Bayern Munich – Dortmund

The success coefficient for Bayern looks overly underestimated.

The central match of the entire European football weekend is scheduled for Saturday evening in Munich. Real competition in the German elite lasted just a year and culminated in Bayer winning the championship title. However, last season Bayern demonstrated its superiority in class and skill, securing the championship victory without the slightest difficulty. Borussia Dortmund had long been the unshakeable 'number two' in the Bundesliga, year after year pretending to compete with Bayern for gold medals. Last season, the 'Bees' experienced a significant decline, which nearly left them without a spot in the Champions League. However, the management of the Dortmund club timely decided to invite Niko Kovac’s coaching staff, who achieved the near-impossible. Borussia surged into the Champions League zone at the end of the last round, although a dozen matches before the finish of the championship, bookmakers offered odds of 20.0 for such an outcome. Now Borussia is playing quite well and can challenge the champion even on their home ground. The bookmakers have designated the home side as the favourites for the upcoming match, offering odds of 1.34 for their victory. Bayern, among the leading European football clubs, has shown more stability than others at the start of the season. After winning the German Supercup against Stuttgart, the Munich club has won nine consecutive matches in the Bundesliga, the Champions League, and the German Cup. That is, in the first two months of the current season, Bayern has not dropped any points and has not suffered a single setback. Dortmund's Borussia has started the current season much more stably than last year. In nine official matches of the football year, the 'Bees' scored 21 goals, averaging 2.3 goals per game. In such high-stakes matches against Juventus, Atletico, and Leipzig, the Dortmund players scored nine times. Undoubtedly, the visiting players' knees will not shake with excitement on Saturday. Ambition reigns in Borussia's camp to prove their competitiveness against Bayern. Over the past year, the rivals have faced each other twice and exchanged goals on both occasions: 1:1 and 2:2. A similar outcome is expected on Saturday.