Bayern Munich have the chance to move up to second on Saturday when they travel to Bochum.

They will be buoyed by a four-game winning streak which has also seen them qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League, thanks to a 4-1 triumph over Juventus on Tuesday

Should Louis van Gaal's side make it five wins in a row, they will move into a position they last held in May.

Below Bayern, six clubs are packed within only three points with the next few games likely to separate the men from the boys.

Borussia Dortmund certainly look to have matured after an eight-game unbeaten streak lifted them to seventh in the table, above their hosts on Sunday, Wolfsburg.

The Wolves will be looking to bounce back from their midweek elimination from the Champions League, although history will tell them that defeat would not necessarily mean the end of their title aspirations.

Last season, they ended the first half of the season in ninth position, but they still went on to win the league with 14 wins from their last 17 games.

Stuttgart were the second-best team during the second half of last season, but they are currently the second-worst, along with Nurnberg.

But a change in coach with Christian Gross replacing Markus Babbel seems to have inspired them as they, like Bayern, qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League in midweek.

On Sunday, they travel to Mainz looking for a much-needed win in the Bundesliga.

Elsewhere, Hoffenheim host Eintracht Frankfurt, Cologne head for Freiburg and Borussia Monchengladbach welcome Hannover to the Borussia Park.

Finally, Hamburg go in search of their first Bundesliga win in eight attempts when they travel to Nurnberg.

On Friday, Bayer Leverkusen missed the chance to become autumn champions after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Hertha Berlin.