Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund
Germany – 1. Bundesliga
Date: Saturday, 9 November 2019
Kick-off at 17:30 UK/ 18:30 CET
Venue: Allianz Arena (Munich).
Team News
Bayern Munich had a few injuries to contend with for the fixtures on Saturday with partner central defender Niklas Süle (ligament rupture) and Lucas Hernandez (ankle) are both ruled out through injury. Boateng suspended after a red card against Frankfurt.
Flick will likely continue Javi Martinez and David Alaba in central defense, with Alphonso Davies and Benjamin Pavard in the full back role.
Favre will not be able to call Marcel Schmelzer, a 31-year-old recovered from a muscle injury that sidelined him since October 21.
Marco Reus is still doubtful after missing Inter match with an ankle problem, while Jadon Sancho thigh muscle tear will be assessed closer to the game.
Mats Hummels will return to the Allianz Arena for the first time since the summer switch back to die Schwarzgelben and will likely partner Manuel Akanji behind.
Formation predicted
Bayern Munich Neuer; Pavard, Alaba, Martinez, Davies; Kimmich, Tolisso; Gnabry, Coutinho, Coman; Lewandowski.
Borussia Dortmund Burki; Piszczek, Hummels, Akanji, Schulz; Witsel, Delaney; Hakimi, Brandt, Hazard; Alcacer.
Key Statistics
Robert Lewandowski is the first player in Bundesliga history to score in each of the first ten matchdays of the season, bagging 14 in total. Record after Matchday 11 is 15 of Gerd Müller in 1968-1969.
Bayern have won their last five home games of their Bundesliga against Dortmund. The record champions had scored at least four goals in each of the last four.
Munich club had conceded 16 league goals this season, which is the most after ten games since 2008-09 under Jürgen Klinsmann (also 16).
Marco Reus has ten goals and six assists in 25 competitive matches against Bayern. No player has scored more Bundesliga goals against Manuel Neuer from BVB captain (six).
Borussia have kept clean sheets in their last three Bundesliga games for the first time since August / September 2017.
Bayern Munich 1-2 Borussia Dortmund
It will be a difficult game to predict as a record of the past is not important at all. Both sides are evenly matched, with less fuel Dortmund in attack while Bayern have three of their main defenders ruled out.
Black and Yellow have an edge because they will have a fierce mentality again after the win against Inter. And with a new host recently undergone a managerial change, it will be difficult for the players to adapt to the new setup of this flick. Therefore, we expect Dortmund to seal a narrow victory.
