The biggest clash in German football is coming up on Saturday evening as reigning champions Bayern Munich play host to Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena. However, this time Borussia Dortmund are not in a familiar place in the Bundesliga table, they are all the way down in 16th position before the derby after a run of six league games without a win. Bayern currently hold a 14-point advantage on Dortmund, so this match will be crucial for the visitors' title hopes.
Bayern are unbeaten in the league this season and have also provided some convincing displays in the Champions League. They have not lost in any competition since August, when Dortmund defeated them in the German Super Cup.
Dortmund will be without Erik Durm, Nuri Sahin and Jakub Błaszczykowski, all injured, while Shinji Kagawa could return to the starting eleven at the expense of Adrian Ramos. Arjen Robben is in doubt for the home side while Bastian Schweinsteiger, Holger Badstuber, Javi Martinez and Thiago Alcantara will surely miss out. Dortmund and Bayern have each won three of the last six meetings between the two sides.
Probable starting line-ups:
Bayern: Neuer - Benatia, Boateng, Alaba - Rafinha, Lahm, Alonso, Bernat - Muller, Gotze - Lewandowski
Dortmund: Weidenfeller - Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Sokratis - Bender, Gundogan - Mkhitaryan, Kagawa, Reus - Aubamayeng
My prediction: Bayern to win 2-1.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Bayern win - 4/9 Draw - 7/2 Dortmund win - 11/2
mdacic 9 years ago
I think that Bayern is weaker than last year but also dortmund is. So in germany I think that is clear who will win title, but in europa bayern can't do a lot and I think that in champions league dortmund will go further than bayern beacouse of their great fans and great home atmosphere and most important - Klopp
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mico.femic.1 9 years ago
bayern munich is very strong and good team with good players and always always in the top. this season are too strong and are my favorite. has a line-up of players and always show the real football and quality . Borussia Dortmund is in bad shape as opposed to bayern . I hope that this year is going to shine as in previous...
bayern munich is very strong and good team with good players and always always in the top. this season are too strong and are my favorite. has a line-up of players and always show the real football and quality . Borussia Dortmund is in bad shape as opposed to bayern . I hope that this year is going to shine as in previous years , although now the strongest .
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Daniel Anderson 9 years ago
But also,Bayern Munich has proved that they are one of the best teams in the world at the moment.Even when Dortmund was one goal ahead,Bavarians did not lose their focus and they played with big dose of confidence and concentration.They had luck ,Subotic made a stupid foul ,but Bavarians deserved that.
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Daniel Anderson 9 years ago
Lot of people considere Borussia as underdogs here,but once again they showed how good they are.Maybe they wont won Bundesliga,but they will be very dangerous in the Champions League,especially in the knockout stage.Especially when their players that are injured now get healthy they will be one of the best teams again.
Lot of people considere Borussia as underdogs here,but once again they showed how good they are.Maybe they wont won Bundesliga,but they will be very dangerous in the Champions League,especially in the knockout stage.Especially when their players that are injured now get healthy they will be one of the best teams again.
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schuber26 9 years ago
Nice HT/FT combination Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund did. It was around 17x odds in bet365. We should bet it :D That derby was fantastic. Tipical bundesliga match. Dortmund is in a very bad form nowadays but they played well against Munich. Everybody should know that Munich will win the match they are way better than...
Nice HT/FT combination Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund did. It was around 17x odds in bet365. We should bet it :D That derby was fantastic. Tipical bundesliga match. Dortmund is in a very bad form nowadays but they played well against Munich. Everybody should know that Munich will win the match they are way better than Dortmund unfortunately. Lewandowski and Robben ruined Dortmund's match. Bayern are going to win the Bundesliga trophy its sure and maybe they will win the Champions League title too. I hope Dortmund will be bigger and take the 2nd or the 3rd place at the end of the season. To reach it they must win almost every remaining match.
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kkole 9 years ago
I agree with explosio4. Great great match and we really enjoy in every singe match in bundes league and special in matches like this. I love borussia dortmund but Bayern deserve this win. I don't know what is wrong with dortmund, in champions league they play fantastic but in bundesliga they look like some other team. I...
I agree with explosio4. Great great match and we really enjoy in every singe match in bundes league and special in matches like this. I love borussia dortmund but Bayern deserve this win. I don't know what is wrong with dortmund, in champions league they play fantastic but in bundesliga they look like some other team. I don't understand and hope that klopp will resolve that problem
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explosio4 9 years ago
We watched a fantastic game yesterday. Many top players, a great game from both sides. Bayern was the better for that one goal and deservedly won. Now they are in much better shape than Borussia. Borussia played a great first half, had the advantage, and I expected that in the second half resulted in another goal. That...
We watched a fantastic game yesterday. Many top players, a great game from both sides. Bayern was the better for that one goal and deservedly won. Now they are in much better shape than Borussia. Borussia played a great first half, had the advantage, and I expected that in the second half resulted in another goal. That did not happen, and Bayern's Ribery joining turned the match in their favor.
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Franjo ?iDo 9 years ago
Bayern Munchen is favourite in this game, they are playing at home and they are in much better form, but this game is very imporatant for Borrusia Dortmund, they are playing great in Champions League, but they are playing really bad in national league, they can a lot better, they have lost in last 4 games in Bundesliga,...
Bayern Munchen is favourite in this game, they are playing at home and they are in much better form, but this game is very imporatant for Borrusia Dortmund, they are playing great in Champions League, but they are playing really bad in national league, they can a lot better, they have lost in last 4 games in Bundesliga, I'm schoked, they have good team and they must play better, I hope that they will begin with good form in this game :)
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Shumar4life 9 years ago
Despite Dortmund's bad form, and Bayern's quality this match will be good and we will sot lot of goals I hope. This is match between two arch rivals, and surely will bring lot of tensions and like every derby it is very hard to predict which outcome today we will see. Bayern is big favorite, but Dortmund also has their...
Despite Dortmund's bad form, and Bayern's quality this match will be good and we will sot lot of goals I hope. This is match between two arch rivals, and surely will bring lot of tensions and like every derby it is very hard to predict which outcome today we will see. Bayern is big favorite, but Dortmund also has their chances
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explosio4 9 years ago
An incredible match awaits us, with a lot of running, fighting, strong duels and good football. Bayern is a big favorite, has a great team and a 14 point advantage. Borussia has a streak of four consecutive defeats in the Bundesliga, and will try to terminate the string. I think they can win in Munich because Borussia has...
An incredible match awaits us, with a lot of running, fighting, strong duels and good football. Bayern is a big favorite, has a great team and a 14 point advantage. Borussia has a streak of four consecutive defeats in the Bundesliga, and will try to terminate the string. I think they can win in Munich because Borussia has a team that plays better on the counter-attack. Prediction 1-2 victory for Borussia.
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VlahovicNovo 9 years ago
Big favorite in this match is Bayern Munich.They are very strong like a last year.We could say this is derby match but my prediction is that Bayern will win easy , maybe 3-1 or 3-0.
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