It is the first Der Klassiker of the season for Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund to meet in the DFL Supercup on Wednesday. The Supercup final will see these giant lock horns at Allianz Arena and Bayern is eyeing to furnish their cabins with more silverware. Although the defeat to Augsburg was disappointing, Borussia Dortmund certainly aims to get Bayern Munich down and win the Super Cup this midweek.
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich Preview
Bayern suffered in the hands of Hoffenheim in a recent game as they slumped to a 4-1, that defeat ended Bayern’s 32-match unbeaten run since last December, a streak that has seen them win the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, Champions League and UEFA Super Cup. On the other hand, Borussia Dortmund dropping all the three points in a clash between FC Augsburg on Saturday with 2 goals to nil, Bavarians could have easily taken advantage of Black and Yellows.
Nevertheless, Bayern Munich boss being the exception after winning a treble, wants to prove again to the fans and his Employers by grabbing the victory on Wednesday night. However, Borussia Dortmund are stronger than they have ever been over the past days.
Hansi Flick’s side have won four major trophies already this year, but they lost to Dortmund in this fixture last season and enter the game on the back of a heavy defeat.
Team News
Hansi Flick has a lot of problems for the lack of the depth in his squad heading into this game, New signing Sane picked up a slight knock in the last match. Robert Lewandowski had to be benched to keep him fresh for this clash.
The Bayern Munich Boss will have to persist with the duo of Thomas Muller and Serge Gnabry while Kingsley Coman is set to replace. Corentin Tolisso could be replaced by Leon Goretzka who did not start against Hoffenheim in midfield, where they will pair with ever-present figure of Joshua Kimmich. Benjamin Pavard and Manuel Neuer are guaranteed to retain their places in the starting lineup.
Bayern defeated Dortmund home and away in the league last season, consequently black and yellows could bring in the likes of Julian Brandt and Marco Reus on the back of the defeat to Augsburg
Sancho and Erling Braut Haaland have scored two goals in three outings so far in the campaign and seem certain to retain their places in attack.
On the contrary Manuel Akanji could start in defence alongside Mats Hummels and Emre Can due to the injury absence of Lukasz Piszczek and Dan-Axel Zagadou.
Match Facts
· Borussia have lost to Bayern in their last 5 encounters as follows: Bundesliga 4, Supercup 2, DFB pokal 3, and Champions League Final (UEFA) in 2013.
· In their last 4 encounters, the pair have produced at least 2 goals.
Bayern München Win
They have done it before and are eyeing to get back to the record again with a win of this honor once more.
Our experts and pundits are predicting a great win for Bavarians in the midweek clash. Betway is giving 1.50 odds while 1xbet 1.55 odds
All time Goal scorer-
Lewandowski, Robert 1.57 (Betway)
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