the width of the squad. Grischa Prömel's injury, on the other hand, is more bitter and he has to pause indefinitely due to a broken ankle. With Dabbur, an attacker also failed in the final stages of the first half of the season.
Borussia Mönchengladbach felt incredibly unlucky with injuries, but the foals are still doing relatively well in terms of days lost. The problem, however, was that with Ko Itakura, Florian Neuhaus and later also Yann Sommer, three extremely important players in central positions were absent for a long time.
As far as injuries are concerned, FC Schalke can be found in midfield. In purely sporting terms, it looks much worse for royal blue. The long absences of ten Rodrigo Zalazar and defensive talent van den Berg have given the miners a headache. Only a few players in the squad bring a comparable class.
Actually, there was hardly a Bayern player that the club really missed for a long time. At the beginning of the season, Choupo-Moting and Goretzka struggled with injuries, later Coman, Müller and Neuer, among others, joined them. However, it is to be expected that the number will rise significantly in the second half of the season. Sadio Mané is absent at the start of the second half of the season and will only be able to intervene again later. Lucas Hernández and Manuel Neuer will be out until the end of the season.
In terms of personnel, Werder Bremen didn't always go optimally. With Felix Agu (patellar tendon problems) and Jean Manuel Mbom (Achilles tendon rupture), two promising young players were out for a long time. Otherwise, Bremen didn't have that much trouble with injured players. In particular, the starting eleven was usually also available.
After the furious pre-season, VfL Bochum has come to grips with reality. This may have something to do with injuries. Takuma Asano's inner ligament tear was of course bitter, but central defender Dominique Heintz also missed numerous games. In the second half of the season, everyone has to be on board if you still want to have a chance of staying up.
At Bayer 04 Leverkusen, little went together in the first half of the season, which may also be due to the bad luck with injuries. Palacios was out for a long time after a good start to the season, while Patrik Schick was injured towards the end of the first half. In addition, the Iranian attacker Sardar Azmoun was out for almost the entire first half of the season. Unsurprisingly, Charles Aranguiz also struggled with aches and pains.
RB Leipzig got it pretty good in terms of failures. Goalkeeper Gulascsi has been missing for quite a while and Lukas Klostermann has also missed almost the entire first half of the season. This almost applies to Dani Olmo as well. A few weeks before the World Cup, Timo Werner also got injured. Superstar Nkunku also sustained an injury. Now it is important to hope for a quick return, especially for Nkunku and Werner.
Hertha was not exactly lucky in the first half of the season. Marco Richter was absent at the start of the season due to a testicular tumor, but was able to get back into it surprisingly quickly. Towards the end of the first half of the season, the Berliners had to do without Jovetic. The storm talent Ngankam never got really fit for the entire first series.
The Cologne team had to contend with serious injury problems. Just think of Mark Uth and Dejan Ljubicic, who missed numerous games as very important pillars. Top talent Thielmann did not fare much better. In addition, there are the long-term injuries Limnios and Andersson. Florian Dietz has also been missing since late autumn with a cruciate ligament tear.
BVB hasn't been very lucky in years when it comes to injuries. Of course, Sebastien Haller's tumor illness is particularly tragic. On the other hand, one is almost used to the fact that Marco Reus missed a few games. Mo Dahoud and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens were also hit hard, missing almost the entire first half of the season due to shoulder injuries.
The sad top spot goes to FCA. This is partly due to the fact that two players, Strobl and Sarenren Bazee, missed the entire first half of the season due to a cruciate ligament rupture. Niklas Dorsch, who was only able to play one Bundesliga game, also had an epidemic first series. André Hahn, who has suffered cartilage damage, is also injured again. When it hits an FCA professional, it's usually pretty severe and persistent.
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This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Bundesliga Injury Table 2022/23 - days lost per team.
