Stuttgart – Bayern Munich

The champion of Germany will beat the national cup holder in their arena.

As in the first official draw of the German Super Cup in history, Bayern Munich will participate in the opening match of the elite German football season next Saturday. The Munich club is the most decorated participant in the country's Super Cup. The upcoming attempt to win the trophy will be the eighteenth for Bayern. Of the previous seventeen attempts, ten were successful. Stuttgart is not spoiled for participation in the German Super Cup, but their third attempt to win it will be their second in a row. Last season, the 'Swabians' played in it against Bayer. Since the Leverkusen club won both national trophies that year, Stuttgart participated in the Super Cup as vice-champions. In that match, the 'Swabians' had a numerical advantage at 37 minutes with the score tied, took the lead at 63 minutes, but could not hold the victory. At 88 minutes, Patrik Schick equalised, and Bayer was flawless in the penalty shootout. Despite the disappointment last season, Stuttgart has won the national Super Cup once. That happened in 1992 when they beat Hannover 3-1 as the German champions. Bookmakers have identified the guests as the favourites for the upcoming match, offering odds of 1.58 on their victory. Stuttgart reached the German Super Cup by winning the national cup last season. This task was accomplished with little difficulty. Bundesliga representatives Augsburg and Leipzig were opponents of Stuttgart in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, respectively. In the final, the 'Swabians' faced a team from the Third League - Arminia, which they comfortably defeated 3-2. During the off-season, the club retained almost its entire core squad. They only failed to keep Enzo Mbuyu, who left to earn money at Al-Ahli. Additionally, Stuttgart strengthened their right flank by acquiring Assignon from Rennes and Ivanovic from Red Star. Bayern had less rest than their upcoming opponent during the off-season due to participation in the Club World Cup. Nevertheless, Coach Kompany's team won all their friendly matches before the season started, which indicates the good mood among the Munich players. During the off-season, Bayern strengthened their squad with Luis Diaz and Jonathan Tah while letting go of several less valuable players. Let's bet that Bayern will prove their class advantage, even despite being the away team.