In recent seasons, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have battled it out for the Bundesliga title, with the Bavarian giants invariably triumphing.
This season, however, the perennial champions find themselves 10 points behind Bayer Leverkusen with eight matches remaining, while Dortmund trail Bayern by the same margin.
On Saturday, Bayern host Dortmund at the Allianz Arena. If you want to find out what Forebet’s AI algorithm predicts for this clash, be sure to continue reading.
Bayern Munich return from the international break on a five-game unbeaten streak across all competitions, with two big victories coming before the lay-off.
After thrashing Mainz 8-1 – thanks largely to a Harry Kane hat-trick – Bayern crushed Darmstadt 5-2 to head into the international break on a high.
By their own high standards, Thomas Tuchel’s side have struggled for consistency of late, losing four of their last 12 matches across all competitions.
Still, Bayern have won 10 of their previous 11 home games in the Bundesliga, scoring 42 goals in the process (3.8 goals per game).
As for Borussia Dortmund, they claimed a 3-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt last time out, extending their winning streak to four matches across all competitions.
In addition to three consecutive Bundesliga wins, BVB secured a 2-0 victory over PSV Eindhoven to book their place in the Champions League quarter-finals.
It is also worth noting that Dortmund have been excellent on the road of late, avoiding defeat in each of their previous eight away league games.
Having lost just one of their 13 away outings in the Bundesliga this season, BVB will be quietly confident of getting something from Saturday’s clash.
Head-to-head: Across all competitions, Bayern Munich have won 10 of their last 11 meetings with Borussia Dortmund, scoring over 2.5 goals on nine occasions.
The H2H stats also show that over 3.5 goals have been scored in 10 of the previous 11 encounters between Bayern and Dortmund.
Team news: Bayern are currently without Manuel Neuer, Bouna Sarr and Tarek Buchmann due to injury, while Harry Kane, Kingsley Coman and Raphael Guerreiro are doubts.
On the flip side, Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller remains sidelined through injury, while Gregor Kobel and Julian Ryerson are doubts for Saturday.
Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund invariably dish up high-scoring contests, meaning we should be treated to another thriller this weekend.
Forebet predicts that Bayern and Dortmund will combine for over 4.5 goals, with the hosts outscoring the visitors on this occasion.