Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund Predictions

• Marco Reus has made 20 goal contributions across 33 personal meetings with Bayern.
• There has been 3.23 goals per-match on average scored across 107 prior Bundesliga Der Klassikers.
• The main prediction landed in four of both Bayern and Dortmund’s last five league matches.

A new era for Bayern Munich

Julian Nagelsmann was axed as the Bayern Munich boss over the international break after a run of just five wins from ten Bundesliga games left them with their lowest points tally at this stage of a campaign since the last season they never won it, way back in 2011/12!

Former Borussia Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel was swiftly appointed and faces a baptism of fire against his old club in a debut Der Klassiker, the biggest game in German football. Luckily for him, the Bavarians have won each of the last eight home league H2Hs and should be relatively confident of reclaiming top-spot with a victory.

Such an outcome isn’t a given though, with Bayern already dropping points to the likes of Gladbach and Leverkusen in recent weeks, who are solid sides in their own right although ones that Bayern should comfortably be expected to defeat.

Dortmund out to spoil the party

Edin Terzic has been boosted by the return of key players and makes the trip to Bayern with a full squad. He’ll need all the help he can get against Dortmund’s greatest rivals, although a 6-1 win over Cologne in the previous round should ease any doubts about their own scoring ability ahead of this clash.

With so much on the line for the top-two in the Bundesliga, we’re avoiding the win markets and going for a confident selection on BTTS & over 2.5 goals. This fixture in the Bundesliga has averaged over three goals per game over the years and there’s only ever been five goalless draws across 107 top-flight Der Klassikers!

For smaller stakes, we’re going for a 3-2 Bayern Munich victory as Thomas Tuchel looks to punish his former employers. However, Marco Reus could well make his presence felt after making an incredible 20 goal contributions across his 33 personal meetings with Bayern over the years.

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