Dortmund vs Bayern Munich Prediction and Football Tips
Bundesliga football tips – Dortmund vs Bayern Munich prediction.
Nuri Sahin is likely to miss the rest of the season with a hip injury. The rest of the Dortmund squad however are all fit with players such as Kevin Großkreutz, Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Marcel Schmelzer all returning to full fitness. Erik Durm has made progression over the international break and is a possibility to start the game.
Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola is without key first team players David Alaba, Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben for this match. Munich legend Phillip Lahm is a possibility to start after recovering from his ankle injury.
- In their last 10 fixtures, Dortmund have scored an average of 1.9 goals per game and conceded an average of 1.1
- In their last 10 fixtures, Bayern have scored an average of 3.6 goals per game and conceded an average of 0.4
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Dortmund’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals in 6 of Dortmund’s previous 10 matches
- The two teams will be meeting for the 93rd time on Saturday. Bayern have won 40 of the meetings with Dortmund winning 23.
Dortmund go into this game on a seven match unbeaten run, seeing a dramatic improvement in form after the winter break. Dortmund will want to continue this run of form with the hope of finishing in the Europa League placement spots in the league. Bayern go into this game off of a surprising home defeat to Gladbach, only their second loss in the league so far.
In recent fixtures between the two clubs there has usually been an element of competition with both clubs fighting for the Bundesliga title. This game however is completely different circumstances with Dortmund trying to climb up the table and catch the top teams in the division.
Considering their recent form Dortmund will fancy themselves to get a result against league leaders Bayern, especially with Bayern losing their previous fixture. Der Klassiker has been hard to predict in recent years, however with Dortmund’s good run of form and Bayern missing key first team players, this game could go either way.
Draw at 5/2 with Bet365
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Written by Harry Watkins