Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund – DFB Pokal Cup – Preview

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Sreya

Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund – Bayern Munich hosts Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena on 20th December, Wednesday in the quarter-finals of the DFB Pokal cup.

Bayern Munich had beaten Chemnitzer FC and RasenBallsport Leipzig in the earlier rounds while Borussia Dortmund saw off Rielasingen-Arlen and Magdeburg in the previous rounds.

Since Heynckes’ arrival at Bayern Munich, the club has been on an upward curve and are comfortably sitting atop the Bundesliga table with an eleven-point lead over the second-placed Schalke. Borussia Dortmund have recently overcame their struggles as well, and are now placed third in the league standings.

Team News

Arjen Robben, Manuel Neuer, Christian Fruchtl and Thiago Alcantara are sidelined through injuries for Bayern Munich while Borussia Dortmund will be without the injured Erik Durm, Lukasz Piszczek, Gonzalo Castro, Mario Gotze, Marco Reus, Sebastian Rode and Maximilian Philipp.

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

Borussia Dortmund Possible Starting Lineup: Roman Burki, Jeremy Toljan, Sokratis, Omer Schmelzer, Julian Weigl, Andriy Yarmolenko, Shinji Kagawa, Raphael Guerreiro, Christian Pulisic, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

“[Borussia Dortmund] have consolidated again. They’re even more dangerous now. They’re coming to the Allianz Arena with big ambitions and we need to take them more than seriously. I am confident that we can summon all our strengths again tomorrow. It’s a big incentive for us to get to the next round tomorrow.”

– Jupp Heynckes, Bayern Munich.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund H2H Stats, the last five encounters between these two clubs have resulted in two wins for either side and one draw.

Bayern Munich have scored at least 2 goals in their last four matches against Borussia Dortmund in all competitions, so it should be a high-scoring affair. A 2-1 win for Bayern Munich is the most probable outcome.