Der Klassiker takes centre stage in the Bundesliga this weekend as the top two teams in Germany – Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund – face off at the Allianz Arena on Saturday.
With four games remaining this season, the arch-rivals are separated by nine points in the table. That means Bayern can wrap up the Bundesliga title with victory over Dortmund.
Can the Bavarians clinch their tenth consecutive Bundesliga crown? Or will Dortmund spoil the party on Saturday? It’s time to take a closer look at both sides.
Bayern bounced back from their shock Champions League exit with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Arminia Bielefeld last weekend.
Julian Nagelsmann’s side racked up 76% possession and 22 shots as they dominated the hosts, picking up their 23rd victory in 30 Bundesliga games this season.
Not only have the Bavarians won their last four Bundesliga outings, but they have also avoided defeat in each of their previous eight.
Thanks largely to the exploits of Robert Lewandowski, who has netted 32 goals in 30 league games this term, Bayern are the Bundesliga’s top scorers by some distance.
As for Dortmund, they head into Saturday’s showdown on the back of a 6-1 thrashing of Wolfsburg – with Erling Haaland bagging a brace.
Although Haaland has spent much of the campaign sidelined through injury, he has still managed to chalk up 25 goals in 26 games across all competitions.
BVB have lost just one of their previous nine Bundesliga encounters, picking up six wins and two draws along the way.
Despite having won 20 of their 30 Bundesliga games this season, however, Dortmund look set to surrender the title to Bayern once again.
Head-to-head: Bayern have won each of their past seven meetings with Dortmund, scoring over 2.5 goals on six occasions during that period.
Dortmund have only managed to win one of their last ten Bundesliga games against Bayern, suffering nine defeats in the process.
Team news: Bayern have a number of injury absentees at the moment, including Bouna Sarr, Corentin Tolisso, Kingsley Coman and Lucas Hernandez.
Meanwhile, Dortmund could be without as many as 11 first-team players this weekend. This is likely to impact their chances of getting something from the game.
When you consider Bayern’s dominance in this fixture in recent years, all the signs point towards a comfortable home win on Saturday.
Forebet predicts that Bayern Munich will score over 1.5 goals on their way to victory against Borussia Dortmund.