Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund Match Result
Bayern Munich are just a handful of wins away from being crowned champions of Germany again. Having failed to win the Bundesliga title last term, they are currently six points clear of Bayer Leverkusen with six games remaining. With a superior goal difference, it would now be a major shock if the Bavarian side slipped up and they are strong favourites to topple Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
We’re talking about a team who have scored a monster forty-six goals in their fourteen home matches this term. Harry Kane has been the chief goal-getter and the team have recently landed high-scoring wins against St Pauli and Augsburg. However, they made hard work of beating the former and also fell behind in the latter clash.
There was also a 3-2 defeat at home to Bochum at the beginning of March and they’ll face Borussia Dortmund in a Klassiker where the visitors will feel as though they have a puncher’s chance of landing a win. They were able to come through a recent Champions League tie against Lille and there have been recent Bundesliga wins over Mainz and Freiburg.
Dortmund’s away form has to be a concern and the slight issue is that this clash happens just a few days after a tough clash at the Nou Camp where they face Barcelona in the Champions League. A fixture list of Barca away followed by a trip to the Allianz doesn’t get any tougher and perhaps this task could prove beyond them.
However, the visitors would celebrate a draw like a victory and that’s trading at a hefty price considering that Niko Kovac’s side will aim to meet fire with fire. They will be aware that their opponents have been defensively vulnerable in recent encounters.
Goals Under/Over
According to the bookies, Over 2.5 Goals is a very likely outcome. It’s easy to see the net bulging several times, especially when you consider the attack-minded approach from both teams. Bayern Munich average over three goals per home game and are sure to create chances, although they have been found defensively lacking over the past few weeks and Dortmund are definitely a team who can take advantage.
The past couple of Bayern games have seen five and four goals being scored respectively. Previously to this, there were lower-scoring affairs against Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin, although there was then a succession of four games where the game saw at least three goals being scored and it was often four.
Three of Dortmund’s previous four clashes at the time of writing have gone over the 2.5 goal line and a recent 4-1 win at Freiburg saw Niko Kovac’s side have seven shots on target. It could be looking at Over 3.5 Goals if you’re in search of even better value.
BTTS
There’s likely to also be a BTTS Yes outcome according to the German Bundesliga betting market. Four of the previous five games featuring Bayern Munich have seen this outcome happen, with Union Berlin, St Pauli and Augsburg all finding the net against their Bavarian opponents.
It's easy to see Bayern scoring a goal but can they keep a clean sheet? They did manage to shut out Leverkusen twice in a recent Champions League tie although this game will be sandwiched between a European Cup double header against Inter, forcing Vincent Kompany into squad rotation which could compromise their chances of achieving a shut out.
Dortmund will also take a wild swing at this game considering they have little to lose as outsiders. They will look to make a quick recovery from their Wednesday night encounter away to Barcelona but will only have six days before a reverse fixture against the Spanish side. Maybe they are capable of bagging a consolation goal at the very least.
We’ll provisionally say that a Bayern Munich win along with both teams scoring could be the best bet of the game. Vincent Kompany’s side have proved time and again that they can outscore the opposition.
First Goalscorer
Harry Kane has twenty-three goals on the board and always seems to be favourite to score the opening strike in a Bayern Munich encounter. However, it all comes down to whether the England captain will be given a rest in light of the Champions League double header against Inter which is either side of this fixture.
Kane generally insists on playing and he has scored in four consecutive football matches a the time of writing. Therefore, at the very least, the striker could be considered when it comes to a Bet Builder for this encounter. He is just one goal away from notching forty in all competitions and might have reached this total when the weekend comes around.
Jamal Musiala recently scored for Germany in that entertaining 3-3 draw against Italy and the attacking midfielder was also on target away at Augsburg last weekend. It might be that Serge Gnabry is instead given the nod and he’s been somewhat low on the ground in terms of strikes this season but does love a Klassiker.
Dortmund’s main source of goals this term has been Serhou Guirassy, with the forward recently ending a drought when firing home away to Freiburg. Perhaps he can give the visitors a shock lead in this encounter.