A top two clash is on the cards in the German Bundesliga as Bayern Munich hosts Borussia Dortmund when league action returns after the international break. Hosts Bayern Munich go into this game with 52 points and in second position, one place and point behind Borussia Dortmund. Bayern will be looking to recover from the 2-1 loss at Bayer Leverkusen just before the international break, a result that saw them drop to second spot in the league standings. They haven't also been perfect in defence and in their last two matches alone, they’ve conceded five goals. Bayern Munich have two clean sheets in five matches, but they have a good scoring run, netting in all their last five matches. Four times in five, they’ve scored two or more goals but both teams have scored in three of Bayern’s last five matches.
Borussia Dortmund are looking to open up the gap at the top of the league standings and there’s no better chance for that than in this game. They thumped FC Cologne 6-1 in their last game and as they return to action, they will hope to carry their scoring run into this game. Dortmund haven't beaten Bayern in their recent meetings, but they rose from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 in the last game. They should be targeting something closer to that here, and the only downside for them will be the fact that they have just one clean sheet in five matches. Both teams have scored in three of Dortmund’s last four matches. In the Bundesliga, they have one clean sheet in five matches and both teams have scored in the remaining four.
Both Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund take to this game good scoring runs. We expect the same to continue in this game and with the stakes this game comes with, we could see a high scoring game. Our prediction for the Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund game is for both teams to score.