Borussia Dortmund are flying high this season and their 2-0 loss to Atletico Madrid on Tuesday will definitely be seen as a just a blip, however, that depends greatly on how they perform in this game.
They were hot and cold last season and that prompted a change of manager.
Under Lucien Favre they have got their swagger back and show the mentality of a team that is equipped to win titles.
Dortmund have collected 24 points from their opening 10 league games having won 7 and drawn 3.
With an in-form forward line led by Paco Alcacer, they have netted 22 times in their last 6 games in the league.
The Bavarians have made a bad start to the season that sees them trail their hosts in the league at the moment.
However, things are looking up for them and their 2-0 win over AEK Athens in the Champions League in midweek comes as a welcome morale booster for them.
Munich drew 1-1 at home to Freiburg last weekend to go without a win in 4 consecutive home games.
Bayern have scored just 18 goals in the league this season – this is the first time they have had such a poor tally at this stage since the 2010/2011 season.
The Bavarians have lost just one of their last 8 league games against Dortmund and they beat them 6-0 the last time these teams met in the league.
Bookmakers have priced Bayern Munich up as steady favourites to come out on top while goal markets strongly suggest we will see goals as over 2.5 goals is trading odds-on.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Borussia Dortmund
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
W
VfL Wolfsburg
0-1
Borussia Dortmund
3 Nov, 2018
German Bundesliga
W
Borussia Dortmund
3-2
FC Union Berlin
31 Oct, 2018
German DFB Pokal
D
Borussia Dortmund
2-2
Hertha Berlin
27 Oct, 2018
German Bundesliga
W
Borussia Dortmund
4-0
Atletico Madrid
24 Oct, 2018
UEFA Champions League
W
VfB Stuttgart
0-4
Borussia Dortmund
20 Oct, 2018
German Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
D
Bayern Munich
1-1
SC Freiburg
3 Nov, 2018
German Bundesliga
W
SV Rödinghausen
1-2
Bayern Munich
30 Oct, 2018
German DFB Pokal
W
Mainz
1-2
Bayern Munich
27 Oct, 2018
German Bundesliga
W
AEK Athens
0-2
Bayern Munich
23 Oct, 2018
UEFA Champions League
W
VfL Wolfsburg
1-3
Bayern Munich
20 Oct, 2018
German Bundesliga
H2H
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
Bayern Munich
6-0
Borussia Dortmund
31 Mar, 2018
German Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
2-1
Borussia Dortmund
20 Dec, 2017
German DFB Pokal
Borussia Dortmund
1-3
Bayern Munich
4 Nov, 2017
German Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund
2-2
Bayern Munich
5 Aug, 2017
German DFL-Supercup
Bayern Munich
2-3
Borussia Dortmund
26 Apr, 2017
German DFB Pokal
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