Plenty of eyes shall be on the Bundesliga on Saturday, each from soccer followers and people concerned in recruitment, as the most important sport in Germany takes place.
Borussia Dortmund host Bayern Munich at Signal Iduna Park, with gameweek 9 within the high flight a relative rarity because the guests don’t sit high of the desk.
A spate of attracts this season leaves Julian Nagelsmann’s facet third within the desk, two factors off Union Berlin and Freiburg – with BVB stage on factors with Bayern and fourth within the league heading into this conflict.
Jude Bellginham has been the star performer for Edin Terzic this time period and the Englishman has been made captain in current weeks, with this being a very powerful conflict of the marketing campaign thus far.
Here’s every part it’s good to know forward of der Klassiker.
When is Dortmund vs Bayern?
Der Klassiker kicks off at 5:30pm BST on Saturday 8 October.
Where can I watch it?
The sport shall be proven reside on Sky Sports Football. Subscribers can stream the match by way of the Sky Sports app. It can even be proven on Sky Sports Football’s YouTube channel. If you’re not a Sky buyer you possibly can seize a NOWTV Day Pass right here to look at with no subscription. We could earn fee from a few of the hyperlinks on this article, however we by no means permit this to affect our content material. This income helps to fund journalism throughout The Independent.
What is the group information?
Dortmund are with out midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud and striker Sebastien Haller on long-term absences, the latter as he battles testicular most cancers. Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel ought to return however Marco Reus is out with a extreme chilly. Mats Hummels could also be again in defence, nonetheless.
Bayern nonetheless have Lucas Hernandez and Bouna Sarr on the damage listing, however Kingsley Coman is able to return. Thomas Muller will miss the sport after sickness.
Predicted line-ups
BVB – Kobel, Meunier, Sule, Schlotterbeck, Guerreiro, Malen, Ozcan, Bellingham, Brandt, Hazard, Moukoko
FCB – Neuer, Pavard, Upamecano, De Ligt, Davies, Kimmich, Sabitzer, Gnabry, Musiala, Sane, Mane
Odds
Dortmund 7/2
Draw 39/10
Bayern 9/13
Prediction
Dortmund will certainly go all-out to try to benefit from a Bayern facet who haven’t hit high gear domestically but, but it surely’s nonetheless exhausting to see something aside from the standard end result: a number of targets and an eventual win for the Bavarians. Dortmund 2-4 Bayern.
Source: www.unbiased.co.uk