Germany's biggest sporting rivalry will be in the limelight Saturday evening when Dortmund hosts Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. Bayern have won seven straight games across all competitions. Dortmund has won four out of their last five games.
Bayern are still undefeated in the Bundesliga with nine wins and two draws so far. The manager Vincent Kompany is happy with how the team plays on both sides of the pitch. Bayern Munich have only conceded 7 and scored 36 goals in their eleven games in the Bundesliga. They have collected 29 points and are six points ahead of the second-placed Frankfurt, before the weekend action starts.
Bayern got the better of PSG (1-0) in their midweek Champions League fixture. Seven straight wins says a lot about how good they are at the moment. Bayern got the better of Augsburg last week in the Bundesliga. They won the game 3-0 after Harry Kane scored a hattrick. Two of the goals were penalty kicks.
Dortmund sit at the 6th spot in the table with six wins, four losses and one draw. Dortmund are ten points behind Bayern at the top of the Bundesliga table. Their defence needs to get better if they want to make a serious climb up in the table. Dortmund have conceded 18 goals which is a couple too many for a team in the top half of the table.
Four wins out of five in their last five games across all competitions prove that Dortmund are heading in the right direction. Dortmund took care of Dinamo Zagreb in their midweek CL fixture. They won away, 3-0. Dortmund played Freiburg in the Bundesliga last weekend and won the match 4-0. Four different players scored a goal each. Dortmund have already beaten the top teams Frankfurt and Leipzig at home. Will Dortmund get the better of the Bavarians too?
Nuri Sahin will have to do without Emre Can who's out due to suspension. Julian Brandt and Karim Adeyemi are doubtful. Niklas Sule could possibly return for this one, but is still doubtful. As far as Bayern goes Sven Ulreich is out, so is Josip Stanisic, Joao Palhinha, and Hiroki Ito. Aleksandar Pavlovic could make a return after being out for a while.
DORTMUND: Kobel; Ryerson, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini; Nmecha, Gross; Beier, Sabitzer, Gittens; Guirassy
BAYERN MUNICH: Neuer; Guerreiro, Upamecano, Kim, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Olise, Musiala, Coman; Kane
