The Bavarian giants lead their fierce rivals by 11 points and will be looking forward to extend their lead at the top of the table with a win over the weekend
The home side can end title hopes for the Black Yellows in their Bundesliga clash at the Allianz Arena on Saturday. The two biggest sides of the country go head-to-head in a bid to stake their claim on league success and it will
be exciting to see which team comes out on top.
Bayern Munich
The Bavarian outfit has been in great run of form this season and is currently at the top of the league table with 37 points from just 14 games. Interestingly, they beat their next opponents in the pre-season clash of DFL-Supercup.
Therefore, they will have the edge as they outplayed them when they last met.
Der FCB secured Herbstmeister title following their 2-0 league victory over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SC-Freiburg-c40462 at the Mage Solar Stadion on Wednesday. Bayern have failed to win a major trophy in the last two campaigns and are desperate to end their drought
this time around.
Bayern strengthened their squad massively over the summer to build a more competitive side, and that has been evident this term with their amazing form in all competitions. They lead the Bundesliga rankings by 10 points ahead of
second-placed Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Moreover, Die Roten head coach Jupp Heynckes has guided both his current team and Leverkusen to runners-up spot behind Dortmund in the last two campaigns. Therefore, he will have extra motivation to snatch the title away from the
Signal Iduna Park side.
Borussia Dortmund
The away team will go into the clash as underdogs and are chasing FC Hollywood since the start of the season. Their inconsistent form in the domestic competition has helped Bayern’s hunt for the title. Furthermore, they desperately
need all three points from their trip to Munich to keep their hopes of a third consecutive Bundesliga alive.
Die Borussen have triumphed in all four of their league outings against Der FCB but faced a defeat in the DFL-Supercup in the off-season a few months ago. Dortmund have not lost a match since their defeat to Schalke last month.
They have also enjoyed wins over Bavarian clubs in Augsburg and Greuther Furth.
Black Yellows’ star defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sven-Bender-c34386, Moritz Leinter and Mario Gotze have all comes from Bavarian sides.
Team News
Jupp Heynckes have almost all of his crucial players fit to take part in the game. However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luiz-Gustavo-c22844 is out due to a ligament injury and Jerome Boateng is not fully fit.
Jurgen Klopp shuffled his squad for the mid-week clash against Fortuna Dusseldorf. He has no injury concerns and Ilkay Gundogan can return to the first-team along with Mats Hummels.
Players to Watch
Mario Gomez will be the man to watch out for as he recently returned from a long lay-off. He missed the opening months of the season but looks in good form.
Mario Gotze is an exciting prospect and always mesmerises with his elegant play, and will certainly cause problems for the home side.
Prediction
FC Hollywood are the favourites to win the much-awaited clash, as they have a far better squad and depth in their team. Nevertheless, the BVB will be hoping to get a positive result. Bettor.com predicts a
2-1 win for Bayern.
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