Der Klassiker: Bayern Munich vs. Borussia Dortmund Preview, Odds, Prediction

Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund clash in yet another Klassiker. The two powerhouses of German football meet on Sunday in the game that has the essential importance for the final standings in this year’s Bundesliga edition. Right now, Bayern has nine points more than the guests from Dortmund, and with a win on Sunday afternoon, they would practically put one hand on the trophy. Meanwhile, the Millionaires want to win and bring some drama to the title race. If they do so, the pressure on the Bavarians will increase, and that could improve Borussia’s title prospects.

Preview

Bayern Munich (-300) defeated Arminia Bielefeld on the road, which was the first meeting after their elimination from the UEFA Champions League. Just a few hardcore Villarreal fans expected to witness their favorites staying unbeaten at Allianz Arena.

The situation is not pleasant at all for Bayern. Lewandowski and several of the players are unhappy with Nagelsmann, and some of the insiders are suggesting that he might leave the club at the end of the season.

Regarding Bayern’s recent results in Munich, they are without a defeat for seven straight contests, winning in five and posting two draws. The interesting part here is that Bayern conceded in five matches, which wasn’t the case in the earlier stages of the season.

Borussia Dortmund (+600) won the past two games, in Stuttgart 0-2 and at home against Wolfsburg, 6-0. It was a display of their domination over the Wolves and just a spark of the potential this unit has. However, the inconsistency is the main enemy of the Millionaires.

They’ve wasted so many points throughout the year, and instead of being a few points closer to the top spot, they are where they are. Three of Borussia’s past five games were with under 2.5 goals, which is interesting given the offensive potential of this unit.

The Millionaires are without a defeat in the most recent seven road games. They won four of them and three ended with a draw. Latest four were with under 2.5 goals.

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Kingsley Coman is out for the hosts, as well as Lucas Hernandez, Niklas Sule and Corentin Tolisso. all of them have injury problems.

Meanwhile, Dortmund’s injury list is much longer. Hazard, Guerreiro, Dahoud, Hummels, Reyna, Meunier, Morey, and Tigges are all injured. Donyell Malen is doubtful.

Head to Head Games

The first meeting of the year at Signal-Iduna ended in Bayern’s favor, 2-3. The hosts took the lead after five minutes, but the Bavarians flipped the result until the halftime. Borussia leveled the score, yet Lewandowski netted to seal the event in Bayern’s favor.

All of the previous five direct meetings saw over 3.5 goals and both teams to score, and in all of them, Bayern ended up on the winning side.

Prediction

Bayern is a better team than Borussia, and they already showed that in the past. We sincerely think that they won’t have any trouble beating the Millionaires, who don’t have a solution for them. Our pick here would be Bayern to win and to cover a 1.5-goal spread. Also, for those who want a bit higher profits, over 1.5 HT is the best choice.

Pick: Bayern -1.5 +100