Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund – Bundesliga – Preview

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Sreya

Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund – Bayern Munich hosts Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena on 31st March, Saturday in a crucial Bundesliga fixture.

While Bayern Munich have all but secured yet another Bundesliga title by accumulating sixty-six points after twenty-seven games in spite of their 2-1 loss to RB Leipzig just prior to the international break, Borussia Dortmund are engaged in a battle to qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League.

Borussia Dortmund are third with forty-eight points, one point behind the second-placed Schalke 04 and barely ahead of Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig who are all in contention for European qualification.

Team News

Manuel Neuer and Kingsley Coman are sidelined through injuries for the home side while the visitors have a lengthy list of absentees with Andriy Yarmolenko, Sebastian Rode, Erik Durm, Dan-Axel Zagadou and Shinji Kagawa injured. Omer Toprak and Marco Reus will face late fitness tests.

Bayern Munich Possible Starting Lineup: Sven Ulreich, Joshua Kimmich, Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels, David Alaba, Javi Martinez, Arjen Robben, Thomas Muller, Arturo Vidal, Franck Ribery, Robert Lewandowski.

Borussia Dortmund Possible Starting Lineup: Roman Burki, Lukasz Piszczek, Sokratis, Manuel Akanzi, Marcel Schmelzer, Julian Weigl, Mahmoud Dahoud, Maximilian Philipp, Mario Gotze, Andre Schurrle, Michy Batshuayi.

“I love the big occasion and, in the past, the matches against Dortmund were always big occasions. You can always give that little bit more in them.”

– Arjen Robben, Bayern Munich.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund H2H Stats, Bayern Munich have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five encounters with Borussia Dortmund. Moreover, Bayern have scored at least twice in each of those five matches.

Bayern Munich are undefeated in their last thirty-five home matches in the Bundesliga, while Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten in their previous twelve league games.

It should be a closely contested game but a 2-1 win for Bayern Munich is the most likely outcome.