Football fans will be treated to a classic with the German Super Cup scheduled for Wednesday. The match will feature Bayern, champions of the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal last season, and Dortmund, runners-up of the Bundesliga. Given that the game is to be played at the Allianz Arena, will Bayern take advantage of home advantage to secure yet another title?
Dortmund are heading into this game as defending champions having won last year's instalment. However, they have rarely gotten the better of the Bavarians in the league losing six of the last seven meetings. Another thing to be noted is the fact that Bayern has kept three clean sheets in the last three league meetings. How well will they fare following that loss last time out?
Both teams desperate to get back to winning ways
At the start of the campaign, Flick's side looked like they would go unbeaten throughout the season. Prior to last weekend, Bayern Munich had won an unprecedented 23 matches in a row on their road to the treble. However, Sunday's visit to the Prezero Arena didn't turn out as fruitful, as they were on the end of a 4-1 defeat. 24 minutes into the game, Hoffenheim were two goals in front through Bicakcic and Dabbur. Kimmich pulled one back for his side with a wonder strike to try and spark a comeback. Still, Hoffenheim managed to deal with the Bayern press for most of the second half and was awarded two more goals to cap off a fine performance- Kramaric on the double.
Dortmund also started on the front foot with a win to kick off the new season. Favre and his relatively young squad were too much for Mochengladbach to handle with the game ending 3-0. However, they failed to make it two wins from two, losing away at Augsburg on Saturday. In a game in which they had 80% possession, Dortmund was on the losing side of things with the home team scoring in either half to add 3 points to their current points tally.
Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund Team News
Bayern Munich possible starting XI:
Neuer; Davies, Alaba, Boateng, Pavard; Goretzka, Kimmich; Sane, Muller, Gnabry; Lewandowski
Dortmund possible starting XI:
Burki; Akanji, Hummels, Can; Guerreiro, Witsel, Delaney, Meunier; Reus; Sancho, Haaland
Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction: 3-1
Both teams, having endured shock losses last time out will be desperate to get a positive result. We expect goals aplenty for this game taking into account the attacking quality in both sides. Although the defending champions will be keen on this title for the second time running, we don't think they can best Flick's troops on a good day. As a result, we predict a comprehensive win for the Bavarians.