“Klassiker” of the Wounded: Bayern and Dortmund Battle

Bayern Munich hosts long-time rivals Borussia Dortmund on Saturday in the German Bundesliga’s “Klassiker,” with both teams reeling from injuries and painful Champions League defeats.

At the Allianz Arena and as part of Matchday 29, the Bavarian side looks to quickly get back on track and maintain their position at the top of the Bundesliga standings. Meanwhile, Dortmund seeks a positive result to ease the sting of their crushing defeat to Barcelona and bring them one step closer to securing a Champions League spot for next season.

Bayern leads the table with 68 points, six ahead of second-place Bayer Leverkusen, with six rounds remaining. Dortmund currently sits eighth with 41 points, five away from the top four.

This encounter is shaping up to be unpredictable, as Bayern’s Belgian manager Vincent Kompany faces a growing injury crisis. Canadian fullback Alphonso Davies is out for the season, while Jamal Musiala, Dayot Upamecano, and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer are also sidelined at a critical point in the campaign. The result has been a defensive vulnerability, underscored by a painful 2–1 home loss to Inter Milan earlier this week.

Still, Bayern can count on the prolific scoring of English striker Harry Kane, who tops the scoring charts with 23 goals.

Dortmund, on the other hand, will be without Austrian midfielder Marcel Sabitzer and German international center-back Nico Schlotterbeck due to injury. This could open the door for former Bayern defender Niklas Süle to start for the first time since mid-February.

Dortmund will rely heavily on Guinean striker Serhou Guirassy, who has netted 15 goals so far in the league.

Here are key indicators to help you predict the right result and win valuable prizes with Betway:

• This will be the 137th match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich since the founding of the Bundesliga—no other fixture in German professional football has been played as often. Notably, Dortmund is the team Bayern has beaten the most (33 times, most recently 2–0 at home in March 2024), while Bayern is currently winless in two straight games against Dortmund for the first time since 2017.
• Borussia Dortmund has earned 12 points from their last six Bundesliga matches (four wins, two losses), while Bayern Munich has picked up 13 points (four wins, one draw, one loss).
• With 68 points from 28 rounds, this marks Bayern Munich’s best Bundesliga season in seven years (69 points in the 2017–2018 season).
• Borussia Dortmund has scored at least three goals in back-to-back Bundesliga matches for the first time this season. Since Croatian coach Niko Kovač took over in early February, no team has taken more shots (147) than Dortmund, who lead Bayern (129 shots).
• Bayern Munich holds the highest average possession among all Bundesliga teams this season (69.5%), ahead of Dortmund (60.4%).
• Bayern’s French winger Michael Olise has provided the most assists in the Bundesliga this season (10).
• Borussia Dortmund’s striker Serhou Guirassy is the league’s top scorer in the second half of the season (8 goals), followed by Bayern’s Harry Kane (7). The Guinean has already scored in 10 matches since midseason—more than he managed in 14 first-half games (7 goals).

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