Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich

Bragging rights are at stake as Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich trade tackles at Signal Iduna Park in the first ‘Klassiker’ of the 2024/25 Bundesliga campaign.

Borussia Dortmund returned from the international break with an emphatic 4-0 home victory against Freiburg on home turf before dispatching Dinamo Zagreb 3-0 in midweek UEFA Champions League action, making it four wins from their last five competitive outings (L1). Signal Iduna Park has been a fortress this season, as witnessed by Dortmund’s astonishing 100% record from eight competitive home matches, seven of which saw them score at least two goals. Furthermore, Nuri Sahin’s men haven’t lost any of their last 13 home games in all competitions since April (W12, D1), bolstering the team’s hopes of avenging an underwhelming seven-game winless home run against Bayern Munich (D1, L7), including an embarrassing 4-0 defeat in this corresponding fixture last term.

On the other hand, Bayern Munich went to great lengths to overcome 10-man Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 during midweek, extending their competitive winning run to seven matches! As the only Bundesliga team yet to lose a league contest this season (W9, D2), Vincent Kompany’s charges sit comfortably at the top of the pile, six points clear of second-placed RB Leipzig. That’s largely thanks to their formidable away league record (W5, D1), accompanied by a league-high 23 goals. Indeed, the Bavarians have netted at least ten more than any other side in the division while only conceding six in return. They’re likely to add to that tally after bagging 3+ goals in three of their last four away league H2Hs.