Dortmund vs Bayern: Der Klassiker!!!

Dortmund vs Bayern is the ninth round of the Bundesliga fixture starting on Saturday, 8th October 2022.

The eighth round of the Bundesliga was a full-on goalscoring match and is anticipated to be the same.

The heated Der Klassiker will be played at the hostile stadium home of Dortmund- Signal Iduna Park.

Dortmund vs Bayern: Head to Head

Dortmund vs Bayern is also called “Der Klassiker” meaning the german classical game. It is one of the classical derby games in the world among EL Classico and Liverpool vs Manchester United.

Dortmund vs Bayern
The last time Dortmund vs Bayern was held on 23 April 2022 score was Bayern 3 – 1 Dortmund
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They have played 64 matches so far. Borussia Dortmund won 16 matches, Bayern won 35 matches, and 13 matches ended in a draw. Both teams have managed to score an average of 3,28 goals per match.

Furthermore, Borrusia Dortmund has managed to score 78 goals and Bayern has managed to score almost twice of their rivals i.e, 132 goals.

Dortmund vs Bayern Recent Meetings

Saturday, 23 April 2022

Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund

Bayern 3 – 1 Dortmund

Saturday, 4 December 2021

Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund

Dortmund 2 – 3 Bayern

Dortmund form guide: W-W-L-W-W

Bayern form guide: W-L-W-L-L

Dortmund vs Bayern: Last 5 Match Analysis

Last five match performance Dortmund Bayern
Possessions 51.4% 64.8%
Goals scored 8 13
Goals Conceded 9 3
Pass Accuracy 80.2% 85.6%
Fouls per Game 8.4 10.4
Shots 13.6 18.4
Shots received 14.2 11
Goals per Game 1.6 2.6
Goals Conceded per Game 1.8 0.6

Dortmund vs Bayern: Team News

Dortmund

Mateu Morey, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Mahmoud Dahoud, and club captain Marco Reus all are sidelined due to injuries.

While the new signing Sebastien Haller is unavailable for the foreseeable future due to a testicular tumor.

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Marius Wolf and Mats Hummels who didn’t travel for the UCL clash against Sevilla in midweek due to the common cold will likely start in Der Klassiker.

Gregor Kobel will be in the goalkeeping department after returning from the muscle tear injury.

Bayern

Both the veteran of the game Muller and Kimmich have tested positive for COVID-19 which means Marcel Sabitzer and Leon Goretzka may replace them in the midfield for the first time this season.

Lucas Hernandez, Bouna Sarr, and Kingsley Coman are still unavailable due to injury.

Dortmund vs Bayern: Players to Watch out

This season in the Bundesliga players are in great form and are a joy to watch, some of them are:

Sadio Mane

Sadio Mane has recently joined Bayern Munich from Liverpool after having a great spell for the Reds.

Furthermore, Mane scored 16 goals and claimed 2 assists in the previous season playing for Liverpool. He has continued his same form for the Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich.

Similarly, he has scored three goals in the seven league game this season so far.

Jude Bellingham

The English player is the top rising star in the Bundesliga. Since joining Dortmund he has amazed the whole world with his exciting skills and goals.

Bellingham scored six goals and claimed fourteen assists in the previous season in all competitions.

After the departure of Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham has been the star player for the Dortmund side. He is very highly rated in the world and has a market value of 90M Euro.

Dortmund vs Bayern: Match Prediction

Despite having a great squad and coach, both teams haven’t delivered as they are known to do this season. Dortmund hasn’t registered a win against Bayern in the previous eight matches. They will be determinant in ending Bayern’s winning streak in Der Klassiker.

Prediction: Dortmund 3-2 Bayern

Dortmund vs Bayern: Predicted Starting XI

Dortmund XI (4-2-3-1): Kobel; Meunier, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Guerreiro; Bellingham, Can, Ozcan; Adeyemi, Brandt, Malen

Bayern XI (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Pavard, Upamecano, De Ligt, Davies; Sabitzer, Goretzka; Sane, Musiala, Mane; Gnabry

Dortmund vs Bayern: Match Broadcasting

Dortmund vs Bayern will kick off at 5:30 PM (BST).

UK: Sky Sports

US: ESPN, ESPN+

Germany: Sky Deutschland, DAZN

India/Nepal: Star Sports